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Legionnaire's disease thrives in air conditioners https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionnaires%27_disease



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.




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