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View Poll Results: How often do u clean?
Daily!! 0 0%
weekly 6 28.57%
twice a month 3 14.29%
monthly 10 47.62%
why do we need it clean? 2 9.52%
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Old 07-29-10   #1 (permalink)
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Default How do u keep it clean!

this came to me after my new shiny case got over run with dust
i leave it runing for a week and its already not "clean"
give it a month and u got dust all over

so my question is.
how often do u (clean-dust-wipe) ur case to keep it shiny?

i know its more related about where u live
but dust is every where
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i wipe mine every week or so...

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I wipe over mine once a week but also i use my air compressor to clean internally at the same time, so its always shiny
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I vacuum the filters weekly, and do a full blow out once every few months.
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I use this once a month and my case looks like this. So it's once a month for me.

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I use this once a month and my case looks like this. So it's once a month for me.
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I love mine. Far superior to canned air. Oooooh, and the price!
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About once a month I take it outside and blow it out and give it a good cleaning.
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I usually just vacuum mine once a month. Just the fan filters, the exterior, and minor dust that found its way inside the the case.

No doubt that dust is EVERYWHERE, especially when the case is sitting on the floor. But lucky, the front of the case has two fan filters which prevents a lot of dust going in. Plus I have fan filters for one of my top intake 140mm fan, and a steal fan filter for my San Ace fan.
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I sealed my case and have HEPA filters on the intake fans. I have 0 dust particles inside and I haven't cleaned it out for 8 months
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I usually just vacuum mine once a month. Just the fan filters, the exterior, and minor dust that found its way inside the the case.

No doubt that dust is EVERYWHERE, especially when the case is sitting on the floor. But lucky, the front of the case has two fan filters which prevents a lot of dust going in. Plus I have fan filters for one of my top intake 140mm fan, and a steel fan filter for my San Ace fan.
How is that working out for you? I am hesitant to even try the metal filters, as they seem to restrict too much airflow while not catching enough dust.
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