compressed air for cleaning

dalehitchy1 · 27 Oct 2011 at 11:49

I want to take some pics of my build but thought ill do a quick clean first. while i was in towi thought i may aswell purchase some compressed air.

i expected ****** to be expensive... however they cannot justify selling a small can of air for £16. i went to a small shop that does comp bits and thought they wud be selling it cheaper but they wasnt. was begonning to th ink that may be the value somehow.

quick search on the net found it at £2. shops that overprice items like that shud be ashamed.

Adam_101 · 27 Oct 2011 at 11:53

Prices for that do annoy you!

mickyflinn · 27 Oct 2011 at 11:54

Why pay at all, i use the hoover and a small brush. Job done

mp260767 · 27 Oct 2011 at 12:32

make sure to give it a good shake before using it and a quick squirt away from your kit in case of any water residue build up.

Tomcat825 · 27 Oct 2011 at 14:14

People are greedy.

JeffyB · 27 Oct 2011 at 14:18

You can buy manual compressors you simply pump up each time you want to use them. Can't for the life of me remember their proper name though.

arc@css · 27 Oct 2011 at 14:22

I find compressed air somewhat useful though you can't beat taking something apart once a while for a really thorough clean, that's when a soft brush is ideal. The one snag with compressed air I find is that it doesn't last long. Despite the cheap price I sometimes wonder if it's worth it.

khare · 27 Oct 2011 at 17:51

Brush and hoover works great, but I do use compressed air sometimes. Best place? 99p store

99p a can, doesn't last long, maybe about 2 minutes of continuous use but at 99p a pop it's cheap. 1 can is enough for 1 good clean I find it though. As another guy said, spray away from computer first to clean any liquid in the pipe, and DO NOT SPRAY UPSIDE DOWN OR TILTED! Always keep the can upright, rotate other components instead rather than the can, otherwise you'll spray liquid (I think it's nitrogen) directly on the components.

AdamN · 27 Oct 2011 at 17:53

JeffyB said:
You can buy manual compressors you simply pump up each time you want to use them. Can't for the life of me remember their proper name though.

Sweedish penis enlarger?

£16 is ridiculous!

Hyburnate · 27 Oct 2011 at 17:53

I use muc off

Never looked back.

Hanuki · 27 Oct 2011 at 19:18

I just use the electric pump for my air bed - does the job also have a hover for collecting aswell on the lowest possible settings your sorted and i also found a brush useful for the fan fins only thing i find compressed air useful for is the heatsink - getting deep into the grill cans be trickizle

khare · 27 Oct 2011 at 20:06

Air pump for bed! Very good shout, will pull mine out tomorrow and blow the whole thing!

Deleted User 298457 · 27 Oct 2011 at 20:07

I use a mechanics compressor personally.

beejjacobs · 27 Oct 2011 at 20:11

dLockers said:
I use a mechanics compressor personally.

Same, very useful for bikes, cars etc too!

khare · 27 Oct 2011 at 20:12

The only thing I'd have against an air compressor is that it's too powerful, and you can always get moisture inside the tank, which may end up in the components.

beejjacobs · 27 Oct 2011 at 20:17

Mine has two outputs, one is controlled. also there's a valve for releasing the moisture

Deleted User 298457 · 27 Oct 2011 at 20:18

beejjacobs said:
Mine has two outputs, one is controlled. also there's a valve for releasing the moisture

^ Yup

If you have a decent tank, it will be anti moisture (for spraying) and have a pressure regulator.

ishoeyi · 27 Oct 2011 at 21:34

my dyson works for me.

compressed air for cleaning

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