Clean a ceiling fan to improve the room's air quality.
A dirty and dust-covered ceiling fan easily spreads that dirt into the air and on room surfaces. A ceiling fan should be cleaned regularly to avoid this dust build up. There are special tools designed to clean a ceiling fan and others that can also be used.
Ceiling Fan Duster
A ceiling fan duster is specifically designed to fan blades. The duster's long handle allows you to clean a ceiling fan without climbing a ladder. The handle is also sometimes adjustable, to reach even further. The brush on the end of many dusters is electrostatic, allowing it to attract dust and dirt using static electricity. The brush surrounds both the top and bottom side of the ceiling fan blade as you wipe it with the duster.
Step Ladder
If you don't have the use of a ceiling fan duster, use a step ladder to climb and reach the ceiling fan instead of standing on furniture, such as a chair or small table. The biggest concern when using a ladder is to keep your balance while working and looking up and to watch out for dizziness or vertigo. If standing on the ladder does not allow you to be above the ceiling fan while cleaning it, wear goggles or safety glasses so that the dust you wipe off the ceiling fan does not get in your eyes.
Vacuum Ceiling Fan Attachment
An attachment, often a brush, that you attach to the hose of a vacuum is used to clean the dust from ceiling fan blades, while you stand on the floor. One problem that can arise with a vacuum attachment is that the vacuum hose is not long enough to effectively reach the ceiling fan. In this case, you will need to use the vacuum and attachment on the ceiling fan while standing on a step ladder. Climbing and standing on a ladder while balancing yourself holding the vacuum hose can be dangerous.
Feather Duster and Microfiber Cloth
Microfiber cloths can be used to wipe the ceiling fan blades clean, either used with water or used dry. Wiping down the ceiling fan with these cloths or dusting it with a feather duster requires that you utilize a ladder to reach the ceiling fan, depending on how high the fan is located. After using these tools to clean the ceiling fan, a vacuum is used to collect the dust that has fallen to the floor underneath.
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