CLEAN YOUR HOUSE FAN-CLEANING SERVICE

CLEAN YOUR HOUSE FAN

How to Clean All of Your Home's Fans :

You should include one more item on your spring cleaning list.

Fans tend to collect a lot of dust, especially if they are in or near a kitchen where steam and airborne grease can act as a magnet for dust even though you can't see it when they are whirring around. Before it gets too hot outside and your fans are running nonstop, now is a good time to finish this project. These straightforward instructions are taken from the Consumer Reports book, "How to Clean Practically Anything."

With an all-purpose cleaner or a cloth dampened with a mixture of water and mild detergent, clean the fan housings. Keep liquid out of the motor. Air is not efficiently moved by dirty fan blades. Avoid bending the blades when cleaning them because they may vibrate when the fan is running.

Window, floor, and table fans. 

Using a lambswool duster or the brush attachment on your vacuum cleaner, dust the grille on both sides frequently. Make sure the fan is unplugged before using a hair dryer or a can of compressed air to clean the blades and internal components. If the grilles are removable, wash them with a hose or submerge them in water once or twice a year. Scrub any dirt off with a brush. Use a cloth sprayed with or dipped in an all-purpose cleaner to clean blades and other plastic components.

entire-house fans in the attic.

For maximum airflow, at least once per season, brush and vacuum the louvres and screening. Some fans are thermostatically controlled; turn the fan off.

the ceiling fans.

At least once a season, clean these challenging-to-reach customers. The long-handled, U-shaped brush is a unique tool that is sold in hardware and home improvement stores. Both sides can be cleaned simultaneously because the blade fits in the U's interior. Use a damp cloth and an all-purpose cleaner to clean the blades and housing two or three times a year. Because wet blades attract dust, dry thoroughly.

fan exhaust. 

Use a hoover brush or a damp cloth to dust these. If the fan covers can be removed, clean or replace the filter and wipe down the blades and other nonelectric parts twice a year with a cloth sprayed with or dipped in an all-purpose cleaner.

Getting Rid of the Fly Dust

If the fan's blades are pointing up or down, try laying it flat on a sheet and pouring some clean, dry sand or salt through the grills so that it spills through to the sheet and brushes the blades off. It ought to remove any loose dust.

A Fan is Cleaned by an Air Compressor

My husband takes the fans outside to the garage and uses the air compressor to blow off the dust. I can wipe them clean after it removes 90% of the grime.