Clothes Iron Repair - It Won't Heat Up! How to Replace a Thermal Fuse in a Lumina Electric Iron

Christine's iron stopped working the other day - so it looks like I have another job to do!!
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[@TheUltimateRecycler]

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[@ChristinesHomeAffairs]

Thanks for a great repair Chris. I'll have to put the money I saved aside for my next sewing machine🤣🤣

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

In that case, maybe I should send you an invoice.. 😉🤣

[@Buckhomie]

Thanks mate. Saved me a lot of time and profanity😁

[@martincowie4520]

Grats! But, I feel sorry for Christine though, how's she ever supposed enjoy some retail therapy if you keep fixing things!? lol

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Haha, oh I think she's more than capable of squeezing in plenty of retail therapy Martin! 🤣

[@geofft3214]

Christine will be happy! 😁

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

An important life goal Geoff! 😀🤣

[@1anita1m]

Great job 😊

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Anita 😊👍

[@DeeB4261]

Great Video! I will totally agree with your 'beef!' We as a society get accused of being a 'throwaway society' but your efforts just showed why people don't often consider repairing things! These manufacturers just want us to buy new! And as you stated in one of the comments - things last just enough until the warranty runs out! The excuse that manufactures don't want unskilled people attempting to repair things because of safety is a load of rubbish - they don't want people to repair things because it eats into their profits! Shall I get off my soapbox now? 🤣

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Haha! You are welcome on your soapbox anytime Dee! 👌🤣

[@sams8424]

What kind of connectors are you using and where can I buy some?

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

As I always say -- you can fix anything. Thanks for sharing

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Cynthia! 😀👍

[@candyfaber8469]

I learned something. My boys did as well and want to fix the one i haven't thrown away because it isn't very old. My mother in law still has her iron that she received as a wedding gift in 1973!

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

And I bet the '73 model will still outlast a new one! They made them well back then! Thanks for watching Candy 👍😊

[@deej4101]

Nice fix. This is filed away in my brain if ever the need arises for my iron. I think you are right about planned obsolescence.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Dee. Manufacturers clearly would rather sell more products, so it makes perfect sense to build in a fail system to limit the life of an item! (In the mind of the company's accountants anyway!). It is great that the thermal fuse protects against overheating - but it would be even better if they were more easily replaced!

[@unclejackstoolshed4513]

Really good job, Chris!

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks mate! 😊😊

[@andyc972]

Another useful tip stored away till I need it, so thanks for sharing that Chris ! They do seem to like making it as difficult as possible to get in, you did great not breaking anything, what is the tool you used to pry it open, it looked a bit like one of those watch case blade/levers ? I'm sure if it was beneficial to the manufacturers they would have come up with an easily replaceable thermal fuse by now !

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Yeah, I think the manufacturers are quite happy with the thermal fuse just lasting long enough to see the product out of warranty! 🙄 The tool is indeed a watch case back opener - very handy indeed! 👍

[@knackfulknitter]

Great iron repair! Loved watching the process.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Maria! 👍😊

[@Nas_Atlas]

Great fix. I have no patience for ornamental plastic housing. I would have smashed it to bits. I wanted to repair a branded power transformer for a video game system. The thermal fuse had blown on it. I tried running it with the fuse bypassed while I had one on order and it rapidly heated up and started smoking. A youtube video I watched suggested that once the thermal fuse goes on transformers they are scrap. Perhaps the coils must be shorted somewhere drawing too much current? Or was the fuse also a resistor required to keep the current down?

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Nas. Yes, that is interesting with thermal fuses in transformers. I've never tried to repair one - but it does seem they are more to protect against fires rather than something that's meant to be replaced! I'm thinking there may have been a windings short..

[@AdamGaboy]

Thanks for the knowledge you shared on your channel. I've enjoyed all of your videos that I have viewed so far and look forward to seeing more. From West central Georgia USA

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Many thanks Adam! 👍😊

[@afineliner740]

Good job Chris !!. If our iron goes bung, I know exactly what to look for. Yes, manufacturers are quite cunning about making their appliances repairable (not). 👍

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Alex, yeah a part of the planned obsolescence strategy perhaps?!

[@noddynoodle7060]

Great save and excellent information as usual Chris. Unfortunately most people would just go and spend $40 on a new one. But then, that's what the manufacturers want us to do.😢 Cheers NN

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Exactly NN! I forgot to actually mention the "planned obsolescence" phrase! 🙄

[@gaylesimpson5120]

Crickey Chris you're game. You might have every household for miles about bringing you their old irons. Lol. Cheers from Ballarat

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Haha, I'd better keep low for a few weeks! 😉😂

[@RetifsGarage]

Learned something again today ! Thanks

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Retif 😊👍

[@DavidTipton101]

Great job Chris 👍😀

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Dave! 😀

[@MariaGonzalez-ei1pv]

Great video ,,,looking forward for more

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks Maria! 😊👍

[@JamalAl-Harthy-v1h]

Thank you dear, very informative.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Thanks 😊 Glad it was helpful!

[@frazzleface753]

Mr. Grumpy? Chris! No way! 😊Must be pre-coffee. ☕☕

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

I shouldn't ever talk to anyone until I'm suitably caffeinated! 🙄🤣🤣

[@glenhehir3833]

I’m now going to start keeping thermal fuses mate. That iron will now probably run for another 10 years. Or until Christine can find a way to make it stop that you can’t fix. Oops. Need a new iron.! 😂😂

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Haha, yeah! Maybe she'll get Coco to bury it! 🤣🤣

[@MariaGonzalez-ei1pv]

Do you know what size is that butt crimp?I'm replacing one too.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Sorry, I don't remember! I'll check tonight when I'm in the shed 👍

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

@MariaGonzalez-ei1pv Finally remembered to check this!! I used the smallest one in my assortment - 18-22 AWG (0.5 - 1.5mm²)

[@tk4270]

My iron keeps tripping my mains fuse when I turn the iron on. Shame, it was a really good iron, but recently, i've been wanting to fix it but don't know how. It's been like this for two years and I don't wantvto throw it away. The revised iron in the range is not as good.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

It sounds like there's some type of short circuit. The thermal fuse will be ok as its job is to provide an open circuit, not a short circuit!

[@Th3Pr0digalS0n]

It seems the issue with non repairable items is twofold. Manufacturers make more money if you throw it away and buy a new one, and if people aren't able to tinker with it there's less of a chance for people to be seriously injured from shoddy repairs... Most people aren't of a mind to pull something apart these days, and the lack of basic electrical knowledge in the general public is shocking 😉.

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Shocking indeed! 🤣🤣

[@workoutyourself1]

Is this a joke? Im just a woman, do i need to buy a new iron now…i cant do this…

[@TheUltimateRecycler]

Not a joke at all! And being a woman shouldn't make any difference at all 🤔

[@workoutyourself1]

@@TheUltimateRecycler ain't nobody got time for this..Cool video though