Repair Cafés are free meeting places that are all about repairing things and keeping them out of landfill- clothes,
furniture, electrical appliances, crockery, appliances, toys, clocks – whatever is broken, we will try to fix it.
Electrical Mains
Electrical Mains
Leaking kettle, coffee maker, electric iron
Likely causes: Plastic seals/ welds/ joins/ gaskets no longer working. This can be anything from ...
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Electrical Mains
Paper shredder not working.
Likely causes: If the motor hums or makes straining noises then the cutters may be ...
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Electrical - Other
TV, audio system, laptop, other electronic tech not working
Likely cause: External power supply failed. Source an identical replacement. Component failure on circuit board. ...
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Electrical Mains
CD player can’t recognise the presence of a CD, or jumps badly while attempting to play
Likely cause: Dust/ fluff on the optical system/ laser/ lens. Solution: Blast the optics with ...
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Electrical - Other
Vacuum cleaner not sucking properly.
Likely causes: Diagnose by removing ALL filters and bag (Some machines have 3 filters – ...
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Electrical - Other
Toaster not working
Likely causes: Toast crumbs in the main contacts. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLFG068HtgM. The contacts are shown at ...
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Electrical - Other
Kitchen ‘motors’ not working (blenders, grinders, mixers, smoothie makers etc)
Likely causes & remedies Likely cause 1: Motor been ‘having trouble’ and getting worse. Likely ...
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Electrical - Other
Table/ bedside/ desk or similar lamp not working
Possible cause: Failed bulb – Swap the bulb with one from another lamp that you ...
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Electrical Mains
Microwave oven not working.
Warning: Microwave ovens contain very high voltages which can remain fora time even when unplugged. ...
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Electrical Mains
Broken mains plug or damaged / cut / splitting / crushed mains cable
Warning: This is a very dangerous situation and the device must not be used until ...
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