I use a laundry item to clean my fan

IF you are the owner of a ceiling fan, you may not be cleaning it as well as you hope.

Not all ceiling fan cleaners are created equal, according to one home repair expert.

"When's the last time you cleaned your ceiling fan?" Ken (@ken.c.long) asked his fellow curious cleaning hack followers.

The Canadian contractor and carpenter is known to regularly enlighten others with his tips on everything from dealing with sticky shower curtains to the best ways for reaching cobwebs.

The DIY know-it-all proceeded to reveal his little-known laundry item trick for a guaranteed better clean.

"Next time you wipe it down, grab yourself a dryer sheet and wipe down the fan blade with it," he said.

He held up the sheet he swore by as the most superior cleaning hack for any ceiling fan.

"This will put a coating on the fan blades which will help keep the dust from sticking to it," he added.

He then dished that the dryer sheet also seemed to have another benefit to it.

"And every time you turn the fan on, your room is going to smell like laundry," he said.

The trick, which he explained was a long-lasting dust repellant, had many of his ceiling fan-owning followers chiming in with their own cleaning methods.

"I used liquid fleecy, smells very good but a bit messy," one such viewer shared.

"I spray them down with lots of Pledge furniture polish, works great," another follower explained of her favorite cleaning item.

Yet another watcher thought they had found the holy grail of ceiling fan cleaning: "Wood wax.. you're welcome."

"I would try to use dryer sheets on wood furniture to keep the dust off," expressed a fellow follower who was looking to maximize the benefits of the dryer sheet.