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Another comment, service people are only parts changers and expensive parts sellers. If something actually needs to be fixed you are out of luck unless you do it yourself. Another thing I ran into, especially if you live in the hinterlands. Call for service and even tell them exactly what is wrong and what part. When they come out they will not have the part the trip is to see for themselves and to see if you lied. That’s the first charge can’t do that for free so $100 to $150 down the toilet, then they come several days later another service charge and parts and labor. I have an upright freezer that’s over 40 years still working. I bought 4 refrigerators in that time, 3 dishwashers, 2 compactors, 3 microwaves 2 washers dryers. Highway robbery
I have a Frigidaire pro microwave it stopped 9 months in. The reason I find was a small wire from th button unit on the door front thru the upper corner in the door into the microwave. This was stupid idea . Opening and closing door finally broke the wire. Called service and paid $150 for nothing. Told I had to replace door fit $798.00. I checked RU-vid and found out how to fix. Cost a few buck for a bit of wire and heat shrink tube. Took 3 days because I had to figure how to take it apart without breaking anything. Been working over a month. I enlarged the hole the wires fed through and beefed up the wire harness.
That looks like a LouverDrape Forte set of blinds. Great inventiveness! I haven't found these clips for sale. Even if you do find them, inserting them into the carrier involves getting the particular carrier out of the headrail. So your method is actually faster than doing that.
Appreciate your diligent repair. By any chance did you ever research getting a replacement bracket? I have the same wave and the bottom bracket absolutely shattered.
I think they are available on amazon for around $20.. Because it is an engineering flaw it might be better to repair and reinforce vs replace. I also like the challenge of trying to repair the actual broken parts.
Sorry it wasn’t the fix you were looking for. These blinds are 30+ years old and I had no luck finding exact fit replacement clips. This was the best repair I could manage. With this vintage model the clip is possible to replace if you can find the part but it requires removing all 62 slats, dismounting the head rail, removing the carriers from the end of the extrusion, removing / replacing the clips from the top of the cars and reversing the operation. So a few hours of work vs less than 10 mins to improvise. 3 years on and still working like a charm. Wont meet everyone’s definition of being repaired but it worked for me. Hopefully someone else out there has a video up that shows clip replacement.
I have the same microwave oven and that door handle piece broke on mine, the same exact piece that broke on your microwave handle. Bosch does sell the parts and I bought that small piece which cost about $23 if you can believe that. And I bought it from the cheapest place I could find that sold Bosch parts. Thanks for the video that’s going to help me to take apart the door so I can put the new part to the rest of the handle.
To add to Skip Russell’s comment, ordering the part will save you having to redo this all when the epoxied part brakes. Hang on to the handle; by itself it’s about $50, in addition to the plastic supports.
Eric, I agree epoxy only would have been dicey. In addition to the epoxy I added two wood screws from the reverse side to pull the parts together for a solid mechanical bond. Maybe i forgot to include that step in the video. It didn’t occur to me that a replacement part might be available. It may have taken me more time to track it down, order than repair it. Unless the replacement part is better engineered it might also fail again. It seemed way under reinforced to me and ours had not suffered any abuse. Also I just geek out on fixing things as cheaply and seamlessly as possible. Fortunately 2+ years on it is still holding up! Its good for those who might not be up for messing epoxy and improvised repairs to know that the replacement part is available and to not loose that handle!
He shows us in the video where he not only adds epoxy but he comes in from the backside of the handle bracket and adds some screws. Mine broke on the lower end just like in this video. I already had superglued mine and it held together for probably 6 months however this time I'll be adding the screws and most likely will hold this together indefinitely.
i tried epoxy on the plastic but it broke again after a few weeks. I found the plastic parts on Amazon for around 26 bucks. That would be the way to do it and his way of taking apart would be the fix.
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ME51MDPiGLs.html Video link shows HOW to remove mechanical parts the broke in video. No DIY NEEDED. Replacement parts can be purchased as Home Depot. Your friend has shared a link to a Home Depot product they think you would be interested in seeing. www.homedepot.com/p/3-5-in-Vertical-Spare-Parts-Kit-10793478800926/100134308
Imbecile engineers who don't think about what happens to the product after is sold. The idiots could have thought to make a hole all the way through the damn screw. AND to make the damn handle support less flimsy. These stupidities are built to fail and to be impossible to fix by normal people.
A testament to the fulfilling feeling of fixing things yourself. Dude has a boat and lives by the water. Amazon 10 bucks for 20 of these clips but did it himself instead. Love it
slats- fill the bathtub with soapy water & let them soak for a few min... of course sitting on the floor and manually clean them is also an option... lol
I have the same type of carrier stem clips and one broke like yours. I can't find a replacement for the life of me so I will use your method. Thank you for the video!
So did you have to first take out the screws that were screwed into the metal prongy plate and then work your way loosening each tab around the plate so that you could separate the prongy metal plate from the plastic door?
What a great idea! I have the same problem with my vertical blinds. My husband (he has passed) was always figuring out how to repair and improvise -ways to repair things. I will have to show this video to my handyman. Thank you sir.