Category: Repairs

I have often wanted to change the battery in my Electric Toothbrush when they stop working. However, since volunteering with the Repair Cafe I have got the confidence to have a go at doing it. It started out with needing to be charged every few days rather than lasting longer but then the red light… Continue reading Toothbrush Battery Change

My Anker Vertical Mouse needed a service, for two reasons: As always, before starting to dismantle the mouse I had a look at a guide online, the following guide from iFixit proved a helpful source: https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Anker+Vertical+Mouse+Teardown+and+Cleaning/128679The first step in opening the mouse was to remove three sticky pads by gentling and lifting them with a… Continue reading Servicing an Anker Vertical Mouse

My HUMAX HDR-1100S Freesat box has lasted nearly five years, except for the faulty remote control which I fixed but that was user error. However, two weeks it turned on and it came up with no previous recording and would not allow the pausing of live TV. Turning it off and back on again fixed… Continue reading Replacing the hard drive in Freesat box

My hallway light fitting suffered an accident whilst a new fridge was being delivered. The delivery company did offer to replace it but I wanted to see if I could replace just the one broken shade. The challenge is often finding spare parts for any fix. The shop where I had originally bought it no… Continue reading Finding a replacement shade

My ‘friend’s’ trimmer had stopped working, so I took a look. Initially, I checked that a new battery didn’t resolve the problem. This did not solve the problem so I took a look inside. The internal circuit was quite simple, a sliding switch makes a connection between the battery positive terminal and the body of… Continue reading Hair Trimmer Switch Repair

The grip on my Badminton Racquet was falling apart and needed to be replaced. As with many repairs, I started off with YouTube and watched a couple of videos, choosing this one as the best one to follow. Having bought a replacement grip online, I stripped off the retaining tape and original grip; using a… Continue reading Badminton Racquet Grip Replacement

My trusty, 7-year-old, Bluetooth speaker had stopped holding a charge for more than 20 minutes, so I decided to try to fix it. Suspecting the batteries probably needed replacement.  I initially contacted the manufacturer, though they do have instructions and spare parts for other products, they were not able to help in this case. So… Continue reading Bluetooth Speaker Battery Replacement

A repair story from our volunteer repairer Keith. In this story he saves himself £20 and a lot of frustration by repairing his remote control. A bit of lemon juice and alcohol and it was back in use!

Our volunteer repairer hero, Keith shared with us a story about one of those items we have all broken and assumed was simply a candidate for the bin. Such a simple repair!

A repair story from our volunteer and member Keith. In this case he was brought a broken piece of furniture by a family member and got it back into use. What a hero!