mrbios Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 ... handheld vacuum cleaner! In our professions we obviously have to put up with a hell of a lot of dust, we have an unbranded pile of junk that struggles to suck up anything tbh. Wondered if any of you could recommend a good robust one that has served you well? (and maybe even had some decent nozzles for cleaning out PC cases)
Flatpackhamster Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 The old Henry does the job everywhere I've been. Not sure a handheld is going to have the oomph to get 1,500 kids' skin cells off the fans of a school computer.
adhutton Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) The Dyson handheld one is very good. http://www.dyson.co.uk/Vacuumcleaners/Handhelds/DC34/DC34.aspx Andrew Edited July 10, 2012 by adhutton 1
Oaktech Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 henry... with a custom attachment made of ducktape and a drinking straw.
Guest Guest Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 her right foot looks minging Don't tend to look at their feet when I'm poking the fire
K.C.Leblanc Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 The Dyson handheld one is very good. http://www.dyson.co.uk/Vacuumcleaners/Handhelds/DC34/DC34.aspx Andrew My dad has one of these for removing mildew from old books. They are very good.
Garacesh Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) Don't tend to look at their feet when I'm poking the fire See, I have a rebuttal for whenever somebody uses "You don't look at the mantle when you're poking the fire".. Poke that fire all you want, but when the house isn't cold, the fire isn't burning, and you're gonna wish the mantlepiece around it looks good. On topic, I've never really liked to use hoovers in my PC's. Usually I just take a medium-sized paintbrush and give everything a good wipe off, having a hoover nearby to pick up all the airborned dust. Edited July 10, 2012 by Garacesh
rad Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 We have a Dyson at home, it lasts for 60 seconds on one blast and you get 6 minutes out of one charge, thats loads of time to get things clean.
Sirbendy Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 We just hit the PCs with our compressor...yet to see dust/skin/snot that can resist the force of many PSI. Keyboards get soaked in foaming cleaner first, then airblasted dry, then treated to a sprayover with sanitizer spray (lemon fresh), then airblasted again. PCs - just insert the nozzle, dial up the pressure, pull the trigger and watch the system eject clouds of dust from every possible exit. Facemask essential.
Pyroman Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 We just hit the PCs with our compressor...yet to see dust/skin/snot that can resist the force of many PSI. Keyboards get soaked in foaming cleaner first, then airblasted dry, then treated to a sprayover with sanitizer spray (lemon fresh), then airblasted again. PCs - just insert the nozzle, dial up the pressure, pull the trigger and watch the system eject clouds of dust from every possible exit. Facemask essential. Does this not knacker the fans? I once tried to clean a heatskink with a hoover and it overspan the fan and burnt it out :-(
mrbios Posted July 10, 2012 Author Posted July 10, 2012 We just hit the PCs with our compressor...yet to see dust/skin/snot that can resist the force of many PSI. Keyboards get soaked in foaming cleaner first, then airblasted dry, then treated to a sprayover with sanitizer spray (lemon fresh), then airblasted again. PCs - just insert the nozzle, dial up the pressure, pull the trigger and watch the system eject clouds of dust from every possible exit. Facemask essential. We have a compressor for just this task, but to be honest i'd rather be getting rid of the dust than simply redistributing it.....and it's just not productive having to wheel the compressor outside every time we need to use it. Much easier to have a hand held vacuum to do the job
markcuk Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 My dad has one of these for removing mildew from old books. They are very good. my father in law had one of them and he binned it same day was rubbish.
TechSupp Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 MetroVac ED-500 DataVac Electric Duster Saw one of these the other day, fantastic tool, powerfull enough to shift most things. Going to see if we can get one.
Sirbendy Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 Does this not knacker the fans? I once tried to clean a heatskink with a hoover and it overspan the fan and burnt it out :-( Not that we've found...Our Dells are coming up to the 4 year marker, 2 cleans per year on average..the only fan issue I've found is I have one with a knackered bearing, but..well, it's not dead, just a bit noisy. I actually tend to leave the systems running while I do it..probably not recommended practise, but heyho..seems to work well..
DSapseid Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 We have a compressor that we we store in the premises workshop and is plugged in next to the door so we can easily do it outside! Brilliant best £130 i spent about 4 years ago when buying the cans of air at £3 a pop!!
Fazza Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 MetroVac ED-500 DataVac Electric Duster Saw one of these the other day, fantastic tool, powerfull enough to shift most things. Going to see if we can get one. A much better idea than a standard Vacuum Cleaner that generates a lot of static. You can get proper hand-held anti-static vacuum cleaners but they're around the £200 mark.
chazzy2501 Posted July 11, 2012 Posted July 11, 2012 lol, cleaning the insides of PCs. My PCs are 5 to 6 years old and hardly have visible dust in them. Just have better cleaning staff to do your rooms. Keyboards take too long to clean just buy more and buy black ones. I used to buy £5 air dusters and paint brushes but modern(er) PCs dont seem to get that dusty as they don't require such insane cooling. I haven't done a good airdusting since my PII days.
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