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Fix it yourself.

Every guide is an animated diagram of a machine you already own. Diagnose the fault, follow the repair step by step, then practise it — before you touch the real thing.

100interactive guides
300common faults
4languages, localized not translated
1

Diagnose

Answer two or three questions — the diagram points at the part that is wrong.

2

Follow along

Step-by-step repair with the moving parts highlighted as you go.

3

Practise

Pick the right action without hints. Wrong picks cost you a mark.

Bathroom & plumbing

Toilets, taps, drains — the room where water finds every weakness.

Bathroom & plumbing

Toilet Keeps Running?

Diagnose It, Fix It, or Know When to Call

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Bathroom & plumbing

Clogged toilet?

The first move is not flushing — diagnose, then fix it

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Bathroom & plumbing

Sink draining slowly or clogged?

Diagnose it before you buy anything

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Bathroom & plumbing

Dripping faucet?

One small part is worn — diagnose which, then swap it

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Bathroom & plumbing

Weak shower pressure?

It's usually limescale in the head — a vinegar bag brings the cone back

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Bathroom & plumbing

Floor Drain Smells Like Sewer?

It's the Missing 5 cm of Water — Not the Cover

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Bathroom & plumbing

Leak Under the Sink?

The Nut Does Not Seal — the Washer Does

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Bathroom & plumbing

Toilet Button Stuck Down?

It Is Not a Stiff Button — It Is Running Water

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Bathroom & plumbing

Toilet Leaking at the Base?

The Caulk Is Not the Seal — the Wax Ring Is

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Bathroom & plumbing

Loose Faucet Handle?

Three Layers, Two Joints — and Only One Needs a Hex Key

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Bathroom & plumbing

No Hot Water?

Reset It Once — and Never a Second Time

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Bathroom & plumbing

Black Mould on the Washer Seal?

It Is a Trough, Not a Strip — and Bleach Makes It Worse

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Bathroom & plumbing

Smelly Dishwasher?

The Smell Tells You Where the Water Is Not Leaving

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Bathroom & plumbing

Limescale on a Tap?

Acid Is Right — and the Wrong Acid, or the Wrong Tool, Destroys the Finish

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Bathroom & plumbing

Shower Hose Leaking?

The Braid Is Only Armour — the Water Is in the Tube Inside

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Bathroom & plumbing

White Film on Shower Glass Is Usually Soap Scum, Not Limescale. Vinegar Makes It Worse.

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Kitchen

The machines that handle grease, scraps and boiling water.

Laundry & appliances

Washers, dryers, and the dust and lint they fight.

Cooling & air

Stay cool, stay dry — the remote control counts too.

Quick fixes

Five-minute jobs that need no toolbox.

Quick fixes

A Broken Umbrella Rib Is Not a Glue Job. It Is a Splint.

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A Watch Band Is Two Numbers, Not One. Six Links Each Side.

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A Frayed Charging Cable Is Not a Tape Job. It Is a Fire Risk.

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A Leaking Flask Is Rarely Loose. It Is Usually Over-Tightened.

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Internet Down?

Read the Modem's Lights — LOS Red Means Call Your Provider, Not Reboot Again

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Drawer Stuck or Grinding?

Nine Times Out of Ten It's Dirt, Not Damage — Clean Before You Buy New Slides

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Cabinet Door Sagging or Crooked?

Modern Hinges Have Three Screws for Exactly This — Turn the Right One

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Chair Wobbles?

Test It on a Hard Floor First — Three Causes, Three Completely Different Fixes

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Door Lock Stiff, Key Hard to Turn?

It's Not Wear — and Oil Is the Wrong Fix

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Button Fell Off Again?

You Sewed It Flat — It Needs a Shank

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Glasses Keep Sliding Off?

The Screw Is Backing Out — Not a Loose Frame

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Shelf Fell Off the Wall Again?

The Wall Decides, Not the Plug

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Wall Hole Still Visible After You Fixed It?

You Left Out the Primer

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Key Snapped in the Lock?

Stop — the First Thing to Do Is Nothing

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Water Bill Doubled?

Read the Meter for One Minute Before You Believe It

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Screw Spins and Won't Bite?

There Are Two Different Faults, With Opposite Fixes

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Torn Window Screen?

The Frame Is Fine — One Measurement Decides Everything

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Wobbly Door Handle?

Three Different Faults, One Ten-Second Test

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Sliding Door Jumps the Track or Drags?

Nine Times Out of Ten It Is Dirt — and the Wrong Oil

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Multi-Point Door Lock Stiff?

One Test Separates the Lock From the Door

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Adhesive Hook Keeps Falling Off?

It Is Not the Brand — It Is Three Skipped Steps

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Curtain Rod Dropped?

It Is a Beam — and the Span Decides Everything

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Squeaky Wood Floor?

Powder Is the Test, Not Just the Cure

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Zipper Stuck or Splitting?

Diagnose It, Fix It, or Know When to Replace

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Door won't close, drags, or squeaks?

Diagnose and fix it in minutes

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Blind Cord Jammed?

Stop Pulling — Lift the Bottom Rail and the Wedge Lets Go.

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Door Stop Not Holding?

It Is Almost Never the Magnet — It Is Two Millimetres of Gap.

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Peephole Blurry or Loose?

The Weak Point Is the Tube — and a Loose One Opens From Outside.

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Window Won't Pull Tight?

It Is Not the Draught Seal — It Is the Lock Point, and It Has 2 mm of Adjustment.

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Sofa Sagging?

Press It With Your Palm — Bottoming Out Is the Webbing, Springy Is the Foam.

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Dents in a Carpet?

Ice, Not an Iron — and Two Minutes Decides If It Is Even the Pile.

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Backpack Buckle Pops Open?

One Face of the Tab Is a Ramp, the Other Is a Wall.

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Belt Too Long or Short?

Holes Are 25 mm Apart — So "One More Hole" Is Almost Never the Answer.

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One Earbud Dead?

Wiggle the Plug Root — the Jacket Stays Intact While the Copper Breaks.

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Car Door Squeaking?

Press the Seal With One Finger — If It Stops, It Was Never the Hinge.

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Doorbell Not Working?

It Is Usually the Button Outside, Not the Bell Inside.

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Washing Machine Smells?

It Is a Biofilm, and Detergent Feeds It.

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Toilet Running?

Drop Dye in the Tank — It Splits Two Opposite Faults.

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Fan Rattling Next Summer?

It Is How You Stored It — and Oiling It Made It Worse.

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Water in the Bottom of the Fridge?

It Is a Blocked Drain, Not a Door Seal.

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Door Won't Latch?

It Is Almost Never the Lock — It Is the Hinge Dropping.

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Light Flickering?

Screw the Bulb Into Another Socket — That Settles It.

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Drying Rack Crank Slipping?

Test It With No Washing On.

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A Brown Dot on Stainless Steel Is Not Dirt. It Is a Hole Through the Only Thing Protecting It.

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A Stiff, Slippery Towel

the Thing You Buy to Make It Soft Is Why It Will Not Absorb.

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Yellow Stains on White Trainers

Washing Powder and Sunlight Are the Recipe, Not the Cure.

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Car & on the move

Wipers, tyres, fluids — the checks worth doing before a journey.

Power & safety

Breakers, water, gas — the jobs where one wrong step is expensive.