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 - Other
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 - 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 - Other
Gradual slowing down or needing charging more often
Likely cause: Single battery device: The battery is failing and will need replacing Multiple battery ...
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Electrical - Other
Sudden no sign of life at all, even after a long charge
Likely causes and remedy: The charger has failed, try a different, identical, charger (extreme care ...
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