How to clean an air cooler

[ashu1106]

I have a hyper 212 turbo. It has collected a lot of dust. I have cleaned the fans but cleaning the fins is a hassle. Should I wash it with water. ( Without fans of course) or is there some other trick.

[ImNotThere]

compresses air does the trick

[RollinLower]

blowing it through with compressed air would be the best option, tough if you don;t have a air compressor or canned air that might be a hassle. water would work, but you should make sure you dry it off completely to prevent corrosion on the heatpipes.

[Valkyrie Lenneth]

i usually put my vacuum with a brush on it through those chunks of aircoolers does the job

 

if its rly that bad just use an air compressor :v

[BrodieH]

I normally just take the fans off then hoover it out. If its really that bad use compressed air, but dont use water-it will just make the dust stick together and clog the fins. Also i might rust your cooler, so just stick to vacuums and compressed air.

 

EDIT:

I even hoover off my motherboards sometimes and that's normally the best option for me. If you use compressed air, just make sure its actually spraying out air and not ice, like they sometimes do if they're too cold or just a bit shit.

Edited November 19, 2017 by BrodieH
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[WoodenMarker]

I wash heatsinks in water when I want to be thorough. Just make sure that it's fully dried before re-installation.

If you're feeling lazy, compressed air or blowing through the fins works just fine.