Last year, right when the weather started to moderate up, I began feeling sick. Every morning, I’d wake up with a headache as well as congestion. There were mornings when I was forced to call in sick to work. Since I don’t suffer flu symptoms, I wasn’t sure what was causing it. I eventually noticed that my symptoms disappeared after I arrived at work. Once I arrived home, the stuffy nose, coughing, sneezing as well as sore throat would come back. I got suspicious that my air conditioner was the cause. My health troubles appeared at around the same time I lowered the control unit. I called a local Heating plus A/C company as well as stressed a service call. When the serviceman took the air conditioner apart, he showed me the accumulation of contaminants within the inner toilings. I was shocked by the amount of dust, debris, aglae as well as grime on the components. There was a significant amount of mold growth. The serviceman explained that the hot, moist interior of the air conditioner is the perfect environment for bacteria as well as other harmful microorganisms to thrive. Every time the cooling plan started it up, it was spreading allergens throughout the house, as well as I was breathing them in. Plus, the debris restricts airflow through the system, forcing the air conditioner to run longer, labor harder as well as use more energy. I was playing higher than necessary weekly electric bills for diminished comfort. The greater wear as well as tear on the air conditioner increased the risk of malfunction. After the serviceman completed a thorough cleaning of all components, my health complaints went away completely. I now make sure to have my cooling plan professionally took care of every Springtime.