I am linking to a brief instructional video this week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48xP1xcR0yA
It's not just that this is good information, but I came across it in reading about a recent house fire in Canby.
Our family does not have a lost of the risk factors for fire. We don't smoke, we don't burn candles, and we don't overload electrical outlets. Our chimney is clean, though we don't really use the fireplace anyway, but if we did, we would have a clean chimney. On the Fourth of July I try and keep an eye out for flying fireworks, and we still don't have a cedar shake roof, so what we do have is not as flammable as it could be.
That eliminates a lot of risk, but there are still always things that can happen.The bathroom fan is one I had not even thought of.
I thought of it a lot more because a source of great anxiety to the family was the dog. The fire department was able to arrive in time and get the dog out, but even thinking about the possibility made me anxious.
Fan fires usually are noticed in time. People usually don't have the fans running unless they are in the bathroom, and that greatly improves the odds of resolving it quickly. That is great, but there will still be some damage and repairs to work with. If periodic cleaning can take away one more worry, that's worth something.
There are other videos and web pages with instructions, including more complex procedures like oiling the motor shaft:
http://buildipedia.com/at-home/bathroom/maintenance-tips-bathroom-exhaust-fans
For now, just think about doing it.
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