Cleaning bathroom exhaust fan
The toilet exhaust fan, is one of the things around the house that's easy to forget also needs cleaning
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
At first glance, it doesn't seem to bad, but the blades do look rather dark without much air between them
Unhook the cover
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
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
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
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
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
Now it's time for the covers and they're pretty dirty as well
Brush in the sink
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
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
Now it looks close to new and you should hopefully feel that it works much better (especially if yours was as dirty as mine)
Tags: #Cleaning #Exhaustfan #Royu
