Poll: Coffee Filter as Fan Grill

[Guttural Engagement]

Sup everyone, I recently picked myself up a couple 110 CFM fans for my computer; and they intake a lot of dust (A visible amount of dust will be accumulated on the grill after a few hours of use). And I was wondering, if I put a coffee filter over the grate in the side of case to eliminate as much dust intake as possible; would it cause any damage to my fans (By say making them work a lot harder?)

Has anyone ever done this? And does it work well?

 

[Kimarous]

Misread the topic title as "Coffee Filter as Fan Girl". XD

Anyhow, on topic, I have no idea.

 

[arsenicCatnip]

Coffee filters can be used for everything from cleaning windows (since they produce no lint) to stacking between dishes when moving.

As fan covers? No bloody clue, but you should be able to use them to clean the slats of the grill and fan.

 

[Blue_vision]

Misread the topic title as "Coffee Filter as Fan Girl". XD

Anyhow, on topic, I have no idea.

I misread the topic as "3@agsaSTwqagasew3Q#$%3," having no fucking idea what a fan grill was prior to reading the thread. I was expecting something for a barbecue.

You should probably try it though. Maybe try to keep your fans not working too much as you see how it goes? You'd want to change them every once in a while methinks

Other ideas: a kitchen cloth, or one of those lint sheet things that you stick in your dryer.

 

[toastmaster2k8]

I would try it, just have your power ready to cut and a non-water fire extinguisher ready.

 

[TheComedown]

Wouldn't recommend it. Just keep dusting the mesh where the fans are and inside the case every now and then.

 

[Guttural Engagement]

Wouldn't recommend it. Just keep dusting the mesh where the fans are and inside the case every now and then.

With 2 110 CFM fans on the side, and 1 100 CFM fan on the front, that's too much to keep up with (luckily my case has dust filters on the front of the case). And, i'm trying to PREVENT dust INTAKE. So that I don't have to clean my computer all the time (320 Cubic Feet of Air moving through your computer every MINUTE meas a lot of dust intake).

 

[TheComedown]

Wouldn't recommend it. Just keep dusting the mesh where the fans are and inside the case every now and then.

With 2 110 CFM fans on the side, and 1 100 CFM fan on the front, that's too much to keep up with (luckily my case has dust filters on the front of the case). And, i'm trying to PREVENT dust INTAKE. So that I don't have to clean my computer all the time (320 Cubic Feet of Air moving through your computer every MINUTE meas a lot of dust intake).

Yeah but cleaning that out would be better then burning out your fans, coffee filters wouldn't be able to handle that kind of air flow and chances are you would burn out the motors putting that kind of pressure on them. Also blocking the fans to that extent would completely defeat the purpose of have such big fans in the first place.

 

[octafish]

Not enough airflow to bother with in my opinion. I don't need extra filtering on my p193, but on my server box I use a piece of the foam used in clothes dryers.

 

[Guttural Engagement]

Yeah but cleaning that out would be better then burning out your fans, coffee filters wouldn't be able to handle that kind of air flow and chances are you would burn out the motors putting that kind of pressure on them. Also blocking the fans to that extent would completely defeat the purpose of have such big fans in the first place.

Hmm, thanks for the input; I was just wondering if this would work or not. I guess I'll either have to buy some actual dust filters (like the ones that came with my case; they kick ass - and don't limit airflow) or just live with having to clean my computer more often. At least the cooling is worth it =)

 

[Jaxtor]

Try covering your mouth with one, if you can breathe freely through it then go for it.
If you can't, then your computer can't eiter.

 

[Guttural Engagement]

Thanks for all the responses, but it turns out my parents don't by disposable coffee filters, they prefer the kind you have to CLR all the time in order to get good coffee. LOL

 

[leeloodallasmultipass]

get a small dust/debris accumulator to be placed near your PC, should reduce the amount going into your PC

 

[TheComedown]

Yeah but cleaning that out would be better then burning out your fans, coffee filters wouldn't be able to handle that kind of air flow and chances are you would burn out the motors putting that kind of pressure on them. Also blocking the fans to that extent would completely defeat the purpose of have such big fans in the first place.

Hmm, thanks for the input; I was just wondering if this would work or not. I guess I'll either have to buy some actual dust filters (like the ones that came with my case; they kick ass - and don't limit airflow) or just live with having to clean my computer more often. At least the cooling is worth it =)

Yeah your best to go with ones purpose built for the case/fans. My case came with a simple easy to remove one for underneath the case where the power supply sits and works great and means I can keep my PSU cooler by pulling in air from underneath. I find I don't have that much of a dust problem with the rest of my fans, although they are only 4 120mm, front back 2 on top.

 

[Hateren47]

Can you fit a filter for a cooking hood (that's what I think it's called) in there? They are pretty cheap and come in a sheet you can cut yourself although they might be a bit too thick, for some cases and fans. My case has a 25cm fan but it also has 2 walls to fit a filter in between so it's not a problem. Any way I suggest you go for some sort of cloth filter and not a paper one.