The temperature has crossed 50 degrees Celsius in many cities of the country. People are adopting many measures to get relief from this scorching heat. To get rid of the heat, people are installing ACs in their homes on a large scale. Due to this, the use of AC has increased a lot in this summer season. If you are also using AC in your homes, then you must know about some things or else your AC can also catch fire. Cases of fire in AC have been coming to the fore continuously.
For this reason, along with using AC, it is also important to take care of it. Even a small problem in the AC equipment can cause big losses to you. In this episode, today we are going to tell you about those important things, if not taken care of, your AC can catch fire.
You should keep cleaning the air filter at a fixed time. Apart from this, you should also change it at a fixed time. Due to the air filter being clogged, the air is not able to flow properly. Due to this, the AC becomes very hot and the risk of fire increases.
You should also keep cleaning your outdoor AC unit from time to time. Apart from this, a shade should also be put over the outdoor AC unit. According to the technician, if you use AC continuously for a long time in your house, then you should turn it off for 9 to 10 minutes in between.
Running the AC continuously for a long time makes it very hot, due to which the risk of fire increases significantly. The main reason for this is that the compressor installed in the AC heats up quickly in the summer season. On the other hand, if you use it continuously without turning it off, it can overheat.
If you want that there is no problem in your AC, then you should keep getting it serviced from time to time. Apart from this, you should never use an extension cord to run the AC.
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