How do you clean dust from the inside of fan? Company says do not take apart just vacuum but that works only on the outer slats. Mine is very dusty inside which you can see if you get in a good light. Eventually some of it will blow out.
1422700
I unscrewed the cabinet and cleaned it. There wasn't a better way to do it.
1209785
I think the air pump at a gas station would also work. This time I am going to spray it with vegetable non stick and see if the dust comes off easier. On my larger fan I left the screws out and put the fan back together with bread twistys. That makes taking it apart quicker.
1008009
You can't open it up and it does collect a lot of dust inside over time. I've found the easiest way to clean it is to use one of those canned air dusters and blast the dust loose through the back. Then turn the fan on high and clouds of dust will come out. Tip- do this outside or in your garage or all your furniture in the room will be covered in dust afterward.
36191
Check the vents in back. Dust tends to collect and stop the fans from turning, which in turn stops the cooling. I vacuumed the vents religiously, to no avail. This fridge was one of my worst purchases ever. I junked it and bought a little Kenmore instead.
1418435
I haven't had a need to clean this fan, as I use it only for power outages --- which is rare. Were I to have need to clean, I would use compressed air from spray can that I use to clean my computer (desktop) fans.
533276
I've had this fan for about 3 years. Dust was building up on the fins and was clearly inside the fan. I finally decided to take it apart. First, I removed the base...3 easy wing nuts. Then there were 4 screws to remove from the backside of the fan...2 at the top and 2 towards the bottom. Finally, I used a flat tip screwdriver to pry the seam on both sides of the fan. After that, the fan was almost completely apart (except the fan mechanism itself was attached to one of the halves). I was able to clean nearly all of the dust out. It was relatively easy to disassemble/reassemble and the fan is now as good as new. I've had this fan for about 3 years. Dust was building up on the fins and was clearly inside the fan. I finally decided to take it apart. First, I removed the base...3 easy wing nuts. Then there were 4 screws to remove from the backside of the fan...2 at the top and 2 towards the bottom. Finally, I used a flat tip screwdriver to pry the seam on both sides of the fan. After that, the fan was almost completely apart (except the fan mechanism itself was attached to one of the halves). I was able to clean nearly all of the dust out. It was relatively easy to disassemble/reassemble and the fan... » Read More I've had this fan for about 3 years. Dust was building up on the fins and was clearly inside the fan. I finally decided to take it apart. First, I removed the base...3 easy wing nuts. Then there were 4 screws to remove from the backside of the fan...2 at the top and 2 towards the bottom. Finally, I used a flat tip screwdriver to pry the seam on both sides of the fan. After that, the fan was almost completely apart (except the fan mechanism itself was attached to one of the halves). I was able to clean nearly all of the dust out. It was relatively easy to disassemble/reassemble and the fan is now as good as new. « Show Less
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Have you physically pull out the card and taken off the cooler to clean it inside? some times you need to actually pull the card apart to clean it. I run dual 770's in SLi and have no problems. I am run a corsair closed loop CPU cooler.
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I found with mine that both fan speed and plasma returned to normal in 5-10 mins. However I do notice that the fan does speed up more often when there is any source of extra dust or odor in the room. This seems to happen more often than I remember when the unit was new. Is it possible the unit is cleaning better with a new filter in or there is more dust etc to clean now? If not the unit might be defective?
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I replaced an existing fan that had a wall switch. The regular wall switch was replaced with a switch that is illuminated when "ON". This makes sure it's not turn off by mistake. There are time I like the fan off. (For instance when its extremely cold). As far as cleaning goes, I only need to vacuum the cover twice a year and the fan can be on or off.
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No. Absolutely silent. There is a function you can activate the fan with to purge the dust, but only when you want it to run the function
308383
There is the hum of the motor...but not very loud. There are no blades to clean inside....you just need to wipe the base of the fan (where the filter is so the air intake is good) and the round part of the fan I dust off as needed. Very easy.
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Yes, seems very easy to clean. As easy as can be for any fan with a brush or good vacuum. Have been very happy with this fan. And it has a good strong blow when turned up. Enjoy.
1320174
I went thru the same ordeal. Finally I got rid of the fan/light. I spent a week and many dollars trying to get my lights to work. Bulbs, ballasts took it all apart and nothing. Wish I had the answer.
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Haven't had it long enough to know, suspect it disassembles, but I'm not near it at the moment and Dyson only shows this: http://www.dyson.com/support/am02/am02-tower-fan-silver/using-my-dyson-list/cleaning-your-dyson-fan-am02. I swifter the bottom, too and would try vacuuming it if I thought is was at that point. They give this email for questions: questions@dyson.com
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Since my last answer I have found the following quote online: "I have the blizzard table model. Four screws, on the back side of the front panel, sunk in a lil' ways, release the front piece from the rest of the unit, giving access to the blades and everything else inside." My model has 3 screws. I got the fan apart, finally. I've already spent an hour on this. Cranky, but it can be done.
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When my unit stopped putting out the heat, I found that dust was interfering with the circuitry. As I recall, I removed the lower back panel and used a vacuum and/or hair dryer to remove the dust from the wiring and the motor. It's worked fine ever since. Good luck!
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No that's the problem. The grease goes up through the grids and appears to collect on them--- ok so far because the grids must be cleaned every time the fan is used. This works well because of the ever time cleaning. IF YOU DON'T CLEAN THEM EVERY TIME THEN THE GREAS WILL BUILD UP PASSING TO THE INSIDE