How to SUPER Clean Your Bathroom Exhaust Fan
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- How to SUPER Clean Your Bathroom Exhaust Fan. When the vacuum would not take all the dust out I removed the exhaust fan and used air and a toothbrush to give it a super clean. Cleaning bathroom vent fan is a good maintenance repair. Subscribe here :ua-cam.com/users/ThatFixItGu...
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Dude omg thanks u just saved me 250$, some guy wanted that much money, he said that that the whole machine is broken or something like that, he said it cost alot to buy a new fan machine thing.
That is great to hear. I’m glad the video helped out. I hope I can help you again at some point! I love when people save money!
Doing it yourself is best way to go, over charging price gouging people.
So true! Thank you for commenting!
why are there so many theives out there??
make sure your fan is sucking up humidity. A tip I read says to hold up a couple pieces of toilet paper to it when it is running, (with the cover on) and if it does not hold the toilet paper against it when you let go, it's not working even though you hear the sound of it
I don't have many older adults in my life so I think I just found a maintenance goldmine! Thank you for making these 😊
I am happy to help and thank you for watching!
Hey sister, I'll come over and clean your ducts for ya, and your pipes too, I don't even charge that much, I charge more because I'm 5'1", and can't fit in a medium sized kayak, but you know, market rates and all
I am dying to clean that vent in my bathroomand now i feel a lot more confident to do so. Thank you so much Sir!!! I never had a vent before i turned 28 years old so this is all news for me 😍❤️ Muchas gracias 🇦🇷💗
Your welcome. So glad this could help you on your journey. Please let me know how it goes.
Amazing how the newer " modern " Bath fans have gone from needing to removing 2 easily removed screws to do this maintenance, To now needing to remove multiple hard to reach ones. Then disassembling a housing, to detach the blower cage/ fan blades. Progress. oh my!
Yes! Your comment is spot one. Why? I don’t like when they reinvent the wheel usually does not work as well.
Good man....saved me $500 on getting two installed in the house.....lifesaver video!!!
I think it's so sweet how you have your kids doodles behind you in the intro! Thanks so much for this video! It's exactly what I needed
I like to show off sweet kid art from time to time. I’m glad the video helped. Hope I can help again!
@@ThatFixItGuy Just to update you, it worked! My problem was solved and you saved me $300. Thanks so much! I'm going to subscribe and recommend your channel to my other homeowner friends 😀
That is great. I am so happy to hear you took care of it yourself. Thank you for sharing the Channel as well. We love helping people and am so glad my family adn I found a way to do that.
Thank you so much on the additional info on how to find that back in. Took me quite a while to understand until you showed it firsthand.
So glad this helped. I know it can be a pain!
I was going to hire someone to do it for me but thanks to you me and my husband did it
Thanks for the tips Brian! Always useful!
Thank you. Will keep bringing the useful content!
I’m about to take on the bathroom vent. I grew up in a house with 1 bathroom and no vent, we used an open window as an exhaust vent. Needless to say I never learned how to clean a vent properly. Thanks for the information!
You got this bro! Thank you for watching and I hope we can help again.
Hate windowless bathrooms 😝
Yeah I'm not a fan of a windowless bathroom either.
Great video, especially the part about how to put the cover back on! :)
Thank you for watching, and I’m glad that it helped! Hope we can help again!
If you want to take it one step further, take the rotating part off. It's typically held in place just by the center nut. Then you can soak the hole thing in lukewarm water with soap and gently scrub away.
And also, I would strongly recommend taking some HVAC-grade aluminum tape and tape the edges of the metal housing over the drywall to seal off that gigantic gap. You'd be surprised how much warm air escapes through such openings into the attic in the winter. Or you'll get a lot of mucky air and critters from the attic into your house. While you're at it, do seal all these gaps around each and every vent you have in your house. Some time and little money well spent!
Thank you so much for tips. The next time I clean I will take the rotating part off and clean. I have some of HVAC tape and will get on this as well. Thank you. I will shoot a video at some point about wasted heat and ac! Fill those gaps!
What a good suggestion! Is it possible to take out just the rotating part without the squirrel cage itself? My bathroom vent isn't sucking anything up, but I don't wanna mess with taking out the cage because I'm renting and the hardware may be old. I want to clean as much as I can, but avoid even accidental damage.
Thank you man! I saw those two screws and thought that surely there were more.
Your welcome! Glad we could help. Hope we can help again.
Great job you’re right nothing goes as planed that’s life 😂😂
LOL. We do what we have to do and keep moving forward!
Great video , also a great idea for a home pm list , I work as a pm tech on machinery so I can relate , I’m probably going to tackle replacing both of my bathroom exhaust fans and hoses from the fans to the outside, God only knows what I’m going to find when I get into the attic , I’ll try and keep you updated
That will be great. I am going to be replacing my second motor soon if I can find a replacement. What kind of machinery do you work on. A pm list is a great way to keep the house in order. Now I just wish the would auto generate like they do at work.
@@ThatFixItGuy I work on all different kinds of machines, it’s a converting business, adhesive on paper , 30 K foot rolls coming off of coater which in turn are slit down to various width, the pc program we have at work is MP2 which also generates pm’s depending on frequency, mostly bearing greasing, filter changes , oil changes… , I try to use Siri on my phone to remind me of things to do at home , Hey Siri , remind me to replace the filter in central air conditioning on April fools day , lol
Hi! I am not fluent in english, may i ask what is PM list? Thank you! 🥰
Thank you for this video. Very helpful!
So glad this helped you. I hope we can help again.
Thanks for the tip!! I'm attempting this now! Wish me luck 😂
You got this! Let me know how it turns out for you. Thanks for watching!
@@ThatFixItGuy Mission accomplished! Thanks again!!
That is great to hear! Tight lines!
I clean my fan once a year when checking the fire alarm batteries in the fall. I take my fan out of the ceiling like your video but also take the plastic housing off with four screws and remove the centre bolt to the squirrel cage fan blades. Then I can just wash the blades with a scrub brush in the kitchen sink and the inside of the housing, Dry it and put it back together. Looks like new and good to go for another year in about 40 minutes start to finish.
That is a great call. You got great home maintenance.
I love the drawings in the background:) I waited to long too clean my exhaust fan too
Thank you son is quite the artist. fans work so much better when clean.
Love your humor!! 😂
Thank you. Glad you liked it.
Thank you! You helped a lot.
Good stuff man!
Thank you!
Thanks so much for the post!!! 😊😊😊
Your welcome. Thanks for watching and I hope we can help again.
thanks for the video, i really want to do this to my exhaust fan in the washroom.
Not sure why this video made me cough lol
Your welcome! Thank you for watching. It made me cough a time or two.
Nice job complete job. Ajay squared away. Thank ya'
Your welcome. I hope a can help again.
Thanks, I took the fan exhaust cover down to clean it and all the lint and dust from the fan; then I could not figure out how to put the cover back own, but watching your video I saw the wire clips that you have to put in and wahla!!
That spray cleaner brand is great👍 I have it at home
For sure! Thank you for watching! We really appreciate it and hope we can help again.
Ain’t no way my husband would even come close to doing this !! All this kind of stuff is left solely on me lol 😝 plus more including the yard care , while he plays lots of golf and riding his mountain bike ugh 😑 I need to like these videos so I can see how to do stuff! Thx 😊
You got this. My wife and I have learned to do so much by watching other people do things on UA-cam. Best wishes and thanks for watching.
Your husband is just lazy 😁..he needs to do the yard work or else dont cook for him ..lol
Yours is cleaner than mine. One of mine had a two dead moths, and the guest bathroom one had a orange June bug in it. Let alone a lot of dust.
Wow! I have not found any dead bugs in there. Thank you for watching and your comments!
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Thank you for sharing
You look lit. That's my start to home work as well.
😲 Thank you for checking out the channel!
@@ThatFixItGuy 😁 quite welcome. I subbed too. I was deep cleaning my bathroom. (We smoke cigarettes in it during crap weather like idiots so it gets stained and dusty) I deep clean it about every 6 months. I have a similar vent and searched to make sure I wasn't doing anything stupid the last 3 times. I did everything the same aside from dropping the motor. After watching your video I had the guts to and there was nothing to it. I also noticed a bunch of other DIY on your channel that will come in handy. Short, and to the point too. So thanks brother. 😊
Awesome! LOL on smoking in the bathroom! Takes me back to middle school! Thank you for the Sub. I always say "If I can do it, you can do it". I really believe in this platform. I use it the same way. I'm glad I was able to help. Thanks again
It's less about how often, and more about as-needed. My home is pretty dusty, so I can tell that the fan is slightly noisier, and there's slightly more fog on the bathroom mirror after a shower. That's my cue. It's about once every maybe 2 years.
Yeah right on. I totally noticed that with a friends fan I just cleaned. Thank you for your comments.
thanks for the vid
Thank you bro
Your very welcome! Thanks for watching.
Good job
Thank You
Your very welcome. Thanks for watching.
Thank you, for not having irritating music in ur video.
Your welcome! Thanks for watching.
Homie is lit in the intro 😂😂
Nah that’s just my look. Maybe lack of sleep.
Wow, dropping it out seems sooo much easier. And less ladder time.
I think so too. Thank you for watching and glad this could help.
Thank you for the vid! I was able to take it down and give it a good clean. After putting it back up it’s still not working and I’m getting a blinking green light. It used to be solid green when working. Any idea?
What is the model of your fan? Don’t know that I’ve seen these with blinking green lights and such.
You can take apart the plastic housing, and get the squirrel cage fan out and wash it thoroughly, but it does take more work, more screws, etc.
I thought about that. That sounds like a great deep cleaning method. Thank you for your comments.
You mentioned a PM list... do you have a good spreadsheet or tips on creating a PM list that you could share? Might be an idea for another great video!
I love that you mentioned the PM list. I will be doing a video on that for sure. I’m glad someone else is interested in this. I do so many PMs at work, I just felt it was a good practice to carry over to home.
I recommend cleaning every year or 6 months if you use it a lot
Great advice! I'm totally on a much better schedule than I was! LOL
I have an always on bathroom fan that is integral to the home's ventilation system. I clean it about every six months. The thing is I don't need a calendar reminder as I can hear when it needs cleaning. After a cleaning I can barely hear it running. It gets progressively louder as it gets dirty. When I can hear it from fifteen feet, it's time.
How do you clean bath tub ceramic tiles. Especially the tile floor. We're in humid Florida and get black mold and / or mildew. HELP !
It’s good to clean them like a few months cause if you don’t dust will built up and it cause burn the motor out and it can catch on fire if not cleaned
Yeah man no one wants a fire. I am so much better about keeping up on that fan now!
Aweosme 😊
After seeing our exhaust fan I’m so turned off :-( I feel like crying now I have no choice but to clean it up 😂but thank you for the tips!
House I bought in 2019.. They taped and mud the fan in to give it a seamless look. I don't want to touch it till we move out and can afford to rip the ceiling apart lol still sucks pretty good as well so no worries yet
Man that is a bummer. Would you be able to take a utility knife and go around it to remove it.
Using a knife would be best for sure! When that time comes along, I'll refer back to this vid for the upkeep!
Awesome! Thank you got watching!
You might want to rethink that, since dust on the motor can cause a house fire by the dust sparking, or the motor overheating from too much dust.
From the article text I posted above/in this thread: "In Mesa alone, Smith says there have been 22 confirmed fires linked to bathroom exhaust fans in the past 30 months"
I feel like our fan just dumps dust in our bathroom because it's vented to the outside. Wondering if you know if we can put a filter in these to keep them from dropping particles in the bathroom. Or does that cause the engine to have to work too hard? I clean it regularly but this happens every week. I'm so tired of having to dust the bathroom so dang often. It doesn't happen anywhere else in the house. Thank you so much!
You could stick some filter material up in there I bet. That is so weird that is happening to you. A filter will slow down the air flowna little, but i bet it will help. Just make sure it can't suck up into the fan. Let me know how this works out for you. I'm interested to see if your isse stops. Good luck
Could the rotary base be turning the wrong way, like how ceiling fans have a switch that directs air up or down.
I would also add after you clean the fan I spray static clean on my blades. It stays cleaner longer. I clean mine once a year around september
Interesting. I like it. What brand should I try?
Just any static clean spray will do
Shout out from the guys that didnt have dads too teach them this stuff
I was one of those guys! Luckily my grandpa and uncles were awesome.
LoL Ive waited 4.5 years as well to clean my exhaust fans in my new home.
Was in the same boat, but not anymore. UA-cam has made me motivated.
Those slot reattach are my biggest challenge! Any tips ?
This is a process that I don’t like as well. I will do a video specifically how I do it. Seems to work well. I do one side then the other. If you have a head lamp to be able to see it is way nicer than the guessing game.
Taking the fan blade out and spraying it simple green, soaking and using running water is better.
That spring that holds the condo on of called a “torsion spring”. Also you can do a “tissue test” on the installed fan. Hold up a short piece of toilet paper to the fan sub see if it holds the paper there. You’ve got suction
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TK
Yeah bro next time just spend a little more time taking four more screws out of the casing for the fan and the middle nut with the lockwasher behind it lockwasher can be a little tricky but once you do that take the actual plastic fan wheel out and you can put that whole thing in water with a brush and clean it out totally I just did mine a couple hours ago
Right on. Thank you for that. I will have to do a super deep clean video now.
Ya for sure! I tried doing it without taking it all apart and it was a pain but That dust didn’t want to come off and then I added a AC black foam filter on top of that vent see if that’ll help out with the dust in the next few months when I do it again or/not have to take it apart again
Pull the cover and soak. Brush internals with small paint brush while using shop back to suck up dust...
Great idea. Thank you for you comments. I will try soaking next time.
my broan exhaust fan has a blue tooth speaker ive tried many times to look for a video on how to clean one of these but the only videos ive find are how to install one
So interesting. I have never seen one. I will look it up and get back to you.
You should be able to pop it down just like the one in the video. At least from the couple of install instruction booklets I looked at.
@@ThatFixItGuy it took me a hour but some dingleberry jacked with it an the steel frame corroded and rusted together fusing the the frame and motor assembly together so it wouldn't budge i figured how to get it out with out the ceiling an d the frame coming with the assembly
Five more screws and the fan and motor could be removed from the housing and a lot more cleaning can be done. Thanks for posting......
I don’t know how much attic insulation would have fell on me if I did that! Thank you
@@ThatFixItGuy The main metal box housing stays in the ceiling, I just took the black plastic squirrel cage fan and motor assy out from the black plastic squirrel cage fan housing and cleaned it. Don't get me wrong you video helped me get the motor/fan assy out from the metal box in the ceiling. Thanks for your time, work in posting your videos.....
@@ThatFixItGuy Forgot to say just got the fan back in the ceiling.... Thanks again.............................
For sure! I’m so happy that it helped you out. I hope we can help again.
That is great to hear! It is crazy how nasty they get.
mine makes a weird noise , very dirty , do you think the noise is beacause engine is damaged or the dirt is the cause of the noise ? ....if I need to buy the same model as yours where can I get it , it seems like the same model , I cant find it on the internet . thanks
I will look that up for you. You could clean it try to oil it up and you may get some more time out of it.
@@ThatFixItGuy thanks man
If you don't mind me jumping in here...Since these motors can cause house fires by overheating either way - by a mechanical issue or from too much dust - why not replace it for certain?
Good article excerpt, per a Mesa Deputy Fire Chief: "In Mesa alone, Smith says there have been *22 confirmed fires linked to bathroom exhaust fans* in the past 30 months"
Article title at abc15 . com: "Bathroom vents: a hidden fire danger in your home"
Put the white plastic grill right in the dishwasher.
Never thought of that.
4 years of dust? no, that's pure funk, honey!
I know. I like to say dust just cause it kinda freaks me out.
That’s the only time I do my work in house, while kids are sleeping..good thing I’m a night person too ..
That is dad life bro! I’m not a night person really. I get up at 3:30 most mornings. 4 if I can’t handle it. But we do what we have to! Thank you for watching! Hope this helped!
@@ThatFixItGuy thank you any way for the video I learned from it . I’m planning to clean mine some time soon ..
Awesome!
im too lazy to take it out. Thankfully my dyson can reach the ceiling with the wand ;)
That is a great call! My vacuum would not take that off. I am about to shoot a video in my other bathroom. I will try and see if I can vacuum that one. Thank you for watching!
I am woman🤣🤣🤣 and own a duplex. Thankfully my son and his friends live in the second unit. My daughter and I live in the first unit. I never had money for maintenance when I had tenants because they caused more repairs than a typical family would need. I know. I lived in my unit ten years before having it needed painting plus other things they did like fist in the wall/door/window oh my. But I think cleaning items like this especially in an older house like mine would be a yearly thing or two. Depending how many people using the bathroom. We have two people in each unit us a stray here and there that needs a home. Thanks.
I clean both of the bathrooms exhaust fan and later on I still see dust on top of the toilet and on the tub in the master bathroom. It is frustrating.
Twice a year, spring & fall cleaning
My fan pushes dust from the attic in my bathroom it's like pink particles from the insulation up there
When should I clean the bathroom fans.
I clean mine once a month depends I suppose on how much this fan is on each day,
That is a great call. It is always clean that way’.
I clean it every four months if it’s 110 CFM every four months because I leave it on all the time
Right on wow. How long will that last running it everyday?
Carefull with that, it could burn out and it could become a firehazard. It could potentially start a fire 🔥.
@@ThatFixItGuy yep
@@dunkindeez79 No it’s not gonna burn it out and it’s not gonna start a fire hazard the fire hazard is when people never clean the damn thing
It was the most difficult thing to pick the clips back. Mine, I had to thread the wire into a slot. There was no room for hands/fingers. Who ever designed that method was an idiot. Make sure if you replace the cover you can take it on and off easy before you buy it!
Once a year clean the fan and the vent tube
Yeah that is a good call.
What’s the point of the fan if it’s not vented out it goes into a metal box??? Is that why my bathroom is still so foggy??
If you do not want to clean 4.5 year old dust, clean it every 5 years?
Lol!
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It's been almost 3 years when's the last time you cleaned it since this?
I'd say at minimum every 2 yrs. Laundry vent every yr
Good call for sure. Thank you for checking this out.
I have a question and I'm hoping you might be able to answer it. Can a dirty fan cause a high pitched noise when turned off?
It would not hurt to clean it and see. If it is really dirty it could be putting heavy strain on the motor, but sounds like the motor bearings may need a couple drops of oil.
@@ThatFixItGuy Thank you.
Does a bathroom vent require a vent filter?
I have never seen one. Does not mean they don’t make them. Now I want to know as well.
@@ThatFixItGuy I am getting debris from the vent so I looked online, there some available. But, I was hoping to learn from an experienced person.
The bathroom filter is really to remove moisture and smell out of the bathroom. If you add a filter is could slow down air flow faster. You will want to change or clean that filter pretty often to keep that flowing good.
If you are getting dust coming into your house front when vent you will want to look at how the vent is ran out the house.
2:44 what.. Bathroom fans aren't exhausting fans outside, it's just a closed off box?
Nevermind, it's probably on the side that's not facing the camera.
Here's what it looks like with the hole in that metal box
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All fans should exhaust to the outside.
We live in a rental apt. Would this job be under the maintenance mans list of maintenance? We’ve been here almost two years and I’ve notice our bathrooms vents are super dusty and do not work properly due to not being cleaned. I’ve cleaned the dishwasher and oven as we should but I feel like this job is up to maintenance/management
I would think so. I would certainly ask. They would want to make sure it stays in working order or they will have to replace it.
@@ThatFixItGuy thank you 😊
Seems like fans like these should come with cleanable filters.
dude I love this idea!
How about cleaning it with water?
That fan blades?
Clean out fan with water
fan blades?
How to clean what-a fan that is already nearly as clean as one can hope to find them
Try a vacuum they work pretty good.
I'm going to try.. I am not taking motor out. I am sure something will happen and I am going to have to ask husband for help. I just don't want to have another thing on a to do list
Just saying my family has lived in the same house for years like 15 we have never cleaned these and the dusty bathroom makes sense…
Yeah I have a Friend that is dealing with a mold issue right now due to a clogged exhaust fan.
If you keep on top of your dust. Never
It is a good point. so many things to stay on top of it is hard sometimes. Great call though.
I live in an apartment
If you have a shop-vac, you don't have to remove the entire fan. Just a helpful hint😊
Meh...neat.
Hope this helped and thanks for watching!
Or just replace it
It still works pretty good. I want to keep it as long as possible.
Toothbrush not a q tip
I had to switch to a toothbrush as well. Thank you for watching.
You missed the most important part. You told people how to clean it, but you never told people WHERE the dirt is coming from in the first place! The fan should be sealed with foam or caulking around the drywall so it doesn't suck in all the attic dirt and insulation. Then you probably won't even have to clean it anymore or certainly not as often.
Is that true? I think I will have to test that. I have cleaned some that were sealed and were pretty knarly’. Thank you for your comments.
@@ThatFixItGuy They pull air in, so like any fan (computer fan, ceiling fan) the blades will get dirty. But if it's pulling dirt in from 2 inches away....yeah, it's going to pull in a lot of dirt.
Try 15 years worth.
Got a whole minute to talk about why I searched up this video but spends exactly two seconds removing the cover with absolutely zero explanation lol. Did you put any thought into this or do you just hit record and say whatever pops into your head moment to moment?
I think the girl on Clean My Space video showed a better demonstration of cleaning and removing the vent. Showing squeezing the two metal rods together. Plus she skipped all the vacuuming and just used a brush with vinegar soap water. All the way around her demo was easier and less steps. I think you should learn from her!
Very loud voice
At least you could hear me...I usually talk like a mouse! LOL