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r/fixit has temporarily gone dark to protest the proposed changes to Reddit's API access policies.
Be Excellent To Each Other.
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.
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.
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.
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It’s probably impossible. I’m just angry with myself because my dads had it longer than I’ve been alive and it was his dads before that. I’ve ruined it and now I don’t know what to do. There is probably nothing that can be done because of how it’s snapped off but I just wanna check 🥲
This is completely new as of this morning, I thought it might have been because the load was too heavy because I had all my towels in there and I took half out and it still happening.
Toilet is installed super close to wall. Seat is loose and screws aren't tightening. I need something to hold the nut underneath. I can kind of reach behind underneath the skirt of the toilet, but my arm is not long enough to grab hold of anything. Any recommendation for a kind of tool to do this. I'm very ignorant of tool names so a picture will help or googlable key words/names.
Thank you!
I just got a new stick of deoderant, I was alergic to my old stuff, I went to open this one, and it basically just exploded so please tell me how to fix this.
Bedroom door is stuck closed I'm on the outside luckily or unlucky in regards the latch
Can tell on the handle it isn't right
IV tried using a card and some of that plastic on the front of a folder and it just can't get through this narrow gap would unscrewing the handle help or not as it would still have the fixture screwed on the inside
Hey guys. Some of my laundry stain remover splashed on this little planter. I tried wiping it and it stripped the paint off. Does anyone know what type of paint I can buy to fix it? Or stain? Help pls
I had a brand-new LG front-loading washer/dryer tower installed on Monday. It's been shaking and making noise during the spin cycle. While inspecting the unit, I found a 1/2-inch roller bearing steel ball in the corner right behind the tower. I have no idea where it came from. The floor was cleaned and swept after the old unit was removed and before the new one was installed. I did some research and came across this thread. Could it have somehow come out of the drum assembly?
Any ideas on if I should re... upholster? Or just paint over the hole? Ideally I'd like to do my best on them since I'm gifting them.
How can I patch these holes to match the grain pattern? I know I can use wood filler, but the holes will still stand out. How would I blend it to match the wood green?
I had foam mounting tape that held some shelves on, and mounting putty. I removed them a while ago but still have no idea how to remove the residue. I tried sanding with 80 grit but it doesn’t do much as I can still feel/see the sticker. I also tried using a blow dryer and goo gone. There was an area where the paint came off that I just spackled and sanded over but for the rest of the residue what should I do? Any help is appreciated, thank you :)
I have a powerful massage gun that stopped working before it stopped working it wasn't charging, now it says its charging but won't work I've opened it up ,any help would be great
My laptop won't turn on and I tried contacting customer support but they need the serial number and I took the sticker off that had the serial number. Please someone help.
My room won’t heat and my roommates are having similar problems. As it being our first time living alone we don’t really know what’s right or not. As seen in the picture is my radiator with paint over it. It doesn’t heat or anything, and we’re wondering if it’s turned off? Does this look like a switch that needs to be turned is the main question. The other radiators are nice and hot. Living in Minnesota I don’t wanna blast my heat to 80° just for it to be warm in all rooms.
Cheap wooden picture frame i made.
One inside corner doesn't align well.
How can I correct this to look acceptable?
Hello, my front door is brand new. I mean it was replaced, frame and all (including the weatherstrip) last month. I want to know what measures I can take to add more sealing. I can see it's installed correctly and very much well fitting.
It's currently 34F and I can feel drafts in these areas of the door. What products or techniques and how to install them correctly can I learn from your suggestions to kill those drafty areas?
I am covering for someone at work while they are out for about half a year and I have this nut that I use for their tasks. The inner teflon piece is starting to chip and I want to replace it, but I'm not really sure what the piece is called or what measurements need to be done to make sure I'm ordering the correct thing. I'm not handy at all and searching teflon o-ring and sealing ring don't seem to bring up the same piece as this one. The brass nut itself is fine (I think at least).
Can I buy this piece independently or do I need to replace the whole brass nut?