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Be Excellent To Each Other.
From eyeglasses, to office chairs, cherished childhood stuffed animals, and trinkets and toys. Doors, walls, furniture and floors, popcorn ceilings and ceiling fans. Appliances, kitchen utensils, drills, chainsaws, and machines of all ilk. Someone here is going to try to help you fix it when it's busted.
What we do
We strive above all to be a sub that provides a community service, and as such we hold ourselves to certain standards. Keep the comments on-topic, you can make jokes, it's fine, just don't go off the rails. Do not market anything here without asking the mods first (spoiler, we're gonna say no), don't be posting links to Amazon.com with affiliate codes in them either. Don't post about things you've already solved or made, /r/DIY is a better place for that.
Passing good fixes forward
Further to this goal of providing a service; If someone's comment provides you with a working solution to your issue (or if you just plain figure it out for yourself) post a comment singling out what the solution ultimately was and please flair your post as Fixed. Hopefully this will let future readers learn from our collective successes.
Posting for Maximum Effect
When you make your submission, post a detailed description of your issue and the friendly users here will do their best to sort you out.
Do your best to include:
A detailed description of the problem.
Detailed photos are often a plus. This can mean, for example, close up photos of a part as well as photos from farther back, and/or different angles, which give significant context.
If there is a part number or a model number on something you suspect or know to be at issue definitely include that.
A description of the event(s) or circumstances that lead up to or were present at the time the issue arose.
Safety
There are things that are too dangerous for us to handle here. This can include certain electrical jobs, or natural gas plumbing jobs for example. Rule of thumb, if there's any reasonable chance you could get hurt or killed if something went awry you'll probably be directed to find yourself an expert.
Basic Decorum
Don't engage in racism, sexism, creeedism, homophobia, transphobia, or general assholery. The banhammer is swift and unforgiving.
Last but not least. The Prime Directive
Above all else: Be Excellent to Each Other
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How can I unplug my weep holes
Recently, I noticed that there should be weep holes around my house but I have never seen them. I decide to unplug some by myself with a driller. Anything should I pay more attention to? For example the location and depth into the wall…I don’t wanna damage the stuff inside …thanks!
02:25 UTC
New walking pad’s belt feels too “up”/bouncy while walking instead of being more flatter on the surface below it. Is it too tight?
02:17 UTC
How do I replace the handles on this pot?
The inside is smooth, no screw, rivet, etc. It seems like this was held together by injected plastic?
01:50 UTC
Hon Ignition 2.0 Armrest
The armrest won't move down, the catch underneath it won't allow the armrest to move to its kowest position. How do i fix it?
01:07 UTC
Is there any hope to getting this snapped potentiometer post out of this knob?
23:29 UTC
Big warped scissors
The real question is where do i take something like this for a tune up? I don't want to do the work and the company will pay someone.
These scissors are several decades old. They're the big scissors for ribbon cutting ceremonies and are a little warped.
Sorry for the rough estimates here. The pair of scissors is primarily made of wood.. no clue what kind.
The blades are bowed slightly so that when they're closed, there's a roughly 1/8" gap at the furthest part. The bolt is closed tightly and not the issue. Tips and hinge rub perfectly for a couple inches but trying to cut a ribbon using the middle 90% of the blade is nearly impossible.
Can the wood be bent without compromising the paint job? Better yet who can I just pay to fix it?
23:28 UTC
broken eye glass frames
ok so i have bottomless frames with the only thing securely holding them in is a thin plastic wire that has snapped! now the issue is only way i can fix it is using glue but i have unsteady hands last time i tried using super glue i got some on the lenses does anyone know a glue or something that could dry clear but if i accidentally miss there is something i could use to dissolve it?
22:50 UTC
Hair dryer only on high now
Hello, recently my hair dryer stopped having a low setting. That is, both the High and Low are high air volume. The heat settings (Cool, Warm, Hot, and Cold button) seem to be working fine. Is this a switch issue or something else? I have cleaned the back air intake. It is a Conair Infiniti Pro. Suggestions now how to fix it? Thank you.
21:02 UTC
Help Fix Blinking Gray Screens on Laptop and Monitor
I have an M1 Mac and a Dell U2720QM Monitor Display. Everything 15 minutes or so, I'll get a blinking gray screen that periodically blinks 2-4 times in the span of 10-15 seconds. Any reason why this is and how it can be resolved?
21:00 UTC
Dimmable lamp doesn't turn off but turns on fine
Hi,
Thrifted this lamp with dimmable light. The dimmer is a rotating knob, with a on/off position (click on, click off), and then rotating the knob changes the brightness correctly. However, when clicking it back off, it doesn't actually turn off but remains on the lowest brightness setting.
The only way to turn it off is to unplug it. If the switch is in the off position, then it remains off until the switch is put to any "on" position, at which point I have to unplug it to turn it back off again.
The circuit includes a potentiometer (connected to the knob) and a voltage controller (Intertek ICDL-20NA-BI-1).
I opened the potentiometer and it seems that once the circuit is closed once, then there is no way to turn off the lamp, even by completely breaking the circuit going through the potentiometer (see picture where the light is on, but the circuit is open). I thus suspect that the problem is the voltage controller that doesn't "reset" properly somehow. Fixing or opening such a component is way above my knowledge, and I am not sure where to go from here.
Anyone has any advice if it is worth opening the dimmer (there might be a faulty contact)? Or if I might need to get a similar part? In which case where should I go to get such a part?
Thanks in advance :)
19:39 UTC
How do I remove a stuck bolt from a threaded bushing that freely rotates?
20:21 UTC
How can I fix this zipper on my winter coat?
The plastic bottom stop on my zipper fell off and got lost, and I'm struggling to find a fix that works on my coat. I've tried using thread, and melting a plastic straw, but I don't know if I didn't do it right or what, but it didn't work. It's on the opposite side to the actual zip. Thanks in advance
20:06 UTC
Is it normal for a new washing machine to change how it sounds during runtime over the course of the first few months of use?
the sounds it makes during wash time has changed.
3 new sounds:
- train-track high-pitch screeching during the intro of the first aggitation cycle (lasts about 2 minutes)
- higher pitched belt wheel sound during agitation
- when the aggitation cycle stops, there is a high-pitch yet deep clunk sound (sounds like 2 metal pieces clanging together)
20:01 UTC
What is wrong with my hoover induction hob?
New to these types of hobs and have pressed all sorts of buttons combos, set different pots and pans on but this hob is not working at all. Now it is just beeping frequently? What's the issue here?
19:29 UTC
Need help removing a broken screw from a rare figurine.
I recently got my hands on a rare Legend of Zelda golden statue. The sword comes as a separate part that you have to screw into a hole in Links hand. Unfortunately when doing this, I went a little too far and the sword snapped, leaving the screw in the hole with a flat top.
Thankfully I got a spare sword, but I am unable to get the snapped off screw out of the hole...
The snapped off screw stuck in the hole of link's hand.
What the replacement sword looks like.
Does anyone have a good idea on how to get the screw out of the hole without causing more damage? As you can see, I tried using a pair of tweezers to clamp onto the screw and twist it, but all that did was scrape some paint off around his hand. (I am not even sure if the screw moved at all when doing this, I dont think it did but its so tiny that its hard to tell)
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove this? I don't think a clamp would work since the sculpt of the hand means the screw is still inside a hole with very little room around it to latch onto it.
19:02 UTC
Back flow valve froze and burst while we are out of town.
A kind neighbor went in and shut off our water to the outside, but my question is should I call somebody out while we are out of town to address the issue or can it wait until we get home?
18:53 UTC
Guys how to fix this headphones
Like the extending part splitbut otherwise it works fine
18:52 UTC
Valve Stuck in Tubing on Aneroid Sphygmomanometer
Help! The wrong valve was put in the tubing on the sphygmomanometer and now it’s stuck. I have tried everything to get it out. Currently using pliers and I’m scared the valve will just break. Valve is plastic. How do i get it out?!
18:47 UTC
Remove water soluble glue from teapot
I thrifted a tea set with a glued together tea pot and as I feared, the previous owner had repaired the tea pot with a water soluble glue. I have the ability to repair it better afterwards, but I'm looking for the best fast method to get the teapot back into its broken pieces without further damage. I've got goo gone, and it's already soaking in hot water to loosen the glue.
Any advice?
Edit: I know it's a matter of time, but I'd prefer to get it apart sooner rather than later since I'm moving soon.
Edit pt 2: surprise surprise. I was being unnecessarily impatient. It came apart after a few hours in the hot water.
18:45 UTC
How do I take this light cover off?
Tried twisting left and right. It stops at a certain point both ways and I try pulling down it doesn’t work. Help plz!
18:22 UTC
Help! My Shower Quit Showering! | DIY Tub Spout Diverter Repair
18:21 UTC
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