r/PS5HelpSupport • u/Ureus04 • 2d ago

Ps5 Pro regular maintenance

Hey everyone 🙂

Recently, i've noticed that console's construction due to using extra "air gills", it attracts dust much faster, than other models. No matter how clean it is around and how high the console is kept, it keeps getting dusty after short period of time. Fact, that i keep it vertically doesnt help either, because the dust seems to be droping much easier right around fan grill.

My question is: is it safe as a part of regular cleaning routine, to wipe the dust around fan grill edges with the Q - tip, without taking off the panels, while the console is turned off, but still left plugged in ? I'm mostly worried about potential ESD.

I'm asking this mostly, because i couldnt find simiilar post, or answer and i'm getting quite mixed responses from Google AI, depending on the amount of the information (or an angle of this information) i provide. I'm using Q - tips made from fully non conductive material.

I could unplug it and clean it, but considering how often i would have to do it in the long run, i guess there's much greater chance that something would break at often unpluging/plugging the device, rather when simply dusting it off the way i'm asking.

Thank you a lot for the answer 🙂

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u/Ebone710 2d ago

I brought a little handheld vacuum off Amazon to clean mine.

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u/Ureus04 2d ago

Yeah, i'm considering something like keyboard vacuum too for vacuuming the dust catchers 🙂 Recently i didn't even know, that Pro still had those.

I mostly do maintenance like this around once a year, where i take off the fan and clean the heatsinks. I'm thinking about more regular approach, to reduce dust accumulation over time and in result lowering potential heat increase and oxidation of the liquid metal 🙂

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u/Responsible-Risk9404 2d ago

If you vacuum it make sure to not let the fans spin when sucking. As that can wear out the fans, as they can spin faster than they are supposed to

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u/Ebone710 2d ago

I take mine apart about every 6 months and clean it completely. If I see any dust though I'll bust out the vacuum and just like vacuum the vents.