Abstract:
Nowadays, there are a lot of people out there like housewives, cleaning contractors and others have
trouble cleaning the ceiling fan. This is because they still use old methods such as climbing stairs or
opening the fan blades first to clean the ceiling fan. They also use ceiling fan cleaners such as cloths,
brooms and chicken feathers. These cleaning tools are not suitable for use due to various
deficiencies identified such as unsecured safety, the time required to clean the ceiling fan for too
long and the cleanliness quality of the ceiling fan is not guaranteed. Many previous studies have
focused on the difficulties they face in cleaning the ceiling fan but the results are not yet fully
available. Therefore, this study aims to discuss the resolution to overcome the difficulty of cleaning
the ceiling fan. A questionnaire study was conducted on the local community who have difficulty
washing fans, especially housewives and cleaning contractors. Several suggestions have been made
to improve the fan cleaner such as providing an adjustable rod up to 4 meters, having a rotating
roller and having a water drain for cleaning. Previously the time taken to clean was 8 minutes, with
the renewal of this product it could take only 4 minutes to clean the same fan blade with only one
operator. Suggestions for improvement for this tool are to reduce the load by using a lighter type of
rod and for cleaning can use a type of fabric on a roller that traps more dust.
