Box Fan Cleaning and take apart Walmart Mainstays and others- quick vid!
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- This video shows briefly how to take the front grill off to access the inside of the fan. Once the screw is out you really do need to work the front grill out of there.
Walmart Mainstays 20 inch box fan, Pelonis, Lowes, Polar Wind, Midea, FB50-16HP
Pelonis Model PFB50A2ABB-V
Utilitech
Mainstays
Midea
Intertek 3068797
Item 809484
Aldi
Lasko
Hawaiian breeze
Hampton Bay
G20BOX
G20BOX-BLK
FB50-16HP
Homepointe
This was a godsend, we couldn't figure out how to clean our fan and didn't want to toss it. Thank you!!!
Good for you and glad the helped. Thanks for the response!
I agree thanks so much!!!
@@TheBeagle1975 you are welcome!
SAME!!! .... ive had for years and didnt even see the tape lol once i seen that thought it would be a breeze NOPE😂 im embarrassed of the dust collected in my fan lol ANGEL SENT THIS MAN!!!!!
@@leah_yahwehsdaughter ha! That's awesome. So glad you got it. May Jesus continue to lead and guide you in His awesome love!
I'm not sure why other window fans have become such pieces of garbage ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxGjG43--gYqIoT4Xkur2PqCrtbKwTv2h6 but this one definitely is nice. It's quiet, it has buttons for different functions that you generally don't have to keep pressing over and over again like some of the others, and the remote is a nice feature. Still, button simplification could go further to single functions for each and every one, but it's decent enough. It's a very quiet fan, the quietest window fan that I have ever had, and that alone is worth the extra money over the cheaper ones.
It's an interesting and different build for sure
Dude, this video saved me!!! These fans are designed in such a stupid way, what a pain in this ass. Thanks so much for this, great job!!!
I agree, they're made so you have to buy another! So glad this helped.
Megan B then they buy them
So glad this helped! Thanks for leaving a comment.
THANK YOU! My other box fan unscrews and cleans so easily but trying to get into this one was like trying to do a rubik's cube blindfolded. You were a big help.
Ha! I hear you on the cube. Awesome you're able to figure it out and clean it. Thanks for the message
Same with my older box fans. A few screws and done lol. Thank goodness for this video!
This was hugely helpful. The Genesis 20-inch box fan that's sold on Amazon is exactly the same design. We would not have figured out how to disassemble it without this video.
So glad this helped, thanks for leaving a reply. All the best to you
Mine is hopelessly stuck. 😢
Same lol same exact fan
Thank you sooooooooo much. I have been trying to figure out how to take my super dusty and caked up lint fan apart. It has been driving me bonkers and I have been using long handle wood Q tips to get inside each blade, and it takes foreverrrrrrrr. Thanks so much for your time and showing how it, I was about to chunk the fan.
Really glad you were able to get it! All the best
Thanks so much, I found a pretty new Pelonis fan, same as this but white color. Had some tape on it. Watching your video I was able to open it, the hardest part are those snaps on top, as you show, you need to push down in those two places on top, I found that using a flat head screwdriver and sticking it into those two square snaps, easily releases them, easier than by pushing with your fingers and trying to pry it apart, it just instantly separates it as soon as you get the screwdriver pushed in, then you can just wrangle it all out of the side/sides.
Fantastic tip! Wish I'd thought of that. Thanks for sharing
The top tabs have given me such a hard time in the past. I was worried I might snap them off. I'm so excited I was finally able to fully clean my fan 😅
Wtg!
Thank you so much it’s not mentioned in instructions at all you made my life easier ❤
So very glad it helped!
THANK YOU!! I tried so hard and got nowhere! I'm done in 15 minutes with your help!
So glad it helped. All the best.
Thank you for making this video, now i know how to take my fan apart without breaking it! For those who may not know, this fan is identical to the Pelonis brand of 20 in. box fan, sold at Lowes, and they are pretty decent fans! Thanks again,
You're welcome! So glad this helped.
Thank you! I was finally able to clean my Pelonis fan. The 1 setting feels like a 3! I attempted to clean it in the past but wasn't able to get the front guard to disengage from the top. Your video was informative and reassuring.😊
That's awesome, I'm so glad it was able to help. All the best and stay cool
Thank you so much for making this video! Absolutely needed it! These manufacturers need to provide instructions on how to clean the appliance. Mine had not provided any. But this video was super helpful! I am going to save the video for future reference!
They want you to buy a new one rather than clean it. Thanks so much for the comment and stay cool. 🙂
@mkwillert thanks to friends like you, we can save our money! 😀
5 years later you're still helping people like me with his video. I like buying things I can acutally do full maintenance on and many box fans come with blades that cannot be removed without breaking them leaving the motor unserviceable. Thanks to your video, I'll be getting this fan since the blade is held on with a nut. Thanks so much!
That's awesome. So glad it helps!
Couldn't figure out how to take apart,first fan that stumped me. Wasn't mine and afraid I'd break it, got a far as knob.UTubed it, there you were! Rocked it !
@@dianneduncan9519 that's so awesome. Glad it helped and all the best!
@@dianneduncan9519 Yeah all my fan needed was to be re-greased but I couldn't figure out how to get the blade off to do it until I watched this video.
Thank god I found this video ! Me and my husband couldn’t figure out how to clean this fan for almost two months now.
So glad this helped and you were able to!
Sweet you got it figured out!
I just wanted to say thank you so much again for this video thank you so very very much I like to take care of my fans because if you take care of them and keep them clean they will last forever and my son bought this one for me he said mom you're going to love it and I do love it but when it got to the part where it needed to be clean I thought Lord have mercy how does this thing come apart because I'm used to the one that had the screws in them you know so thank you for making this video thank you so very very much thank you if not for you I would not been able to take care of my fan properly thank you for your work thank you for your time so very much thank you thank you.. I can't tell you how thankful I am for you making this video.
You're welcome! Glad you got it
Thank you so much for this video! My Utilitech fan started knocking when I turned it on. Seems that a little electronic box slipped out of its spot. I was ready to throw this out the window, when I came upon your video. Now my fan is fixed and clean. Thank you again.
Glad you were able to fix it!
I couldn't figure out how to open the thing to clean it. I was just about to throw it away when I found your video. Thanks so much!
@@margem4754 👍 that's awesome, so glad it helped!!
Still saving fans 5 years later lol. I had a fan but it wasn't a Walmart one but the build is exactly the same as this one and I was cleaning all fans in my home. But couldn't figure out the box fan. The nob was still on it that's why I couldn't open it lmao. This video saved me alot of time trying to figure out why it wasn't opening. Thank you
@@daniellalights159 I'm so glad it helped you out! Thanks for the message it means a lot. All the best and stay cool 🙂
dude ty. i thought these were impossible to take apart! i used a flat head screw driver to press and twist from one side of the top to the other. made releasing the clips much easier. thanks again!
Fantastic. Great idea.
Damn. NEVER had to watch a "tutorial" just to take apart a box fan before 😆
But there's a first time for everything, I guess 😂
Thanks for this video
@@jcIIXVIIIVII ha! I hear you man. Thanks for the comment!
i just bought a Pelonis fan at Lowes, same exact design. i was wondering how to clean it. Thanks for the video pal.
Welcome! Glad you got it!
Wow I've had the same fan for 4 years and it has more dust in it than the Sahara desert 😂 never been cleaned, now after seeing this video i won't have to throw it out, thank you sir 😊 the fan manufacturer should send you a check 😊
Ha! That's funny. So glad you got it.
THANK YOU for this video. I guessed this thing slid off but wasn't sure and didn't want to break anything. I couldn't remember where I got it and kept looking at the Lasko cool color fan instructions and screaming "there are no gdm screws arggghh" and then thank goodness your video was here to save me from having a blood pressure attack. THANK YOU THANK YOU!
You're so welcome! Glad you got it.
Holy cow! Thank you, I was about to throw ours out because it was so dirty and I couldn't get it open!
So glad you got it! All the best
Thank you so much for this video. I was tearing my hair out trying to figure out how to open my box fan. I broke a nail but I got the grill open!
Sorry about the nail but congrats on the grill! Glad you got it 🙂
I just spent an hour with a box fan with same design. Perfect aire brand. I could not get the front grill off for the life of me. This worked thank you!!
I'm so glad you were able to get it!
Yes, like you said the top part was the hardest.
@Detailguy101 sometimes it's just knowing where to start. Without that first step it can be futile. All the best to you
Thank you to much! I couldn’t figure out how to get the panel of without breaking it. Never thought the knob would just pull off 😂
Yeah, so crazy how they put it together!
Hey, I thank you, and my fan thanks you. Glad I checked UA-cam for an answer before i just started to strong arm it apart and breaking something. Last thing I wanted was having it look all tweekerized sitting in a window or something.
Sweet you figured it out without damage!
The one handed work, the instructions, the over overall theatrics (sound effects and all 😁) was immaculate! 🤭👏🏾 Thank you!!! I'm about to go clean my Pelonis box NOW!!!! 🥳
Fan-tastic! That's awesome. Glad you'll be able to get it done! 😊
Thank youuuuu my fan just started blowing straight cat hair caked to the blades and the grill NEEEDED THISSS🎉🎉
@@alexbass2437 Glad you were able to get it! And less cat hair 😉
2/13/2020 USA Grandpa Bill mk: THANK YOU. Like everyone else, I've struggled with this box fan. Your disassembly got me back on track. Now I can clean the blades. It seems the designer figured that when the blades got dirty we'd throw it out and buy a new one, or poke a stick with a cleaning rag into the grill slots to wipe the edges of the blades. The fan blades look like a pirate's cutless. All this being said, my fan has run beautifully, quietly, and well balanced all along. Despite the mystery, aggravation, and damage to the case to get it open, grandma and me have enjoyed the fan. Getting it back together so it stays together is the next challenge, but I have a roll of boxing tape if necessary.
Good stuff, Grandpa! So glad it helped. I agree, they make them so we cant get in them for the reasons you mentioned and that's a bummer. Thanks for your feedback on the video and taking the time to write. All the best to you!
Yes, thank goodness people like yourself that share honestly, even including how you learned along the way, you saved my day today.
Thank you! I really appreciate that. All the best to you, take care and stay cool!
Thank you so much! I couldn't figure out how to get this off, so I cleaned it with qtips. Then I was shaking it to get the dust loose and the motor started dangling. I tried to tie the motor to the cover using string to keepjit out of the way of the fan but there wasn't a way. Then I began trying to figure out how to take it apart. I was trying to pop it off from the top ... I even stuck a screw driver through the slats and took off the screws that are on the inside of the fan... I was about to throw it away when I decided to look up a video. Once I saw the video I saw this was super simple, but not really intuative at all. My other one you just take the screws off the face and that's it. Thank you again!
Glad you were finally able to get it, Kayla! All the best to you.
Our little motor was hanging down too and we've only had it for a couple months. Thank goodness for this video!
never have i gotten so frustrated opening a fan, THANK YOU
You're welcome. Glad this helped ease the frustration!
Same here.
I was trying so hard to get it off before i found this video, and then realized i had to take the knob off...thank you so much!
You're welcome, glad you were successful!
So glad this helped!
Thanks so much! I was cleaning my fan for years and each time I cleaned it took 4 hours. I finally have extra time!
So glad you were able to get it done more efficiently!
Great video! My fan fell so I had to take it apart to investigate why it was making a strange noise since. Definitely also did the trick for cleaning * thumbs up *
Thanks! So glad it helped.
Gr8saiyaman88 Hi! My fan is doing the same thing after falling! It's making a loud clicking noise like a blade is rubbing against the grate. Did you figure out what was making the sound and how to fix it?
@@scootermom1791 mine did the same thing and I found that the fins of the fan bend easily. If you can take the front off like in the video you can bend it back. Or if you can figure out which blade it is, stick something through the grate like the handle of a wood spoon to bend it back in its proper place.
Mark Willert Thank you so much! You were right. One of the fins was actually coming apart, so I duct taped it (for now). I appreciate your help! :)
@@scootermom1791 Great job! If the duct tape has thrown it out of balance, try some cheap or thin packing tape. All depends on how much you needed to put on. But way to go, not throwing it away and keeping it from land fill.
Thanks for sharing this. Me and my friend are like no flipping way. We can't clean this!
🤣🤣 It's clean thanks to that video!😎
@@tammylovescats now that's cool. Way to go!
Thank you! Just used ur video to help clean my fan. At first, i was like, why is there tape on the sides? Lol. But my roomate took his knife to take the knob off. Took him 0.5 seconds lol. But thank you for showing how it comes apart.❤
I'm so glad this helped and thank you so much for the thoughtful message! All the best and stay cool 😉
This is why I love the Net - you ask with details, and you get answers on the first click.
I can't imagine life without it! Glad this helped.
Just found this video! Thank you so much! Mine is from Aldi it's a easy home box fan I've been tinkering around with it for a month now! This is why I just love UA-cam ❤️
So glad it helped. Yeah, UA-cam is fantastic for fixing things!
Thanks for posting this video. I was at a lose after taking the bottom screw out. It felt like it wanted to slide down but I hadn't seen the top clips. CHEERS!!!
So glad you got it all figured out, all the best.
I've had mine for years now and have painstakingly used a variety of means in order to clean it...comical, really. 😁🤣 You, Sir, are my Hero! Thank you!!!
Ha, thank you. Glad you were able to get it done.
Very glad you posted this video! I could not for the life of me figure out how to get the grate off by myself.
Fantastic! Tricky, isn't it?
Mark Willert Absolutely! It sure was.
So glad this helped!
Oh my gosh dude Thankyou so much my friend found this similar box fan in the trash for me and I was hesitant that it would work and it does and now I have to clean it, I could not get it open you saved me Thankyou, keep creating amazing content, good work ;)
So glad it helped!
@@mkwillert 😊
Thank you for helping us open up our box fan without breaking it. Your video was a big help! Thanks again!
So glad I could help and you were able to open it. All the best to you!
Wow, thank you so much! I honestly don't think I would have figured this out on my own!
It was tricky for me the first time. Glad it helped you!
So glad it helped!
NICE, they should have put it in the instruction manual but I am glad someone decided to post a video.
Couldn't agree more!
Thank you so much for posting this video, I have the Pelonis box fan and Asthma so I needed to clean the thing as the blades were freaking gross. I saw this video and this is the same model as the Walmart Mainstays one so I was able to get my fan cleaned. Would not have figured it out without seeing your video. Thumbs up!
So glad you were able to get it apart to clean. All the best to you, stay healthy and God bless my friend.
I too, have the Pelonis fan… Is this brand name suspiciously close to the word “Penis” or is it just me… sometimes I wonder…
Thanks almost just tossed mine in the trash what a pain in the ass lmao thanks for the video 🤙🏼
So glad you got it. All the best!
I watched another video which made the disassembly look almost impossible. Thanks for this!
You're welcome. Glad you were able to figure it out!
Thank you so much, mkwillert, for taking the time to make this video. We could not figure out how to get our Utilitech fan apart to clean. PERFECT!
I'm so very glad this helped! All the best and stay cool 😉
Thanks - I’ve tried and given up a few times but today I found this video - thank you!!!
You're welcome. So glad it worked!
Thanks so much for this!!!! I almost broke Mines doing it without your directions😘 Mines is purple by the way 😊
We have two of these, so glad it helped you!
I couldn't figure how to take the apart! Thank you so much you ROCK😀
So glad you were able to! Thanks for the reply!
Thanks! That was exactly what I needed to know to take apart & clean my 20 inch Utilitech box fan. Apparently Mainstays has identical housing.
So glad it helped!!
Thanks for this!! We have had ours sitting there useless because we couldn't figure out how to do this! 🤷♀️
So glad you got it! All the best to you .
THANK YOU I WAS CLUELESS WATCHED YOUR VIDEO AND I NOW HAVE A CLEAN BOX FAN NOT SAME BRAND BUT PUT TOGETHER SAME AS YOUR BRAND THANKS AGAIN
So glad I could help and you got it!
I didn’t know it slid off! This video is perfect, thank you!
@@MReyes-cr5tw fantastic!
Even this video is very old you just save my life mate
It does go back a bit haha Glad it helped
Thank you! Now I'll be able to clean the inside. Couldn't figure out how to get the panel off. Didn't want to break the thing.
Well done! Glad you're able to figure it out. 👍
Thanks dawg, I figured it out myself but didn't realize I needed so much force to slide it off from the top, ended up thinking I was doing it wrong lol.
Glad you're able to get it! Sometimes one little piece of information makes a world of difference. Well done
I couldn't figure out this fan either couldn't clean it until I watched this thank you very much for showing us how to do this.
You're welcome. Stay cool. ;)
I struggled for 15 minutes and then decided to resort to YT. Thanks a lot. I have EXACT same fan.
So glad this helped?
You're the best! Was looking everywhere and couldn't find any help. Thank you! +E
Glad I could help! All the best
Thank you! I ended up having to pry the front off the top with a screwdriver, but once that was done, it came right off!
Glad you were able to get it!
Thank you so much. It kept getting stuck at the top and I thought that it wasn’t supposed to come apart. I’m so glad for this video
So glad you figured it out!
Thank you for this video, I couldn’t figure it out. I do need to clean both sides. Is there a way to clean the back side as well?
I do like the softer white noise it puts out, however if I can not clean both sides then I will have to buy another kind. Thank you for any information you may have as to how to remove and clean the back.
Great question! I'll take a look at mine and get back to you. :)
You can clean the other side of the blades by taking a damp cloth and reaching around the underside of them and wiping them clean. Hope this helps!
Omgosh, thanks.. I’ve been at this for at least an hour! Lol
Glad you got it figured out! All the best to you.
That’s great. I had to look through six dumbasses, wanting to show me how a fan works and how to take one out of a box.
I guess there’s people out there that maybe don’t know how to take a pan out of a box and turn it on.
I just didn’t want to break the fan, taking it apart to clean it.
Normally, I just sprayed them down with the hose and let them dry for three days. But it got hot pretty quick and I wanted to be able to use it tonight.
👍
So glad it worked for you. All the best
Thank you for the video!! Saved me some money. I was so close to buying another one haha
Yeah man. Another saved from the landfill.
Thank you so much for taking the time to figure this fan out. And for making this video!!! This has been a huge help. :)
You're very welcome!
Fantastic video. If not for the tip about the knob, I likely would've broken the damn thing lol. Thank you.
So glad this helped you out. You're welcome. 🙂
Ohhhh i was wondering how do i take apart my fan and thanks to you i am able to thank you so much
I'm so glad it helped!
thanks for the tutorial i couldn't figure out how to open the damn thing today
You're welcome! So glad you got it figured out
Thank you for posting this. It also works for a Utilitech brand that is exactly the same but comes in white and I think we got it from Lowe’s
You are welcome! Thanks for the heads up, I'll add that to the list. :)
Thank you for the video. I have a Pelonis Box fan from Amazon with the exact same design. This was very helpful and much needed!
So glad you were able to get it! Thanks for the comment and all the best
Omg thank you for posting this. I couldn’t figure out for the life of me. I thought I was going to break it.
So glad you were able to get it done!
This was incredibly helpful. Got it off on 5mins. Thank you so much for this upload!
I'm so glad it worked for you! Really appreciate the thanks and all the best to you.
Really useful, what if you want to oil the motor though?
Take the back off, pull the blades off the front, and oil both ends
Thanks man! 💗 I understand why there were so many "destroy" videos when I looked this up. I still ended up breaking a couple of the plastic pieces. 🙄
Haha, I did too but it still works and it's clean!! All the best.
Thank You Thank You Thank You! My fan is all clean and the airflow has returned...thanks to your step by step directions!
You're welcome, so glad it helped!
Is this a high quality fan and is it reliable? Also, is this better than Lasko?
It works well for me and I'm not sure how it compares to Lasko. Wish I could be more help.
That’s okay. Also, I liked this video and subscribed with notifications.
Thanks for this - save me a lot of trouble!
So glad!
So glad this helped!
Thank you so much! I thought i was going to have to toss it because it was so dirty! Thank you!
@@sharirawsthorne3465 That's fantastic you were able to save it from landfill and from buying another! Wtg!
Excellent video, if it wasn't for you I probably would have broken the fan trying to get it apart. Thank you.
So glad it helped!
Thanks, this video was just what I needed!
Awesome! Made it worth my time then! All the best.
So glad this helped!
Thank for making this video could not have done this without you. I’m very grateful. This also works with the Pelonis brand which is what I have
You're welcome. So glad it helped!
Thank you for this, even with your video this was a nightmare to take apart. I'm giving it to a friend and buying something else.
Thanks for the reply- I can understand. All the best to you
Thank you very much, I was ready to use percussive maintenance I was so frustrated, you are the man.
Haha, yes sometimes Mr Sledge is called in out of frustration. So glad that wasn't the case here and you were able to have a positive outcome. 🙂
Thank you so much! This video helped me clean my Polar Wind box fan! Same design!
So awesome. Glad you were successfull!
I have a Hurricane box fan made by the same company as the Mainstays fan in your video. Could not figure out how to get mine apart, and couldn't find any info online how to do it. Grazie mille for your video!
You're welcome! So glad you got it.
Thank you very much! I was able to clean my fan. Now it works like new! Thanx again!!!
That's fantastic! Way to go. 👍
I have this and was about to call their customer support. Thank you so much
So glad you figured it out! All the best to you
Thanks so much! I used this to clean the Pelonis fan which is exactly like that one. 🙏
That's fantastic! Thanks for leaving the comment and all the best to you Robert.
As a Lasko box fan owner, this is a much better design. Esp. how the blade is secured with a nut, and not all the little self-tapping screws I have to remove to get the grilles and/or motor out. Midea makes their stuff, and IMO they are top notch. They made my little space heater too, and it is quality.
Glad it works for you! Others have had great difficulty, hence the need for this video.
Designed to be thrown away so you buy a new one. Now I don’t have to! Thanks for solving this riddle. I hate being poor.
Good stuff James. Glad you were able to! Not having money is what causes me to fix things too. But still, UA-cam is a blessing as I've probably saved thousands and it's saved me in many pinches. God still takes care of me and I have what I need and many things I want!
Thank you so much I could not figure this out thought I had to break this to clean it. Runs like new took ten minutes
So awesome. Glad this worked for you!
OMG thank you. I swear I thought I just broke mine. I don't like how I can't take the back off to clean it. Can't we just go back to 6 screws in front and back and boom, clean your fan? lol.
I know, right? You're welcome and glad you got it clean!
I know, right? You're welcome and glad you got it clean!
Amen!
thank you so much finaly give my fan a good clean with out having a trouble to clean inside.
So glad you were able to get it clean!