r/howto • • 19h ago

How to best hold this wire in place?

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I have these quartz and metal doorknobs, they originally came with wire wrapped around, but they broke very easily and the wire started unwrapping.

I've reattached the screw to the crystal with some strong epoxy and bought some new wire to replicate the original design, but the question is the best way to properly secure the wire after rewrapping.

I was thinking of getting a soldering iron and trying to solder the wire to the screw part, but I'm not sure if that would actually work.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.


r/howto • • 7h ago

Bathtub wall help

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15 Upvotes

So the soap holder on my bathroom wall just fell off. I was wondering if anyone knows how to fix something like this? There doesn’t seem to be the same moisture barrier thing behind it like tiles. Is there a way I can just put it back in using something?


r/howto • • 1h ago

How to dry this out especially so it doesn't mold? It's backpack hydration thing.

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It's a backpack hydration thing.


r/howto • • 15h ago

Serious Answers Only How to get out bolt with flat head?

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Accidently broke this bolt while trying to get off the fuel filter on my 2012 toyota avensis d4d. How do i get it out?


r/howto • • 18h ago

How do I get the lid off?

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I poured boiling water in this container and put the lid on. Now the lid is stuck. I tried putting the bottom half in boiling water to see if the lid would come loose. Also tried putting the lid in boiling water to see if it would expand.


r/howto • • 12h ago

[Solved] How to figure out what thickness and how to attach filter for home furnace?

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Hi guys, first time homeowner here and was wondering what size of filter I should get for our home furnace? The dimensions of a filter that fit are 16x20x? And it's that last "?" that's giving me a headache.

Here's a video of what the filter area looks like. I almost feel like there's something missing, like the "track" is supposed to be where a 16x20x1 filter should go but it's just free standing. When I opened it up for the first time there was a 16x20x1 filter but it was just leaned over on its side, and I wasn't sure if it was doing anything, it wasn't even against the furnace part.

My alternative thought was to put the filter in the area between the "track" and the furnace part, but that measures 8 inches and I don't think they sell filters that deep. Would a 16x20x4 inch filter work if I just plop it in there? Should I stack two of them in there to fill the gap?

Tl;dr: Is my furnace area missing sections that are supposed to make it work better? Or will a 16x20x4 inch filter propped up against the furnace work? It just seems weird to have filters not slotted into place.

Thanks for your help.


r/howto • • 12h ago

Toilet is constantly running

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9 Upvotes

My toilet has been constantly making the noise of like post flush for a few days now and i was just wondering if this is something I can DIY


r/howto • • 22h ago

DIY Absolute beginner needs help with broken kitchen cabinet

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Since I moved into this flat last year one of the doors on my upper kitchen cabinets has been loose at the top hinge, and while some friends were over on the weekend it finally came down. To my untrained eye it looks like the place where the hinge was attached has been damaged and possibly lost some crucial fitting, meaning it would require more than just a screw driver to re-attach and therefore would be beyond my own very limited DIY experience/ability to fix.

Could some kind guru look at the pics and tell me how easily this could be repaired, or whether as a total novice I should just get a pro in? Thanks in advance.


r/howto • • 9h ago

Proyector muerto?

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Hace unos dias se cayo mi proyector de un cajon y ahora solo proyecta una linea blanca literalmente no se como arreglarlo o si tiene arreglo, encontre que algo esta desconectado pero no se donde va, si alguien necesita mas fotos o lo que sea estoy disponible 24/7


r/howto • • 9h ago

DIY Only one side on the headphone that doesn't work but I don't see anything odd with it

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So this marshal 4 given to me by my sister they worked just fine for a while but one day only one side that was working (the one with the button) the other side were silent but when I touch the cable I could hear sound for short while, I tried fixing it but I couldnt find anything odd or wrong with it, could it be fixed?