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Forum THE LOUNGE How to keep fur out of my computer’s fan?

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    • Vinegar
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        My computer basically ranges from “angry cat” to “jet engine from hell”. No way it’s good for it. I’m going to open it up in a bit and see what I can do, but in the meantime I thought I’d ask how all of you deal with the problem?

         

        I considered a filter but I figure it has a filter anyway and I’m scared I’m going to make it overheat anyway because it’ll be restricting the air flow…?

         

        Maybe I’ll just vacuum every three hours until I die.


      • Paradigm
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          You might have to just regularly take it to bits and clean out the filter. There’s tons of guides on google.

          Alternatively, you could buy a cooling unit this might put another layer between you and the bunny hair. Might put less pressure on your computer if hair is restricting the airflow. My previous laptop had real problems with overheating but the cooling unit really helped. Only downside was that it dug into my legs in bed.

          If you’re a better laptop keeper than me, you might also restrict your laptop use to hard surfaces as this would help with cooling (and presumably your bunnies aren’t on those surfaces).

          Hope this helps.


        • Sindri
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            What type of computer is it? Is it a lap top or regular PC type? I have both but I only get fur in my regular PC since its always out. I just vacuum the fans out and periodically I open it up and blow it out with an air compressor since I have one. You can get those cans of air at the store also. If it is a laptop I would always keep it on a hard surface when using then put away when not in use.


          • JackRabbit
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              Sindriona is absolutely right.


            • Stickerbunny
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                Hahaha the issue with a shedding rabbit in the house : D

                Powder sheds like mad 24/7 365 and his fur gets into my computer quite a bit. Depending on your case, there are some things you can do though.

                For side/front intake fans you can buy the kind that has very small holes to filter dust and such in front of the fans. That will cut the majority of the fur out of your system, as it gets sucked up in the intake but stays on the outside since the holes are too small for it to get through. It doesn’t cut enough air to overheat, it helps keep down dust so it actually helps the heat issues. They use those types of fans for intake in a lot of gaming cases.

                For the back fans that push air OUT you don’t want to obstruct them in any way. That will cause heating issues.

                Otherwise, get a can of compressed air and keep it on your desk. When fur starts building up, just turn the PC off and shoot the air into it to clean it out. Every month or so give it a better clean. If fur and dust are REALLY bad and it’s a desktop, you may every few years need to do a full cleaning to avoid overheating, which requires taking the fan off the CPU and cleaning the dust/fur out of the heatsink. If you’re not comfortable doing that (you can break your CPU if you don’t know how to safely remove the heat sink) then you can get it done if it comes to it. But, usually you’re safe just air compressing it. My partner’s heatsink filled up with dust earlier this year though and had to take it apart cause his PC was overheating all the time.

                If it’s a laptop, compressed air and a vacuum and try to keep it off your clothes/couches as it can suck in the fur from those surfaces (and we all know if you live with bunnies, you have fur on your clothes and furniture haha)


              • RetroSquid
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                  Ha, I rely on my PC for everything from University study, movies, gaming etc etc…

                  Probably spend about 12-15 hours a day in front of it, especially with Uni deadlines and the likes, but indeed, the bun hair is a problem.

                  We have cats, rabbits and ferrets, but those damn bun’s fur is so much lighter than any of the others.

                  All I can recommend is grab yourself a can of air duster and open it up and give it a blast. 
                  I’ve found I have to do mine pretty much every two weeks just to keep it clean.

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