What have you fixed lately? - Page 19

heero_yuy · 21-02-2015, 19:35

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Originally Posted by Osem

Where's the video then???

And have CF's swear filter go into meltdown.

Anyway I mustn't pander to Gary's fantasies. Funnily enough I was wearing my kilt.

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I 'fixed' all 4 of our Velux window pleated blinds this morning by ripping them out and replacing them with Ikea cellular blinds which seem very good indeed. Some trimming of the top/bottom metal rails and blind fabric was required but when you know how...

I also fixed the hose on our Dyson DC25 vacuum cleaner which had split quite badly near the handle. Disassembling the hose was the hardest part then I had to trim a section of the coiled wire and clear PVC type hose material before feeding a new section into the fitting and putting it back together. Job done.

Sometimes replament is the better option.

Osem · 21-02-2015, 23:02

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Originally Posted by heero_yuy

And have CF's swear filter go into meltdown.

Anyway I mustn't pander to Gary's fantasies. Funnily enough I was wearing my kilt.

Sometimes replacement is the better option.

Oddly enough my wife keeps saying that....

heero_yuy · 02-03-2015, 13:08

Wonky oven door: The stay on one side seemsed to have lost its spring tension and that was allowing the hinge to float out of the frame. I finally worked out how to release the door and got it dismantled to see what the problem was.

The stay works against a strong spring via a pivit, that same force keeps the hinge hooked into the oven casing. The pivot had broken. I drilled out the hole a bit to be able to thread it for a small bolt, cut the thread "tight" so no nut needed. Needed the use of an old valve spring compressor ( A series ) to get the spring short enough to hook the end of the stay over it.

Reassembled door and then with a bit of heaving snapped the stays and hinges back into the frame. Fixed a treat, hopefully for a while.

Uncle Peter · 17-03-2015, 22:40

Drained my fuel tank of crappy BP Ultimate and replaced it with VPower+ Reset ECU codes and now back to full boost. Job's a good-un

heero_yuy · 29-03-2015, 12:31

Kitchen calculator: It's battery and solar but suddenly stopped working in the shade. Opened it up and checked the battery, that was OK but the holder was a bit corroded. Cleaned it up and a shot of engineers' magic spray and fixed.

Osem · 29-03-2015, 12:53

Now how many people would just have just thrown it in the bin and bought a new one?

heero_yuy · 29-03-2015, 13:13

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Originally Posted by Osem

Now how many people would just have just thrown it in the bin and bought a new one?

Too many.

It only cost a couple of quid from Lidl but 5 mins for an easy fix. I hate chucking stuff out anyway if it can be fixed and still be useful.

Taf · 29-03-2015, 13:40

My daughter's XBOX headset, the cable had split .... again.

Osem · 30-03-2015, 19:51

I just fixed the broken zip on the wife's rucksack. It wasn't expensive but she likes it so...

Tinky · 31-03-2015, 08:38

Fitted shelves in the cupboard where our immersion tank used to be, great to have more storage. Next it's a paint job, kitchen this time.

heero_yuy · 14-04-2015, 19:03

Checked out six of my solar rock lights, recharged/replaced batteries, cleaned up connections and a shot of engineers' magic spray and out they go. The latest set of 3 only have a 300maHr AA battery. ( Previous ones were 600maHr) Replaced with 1300maHr ones.

Still have six pagoda lamps to check out ( Three fired up when I switched them on) and two more older rocks. Don't know how many will make it. They're getting on a bit and they don't make them to last.

Osem · 14-04-2015, 19:43

A 20ft section of trellis on one of our fences. The clematis growing along it coupled with age and a dose of woodworm finally saw the trellis I made about 10 years ago off so I've had to replace it with a new one made from treated 35x25mm roof battens.

richard s · 15-04-2015, 16:45

It had a good run Osem.

heero_yuy · 19-04-2015, 10:27

Fixed two more leaks in the washing machine: Ribby pipe from the drum to the pump, loads of splits, applied liberal silicon rubber sealer and some elastic bands. Pump drive shaft seal, replaced as I had a spare bought some time ago when I thought it was leaking but not.

Fixes only need to tame the worst of the leaks until we can get the dosh together for a replacement. It's in a tiled solid floor utility room so a pool of water does no real damage.

Got a hoodie, some odd smalls and a fleece going through now - so far, so good.

Darn!

Pumping out and it's still biblical! Must be somewhere in the exit pipe inside the machine.

Osem · 19-04-2015, 11:23

You sure it's not leaking where the hose exits the pump?

Have you tried putting a raw egg in on a hot wash to seal any leaks?