Simple home DIY repairs

[Gnahp]

On 12/4/2025 at 10:31 PM, Ahwhye said:

Phillips screws always slip because all people use one size of driver to screw different sizes and different types of cross-shape-looking screws lah!

aka anyhow screw lah. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screw_drives

And that slipping is intended is a myth.

 

yeah, I took it with a pinch of salt 😁

I noticed internet has more junks lately, people just anyhow whack

it slips because people using the wrong size or the wrong type

 

 

[Volvobrick]

On 12/5/2025 at 4:56 AM, Gnahp said:

yeah, I took it with a pinch of salt 😁

I noticed internet has more junks lately, people just anyhow whack

it slips because people using the wrong size or the wrong type

 

 

The centre PH1 is either labeled wrongly or stamped wrongly. 

[Gnahp]

On 12/5/2025 at 8:46 AM, Volvobrick said:

The centre PH1 is either labeled wrongly or stamped wrongly. 

good eyes 😁

centre one is just a PH1 instead of indicated JIS

[Kangadrool]

On 12/4/2025 at 10:54 PM, Mkl22 said:

Ask PUB. PUB used to give out water saving thimbles exactly like ysc3 said. 

hate those thimbles that cause tiny stream water to squirt out and spilling all over the place. Many public toilets using them now.

What you can do is to adjust the valve to control the flow, if you have the open/close valve installed along the pipe before tha tap.

[mersaylee]

On 12/5/2025 at 4:56 AM, Gnahp said:

yeah, I took it with a pinch of salt 😁

I noticed internet has more junks lately, people just anyhow whack

it slips because people using the wrong size or the wrong type

 

 

😁

[Kb27]

On 12/4/2025 at 8:50 PM, Lala81 said:

Interesting. I thought a cross design is just a very natural design. 

And some would say it's by design to cam out, others will disagree and say it's a faulty design. To reduce damage to phillips screwhead, you need to apply sufficient pressure and make sure the driver doesn't jump off when the screw hits resistance. A clutch in the driver is used to break the power spin and take the load off the screwhead instead. 

If you see those numbers on the driver, that's the clutch setting.

Better design that reduce cam out, are pozidriv, square or robertson and torx, e-torx, etc. When you see those screws or bolts in an automobile assembly, they are mainly NOT phillips.

When you let the driver free spin without doing real work, you're damaging both surfaces.

It's the same with drilling. When you drill, go slow and watch the sliver of metal shavings come out. That's drilling. If you go fast, and not cutting metal, you're just damaging the drill bit and heating up both surfaces.

[Gnahp]

I noticed the washing machine (top loader) was acting unusual just now

during the wash cycle, I can heard it spins normally but the clothes and water didn't move in the drum

it will drain and spin dry, it just won't wash, although the motor was spinning and sounds normal (got sound but no action)

after I hanged the clothes, gathered my tools, wanted to dismantle it and check the drum

right before I start work, I saw this wedging between the wash plate and the drum

it was so tight till I need to use a pliers to pull it out

then I try to run the machine again, this time the washer plate is spinning like normal

luckily nothing break

but I think the poor belt was slipping like crazy during the last wash because of the jammed wash plate by the coin

 

 

 

[mersaylee]

It's an frequent affair to mine...no matter how many reminders to my children to clear all pockets before washing...I myself still often guilty and got scolded by wifey...😂

[Mkl22]

On 12/20/2025 at 12:54 AM, Gnahp said:

I noticed the washing machine (top loader) was acting unusual just now

during the wash cycle, I can heard it spins normally but the clothes and water didn't move in the drum

it will drain and spin dry, it just won't wash, although the motor was spinning and sounds normal (got sound but no action)

after I hanged the clothes, gathered my tools, wanted to dismantle it and check the drum

right before I start work, I saw this wedging between the wash plate and the drum

it was so tight till I need to use a pliers to pull it out

then I try to run the machine again, this time the washer plate is spinning like normal

luckily nothing break

but I think the poor belt was slipping like crazy during the last wash because of the jammed wash plate by the coin

 

 

 

Well you get 50cents for all your hard work. Only way to get rid of it will be to put it into a vending machine and let them deal with it. 
For some vending, you get a new coin when you slot your coin in, and push the coin return lever. Don’t really have to buy anything. 😆

Edited December 20, 2025 by Mkl22

[Gnahp]

On 12/20/2025 at 8:54 AM, mersaylee said:

It's an frequent affair to mine...no matter how many reminders to my children to clear all pockets before washing...I myself still often guilty and got scolded by wifey...😂

we have:

pack of tissue paper turned into pulp 

coins

money (bank notes)

keys

passport

sweets (candy)

EZ-link card

IC

[Hamburger]

On 12/20/2025 at 8:54 AM, mersaylee said:

It's an frequent affair to mine...no matter how many reminders to my children to clear all pockets before washing...I myself still often guilty and got scolded by wifey...😂

Most dreaded is tissue paper left in the pocket that went for a wash cycle.

That's why I don't use tissue paper but rather napkin that wound not disintegrate into smithereen 

[Gnahp]

On 12/20/2025 at 9:54 AM, Mkl22 said:

Well you get 50cents for all your hard work. Only way to get rid of it will be to put it into a vending machine and let them deal with it. 
For some vending, you get a new coin when you slot your coin in, and push the coin return lever. Don’t really have to buy anything. 😆

wah, you champion, one look can tell it is a 50 cents

the other side of the coin 

[Kb27]

On 12/20/2025 at 12:54 AM, Gnahp said:

I noticed the washing machine (top loader) was acting unusual just now

during the wash cycle, I can heard it spins normally but the clothes and water didn't move in the drum

it will drain and spin dry, it just won't wash, although the motor was spinning and sounds normal (got sound but no action)

after I hanged the clothes, gathered my tools, wanted to dismantle it and check the drum

right before I start work, I saw this wedging between the wash plate and the drum

it was so tight till I need to use a pliers to pull it out

then I try to run the machine again, this time the washer plate is spinning like normal

luckily nothing break

but I think the poor belt was slipping like crazy during the last wash because of the jammed wash plate by the coin

 

 

 

You will need to try and remove the plate and clean what's underneath, some day.

There's more gunk from what's below. Usually it's a bolt or screw of some kind to loosen the plate. The difficult part is lifting it straight up and out.

[Gnahp]

On 12/20/2025 at 10:35 AM, Kb27 said:

You will need to try and remove the plate and clean what's underneath, some day.

There's more gunk from what's below. Usually it's a bolt or screw of some kind to loosen the plate. The difficult part is lifting it straight up and out.

I watched a few videos, it is not easy

things may seized up after many years of gunk accumulation

not sure if I want to do that

but I think it is filthy inside

 

[Lala81]

On 12/20/2025 at 10:56 AM, Gnahp said:

we have:

pack of tissue paper turned into pulp 

coins

money (bank notes)

keys

passport

sweets (candy)

EZ-link card

IC

Always screw my kids when they leave tissue paper inside pocket.

But sometimes it can also be some lining of things like mattress protectors disintegrating etc. 

 

On 12/20/2025 at 10:56 AM, Gnahp said:

we have:

pack of tissue paper turned into pulp 

coins

money (bank notes)

keys

passport

sweets (candy)

EZ-link card

IC

 

Edited December 20, 2025 by Lala81

[Mkl22]

On 12/20/2025 at 10:52 AM, Lala81 said:

Always screw my kids when they leave tissue paper inside pocket.

But sometimes it can also be some lining of things like mattress protectors disintegrating etc. 

 

 

I cannot screw the kids cause Lim peh also did it before. 
Just vacuum up and wash the whole lot again. You learn from your own f**k ups. 😆

[Lala81]

On 12/20/2025 at 1:18 PM, Mkl22 said:

I cannot screw the kids cause Lim peh also did it before. 
Just vacuum up and wash the whole lot again. You learn from your own f**k ups. 😆

I'm the one who cleans it up. So I have the right to screw them. 

And it's not just the clothes. The drum needs to be wiped and worst case is need a few hot cycles 

[mersaylee]

On 12/20/2025 at 10:58 AM, Hamburger said:

Most dreaded is tissue paper left in the pocket that went for a wash cycle.

That's why I don't use tissue paper but rather napkin that wound not disintegrate into smithereen 

That one I'd get scolding for at least a week...😅