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by dogben 1134 days ago
My geiger counter activity goes up when air conditioner is working. Never figured out why. This could be a good explanation.
2 comments

Does your AC include a negative ion generator for cleaning the air? I wonder if that could be affecting it?
I don't think it has negative ion generator. I guess the fan itself can generate ions, that's why aircraft have static dischargers.
Is your interior AC unit or its ducting in a basement or crawlspace?
It's interior. No ventilation. I guess it's ionizing the air and bringing radioactive dust particles to the whole room. The radiation level is still very low so I'm not worried.