With the hot weather continuing, most people are likely keeping their air conditioners on all the time. And you're probably cleaning every day with the air conditioner still running, aren't you?

It's great to be able to clean without breaking a sweat, but there's one problem.

That is, dirt tends to accumulate inside the air conditioner due to the vacuum cleaner's exhaust.

Why does cleaning make your air conditioner dirty?

When you vacuum, it certainly sucks up dirt and dust, but fine dust that isn't completely removed still floats into the air with the exhaust.

And an air conditioner works by drawing in indoor air, cooling it, and then returning it to the room.

This means that the fine dust stirred up by cleaning gets sucked into the air conditioner, making the inside dirty, or it passes through and continues to float in the air again.

How can you prevent dirt from accumulating inside your air conditioner during cleaning?

To prevent the inside of your air conditioner from getting dirty during cleaning, first wipe it dry with a dry sheet or a handy mop before vacuuming. Then, vacuum.

After that, it's a good idea to wipe with a wet cloth.

While you can't remove the dust that floats up immediately after vacuuming, by wet-wiping the fine dust remaining on the floor, you can prevent further dust from rising, keeping both your room and air conditioner cleaner.

Clean the air too! An easier way to prevent dirt from accumulating inside your air conditioner

So far, we've introduced methods to prevent dirt from accumulating inside your air conditioner by keeping dust from rising. However, there's an even easier way to keep the inside of your air conditioner clean, no matter how much dust is stirred up by vacuum cleaner exhaust.

That is, to attach a commercially available air conditioner filter to the "outside" of the air conditioner, covering both the intake and exhaust vents.

These days, you can buy them at 100-yen shops, but we recommend high-performance ones that prevent pollen and PM2.5 from entering, or those with antibacterial and anti-mold effects.

If you attach this to the outside of your air conditioner, you can clean without worrying about dust flying around! What's more, you can always keep the indoor air clean, killing two birds with one stone!

With this, you can easily clean while the air conditioner is running.

There are various filters to attach to the outside of air conditioners, but it's ideal to choose high-performance filters that prevent pollen and PM2.5 and have antibacterial and antiviral properties, so you can live in clean air.

"Kuki no Osama Antibacterial Air Conditioner Filter" can be found here.