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Re:The far-reaching effects of air conditioning by nerdshoe on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @08:16AM (#14496617)
Legionnaire's disease thrives in air conditioners https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionnaires%27_disease
Re:The far-reaching effects of air conditioning by LeifCarrotson on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @02:24PM (#14499709)
There's little risk of disease (Specifically, Legionnaires') from residential air-cooled A/C systems. The risk is typically from industrial air conditioning systems which use a water-based heat exchanger between a radiator system on the roof and the condenser. The water in this system is kept warm. The water in the condensate tray of a typical AC is cold and continually drained, so the disease doesn't propagate well.