Is it easy to take this fan apart and clean it?
449289
I have never attempted to take the fan apart, because, so far, I haven't needed to. I just dust it, regularly, and use a hand held vacuum to it...still seems bright and new, and not dusty. I like the fan very much....CHEERS!!
449290
Yes. I am not home at the moment but I believe there are two small screws on the front. Remove those, pop the front off an wash it. The blades also slide off for easy cleaning. The remainder, just vaccum to remove dust. I love this fan and will purchase another when this one gets too old.
1208133
We do not recommend taking the unit apart, however, you can use compressed air to gently clean the blades.
1439924
I haven't tried but by just inspecting it, I say yes it can be taken apart and cleaned with a vacuum. I'm an engineer and handyman, so quite mechanically skilled. One can simply unscrew the grill and then vacuum the fan blades carefully. You can also simply vacuum through the grills.
2084815
The fan does require assembly, mostly because they want to fit the parts into the smallest possible box for shipping. There are a total of eight pieces in the box, including a small Phillips-head screw. Everything snaps or screws easily together in a matter of a few minutes. The lone part that needs a tool is a small Phillips-head screw that locks the base onto the upright arm. The parts fit together so nicely that you could probably leave off the screw. If the entire job is taking you more than 10 minutes, give the parts and directions to one of your kids. :)
1203792
I don't know about cleaning, but I do know...that I really like the fan. It produces a lot of air or less if that's what you want. I use it now at night blowing directly on me in bed. I live in Florida and don't use A/C so I REALLY like good fans. This is my second one. The little one is not effective.
1476812
I did remove the motherboard. It appeared like I probably could have replaced the fan without removing it; but o avoid breaking anything and to make my life simpler, I removed the board. But I was also adding cooling paste and servicing the whole cooling system.
287548
Very easy. There is a gap under the front cover, pull it and it comes off. After the front cover is removed you can clean dust or access the two intake fans.
1103546
No simple way. There are 8 screws that would appear to separate the two halves of the cover. I've never removed them. The instruction leaflet that comes with the fan states:The fan grills not supposed to be disassembled by user (exact wording, including incorrect grammar). Recommend to use a small paint brush and vacuum to clean the fan blades.
1209785
I think the air pump at a gas station would also work. This time I am going to spray it with vegetable non stick and see if the dust comes off easier. On my larger fan I left the screws out and put the fan back together with bread twistys. That makes taking it apart quicker.
1770254
No tools needed. Take the fan out of the box then place it into the resting base and it is ready to use.
287549
Very easy. To get to the actual fans themselves, just pull the front cover (takes about 5 seconds). The right side cover (looking at the front of the machine) comes off easy enough; remove two thumb screws and slide it off. The wiring for the fans goes into a structural channel that routes it around the internal drive bays and out near the power supply.
2034149
I took mine apart to clean, which is not that difficult, but does take 10 or so minutes the first time. To reassemble I simply left out all the screws holding the two halves of the fan together in the back, and have it kept together by the large plastic screw on knobs on the side. Works fine and makes cleaning easier the next time you need to do it. Take the knobs off, pull the plastic dealie off the top, and the fan comes straight apart. The blade comes off if you give it a gentle but FIRM pull with both hands from the center of the blade at the shaft - it's held on by friction. I am speaking of the Lasko 330 "Wind Machine" however. I have two of them, and do they ever kick up some breeze. No real need for AC. I took mine apart to clean, which is not that difficult, but does take 10 or so minutes the first time. To reassemble I simply left out all the screws holding the two halves of the fan together in the back, and have it kept together by the large plastic screw on knobs on the side. Works fine and makes cleaning easier the next time you need to do it. Take the knobs off, pull the plastic dealie off the top, and the fan comes straight apart. The blade comes off if you give it a gentle but FIRM pull with both hands from the center of the blade at the shaft - it's held on by... » Read More I took mine apart to clean, which is not that difficult, but does take 10 or so minutes the first time. To reassemble I simply left out all the screws holding the two halves of the fan together in the back, and have it kept together by the large plastic screw on knobs on the side. Works fine and makes cleaning easier the next time you need to do it. Take the knobs off, pull the plastic dealie off the top, and the fan comes straight apart. The blade comes off if you give it a gentle but FIRM pull with both hands from the center of the blade at the shaft - it's held on by friction. I am speaking of the Lasko 330 "Wind Machine" however. I have two of them, and do they ever kick up some breeze. No real need for AC. « Show Less
1792975
Hi Jose,I just started using the fan - so I haven't had any experience with taking it apart yet. The front grill is removable, but I haven't tried it yet.
378159
You cannot take it apart to clean. It is a nightmare to clean and quite honestly it did not perform very well either. I do not recommend this product.
1731614
If you a little handy, you can absolutely take this apart. It's not "meant" to be taken apart, but I have taken mine apart to clean and repair.
1965681
I haven't done it yet, but it should not be difficult at all. The fans are mounted to a hinged plate that opens. You can completely remove them from the unit. They are plugged into the power supply, not hard wired. So you simply unplug them, release a couple of latches that secure them to the hinged plate and take them out.
2047827
The fan is reversible to work as either. It seemed fairly easy to do (although I had someone do it for me) by removing a few screws.