Cleaning bathroom exhaust fan

The toilet exhaust fan, is one of the things around the house that's easy to forget also needs cleaning
Cleaning bathroom exhaust fan

Many will first think of cleaning the bathroom exhaust fan, when you get to the point you wonder if it's broken

It can often look clean from the outside, as that's an area one is more likely to actually frequently whipe over

The inside

20210514_1001_609eb6d0839d0.webp At first glance, it doesn't seem to bad, but the blades do look rather dark without much air between them

Unhook the cover

20210514_1001_609eb79e64275.webp To get a proper look, we need to first remove the cover. This can be done, by squeezing the to metal wires together and then pull then down. This needs to be done on both sides

Dirty fan blades

20210514_1001_609eb8e5676f7.webp When inspecting closer, we can see the fan blades are extremely dirty and you can get to it properly as it is now

Blade cover

20210514_1001_609eb8f34c30d.webp To remove the blade cover, you'll need to remove the screws holding it in place. In my case it was four screws and after they were removed, the blade cover could easily be removed

Now you can really see all the dirt hiding here

Cleaning the blades

20210525_1001_60ad141ec1f56.webp After brushing of what I could, I took something that would fit between the blades (a screwdriver in my case) and gently pulled it downards to scrape of the dirt and took repeated this step until the entire fan was taken

I know some like to vacuume clean, but as mine was more stuck I need to something heavier

Lots of built up dirt

20210525_1001_60ad14ae7e08d.webp The floor and toilet below didn't look much nice after removing the worst of the dirt

Now I grabbed a rag to wiped off most that was left on the fan and it's surrounding area

Covers

20210525_1001_60ad14d71ecd3.webp Now it's time for the covers and they're pretty dirty as well

Brush in the sink

20210525_1001_60ad14e9d7d63.webp These I'd clean closer to how I'd clean dishes. I'd take them to the sink, get a dish brush and clean them

I only used water and a brush, which removes the dirt

Installing the covers

20210525_1001_60ad194fe379e.webp Now it's time to put back the covers. The fan cover you just need to hold up and screw back the screws (four in my case)

Then it's just to put back the excaust fan cover, by squeezing the metal together and thread them back into the holes

Job well done

20210525_1001_60ad163ca2c88.webp Now it looks close to new and you should hopefully feel that it works much better (especially if yours was as dirty as mine)

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