How To Clean Range Hood Fan Motor For Uninterrupted Efficiency & Freshness

Buckle up and roll your sleeves. Because now, it’s time to reveal the ultimate recipe for cleaning your range hood fan motor like a DIY pro. Get ready to transform your greasy mess into a sparkling wonder.

Step 1: Unleash the Power of Preparation

Have you heard this; “Perfect Preparation is the half of the battle”?

Nodding your head to say; Yes.

So, here’s what to prepare

• Turn off the power supply of your hood connection. As safety comes first, then anything else.
• Gather your arsenal of cleaning warriors, such as; a screwdriver, a bucket of hot water, dish soap/mild washing powder, a sturdy (not harsh) scrubbing brush, and a pair of gloves.
• Now, you’re ready to conquer.

Step 2: Strip Away the Layers of Grime

You should reach inside the housing pan to unveil the hidden beast, the hanging range hood. And for this

• Wear your hand gloves; because you discover a greasy surface when you uncover the housing pan.
• Use your trusty screwdriver to remove the fan motor cover.
• Carefully drop that cover over a newspaper to avoid cracking and getting your kitchen messy.
• Again, remove the fan motor from the hood.

Step 3: Dive into the Battle against Grease

Ah, the fan blades, even the cover… they’ve been suffocating under a layer of stubborn and thick grease—nothing to worry about.

• Fill the sink with warm water after clogging its drainage hole.
• Mix a potent concoction by pouring dish soap into your sink water.
• Submerge the fan motor into the water.
• Let them get ready for a good scrubbing after half an hour.
• Grab your scrub brush to scrub away that grease and particles.
• Where the grease is stubborn, scrub vigorously to reveal the shining glory of those blades.

Step 4: Tackle the Housing with Fierce Determination

Once you finish scrubbing the fan blades, the housing cover needs some attention too. Now it’s time

• Scrub the housing pan to unleash the scrubbing fury.
• Scrub every nook and cranny not to leave no dirt particle unturned.
• Done your scrubbing. Then, rinse the fan blades and the housing pan.
• Lean them to drain the extra water from their body.

Step 5: Conquer the Motor and Internal Components

In this step, it’s time to look at the internal components of the hood. In most cases, you get that surface more greasy and sticky, a thick layer of stubborn grease clinging to the surface.

• You can’t use water to clean the space for safety. Initially, you might think to pry the greasy layer with a putty knife.
• Never ever do that; it’ll harm the stainless steel.
• Instead, use the commercial kitchen degreaser to handle those thick grease layers.
• Gently spray the degreaser over the internal parts.
• Keeping it for 30 seconds to rest, wipe down the components with a clean cloth.
• You find the white cloth becomes sticky black with the grease.
• Repeat the process until you clean everywhere.
• Be careful not to damage anything, as you feel love and pamper your kitten.

Step 6: Reassemble and Test

Do you feel satisfaction with your cleaning conquest? Then, in the final step, reassemble the fan motor blades, and cover.

• Pop them back into place.
• Secure them with those trusty screws that you unscrewed in Step 2.
• Connect the electrical plug that you disconnected.
• Flip the power switch to run the bad boy.
• Check whether it returns to its life free from the shackles of dirt and grime.