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Jenny McFarlane

How to clean a fan properly – banish dust to keep it working efficiently so you stay cool this summer

Meaco sefte 8 portable fan on a coffee table in a living room.

With the scorcher of a heatwave we're currently battling through, your fan might have been plugged in pretty much constantly over the last few days. Whether you're using your fan every day or not, knowing how to clean a fan is essential for keeping it in healthy condition.

The best fans are a lifesaver in the summer, whether they're helping you keep a bedroom cool or they're keeping the heat out of your home office as you work. But if we neglect to clean them, our fans will accumulate months' worth of dust, which we'll essentially be blowing into the air. Hence why knowing how to clean a fan is so important.

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