Is it ok to wash my PSU with soap & water?

[xsbb]

Back on topic, it wouldn't be a good idea spray water on it.


I would just use a compressed air or a vacuum to clean the PSU - like the

previous posters have suggested.

[Lunchbox21984]

i agree serial, i mean how dumb can you be to clean a PSU, that is not meant to be cleaned in the first place, let alone by means of High Pressure Water, thats just plain DUMB if you ask me.

how ever, if you dont mind voiding your Warrenty on your psu, then by all means, unscrew the 4 screws and remove the cover, and used compressed can air or air compressor to blow dust and dust bunnies out of it and while doing this, hold onto the fan as any high pressure on the fan can cause it to spin and damage your bearings.

*I'm not held responsible for anyone getting hurt or killed in the process of my info im sharing on cleaning psu's, as they can still hold a charge and will kill if you touch the wrong part inside the psu.*

[road-runner]

[Ugly n Grey]

I'm an electronics technician ---snip by UnG--- Please, please correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty damn sure that electronics + water = very bad things.

You can't be legitimately corrected when you are so very right.

[aznsniper911]

** patiently waiting for two days to pass **

Seriously lol! Going to be a very interesting thread in two days.......... or maybe someone would be made like hell........

[xsbb]

.... this is something you'd find at other forums.

[fragmasterMax]

a vacuum is ideal, but a slightly damp cloth/papertowel for the outside/ bare metal is fine.

[Serpentarius]

show me a pic of you washing the psu with the electric on .. lol

just tolerate with the little dust & grime ... open it and make a quick clean with some tissues .. why bother risk short circuit ur psu with rusted electronics .. not to mention burning your whole house if it give sparkies

[JoeBar]

This thread is a joke, right...?

[One_Hertz]

I see no problem with cleaning a PSU out with water, as long as the caps are discharged when you do it, and you wait long enough for all the water to evap.

When you say you cleaned it with high pressure water... is that like a garden hose? or are you talking like a pressure washer used to clean cement etc. The only thing that would worry me about using high pressure would be breaking components off, caps most likely. Depending if you blew water through the fan thats possibly going to die.

As long as its dry, and you didn't break stuff off, it should be still working again 100%.

Yeah... He should be perfectly fine as long as it dries really. Most people are too close minded...

[SamHughe]

and from what I have seen on your replies Electronic devices + water =
is not entirely true. there are a lot of electronics out there used underwater.

Ok then please run your new PSU underwater and don't forget to videotape and put on youtube while you're doing it. Ppl in this forum always appreciate a good laugh.

[CERO]

sorry but this is 1 of the " " threads I ever seen @ XS, u should have know that there is no way elektricity & water would work together .....except u want to ruin it. Cant believe it u actually did what u were planning to do!

[Scubar]

Really not a clever idea really but seeing as you have done it anyway you will just have to make sure that it is completely dry before powering it up. I would put a hairdryer over it for atleast 30mins after letting it dry for a couple of days.

[Biker]

...and the Muppet of the week prize goes to.....

[Exahertz]

this is an insane idea you have proposed!
Get an aerosol duster and blast the dust out.

If you do decide to wash your PS (Cough, like a toaster in a bath tub) and we don’t see you here on XS for a while I think we will all come to the conclusion that maybe this wasn’t such a good idea after all...

just Plz discharge any capacitors before dunking it in water!

[Frankenchrist]

I might be mistaken in this but I believe you should plug the PSU into a GFCI protected outlet (with the little reset switch) when you try your "test run". Just in case. And just in case, don't wash the GFCI outlet with high pressure water if it should be dirty. Use a fine mineral water with a lemon or lime flavoring- It'll make your charred corpse smell better to your next of kin or fire/rescue workers. And just for craps and giggles- when me and my cousin were younger ( about 6-7 yrs old) and we were playing in his father's shop, he got the bright idea to bend a clothes hanger into a U shape and then proceeded to plug it into a wall outlet. All I'll say about that is thank god for breakers and an Uncle who was willing to reinforce lessons with a serious ass-beating. And before you think he's the stupidest kid in the world, I'll have to share his next adventure that only happened a couple of years later. He and a friend were playing with a lighter. "SO?" you might say, that's normal I did stuff like that- WELL, he and his friend were experimenting with the lighter by burning the plastic case on the gas meter on the outside of an elderly neighbor lady's house. WOW! You say, he really is a stupid f**K!!! IT GET'S BETTER!!!! When the paint on the plastic gas meter cover began to burn and spread to the painted gas pipe that ran 2-3 feet out of the top of the meter and into the brick on the side of the house the two geniuses decided it was time to put the fire out. "Really? How did they put the fire out?" you ask. They used the only tool they had on them, the baseball bat that they had been using at the park just up the street. My cousin banged the pipe several times with the bat until it cracked a hole in the pipe and partially dislodged it from the meter. This created a fire-hose which sprayed the side of the lady's house with a huge flame that luckily did nothing but scorch the paint and brick on the side of the house. If neighbors hadn't been watching them and calling the police those morons would've had to explain why they burned down a nice old lady's house and possibly themselves. For that lesson my Uncle had my dumbass cousin hold a piece of burning newspaper until it was getting close enough to burn his hand. My cousin started slobbering and crying asking what he should do because it was getting hot, and my wise Uncle just said , "Drop it you f**king moron!!! Never play with fire." Don't worry, my cousin finally stopped getting into trouble after he and the same friend had to have their stomachs pumped because they decided it would be a good idea to drink water out of a hose that was running from someone's backyard. Turns out that hose was someone draining their pool after the summer. And yes he is my cousin, but thankfully I was adopted and I DO NOT SHARE his DNA. THANK GOD!!! Don't be stupid.

[ineedaname]

If I were you I'd be doubly sure and blow dry it FIRST so that nothing inside rusts. THEN let it dry out for a few days and maybe give it another session of the blow drier.

[Ugly n Grey]

Don't be stupid.

I snipped it for brevity.. but that entire post was the best one in this thread and wins the Ugly Two Thumbs Up Award

[nfm]

It's ok to clean it with soap and water. I've done it number of times with motherboards and graphics cards. Make sure it's completely dry before turning things on. Only thing that you should be worried about is the rust that in some situation might occur.

[pvtdonuts]

Any news on the PSu yet?

[naokaji]

Any news on the PSu yet?

he decided to not wait the 2 days...

well for 5 hours under the sun, I already plugged it in the power source and shorted the green wire with the black to power it up, all your guesses are wrong, the PSU fans spins for a couple of minutes and then a weird vibrating sound after that it turn off by itself. I checked the inside and the fuse is blown. well so much for an old PSU time to buy a new one

[The0men]

t00l of the week award, thats what we called where I used to work.

Everyone says what will happen... He does it anyway, and what do ya know? his power supply doesn't work.

I think it was a joke, or some one needs to do a few days in junior highschool physics or science classes. And possibly some common sense classes.

[The0men]

But this wasnt because he "had" to if i understand correctly it was just dusty.
Plus he wasn't using water at tap pressure, he was using a high pressure source, I don't know what you would call high pressure, but our pump even without a gerni on it would blow the capaciters off. No to mention the the possibility of electrolosis over time, and corrosion and rust and what ever else.

There is a difference to do something to strick rules and stardards and with some back ground knowledge than there is to picking up a hose and giving you PSU the old blast. Not to mention relying on it being dry in 5 hours after being told not to turn it on in less than 2 days.

[xanvincent]

This thread is a joke, right...?

QFT.

[doakh]

You need to create a positive pressure situation to keep dust to a minimum. Try installing some intake fans that provide greater CFM than your exhaust CFM.