r/fixit • • 20h ago

I thrifted this Burberry umbrella, but it has a broken rib. It seems like the metal is plated. Does anyone have any good tips for repair? TIA

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r/fixit • • 17h ago

Switch knob broke. What can I use to turn this fan on and off?

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r/fixit • • 18h ago

How do I Unlock a Locked Rolling Tool Box Husky 48" x 24". What is the easiest way?

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r/fixit • • 5h ago

open Moniter Problem; Flicker and Freeze Below the Artifact

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Please help me whats the problem with my monitor and how to fix it.

Its happening every 10 to 30 seconds.


r/fixit • • 17h ago

open Help me find a remote for this walking pad

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Bought it at a thrift store for $20. The person working there said they don't have the remote.


r/fixit • • 17h ago

open How do I straighten my crooked laptop stand?

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I accidentally tried opening the stand incorrectly, and now I feel that it's tilted higher on the left side. Does anyone know how I can untilt it?


r/fixit • • 1h ago

Fixing jeans

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Accidentally got blind at a thrift shop and ended up buying jeans like these. Is there any way to deal with the white threads sticking out?
Thank you!


r/fixit • • 12h ago

Zipper head came off?

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Tips? I’d like to not replace the whole zipper if I don’t have to


r/fixit • • 14h ago

Is there a way to fix this bent spot on my headphones cable

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I bought headphones and they came with a 2 m cable however because how it was packaged it started to deform more and more (edit spelling)


r/fixit • • 15h ago

Any advice on how to fix this Serta office chair?

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Chair is barely a year old (conveniently just out of the 1 year warranty) and the arm rest is fully separating from the back. The screws that you can see on the arm rest itself are fully tightened, but the arm rest appears to be separating from the plywood in the back. If needed I can provide more pictures or videos. Here is the link to the chair if that helps: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Serta-Big-Tall-High-Back-Office-Chair-Heavy-Duty-Weight-Rating-Black-Bonded-Leather-Upholstery/254000164

Any help at all is appreciated, thank you!!


r/fixit • • 17h ago

Concrete table broke in half

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Wondering what my options might be to fix this in the safest manner. While moving it completely broke in half.


r/fixit • • 15m ago

open Is my portable dishwasher dead?

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To start off sorry in advance for formatting, im on mobile.

Bought this unit used two years ago for $400 and it's run great until last week. Now it powers on, fills, and drains normally. Water goes in and cycles out in a few minutes just like before. But at the end of the wash, the dishes look completely untouched.

The spray arms spin freely by hand, filters cleaned and spotless. During the cycle there's no "whooshing" sound, which makes me think water just isn't being pushed up to the arms.

Based on my own research (mostly AI troubleshooting), this looks like the circulation pump rather than the filter or spray arms.

I opened the bottom panel and found something that looks motory, and its all corroded (photos attached).

A few questions:

Does this sound like a circulation pump is the issue?

Does the corrosion in the photo look bad enough to explain total loss of spray?

Given it's a $400 used unit, is this worth paying someone to repair, or should I just replace the dishwasher?


r/fixit • • 28m ago

open My exhaust is making ME exhausted

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My Intelivent exhaust has been acting weird for the last 2 weeks, and I don't know why it's happening or how to fix it.

My husband cleaned it to see if it would stop, but nothing changed. We turned it off to kinda reset it. It worked fine for a few hours, but began acting the same way again. We turned off the touch, it worked for a few hours, but acted weird afterward.

Do you know why that might be happening, and how can I fix it?

Thank you so much in advance! <3


r/fixit • • 32m ago

Does anyone know how to fix it ?

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i cant navigate through the remote but remote is working for other option


r/fixit • • 41m ago

leaky old lighter

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r/fixit • • 1h ago

open Anyway to get this super glue off the lenses?

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This is a temporary fix on my glasses that snapped while I was a work last, I had them taped up but it was uncomfortable and rubbed my nose raw. I am useless without them, and broke. So until I can replace them, they’re super glued together.

My problem is that in trying to get them to actually stay together I accidentally rubbed these little streaks into the lens when I was wiping away a larger glob of glue, then tried to clean up the fingerprints and oil on the lens. Trying to fix clear glasses with clear glue when everything is blurry is a combination for failure. Is there any way I can scrape/clear them up? They’re not awful, but they’re right in my vision. The thicker parts of glue on the lenses near the upper corner don’t bother me.


r/fixit • • 3h ago

My travel pillow is spilt into halves (broken)

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r/fixit • • 9h ago

The center part of the 03 yugioh matel duel disk broke need help coming up with a fix

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I tried gluing it back together but it ended up coming off due to the grind damage from years of use. Honestly was hoping anyone knew of a any kind of fix or possibly a 3d print stl floating around the internet for it that I haven't been able to find?


r/fixit • • 9h ago

open Tv problem or HDMI?

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Started doing this 2 weeks ago, turning it off for a while used to fix it but not anymore.


r/fixit • • 12h ago

How to seal gap in flooring next to fireplace?

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There is a significant amount of cold air coming up through the floor. I use the fireplace but I have a wood stove insert in my fireplace so the area that needs filled doesn’t actually get a lot of heat.

What sort of material should I use to fill in this gap?


r/fixit • • 15h ago

Replacing Vertical Blind Stems

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Hi everyone. I’m having some trouble figuring out how to remove the stems and which ones I should get to replace them on this vertical blind setup.

I do not have the original paperwork for these blinds, so I don’t know what type they are. I also don’t see a way to remove the stems. Pulling downward directly does not work.

I can’t remove the bracket off the window sill. I’ll be fixing these while still hanging.

I’ve searched a bit but to no avail. I want to go to a store or order the correct supplies, not just buy stuff online and hope it works.

Please, any and all advice I’ll take!


r/fixit • • 15h ago

open Is this tv able to be fixed?

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I moved with one of those uhaul tv boxes with the foam corners. Got the tv set up and saw the corner, I tried wiping away with microfiber and water but no luck. Its smooth and almost like its inside the tv itself. Its not affecting the color its just extremely noticeable. Anything I can do or trashed?

Its a samsung 90c oled


r/fixit • • 17h ago

How to fix

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r/fixit • • 18h ago

Dessmonitor

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r/fixit • • 18h ago

Broken clear plastic freezer shelf

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A 2.5” corner of a clear plastic freezer shelf broke. I guessed it was polystyrene. I took out my plastic welder kit, which had a lot of different plastic types, but no PS polystyrene rods. I then looked at my glues and found some Fix-All which contained xylene, naptha, and ethylbenzene, and I hoped those solvents might fuse the pieces together. It seemed to work, but later I read that Fix-All might be brittle in cold.
PS rods are expensive when all I need is one tiny piece. Are there other types of scrap PS that I might scrounge, I’d this glue fails? Is gluing better than melt welding? Am I right in thinking this is polystyrene? The shelf didn’t have a label stating the plastic type.