How often do you deep clean your consoles?

[SolemnlyDoc]

Last night my little brother told me that his PS4 was overheating and the fan was crazy loud. An hour later I had it opened up, disassembled, and was using compressed air/electronics cleaner to get out 11 years worth of dust. Thing is dead silent now and he says there's been a noticeable performance boost.

Not having a T8 security screwdriver was hell, but I managed with a small flathead. It was worth the effort.

 

[MajesticSiN]

I do it about once a year. I'm surprised when I find out people don't clean out their consoles or computers.

 

[Deleted member 884]

Did it only once with my PS3 some years ago because it was giving me some issue.

 

[bjork]

For consoles, I don't believe I ever have other than... was it PS3 that had a controller input or something that would make the fans kick up to push out excess dirt? I feel like I did something like that for one of my dad's consoles, but don't recall which.

 

[AncientBehemoth]

My what? My playstation 2 mini in still in the box, been there for ages, last console I bought.

 

[Zachery2112]

I do it whenever there are problems. So far, the only console I've had to clean more than once was the PS4. Each time I just put it on the floor of my garage like the dog it is and blasted it with our air pump until it looked cleaner both on the outside and inside than when I bought it.

 

[loopy]

I took a PS2 phat model apart today to remove a faulty chip... never again, its such a pita to put it back together

 

[Skeetos]

I'm deep cleaning just about everything right now. I gotta clean my consoles soon. I need them lookin as sexy as possible. My PS4 being a big one, idk what the hell happened since I had it stored away but it looks like someone shat on it.

 

[NatalieZaki]

very often. I have like an urge anytime i see like a spec of dirt on my console or controller, i have to open it up and clean it. i have a problem

 

[JPromotor]

Older consoles, yes.

 

[CaptainToad]

Like once a month they're getting wiped down externally and blown out with an electric air duster, although I'm doing it in the laziest way possible. My house is dusty as fuck for some reason. As a kid the only console I needed to clean out was the PS2 because dust kept collecting on the rails for the disc laser and making it run poorly.

 

[Bonkers225]

Only when I'm about to fuck it hard.

 

[fake-kun]

About as often as I clean anything else, which is never.

 

[moonbits]

every weekend or so, a little clean, some compressed air there, maybe opening them up.

 

[Aisf]

I haven't but that's because I don't have an air pump, and I don't have a screwdriver to open any of my consoles. Plus my consoles have luckily been working fine.

 

[nachito]

Never.

 

[Elwiwi]

The exterior every 3 months , I don't have the brain to open anything ???

 

[throughdarkness]

I've actually never cleaned out my consoles after 20 years and just started the process a couple weeks ago. I have boxes filled with old consoles spanning from Intelevisions to gamecubes and everything in between. It's been fun. The PS2 is by far my least favorite to disassemble and I have to commend the simple layout of the Dreamcast. Havent started with modern PS3+ consoles although I did fix an old phat PS3 that had the yellow light and that thing was also monster to take apart. Hopefully the slim is easier.

 

[Mini_Man.XW]

I usually do a simple dusting every few months.

 

[RageBurner]

I don't really use consoles anymore, but my PC cleaning policy is twice a year deep cleans. That's a pretty safe margin for consoles too, I'd wager.
Being mindful of where the console is kept is important too; don't have any obstructions on any of its sides so air can flow freely.

 

[Nidstang]

Never. I probably should, but I'm so scared I'm going to break something I just don't.

 

[Evaccaneer Doom]

Never, I don't know how to do it

 

[Antihero]

I was a lazy idiot back in the day so never bothered cleaning my Ps2, it didn't even lasted for a year, couldn't even smash it to pieces, was too damn lazy!

 

[King Koopa's iconKing Koopa]

I do occasional dust checks and if it looks dirty I clean it up. I think maybe once a week I do it.

 

[BunnyLain]

Also in the never squad, if I can't see the dirt, it isn't there!