Cleansing toilet ceiling followers. Now, this has GOT to be one of the crucial procrastinated cleansing jobs in my whole home! And that’s saying quite a bit as a result of there are many cleansing jobs I wish to procrastinate. 🙂 I believe it’s the truth that it includes unplugging and unscrewing stuff, earlier than you even START the cleansing, that makes me drag my toes. However like all of the cleansing jobs in your house, that is one which merely have to be accomplished, and truly might be extra essential than most.
Why are Bathroom Ceiling Followers Important?
Final time I checked, few folks love a chilly bathe. In truth, most individuals get pleasure from a pleasant sizzling one. However whenever you take a sizzling bathe, water vapor rises out of the bathe and into the customarily small, and poorly ventilated toilet.
It’s annoying sufficient to have a foggy mirror whenever you’re making an attempt to prepare for the day, however the mildew, mildew, and micro organism that may construct up on the ceiling will trigger harm to your well being and your private home.
Having a clear and practical exhaust fan in your toilet not solely helps with toilet odor, it additionally removes moisture and helps forestall mildew and mildew, which may develop into a well being situation if left unaddressed. And a small toilet goes to have extra humidity within the air than a bigger toilet.
However few of us have bogs massive sufficient to get rid of the necessity for an exhaust fan. Opening a toilet window or holding the door open works wonders for air flow, however it’s not sensible from a privateness standpoint. A air flow fan is unquestionably the best way to go for regular-sized bogs and individuals who wish to bathe with out the occasional customer.
How do Air flow Followers Work?
Similar to a daily ceiling fan, a toilet exhaust fan strikes the air round. Often that is accomplished by taking the air in direction of the ceiling and pushing the air down and across the room. In the same vein, a field fan sucks air in and pushes it out. Most fan blades are angled in a strategy to push the air across the room.
Nevertheless, not like conventional followers, the toilet fan blades are angled in the other way. It pulls the air in from room (and the surplus moisture together with it) and redirects the air circulation into the air flow pipe and ductwork positioned above the ceiling.
Since toilet followers work in a moist surroundings, they will get slowed down with grime and dirt over time and develop into much less efficient. In the event you haven’t taken an in depth have a look at what’s lurking underneath your exhaust fan cowl earlier than, I encourage you to take action! As soon as you already know the steps to scrub it, you’ll be able to knock it out in underneath 15 minutes!
How to Clean Your Bathroom Ceiling Fan
Begin by pulling the toilet fan cowl down gently. It’s most likely held in place by steel pins on either side, which you’ll squeeze collectively to get the fan cowl to return off fully.
As you’ll be able to see, mine was actually gross, so I simply tossed it within the bathtub with just a few drops of dish cleaning soap and let it soak in heat water whereas I labored on the remainder of the fan.
After the duvet is eliminated, the very first thing you’ll wish to do is unplug the fan. Nobody wants a nasty shock whereas they’re cleansing!
Subsequent, take away another nuts and/or screws which can be securing the fan and motor meeting, and take away them from the ceiling. Mine concerned eradicating a nut, loosening two screws, and twisting the motor meeting to get it to return free. Yours could possibly be completely different (particularly whether it is newer than mine,) however it shouldn’t be too troublesome to determine.
Lastly we get to the cleansing half. Cleansing the fan blades and the fan motor meeting was probably the most time-consuming a part of this venture as a result of it was so CAKED with mud, grime, and hair! If I hadn’t put it off for therefore lengthy it could have been a lot faster. Ain’t that all the time the case? 🙂 Nevertheless, all of it got here off pretty simply utilizing a moist microfiber material.
As soon as the fan blades and motor are clear, check out the exhaust vent and the fan housing. If there’s mud and dirt inside (like there was in mine, yuck!) you need to use a vacuum attachment to get most of it out. Wipe down the housing together with your damp microfiber material as effectively.
The cleansing is completed! Now all there’s left to do is exchange the fan, which suggests you’re going to be doing all of the earlier steps in reverse.
Trace: While you first take away the fan cowl, take an image of it together with your digicam cellphone! This may make placing it again collectively MUCH simpler, since you’ll have a visible reference fairly than simply making an attempt to place it again collectively from reminiscence! (For extra inventive methods to make use of your smartphone digicam, take a look at this earlier submit: 49 Sensible Makes use of For Your Smartphone Digicam.)
Plug the fan again in, exchange your clear fan cowl onto the fan housing, and admire your handiwork! Your fan will now have the ability to do its job significantly better! One main distinction I seen was the NOISE! After cleansing my fan, it’s a lot quieter!!
Now, to scrub all that mud off the ground. My work isn’t accomplished…. 😉
What family cleansing job do YOU procrastinate probably the most?
