Why my mechanical switches fail over time?

[leomail96]

My mechanical keyboard (Outemu Red switches) started failing after 9 months I bought them. I bought some isopropyl alcohol and cleaned the switches, fixing the problem for 1 month. After this month, they started failing again, so I cleaned them one more time. Fixed for ONE MORE MONTH then they proceeded to fail again, and this is basically a infinite loop now... After they are cleaned, they hold up for 1 month and get bad.

Why is this happening and how can I fix this problem once and for all?

 

[Aeacus]

Outemu Red switches are cheaper clones of Cherry MX Red switches. And with cheaper clone, you can't expect the same level of build quality and durability as you could expect with original.

I'm using the silenced version of Cherry MX Red switches known as Cherry MX Silent switches with my Corsair STRAFE RGB KB and for past 16 months i've had my KB in daily usage, i haven't seen nor felt any degradation with my KB and it's switches.