Overtime, dust gets collected in there and especially on the front panel, it looks pretty ugly and blocks your led fans, it will look dimmer and kinda brownish. My question is, what's the cheapest and most effective way on cleaning this? I feel like my compressed air bottle is better used to clean fans or gpu. On my old case cm 690 II advanced, I love to used paint brush but then, over time, it damages the paint on the front panel. Now logically you can wash it, which is very effective, but here is the problem. Since the front panel is made of some kind of steel, won't it get corroded?:
What's the best way to clean PC dust filter?
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I removed all my dust filters because in my opinion they reduce air flow. Yes you have to clean your system more often but I have found my systems run cooler without them. Since I do not smoke, dust is kept to a minimum in my home. It may not be the answer you want but keeping them is more trouble than it is worth in my humble opinion.
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If you lived in a dry desert like I do, you would be happy to have filters. Yes, they do restrict air flow but all you need is to increase fan speed or get better fans.
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i just vacuum them off usually unless there's a lot of build up that won't come out with regular vacuuming, then simple soap and water in the sink then use a hair dryer to blow the water out of the nooks and crannies
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Yup, it'll be fine mate.Originally Posted by Raikozy
steel grill though? Can you still clean it with water?
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How about change the front fans to exhaust just so it will blow out the dust.
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Not enough pressure and volume.Originally Posted by narutowarrior
How about change the front fans to exhaust just so it will blow out the dust.
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that doesn't sound too good lol. They always recommend for any case to have positive instead of negative pressure, if I set the front fans to exhaust, then my case is 100% negative pressure lolOriginally Posted by narutowarrior
How about change the front fans to exhaust just so it will blow out the dust.
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I recommend to clean the PC dust filter with a vacuum cleaner.
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Blowing dust from a filter is far more effective than vacuuming.Originally Posted by Samokleykin
I recommend to clean the PC dust filter with a vacuum cleaner.
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While I agree with the Emu, my filters are usually vacuumed, not blown. Couple of good reasons are blowing tends to open up the hole sizes in filter more than passing a vacuum over them .. and unless they are taken out of house blowing them blows .. dust everywhere while vacuuming sucks .. it into a bag.
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One thing that is nice about the DEMCIfilters is blowing them out won't hurt them (it won't hurt foam either as long as you don't use too much pressure). Or, one can rinse them out. If they get really nasty, soap and water and a very gentle brushing will get them clean.
I vacuum my filters while in place on the computer every few days to increase the intervals between full cleanings. Once I finish the case I working on, I'll just pop in a new filter in every month or so.Originally Posted by doyll
While I agree with the Emu, my filters are usually vacuumed, not blown. Couple of good reasons are blowing tends to open up the hole sizes in filter more than passing a vacuum over them .. and unless they are taken out of house blowing them blows .. dust everywhere while vacuuming sucks .. it into a bag.![biggrin.gif]( "biggrin.gif")
One thing that is nice about the DEMCIfilters is blowing them out won't hurt them (it won't hurt foam either as long as you don't use too much pressure). Or, one can rinse them out. If they get really nasty, soap and water and a very gentle brushing will get them clean.
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lol how did my 2.5 years old post got brought up to 2016 XD Anyway I use a combination of air blower and vacuum at the same time now. Always work. need a powerful central vacuum to immediately sucks all the dust that is being blown.
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A noobie necro posted.Originally Posted by Raikozy
lol how did my 2.5 years old post got brought up to 2016 XD...
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cheapest way is an old toothbrush, and a cloth for when the dust has been loosened
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