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DIY & Home Improvement

Grasswire2

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8. thanks very much...

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 15, 2019, 01:35 PM

Feb 2019

I will take off the cover and see if it's just the knob stripped or the stub is worn. The fact that we have been having trouble getting it to turn OFF means it's had some extraordinary stress on it, most likely.

All good suggestions, thanks.

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so the control on the bathroom wall heater is apparently stripped... [View all] Grasswire2 Feb 2019 OP

Oh, dear. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2019 #1

Go to your local Ace Hardware, they usually have at least one person who really knows their stuff. AJT Feb 2019 #2

yes, good point Grasswire2 Feb 2019 #3

Yup Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #5

If you are lucky, this is a very simple fix... TreasonousBastard Feb 2019 #4

thanks very much... Grasswire2 Feb 2019 #8

Should be a rheostat or infinity switch that the knob controls. Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2019 #6

soldering? Grasswire2 Feb 2019 #7

Soldering is easy. You can find how-tos on YouTube. nt Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2019 #9