Eliminating the powder from tower fans may seem a boring operation, but two minutes are enough to make them go back to functioning properly. A simple and quick trick that few really know.
Let’s face it: who wants to start cleaning a fan in the height of summer? Yet, if you leave it there to do its duty day and night, sooner or later something changes. The air seems more weak, perhaps even a little heavy, and that strange noise becomes increasingly annoying. Sometimes you get used to it so as not to do it even if you feel that smell of old dust. Yes, just that. It happens more often than you think.
It is believed that it is necessary to disassemble everything, arm yourself with patience and maybe lose half a day. In reality, it takes much less. Two objects found in almost all the houses and a couple of minutes just. Really. No guide to read, no complicated tool. Only a quick gesture to put the air flow back and breathe better.
The fastest method to eliminate dust from tower fans
Everything is played there, between the grids and the cracks where the dust slips without asking for permission. Often it is often noticeable when the fan begins to lose blows, or makes more noise than usual. In that case, the remedy is at hand: a vacuum cleaner with a narrow nozzle and a compressed air can. Those used to clean the computer keyboard, so to speak. The vacuum cleaner lights up and pass calmly along the side grids, without haste. If there is a soft brush better yet, so you avoid ruining plastic. Then comes the moment of the compressed air: some splashes targeted between the cracks, aiming inwards. In a few seconds, the dust that is not seen is driven out. That’s all.
The beauty is that it works. There is no need to timed, but you hardly get to three minutes. The air is back to circular well, the noise attenuates and you almost have the impression that the environment also changes.
When you need a deeper cleaning (and how to avoid damage)
Now, if the fan is a little lived, perhaps used in the bathroom or near the kitchen, it may not be enough. But be careful not to overdo it. Disassemble it without knowing where to put your hands can do more damage than anything else. And goodbye guarantee.
In these cases, it is better to act calmly. The passages to follow, without complicating life, are few and simple:
- Detach the plug, always before starting
- Pass an antistatic cloth on the external body
- Cleaning the closest points with a cotton stick (those for ears are fine)
- Dry all accessible parts well, absolutely avoiding water inside
- For an extra touch, put a drop of essential oil on a ball and place it near the grill: the air will smell every time it turns on
Make this maintenance once a week is enough and advances. It is not a written rule, but helps to avoid the return of dust and those annoying power drops.
Better prevent: how to keep a tower fan clean
Leaving the fan uncovered in a corner of the room is almost an invitation for dust. And even if you do not notice immediately, over time it accumulates. It would be better to cover it when it is not used, perhaps with an old pillowcase. Nothing complicated.
Avoid keeping it close to open windows, thick rugs or particularly dusty areas can make a difference. And if the air is too dry at home, a small humidifier helps to keep the particles suspended under control.
Every now and then, a nice general cleaning does not hurt. Remove the dust from curtains, rugs, high surfaces. Not out of obsession, but to create an environment in which the fan also works better. In the end, everything is connected.
A clean fan is not seen. It is silent, efficient, discreet. Still, he does his part. Without strange noises, without smells, only fresh air.
Two minutes are enough to get there. And, once done, it seems almost absurd not to have thought about it before.
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