Vacuum cleaner as a blower for dust?

junred56 · May 24, 2016

Okay so, I'm tired of using compressed air when cleaning my pc because, well, it runs out. I know that vacuuming the inside of your PC isn't a good idea because there's gonna be static build up in the nozzle because of all the dust. BUT, I was wondering, in the same way as an air compressor or a can of compressed air, is it okay to use a vacuum cleaner as a blower so I can use it to blow dust off my PC?

robax91 · May 24, 2016

If you cleaned it really well it might work for the very loose dust. If it's not cleaned your probably blowing more dust in than you are blowing out. My experience with cleaning my PC with air has been duster cans, a leaf blower, and an actual air compressor. I'll be honest, buying cans of air sucks, but it still works the best. But to be clear, yes it should be fine to blow air on your PC with your vacuum. Just make sure its been cleaned first so that you don't do more harm than good.

Mr Kagouris · May 24, 2016

Yes you can use blowers to clean the PC but they won't be nearly as effective as compressed air. A cheap leafblower or even a hair dryer (set to non-heating) will clean away large masses of dust just fine, but the little bits of dust you can only clean with the high pressure of compressed air.

Gnuffi · May 24, 2016

if you wanna save money on aircans
get one of them anti static duster brush thingys, sorta like these http://www.ebay.com/itm/Random-Curved-Chenille-Microfiber-Anti-Static-Duster-Dust-Cleaning-Cleaner-Y2-/151742749159
and clean your case a tad more often, then you dont have to use air so often
starting to blow with vacuum cleaner can just end in it getting alot worse/dirtier, and even regular air compressors can be quite dirty or even spew oils or/and especially water from condensation

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