I was just curious if anyone knows of some device that can attract or clean the air of dust and is quiet. I live near a highway, so my desk, computers and so on develop a thin film of dust and I end up having to wipe everything down every 3-4 weeks. I have an electronic duster to clean my PC, but there must be some kind of static device that will attract dust particles, I can't find anything other than a huge noisy dust extracter at Bunnings, which obviously is not suitable.
Thoughts?
It exists. At IKEA. It's a sort of box with a filter and fan in it, and the lowest setting of the fan is silent.
It slowly moves the air in the room through the filter which collects the dust.
https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/foernuftig-air-purifier-white-7…
The bedside table one won a design award from red dot. If you have a couple of them running there will be no dust in the room - hopefully
https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/starkvind-table-with-air-purifi…
You can get air filters that help but dusting is just part of life unless you want to just let it build up.
My PC attracts dust.
Air purifiers remove dust from the air. You'll still need to dust tho. Sealing up all of the gaps in the house around windows/doors/vents should help in theory too.
My PC attracts dust.
We must have the same model.
Are the components still current?
Bought them 20 years ago man, but just shuffled them around today, so they're brand new.
Most things I buy on OzBargain do.
You're doing it wrong.
Why does your avatar have bunny ears?
I woke up with them.
Liar, I just saw you change into a hat!!
elbow grease
lol 3-4 weeks hate to see the rest of the joint
It's clean, although I do vacuum every day, not such much because it needs it but I like my unit spotless.
I think your vacuum cleaner could be the problem. I use a new miele C3 with new hepa filter. It still blows the finest dust particles around the place. I use a mop now for the floor. I was contemplating getting a robot vaccum, I assume those don't have the blowing power to push the fine dust far up and into every nook and cranny.
Are you have with your miele? I just have a cheap aldi one, so you might be onto something.
@[Deactivated]: HEPA filter is definitely going to collect more dust. My vacuum has one, and it's obvious that it works as it is separate from the regular dust collector.
Its a good question OP
Whoever designs something like this would make a fortune.
glass coffee tables will do it every time :D
…and COVID purchased home gym gear.
Welcome to Earth.
The solution to your problem is to build a clean room.
It is clean, not sure why a few of you think my house is dirty, I reg clean the dust and the rest of my unit.
He means an actual clean room - as in HEPA filtered air under positive pressure with an airlock to outside.
I think I'll just keep dusting than go to that extreme.
A cleanroom or clean room is an engineered space, which maintains a very low concentration of airborne particulates. It is well isolated, well-controlled from contamination, and actively cleansed. (Wikipedia)
or a one way ticket to mars
OzBargain works for me?
Objects with static electricity? e.g. rub a ruler against the woollen garment to create an electrical charge
Or a feather duster if you can't be bothered with the rubbing.
so create a masaive feather duster, the size of ur house that you continuously rub so it attracts dust
A lot of dust in households comes from humans, i.e dead skin cells etc as well. Glad wrap yourself?
Stick a portable HEPA type filter next to things that produce a lot of static electricity like PC's etc and TV screens, or just, you know, dust each week a bit?
Tried the robo vac to reduce dust on floors generally but they're not all that, mostly they got stuck eating the rug (insert joke here!)
Piano Black finished trim in cars attracts dust and fingerprints.
Corners and edges on the floor attract dust. . or maybe it's my robovac always cutting corners.
Close your windows.
They are, I have my AC running 24/7 though, it has a dust filter but obviously it doesn't catch everything.
Imagine your lungs.
If you own your residence Id look at designing a HVAC or simple air intake with a large panel filter to bring in air into the residence. Friend did this when designing his home and was a life saver in bushfire season, particularly 2019.
Lungs are good, it's not like the amount of dust is like a worksite or anything, just annoying.
There are three ways to get dust to go where you want to it to go rather than where you don't.
The first is to suck or blow air through a filter so it collects in the filter. Then you only have to clean the filter rather than everything.
The second is to attract it with static electricity.
The third is to use the speed of air flow. Dust particles are very small, so they have a high surface area to mass ratio, which means some air flow keeps them suspended in the air. But if the air then slows down they fall out of suspension. This is why most computer cases are designed causes them to act like vacuum cleaners and collect dust, when you probably want them to do the exact opposite. You use a fan to suck air at speed into them, then inside the case the air slows down, and the dust falls out of suspension. I solve this problem by not having a bottom on my computer case so the dust falls on the table the computer on on, and is easy to clean up.
Water, Vinegar, Lemon Oil and Coconut Oil in a spray bottle - You're welcome
Yes, coconut oil sprayed all over desks, electronics, windows sounds GREAT!
smells GREAT too - like you're in Hawaii every day.
also dont criticise help - people tend to not want to help you when you do that.
How is that going to help?
you spray it on and wipe it away, creates a barrier on the surface.
Obviously dont use it inside a PC and on your electronics etc, seemed obvious.
Just trying to minimise the dust.
Sounds good for cleaning the dust away. But pretty sure dust will still land on it, it's not like its a forcefield or something.
@Fergy1987: Pass, not going to "try it and find out" only to find out that thin film of coconut oil is far more troublesome than dust.
@Fergy1987: It's not dusty because I regularly clean it, but please feel free to take your concoction and spray yourself in the eye.
@[Deactivated]: its not for eyes - its for smooth surfaces. So maybe you could spray it on your brain.
Setup your unit for positive pressure. Problem is it'll end up like an Intel chipset factory.
Or install a decoy desk and computer to trick the dust.
What you need is an air purifier. However, it also means you have to invest in filters for it every six months. Good for dust, pollution and pet dander.
My suggestion would be to keep windows closed if possible, use the dry setting on your air conditioner (that takes out moisture and dust) and keep front and back doors closed. A lot of traffic will blow so much dirt and dust in.
Is an air purifier noisy though?
There will be fan noise. The fan needs to be powerful enough to blow air through a very fine filter. If you don't have a respiratory condition, then you can save money by not getting a HEPA rated filter and choosing something like the Ikea air purifier.
My suggestion is that you get one and run it for an hour or two a day at a time when you are not in the room.
Dust bunnies attract dust?
Sealing up large gaps in windows etc and an Air purifier should help a bit, but there is no cheap/quiet device that will remove the requirement to have to dust unfortunately.
If you invent it, you'll be a billionaire.
You should be cleaning more than once a month lol
Agree. I vacuum very often and wipe down surfaces and wash soft furnishings all the time.
Dust mite allergies are no fun.
Desk, monitor, and using the electronic duster on the PC doesn't need more than once a month here. I don't know why you think you can try to dunk on me over cleaning, I change my bed sheets weekly, but you? Once a year I bet.
That spray is looking like a pretty good option right about now isnt it champ.
Strange thing to harass someone in a cleaning thread, go find something better to do with your time.
@[Deactivated]: I dont have anything else to do - I don't need to clean because I don't have a dust issue.
An air purifier will help, but won't completely solve the problem.
the bottom section of Hermann Miller chairs…
I built my own for ~$7.
Made a square tunnel of cartboard about 25cm long and fitted a computer fan inside. Exit side I placed heaps cotton balls to catch the dust going through but still left enough big hole to air flow freely.
It's powered by my laptops USB port, I just cut an old usb charging cable and connected it to the fan.
It's silent, placed behind my laptop and I feel my room is less dusty now.
Photo please
As a means of collecting dust it looks good. But the imgur comment is pretty fair, I would at least look at swapping the cardboard tube to something less flammable.
Very nice, but cotton balls don't trap much. Maybe stuff some n95 masks in there as a second stage filter? Then it's basically a HEPA filter!
I was pretty shocked when I started wfh at just how much 'dust' (i.e dead skin cells, hair, nose gold, fingernails, fluff etc) was accumulating and did the same research as you, thinking there surely must be something that prevents the build up.
I'm sorry to say that I found nothing of the sort, apart from an industrial woodworking ventilation system that'll suck the dust out of the room along with the small bones of your inner ear.
So I bought the next best thing which was a mini vaccuum cleaner. Bought (and returned) a SHARK Ion as it didn't really seem to 'seal' which is kinda counter productive to dust removal (*although friends have two a rave about it…so give it a test I guess). Ended up using the 'mattress tool' on a dyson cordless I purchased afterward which works like a charm. Picks up so much dust I'm genuinely thinking my home office might be a health hazard….
Also invest in a quality ostrich feather duster (or an microfiber type duster). They don't get that mangey look that the long, synthetic-y strand (I don't know how you describe it…) ones do after a while. A once over with that and a quick vacuum is all it takes to practically deep clean the place.
For a PC tower you could try a technique used by my neighbour. You balance your tower precariously on your pool filter and use a petrol leaf blower to blast your pc with enough force to probably deglove an elephant. The madman ties his fans up, or jams something in them to stop them spinning and goes to town. He's never had a problem……yet
Thanks for the advice.
The leaf blower on the PC is probably a bit much though, I just take it outside on the balcony once a month and use an electric duster to clean it, gets rid of most dust but not all.
Get a really good robot vacuum and run it twice a day. I have a self emptying iRobot J7+ and it has noticeably reduced the dust level in my home, even on the above floor surfaces, simply as a function of not having dust kicked back up in the air from the ground. Object avoidance means I’ve never had to babysit or rescue it, it just does it’s thing every day and I empty the main bin every month or so.
A dust magnet
My textbooks from uni
I’ve got an air purifier that does exactly that.
Vacuum dust of the first filter every couple of weeks. I just run it 24/7 and change the room it’s in each month.
ausclimate Healthy Indoor Climate Solutions Winix Australia Zero 4-Stage Hospital Grade True HEPA Air Purifier (Exclusive AUS 2-Yr Replacement Warranty) Model AUS-1050AZBU https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07PNJQMK6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i…
Looks interesting, but is this noisy?
Completely silent
Wipe your desk down every 2-3 weeks? What the hell, I live nowhere near a main road and i do a decent wipe down once a week. Good hygiene and cleanliness is important.
Dust filters can filter dust
Plenty of covid gym equipment.
Freshly washed black car, if space is limited freshy washed black harley
Also attracts rain
Have thought this should exist for years, if viable