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3/2/2010
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In times of summer, the use of equipment or air-conditioning is a blessing for those who do not like to put up with temperatures typical of the hottest season of the year.
However, like any other machine, those machines need constant maintenance that will not cause problems. According to mechanical engineer and former member of the Regional Engineering, Architecture and Agronomy of Paraná (Crea-PR), José Carlos Wescher, maintaining proper air-conditioning is a guarantee for increased equipment life.
"A proper maintenance, which can be made between two or three times a year, will cause the device to last much longer when compared with another that does not make this survey. As the device is not the cheapest, without the right care consumers may lose the investment quickly, "he said.
Wescher also draws attention to the importance of cleaning, because, otherwise, the air conditioning can be a breeding ground for microorganisms that cause damage to health.
"Because of the humidity, add much fungus and bacteria. The cleaning will prevent just such a buildup of microorganisms that will cause disease. This concern with maintaining and cleaning the air conditioner must be constant, alert.
In the case of places with large concentration of people, for example, shopping centers, banks, government agencies, among others, caution should be even greater.
"The legislation of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) requires that these sites have a Maintenance Plan, Operation and Control (PMOC) signed by an engineer. It is also required preventive maintenance and analysis of air quality every six months, which can not be done by the same company that does aircraft maintenance, "says Wescher.
In the process for measuring air quality, the engineer reveals what are the tests. "They will be scrutiny of the adequate levels of indoor air quality to control temperature, humidity, speed, particulate matter, particles and biological content of carbon dioxide (CO2)," he says.
In choosing a company or professional who performs this type of service, Wescher ensures that it is essential that customers seek with the Crea-PR to see if contractors are registered with the council.
"By doing so, people will be requesting the services of a company or professional technical conditions that have to do it," he says. When you have questions about registration or qualification of a professional, just visit the site www.crea-pr.org.br and click on the Public Consultation or inquire by phone 0800410067.
Source: Paraná Online
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