Box Fan Cleaning and take apart Walmart Mainstays and others- quick vid! 

I'm not sure why other window fans have become such pieces of garbage ru-vid.comUgkxGjG43--gYqIoT4Xkur2PqCrtbKwTv2h6 but this one definitely is nice. It's quiet, it has buttons for different functions that you generally don't have to keep pressing over and over again like some of the others, and the remote is a nice feature. Still, button simplification could go further to single functions for each and every one, but it's decent enough. It's a very quiet fan, the quietest window fan that I have ever had, and that alone is worth the extra money over the cheaper ones.

This was hugely helpful. The Genesis 20-inch box fan that's sold on Amazon is exactly the same design. We would not have figured out how to disassemble it without this video.

THANK YOU! My other box fan unscrews and cleans so easily but trying to get into this one was like trying to do a rubik's cube blindfolded. You were a big help.

This was a godsend, we couldn't figure out how to clean our fan and didn't want to toss it. Thank you!!!

5 years later you're still helping people like me with his video. I like buying things I can acutally do full maintenance on and many box fans come with blades that cannot be removed without breaking them leaving the motor unserviceable. Thanks to your video, I'll be getting this fan since the blade is held on with a nut. Thanks so much!

Thank you for making this video, now i know how to take my fan apart without breaking it! For those who may not know, this fan is identical to the Pelonis brand of 20 in. box fan, sold at Lowes, and they are pretty decent fans! Thanks again,

Wow I've had the same fan for 4 years and it has more dust in it than the Sahara desert 😂 never been cleaned, now after seeing this video i won't have to throw it out, thank you sir 😊 the fan manufacturer should send you a check 😊

I was trying so hard to get it off before i found this video, and then realized i had to take the knob off...thank you so much!

dude ty. i thought these were impossible to take apart! i used a flat head screw driver to press and twist from one side of the top to the other. made releasing the clips much easier. thanks again!

Wow, thank you so much! I honestly don't think I would have figured this out on my own!

Thank you! I was finally able to clean my Pelonis fan. The 1 setting feels like a 3! I attempted to clean it in the past but wasn't able to get the front guard to disengage from the top. Your video was informative and reassuring.😊

I've had mine for years now and have painstakingly used a variety of means in order to clean it...comical, really. 😁🤣 You, Sir, are my Hero! Thank you!!!

Very glad you posted this video! I could not for the life of me figure out how to get the grate off by myself.

I couldn't figure out how to open the thing to clean it. I was just about to throw it away when I found your video. Thanks so much!

Just found this video! Thank you so much! Mine is from Aldi it's a easy home box fan I've been tinkering around with it for a month now! This is why I just love RU-vid ❤️

Thanks so much! I was cleaning my fan for years and each time I cleaned it took 4 hours. I finally have extra time!

Thanks so much for this!!!! I almost broke Mines doing it without your directions😘 Mines is purple by the way 😊

THANK YOU for this video. I guessed this thing slid off but wasn't sure and didn't want to break anything. I couldn't remember where I got it and kept looking at the Lasko cool color fan instructions and screaming "there are no gdm screws arggghh" and then thank goodness your video was here to save me from having a blood pressure attack. THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Thanks! That was exactly what I needed to know to take apart & clean my 20 inch Utilitech box fan. Apparently Mainstays has identical housing.

Thanks for posting this video. I was at a lose after taking the bottom screw out. It felt like it wanted to slide down but I hadn't seen the top clips. CHEERS!!!

Damn. NEVER had to watch a "tutorial" just to take apart a box fan before 😆 But there's a first time for everything, I guess 😂 Thanks for this video

Thank you so much. It kept getting stuck at the top and I thought that it wasn’t supposed to come apart. I’m so glad for this video

Even this video is very old you just save my life mate

I have this and was about to call their customer support. Thank you so much

Thanks man! 💗 I understand why there were so many "destroy" videos when I looked this up. I still ended up breaking a couple of the plastic pieces. 🙄

thanks for the tutorial i couldn't figure out how to open the damn thing today

Thank youuuuu my fan just started blowing straight cat hair caked to the blades and the grill NEEEDED THISSS🎉🎉

Thanks dawg, I figured it out myself but didn't realize I needed so much force to slide it off from the top, ended up thinking I was doing it wrong lol.

Wow very helpful thanks

Thank you for this video, I couldn’t figure it out. I do need to clean both sides. Is there a way to clean the back side as well? I do like the softer white noise it puts out, however if I can not clean both sides then I will have to buy another kind. Thank you for any information you may have as to how to remove and clean the back.

Really useful, what if you want to oil the motor though?

Thank you for existing

Thank you so much it’s not mentioned in instructions at all you made my life easier ❤

Thank you so much. You're the best.

This video was amazing help thank you so much for posting

Thank you for the video! This is an awful deign, but thanks to you I can clean the damn thing out now.

Thanks!!

Omg What A pain. Thank you for the help.

Thanks... I needed your help . 😃😃😃

Imagine if RU-vid wasn't available ppl would not know alot of these different things how to do clean fix etc.

Thank you random man on youtube!

wow what a pain in the ass this was! thanks alot for this, its a clean build tho. Im installing a D1mini in there (tho no speed control but on off is all i need :D )

How do you take the knob off?

Got it open , cleaned it , praying I can put it back together as it wasn’t easy for me to unsnap 🎉🎉🎉🎉 😊 THANK YOU

Thank you I almost went crazy cause it was so complicated..

Thank you. You saved the day!

thank you!!

Thanks man

Why in god's name would they not just put fucking screws around the front plate like old fans? I spent way to long fucking with this thing before I had to look this up, thank you

Thank you!! Saved my fan 🎉❤

Lol, I literally need to fix this right now and don't have a screwdriver 🤦🏽‍♀️.

Am I just stupid? I still can't figure it out..

I love you mister

Took a good 30 mins trying to get the top unclipped...until I realized the plastic in the top seam was fused together somehow 😡. So I ripped it off in a fit of rage and the front piece stayed together. Maybe it was meant to be pulled straight up and off lol

If it weren't for anti consumer protection laws, they probably would've sealed it all the way around. Thank you!

I wanted to see how to take fan off.no help

You need a tripod for your cam

This video isn't helpful. Anyone can slide this on and off. I need one where I can see it ALL taken apart and put BACK together. He put the back on wrong btw. You don't set it on top and force the sides open. You SLIDE it back in just how you took it off. And yes, place the knob back on tightly how it was. I guess it's helpful for those who can't take the back off of it though as it can be confusing at first!

Awful design.

Dude, this video saved me!!! These fans are designed in such a stupid way, what a pain in this ass. Thanks so much for this, great job!!!

Thanks! ✌

Thanks almost just tossed mine in the trash what a pain in the ass lmao thanks for the video 🤙🏼

THANK YOU!! I tried so hard and got nowhere! I'm done in 15 minutes with your help!

Omgosh, thanks.. I’ve been at this for at least an hour! Lol

OMG thank you. I swear I thought I just broke mine. I don't like how I can't take the back off to clean it. Can't we just go back to 6 screws in front and back and boom, clean your fan? lol.

Thanks for this - save me a lot of trouble!

Thank god I found this video ! Me and my husband couldn’t figure out how to clean this fan for almost two months now.

3 people still have old box fans😂😂🤣🤣

Holy cow! Thank you, I was about to throw ours out because it was so dirty and I couldn't get it open!

i just bought a Pelonis fan at Lowes, same exact design. i was wondering how to clean it. Thanks for the video pal.

Thanks, this video was just what I needed!

Thank you for the video!! Saved me some money. I was so close to buying another one haha

Oh my gosh dude Thankyou so much my friend found this similar box fan in the trash for me and I was hesitant that it would work and it does and now I have to clean it, I could not get it open you saved me Thankyou, keep creating amazing content, good work ;)

Great video! My fan fell so I had to take it apart to investigate why it was making a strange noise since. Definitely also did the trick for cleaning * thumbs up *

Those blades are thin like smc/midea box fans they both have Banana blades they don’t sell SMC no more

never have i gotten so frustrated opening a fan, THANK YOU

Thanks so much, I found a pretty new Pelonis fan, same as this but white color. Had some tape on it. Watching your video I was able to open it, the hardest part are those snaps on top, as you show, you need to push down in those two places on top, I found that using a flat head screwdriver and sticking it into those two square snaps, easily releases them, easier than by pushing with your fingers and trying to pry it apart, it just instantly separates it as soon as you get the screwdriver pushed in, then you can just wrangle it all out of the side/sides.

Thank you so much for this video! My Utilitech fan started knocking when I turned it on. Seems that a little electronic box slipped out of its spot. I was ready to throw this out the window, when I came upon your video. Now my fan is fixed and clean. Thank you again.

Thank you for helping us open up our box fan without breaking it. Your video was a big help! Thanks again!

Thank you sooooooooo much. I have been trying to figure out how to take my super dusty and caked up lint fan apart. It has been driving me bonkers and I have been using long handle wood Q tips to get inside each blade, and it takes foreverrrrrrrr. Thanks so much for your time and showing how it, I was about to chunk the fan.

Designed to be thrown away so you buy a new one. Now I don’t have to! Thanks for solving this riddle. I hate being poor.

Thank you so much for posting this video, I have the Pelonis box fan and Asthma so I needed to clean the thing as the blades were freaking gross. I saw this video and this is the same model as the Walmart Mainstays one so I was able to get my fan cleaned. Would not have figured it out without seeing your video. Thumbs up!

omg watched one video did not show taking apart and fyi this is the same design as the pelosis box fan

But how do you take the back of the fan off?

Is this a high quality fan and is it reliable? Also, is this better than Lasko?

I regret buying this piece of crap. Lasko fans have 4 screws holding it on.

Thank you so much :) finally won't be getting dustboarded every night now.

A piece of tape rather than a screw what a piece of junk.

What a bad design wow

You're the best! Was looking everywhere and couldn't find any help. Thank you! +E

Fantastic video. If not for the tip about the knob, I likely would've broken the damn thing lol. Thank you.

This is why I love the Net - you ask with details, and you get answers on the first click.

Thank you. This seems to be similar to our Pelonis fan.

2/13/2020 USA Grandpa Bill mk: THANK YOU. Like everyone else, I've struggled with this box fan. Your disassembly got me back on track. Now I can clean the blades. It seems the designer figured that when the blades got dirty we'd throw it out and buy a new one, or poke a stick with a cleaning rag into the grill slots to wipe the edges of the blades. The fan blades look like a pirate's cutless. All this being said, my fan has run beautifully, quietly, and well balanced all along. Despite the mystery, aggravation, and damage to the case to get it open, grandma and me have enjoyed the fan. Getting it back together so it stays together is the next challenge, but I have a roll of boxing tape if necessary.

Thank you! Just used ur video to help clean my fan. At first, i was like, why is there tape on the sides? Lol. But my roomate took his knife to take the knob off. Took him 0.5 seconds lol. But thank you for showing how it comes apart.❤

Thanks for sharing this. Me and my friend are like no flipping way. We can't clean this! 🤣🤣 It's clean thanks to that video!😎

That’s great. I had to look through six dumbasses, wanting to show me how a fan works and how to take one out of a box. I guess there’s people out there that maybe don’t know how to take a pan out of a box and turn it on. I just didn’t want to break the fan, taking it apart to clean it. Normally, I just sprayed them down with the hose and let them dry for three days. But it got hot pretty quick and I wanted to be able to use it tonight. 👍

I didn’t know it slid off! This video is perfect, thank you!

As a Lasko box fan owner, this is a much better design. Esp. how the blade is secured with a nut, and not all the little self-tapping screws I have to remove to get the grilles and/or motor out. Midea makes their stuff, and IMO they are top notch. They made my little space heater too, and it is quality.

Thank you to much! I couldn’t figure out how to get the panel of without breaking it. Never thought the knob would just pull off 😂