OMG. cleaning an eco fan!!!!

[millimaize26]

I know there are different ones but mine is horrendous, every fin is covered in 1/2 mm grooves , if only I could immerse it in water rather than ignore it in the hope that it will find a way of self cleaning!!!!!!

[Woodstock]

Would an artist paint brush or soft toothbrush work

[bottle]

That is what we use, a soft paint brush.

[p6rob]

A squirt from a can of compressed air will shift it. Usually sold as 'air duster' in places like Maplin.

[millimaize26]

Some of the spaces between the fins are impossible to get at with the right angle for even a small paint brush, I like the sound of the air.

Could really do with a mini bottle brush or just close my eyes to it haaa

[BruceinSanity]

An air duster is brilliant for this sort of job.

 

Though at Uni we did have to put warning labels on them to tell the undergrads not to try sniffing the spray. Frostbite up your nostrils ain't funny.

[pquinn]

An air duster is brilliant for this sort of job.

 

Though at Uni we did have to put warning labels on them to tell the undergrads not to try sniffing the spray. Frostbite up your nostrils ain't funny.

Oh! lord,that is hilarious.I would love to see that.And to think that these people have actually been allowed through the gates of a college.I wonder if they could even read the warning labels?Did their mothers sew name tags on to their mittens?

Edited February 9, 2015 by pquinn

[jacko264]

How about a puff brush that you can get for cleaning camera and lenses

Graham

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anti-Static-Camera-Photo-Cleaning-Blower/dp/B001U4J7V8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1423503308&sr=8-3&keywords=camera+brush

Edited February 9, 2015 by jacko264

[b0atman]

A puff brush is that PC

[millimaize26]

That looks a good idea, thanks

[Sarahr]

How about using a hairdryer?

[Cheshire cat]

How about using a hairdryer?

That will result in another question about flat batteries

[Pete & Helen]

Is there no grub screw holding the fan blades on? then you could take it off and give it a good wash

[Ange]

A whole new world to me. Why on earth would you want to clean your ecofan? Dust is great - leave it alone and it reaches a natural level.

 

Life's far too short

[MHS]

Why worry? Quentin Crisp famously said "After the third year, the dust doesn't get any worse."

[Guest]

It's easy for some to mock people who like to keep dust down however if you have an asthmatic in the family it can be crucial...

 

So thanks due to the op and the subsequent relevant answers.

[Ange]

Why worry? Quentin Crisp famously said "After the third year, the dust doesn't get any worse."

That's probably the quote I had in mind when I made the decision about my priorities in life

 

Ironing's the other one I don't bother with any more - buy the right fabric, hang it up as soon as it's washed and it's goodbye to the ironing pile.

[Machpoint005]

Talk about a First World problem!

[cuthound]

Surely if you build the fire up enough it will rotate fast enough to suck/blow all the dust off itself?

[Bimbly1]

A puff brush is that PC

Yes, so long as it isn't a Brazilian puff brush.............

[mrsmelly]

A whole new world to me. Why on earth would you want to clean your ecofan? Dust is great - leave it alone and it reaches a natural level.

 

Life's far too short

 

Hi Ange

 

Believe it or not you will c peeps on their boats even polishing the bloomin brass portholes and mushroom vents talk about life being too short!!

The best place for an eco fan anyway is in the rubbish bin.

 

Tim

[Ange]

Hi Ange

 

Believe it or not you will c peeps on their boats even polishing the bloomin brass portholes and mushroom vents talk about life being too short!!

 

 

Tim

Haha yes - brass is best left in it's natural, tarnished state

 

The best place for an eco fan anyway is in the rubbish bin.

We'll have to agree to disagree on that one - we just bought a replacement for our broken one

[pquinn]

Airborne ashes tend to build up on them and i reckon slow them down.

[BruceinSanity]

Airborne ashes tend to build up on them and i reckon slow them down.

We reckon the cooling fins become less efficient when the grooves are full of dust.

[p6rob]

We reckon the cooling fins become less efficient when the grooves are full of dust.

That's a fact