Monday, July 14, 2014

Messy Monday: How to Clean a Ceiling Fan

If there is one chore I despise the most, it would have to be cleaning the ceiling fans. They can be such a pain to clean, especially when you put it off for as long as you possibly can. But I'm glad that I finally have an easy way to clean them! 
 
Note: This is actually before I cleaned them again tonight (it was way too hot to turn them off, but I wanted to share this with you.)
 
So how easy could cleaning a ceiling fan be?
 
•In a spray bottle, make a 50/50 mixture of distilled vinegar & water.
•Spray the mixture on both sides of the fan blades.
•Using an old pillowcase, place fan blade inside, press firmly on both sides starting at the center of the fan & wipe down to the end.
 •Repeat on remaining fan blades. 
 
That's pretty simple! All of the dust will fall into the pillowcase. Just shake it out in the trash & wash it with your towels or your husbands dirty work clothes. 

22 comments:

  1. I need to show this to my Mom, I think she's in denial about needing to dust those blades. Great tip to use a pillowcase.

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  2. Great idea!! I already bought one of those special brushes - wish I would have known this before! ha/ha

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  3. This is a great way to clean the blades. That would make less waste of the diaper wipes that I use.

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  4. I have never seen this method before, definitely something to try, someday....I hate cleaning my fans lol

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  5. Genius!! Thank you..ours need cleaning desperately but it always leaves such a mess & I hate cleaning it up..lol. Thanks!! :)

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  6. This is pretty genius lol. I know I hate doing the one over the bed in fear of having to do the sheets right after due to the debris!

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  7. That is so smart!!! I hate cleaning ceiling fans and this will definitely make it so much easier!

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  8. That is such a good idea! I absolutely HATE cleaning the fan that in in my bedroom... everytime I do, I get dut and dirt in my face and eyes... using this method would make that so much easier!

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  9. I will pay you to clean mine .. that's how much I hate cleaning it lol. Sometimes I think when I lived in the city that I purposely moved every year when the lease was up so I didn't have to reclean things like that, that I hated. I am going to do your pillow case way tho! You need to patent that idea lol, next you'll see a microfiber looking cloth, shaped like a pillow case for just Ceiling Fan cleaning!

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    1. Maybe I should make one & go on Shark Tank! ;-)

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  10. Thank you for the great tip! I'm planning to buy a ceiling fan myself. I'm pinning this for the future!

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  11. That's a pretty genius idea. Gonna have to tell my hubby though because I can't reach them on my own, hehe.

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  12. Great idea! I'm not a fan of cleaning the ceiling fans either, because we have to turn them off :)

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  13. I like using those long fan cleaners so I don't have to get up on a ladder. This is a good time come to think of it I need to clean my ceiling fans.

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  14. Good time and perfect timing. Thanks.

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  15. Great post! Ceiling fan blades are usually forgotten & when remembered a mess to clean

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  16. I hate cleaning my ceiling fan blades ugh. Thanks for the tips!

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  17. Thanks for this. I hate cleaning ceiling fans. They're such a pain.

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  18. Great tips!! I will be putting them to use ths weekend! Thanks!

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  19. Thank you so much for these tips. The idea of using an old pillow case is brilliant!

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  20. I am so sharing this with my husband. It doesn’t matter how often we do it, our fan blades never seem to actually get cleaned. Thank you for the awesome tip!!

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  21. Now if I didn't have to get my ladder out, I would try this now.

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