77 People Asked The Internet To Help Fix Something, And The Results Were Surprising

aviwrekz:

There is a clog in the airline... You typically would get a glugluglug after dispensing water, which I'm sure you are not. Needs to be cleaned

Used less than 5 times!

fruitmask:

This is one of those things that you fix by getting your money back. I don't even know wtf I'm looking at, but I'd bet my extended warranty that it's not fixable

Any cleaning tips for this? I really don't want to have to replace the whole carpet

3HisthebestH:

Why is no one saying take him to court? Take this a—hole to small claims. Easily 5k in your favor. Done.

ladymorgahnna:

Do you have a large closet with the same carpet you can patch here? Then just recarpet the closet with a new piece? I’m so sorry that someone so mean did this. The immaturity I see posted on Reddit is beyond me, sometimes.

TwitterJackBNimble:

Need to sand it and apply finish.

keepinitoldskool:

Water and a shop vac. Or rent one of those rug doctors, just don't add soap to it. Laundry detergent isn't such a pain in the bum to clean up because it doesn't foam up much.

Potential_Fishing942:

I don't know, but seems like you're on you're way to a house fire.

I accidentally put my glass inside the 1L mug not thinking too much of it. Little did I know, the two glasses got stuck to each other. I love these 2 glasses a lot and really want to separate them without having to destroy either one of them. I've tried hot/cold water and dish soap, both to no avail.

Narrow-Height9477:

Add a few drops of cooking oil around the rim of the wine glass. Swirl it around all the edges. Put stein into warm water while holding base of wine glass. Hold it so the base of the stein is an inch above the bottom of your pan/sink in the water bath. You want the water warm enough to expand the glass of the stein but not so hot as to thermally shock and shatter it.

My ex-stepdad broke this in one of his violent temper tantrums. He’s been gone for years, but I never learned building or repairing or anything like that. How would I go about fixing this for my mom? It’s in her room and I feel bad she’s had to keep looking at it every day.

Anonymous:

You replace it. its a hollow core door. You can get a slab door and remove hardware and use the old door as a template. OR you can get a whole pre-hung door and frame. remove trim and remove old frame. Install, shim and level door frame and replace door trim.

My cat knocked a glass cup off the counter and apparently it hit the side of the toilet just right. Broke off a chunk. No damage to any areas that transport water or waste thankfully. Is reattaching the broken piece feasible? If so, any suggestions?

Mtolivepickle:

Replace the toilet. No ifs, and, buts, or maybes. That will cut you faster than you can imagine. It’s not worth it.

We got a new oven to have all new appliances for selling our house. We didn’t realize till to late that the stupid spice drawer would hit this massive handle. Any thoughts on how to fix this? Or just hope no one notices?

devandroid99:

I would very cut out an appropriate section of the drawer to allow it to clear the handle, then glue that section to the cabinet face so it clears when opening and looks more or less closed (use a coping saw) when... closed.

How do I fix this? It’s really bad, the pictures don’t do it justice. Can I get it smooth again?

Help! mbb1989:

Polish it? Maybe use a fine grit and go in a uniform direction to at least even the pattern

Bright-Ad4601:

Get into magnet collecting.

wdcpdq:

CO monitors expire. There should be a date on the back. 5 years maybe? If it’s expired, you’ll need a new one.

Opened my 15 year old Samsung front loader after a wash cycle and found it full of smoke. Not good, obviously. Any idea what would cause this? Worth trying to fix myself? Worth paying a technician? Or time for a new washer? FWIW, this is after I had the door open for 30 seconds or so. It was initially even more smoky!

michaelz08:

Have you put the model number into google? Around 2016 Samsung was recalling washers for fire hazards.

My family’s lakehouse has a copper sink that’s been here for 15 years. My husband wanted to help clean up as we have been staying here for several days. He wasn’t thinking, and used a lime away cleaner. The water here is very hard, and has a lot of lime that builds on the metal here. My husband is freaking out and panicked that he beefed this up beyond repair. The patina on the sink was very dark, as you can see on the sides of the sink. My dad has never cleaned the sink to be shiny like some people have their copper sinks, and he has preferred it to be dark. Can this be fixed?

PetriDishCocktail:

It will get fixed... Just give it a year or two. Seriously, a sink is meant to be used. The patina is going to ebb and grow and change overtime with use.

guff1988:

Probably won't even take that long, there's oxygen in the water there's oxygen in the air. Copper oxides will form very quickly.

needtopickbettername:

That's just an unstable piece of sandstone. It happens. It's not wood. It's not sucking up water. I forget the term for it but it's just a rock that shouldn't have been used in your wall in the first place. Get a mason to remove and replace it. If you're not married to the idea of another piece of sandstone, there are many different rocks to choose from. And stop playing with it! Hair will grow on your palms.

SnooSquirrels8280:

It’ll leak forever every time you use it if you do manage to close it. Get a replacement door. Hopefully you’re okay.

You were probably right. Between the wheel, primer, paint, hardware and way too much time and labor, the repairs cost a little over $100. But, I was committed to fixing it and I always like having a little project to work on.

It isn’t perfect but it wasn’t supposed to be. I had originally intended to sand it down to bare metal but after like an hour I said screw that. I knocked back most of the worst rust and then lightly sanded all the other areas for better paint adhesion. The pitting was worse than I thought but not as bad as it looks (probably)

On the tub, 2 coats of clean metal primer (because I bought it when I thought I was going to have clean metal) 2 coats of paint and 1 coat of clear rubberized coating.

For the other parts, I used whatever left over spray paints I had in my shed (hence the different colors)

After all is said and done, I was pretty happy with the outcome and it’s been doing a fine job of wheelbarrowing since

About 10 ceramic floor tiles in my NYC apartment have been gradually loosening and cracking over the past couple years. Is this considered normal wear and tear or an issue with the installation? Landlord wants me to pay for tile replacement, although it doesn’t seem fair considering I have never done anything with the tiles other than walking on them as normal.

Full_Recognition6230:

Not your problem at all, as the others said it is 100% from poor instalation. Knock on it. I bet it sounds hollow. 25 year tile installer.

The 2 parts are assembled incorrectly and one part needs to be rotated for the press to work. To do that, I need to remove the 'screw' thing. I tried unscrewing it with a tiny allen key but it does not work. I (softly) tried to hammer it out but also cannot get I to move. Can I fix this or do I need to buy a new one?

MisterProfGuy:

Are you quite sure it doesn't go the flat way to press the garlic and then the nubby way to clean it?

SKatieRo:

Similar thing happened to me. Get some Restor-Finish. Rub it into the scratch with a rag and wipe off the excess. It will be waaaay less noticable.