How To Clean Wii U

PSA: Remember to clean your Wii U air vents regularly!

Just a reminder. Not cleaning them can cause freezing or FPS drops, There are 2 air vents on the side of the console that will suck air in to the fan. I garuntee you that if you look at them now you'll find tons of dust in them, so just take a brush you don't use anymore and brush the dust away. (I recommend an old toothbrush for this).

I've had my Wii U since launch and I just checked it... the amount of dust was ridiculous.

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A cheap wide paintbrush works well too.

I keep one handy for PC vents and keyboard too.

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Should there be paint on the paintbrush when we use it?

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Does anyone know if gas duster/canned air would be safe? I have a bunch of full cans but I don't want to damage the glossy paint on the console.

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That's what I've used. Did the job just fine.

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I work at a used game store and we do this routinely to every console we buy in. I have yet to see it cause any paint damage, it just blows out crazy amounts of dust.

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Only potential issue is that the excess speed of air could damage the fan blades but even then that would only be a major issue if blasted directly on them.

I have seen this technique damage fans on a Ps2 and original Xbox but just because they where aimed directly at fragile components.

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All you're doing with canned air is shoving the dust INTO the system and causing dust build-up where you can't see it. Seems like a good way to cause other problems down the line.

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· 7y

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Thanks!

We should make this a monthly bot reminder.

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I don't think you need to clean it every month, if there's that much dust in your room then it's probably also very unhealthy to live there.

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· 7y

Some1CP

Is it possible to unscrew the thing that cover the right side vents? It looks like there's a screw in there but I don't wanna take the risk. My vents are full of dirt and terra rossa (I live in a rural town) and I'd like to fully clean them.

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Op · 7y

Fuzzy Pickles!

I wouldn't recommend that. It will void your warranty if you have one still, and on top of that if you don't screw it back in then the dust will start collecting INSIDE of the console, which would be horrible. There is a reason that thing is in there, to protect against things going into the hardware.

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All electronics with vents should be vacuumed periodically. Do not use brushes, or compressed air, that only moves the shit around.

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· 7y

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Not cleaning them can cause freezing or FPS drops

Not saying the suggestion to clean them is a bad one, but this is just plain wrong.

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Yep. My daughters 360 kept red ringing but would then turn on again after a few days. I opened it up completely and blew every nook out with compressed air. That thing works like a champ and hasn't had a single issue for a year now.

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· 7y

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How about a swiffer duster?

How To Clean Wii U

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