03/30/17
Just like, ”how often should I change my air filter,” and, “when is the best time to plant radishes,” there is an answer to when and how often should I clean the dust and gunk out of my computer, and like the first 2 questions the answer is going to be a range and depend on where you are and and how you use it.
The simple answer is at least every 9 months. Let me say that again AT LEAST every nine months. If they don’t need cleaning that often, you are not running them enough to justify having them. To be clear, every nine months is the minimum, and that is for Home and Office computers that are up on a desk, in rooms with tile or other hard floor, with very little foot traffic, no smoking near it, no animals in the building with it, no eating or drinking nearby, and only adults using it.
So start here:
Home or Office computer: 9 Months
School computer: 6 Months
Any other computer: 7 Months
The Rules: (You can read the below in Jeff Foxworthy’s voice if it helps).
*If you have Dust generators in the building (I mean Pets, smokers, Bad cooks, Cheap vacuums, woodworkers, sculptors, or people who wear too much perfume), You can subtract 2 months for each category. (If you are in the office of a cigar-smoking carpenter who wears too much perfume and has a German Shepard in his shop, you need to clean that computer every month, or use QuickBooks somewhere else).
* If you have carpet on the floor, the computer on the floor, or eat or drink near the computer, you can subtract another month for each one of those. (I see you over there, laying on the carpet with your laptop, eating french fries, and scrolling through Facebook).
* and finally, if you let a T(w)een use the computer: subtract another month (two if you let kids under 10 use it.)(nothing against kids they just make computers more likely to get dirty)
So, a School computer that kids use, that are on the floor but no carpet or anything else, should have thier computer cleaned every 3 months.
But, if you don’t like simple math, just look at the vents and ports and miscellaneous holes and cracks in you computer case. If you see clumps of dust (of any size), then you should have had it cleaned a month or more ago and should schedule it sooner next time.
Once again, As always, if you have any questions on this or other topics, just send us a message or post in the comments. Have a great day!
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