Miss Mousie Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 My kitchen fan especially, because of cooking oils, is really, really nasty - and doesn't come clean just by dusting. Can anyone recommend a solution? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 My method has always been to leave them in the store. Not helpful, but the truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Cleaning fairy to the rescue! But first I need to know what they are made of. Painted? Plain, plastic? Flat surface? Texture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 It's dh's job to really scrub them, usually with some dish soap. I think he actually took them down last time. It's my job to wipe them down with a damp cloth (on a chair) every now and then. I'm bad at my job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbeym Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 For a kitchen fan, I would think you'd have to take it down and degrease the blades. For regular fans covered in dust bunnies, we just turn them to spin the other way and turn on high. The cats have a field day. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Mousie Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Cleaning fairy to the rescue! But first I need to know what they are made of. Painted? Plain, plastic? Flat surface? Texture? Varnished wood, if I remember correctly. (It has been a really long time since I've been up there! :o ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Murphy's Oil Soap, high strength, warm water. Wet, scrub and dry. Polish with Orange oil afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Mousie Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 For a kitchen fan, I would think you'd have to take it down and degrease the blades. For regular fans covered in dust bunnies, we just turn them to spin the other way and turn on high. The cats have a field day. :thumbup: LOL, my cats would love that too! I would never have thought of that. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Mousie Posted December 17, 2012 Author Share Posted December 17, 2012 Thank you so much, one*mom! Now all I need is ambition. :auto: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixjen Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 I saw somewhere (probably pinterest) that when dusting the fan blades to put a pillowcase over the blade then pull off slowly. That way most of the dust and gunk falls into the pillowcase instead of the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 That's a brilliant idea Pixjen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myra Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 But I can tell you one thing never to do with ceiling fans over a dining room table - don't have the kids make turkeys out of egg cartons (you know, cut one egg section out as the turkey's body, decorate it with feathers, then hang by a thread - one for each ceiling fan's blade)..........can you see the disaster coming yet.....last of all wait until the entire extended family is saying grace then turn the fan on high.........womp.....womp.....turkeys flying into gravy, dishes, grampa's bald head, etc. Myra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 If you leave them on high all summer, they still accumulate dust. At the end of the season, I realize they're disgusting, go up there and knock it all off and then vacuum and sweep it all up. For the kitchen... ew. Yeah, I'd do what One*Mom suggested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I like those 360 dusters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 My kitchen fan has plastic blades. I have a bowl of warm soapy water. I climb on a chair and I scrub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 When I was in my early 20s, DH and I had only lived in apartments. We stayed in each one about a year or two and then usually moved. My sister asked me once how I cleaned my ceiling fans. I remember looking at her quizically...you clean ceiling fans? She freaked and said, "You don't clean your ceiling fans?! What do you do when they get all dusty?" I thought about it a minute, then answered, "I move." The was over 20 years ago and I STILL get teased about that in the family. I'm supposed to be the "clueless housekeeper"....(although obviously I'm not anymore...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Mousie Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 I'm supposed to be the "clueless housekeeper"....(although obviously I'm not anymore...) Obviously, I still am! Thanks so much for all the tips, ladies. I really appreciate it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thessa516 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 If they have a lot of grease, try wiping them down with some oil first - just plain old vegetable oil. I came across the idea here: http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/12/a-quick-tip-for-cleaning-kitchen-oil-splatters-fight-oil-with-oil.html#more-11820 It worked really well for my range hood. After I cleaned it with the oil, I went back over it with my regular cleaning solution. It worked much better than just using the regular cleaning solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 When I was in my early 20s, DH and I had only lived in apartments. We stayed in each one about a year or two and then usually moved. My sister asked me once how I cleaned my ceiling fans. I remember looking at her quizically...you clean ceiling fans? She freaked and said, "You don't clean your ceiling fans?! What do you do when they get all dusty?" I thought about it a minute, then answered, "I move." The was over 20 years ago and I STILL get teased about that in the family. I'm supposed to be the "clueless housekeeper"....(although obviously I'm not anymore...) This made me giggle! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Χά�ων Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I suggest moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I use on of the swifter extension things that you buy the dusting pads for. it can turn in any direction to get on top, bottom, around the fans and around ceiling vents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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