Fan cleaning hack

[Desert Rose]

Mix water, baking soda, vinegar, and dish soap
Spray with solution liberally
Cover with plastic bag or garbage bag
Seal bottom with rubber band
Turn on fan for 10+ minutes
Remove bag
Voila

 

[Fluffy Butt]

Sodium acetate is cool stuff, I never thought of using it for cleaning.

If you mix vinegar and baking soda and simply boil down the resulting solution, you get this liquid that crystalizes exothermically on contact with it's crystalized self, or with the shock from inverting a small metal disc, as used in reusable hand warmers. If you fill a small jar with it, you can boil the jar (with something under it) to reset the sodium acetate back to it's liquid form.

 

[Cradle of Mirth]

curious of any fan cleaning hacks out there for AC infinity's oscillators and cloudline series fans?

can't seem to disassemble the cloudlines which makes it a little challenging, and am afraid to turn things on with moisture in there - being a pretty penny and all would suck to short something out.
If anyone has done the above mentioned method with the ac infinity gear, please share or any techniques you have to offer.

I've been using those swiffer dusters, 360 brisstle brushes and air duster, and it's meticulous.

 

[AntiBodies420]

My fan cleaning hack is just to buy a new one when they go on sale. Cheap cost effective cleaning method.

My interests do not extend to cleaning.

 

[Cradle of Mirth]

Lol @AntiBodies420
I've been considering one of those knock-off power tool battery operated dusters, all kinds on amazon like this one

 

[DopeDaniel]

Lol @AntiBodies420
I've been considering one of those knock-off power tool battery operated dusters, all kinds on amazon like this one
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I use a steam cleaner for things like this, just don't point it directly at sensitive areas. Anoying the grills aren't removable on those fans.

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[Mr Jay]

can't seem to disassemble the cloudlines

https://www.acfdserver.com/manuals/2019_1028%20Cloudline%20Manual%20%2010-28-19.pdf

Found a bit of information online, is your similar to these ones?
Dont lose the nut !

 

[Nefar]

I was thinking of taking the air compressor to it. Noting not to knock off the balancing tape they used.

 

[RookieBuds]

Soft bristle brushes & an air compressor best way to clean fans IMO.

I also remove the blades fully and wipe them with damp & dry paper towels.

 

[BuckWylde]

Never gone thru it with an inline, but for the oscillators and grilled fans I take a less classy DopeDaniel approach. I use a shop vac and canned air to clear dust from the blades. I also yam a chopstick through the grill to keep the fan blades from free spinning. Don't know if it's necessary for fans this large, but I always secure fan blades before hitting them with canned/compressed air as a carry over from my IT days. Smaller (case and cpu/gpu heatsink size) fans can be accelerated past normal rpms and damage coils/windings, or if you're really unlucky, generate enough current to pop a small diode in a remote unseen corner of your mobo. Like I said, don't know if anything in an oscillating fan is that sensitive, but the fancy oscillating fans these days with 20 speed and movement settings have circuitry in there somewhere.