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I pulled it to turn on the light earlier and it came on but also the chain came out. I pulled with no excessive force but here we are. Now, it's bedtime and i need to put my kid to bed. I can't open up the ceiling fan right now to see if I can fix it. We really need the fan on and the light off or neither of us will be able to sleep. Have to keep the door closed and it gets stuffy FAST.

We will have a plug in fan later tonight but we don't right now.

So my question is, how can I turn the light off at the fixture so the fan stays on? I don't want to get shocked if at all possible lol

Help! 🙏

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Tenant left this present behind on the wall. Stickers hardly come off, each letter and symbols are separated

I've tried everything. I've tried pulling both tabs in with a pair of scissors. Despite the instructions, that didn't work (presumably because it didn't match the seemingly atom-precise location). I tried prying it open with a Rube Goldberg assembly of nonsense. That didn't work. I even tried using a claw hammer to break the assembly and pry it open and that still. Didn't. Work.

I'm at my limit. This godforsaken remote has broken me. How do I get this open? I just want to change the battery.

With time they have gotten "filled" with skin cells, and ,I suppose, dirt. I'm doubting if a needle would only make matters worse. Any ideas?

How do I remove dried super glue from my laptop's camera?

We have a rubber guard thing installed in one of our drain pipes to keep insects out. However, I accidentally pushed it back inside while cleaning the area and is now stuck on the "elbow" of the pipe. Any tips on getting it out?

Edit: sorry for the bad drawing. Added a picture in the comments

Edit2: We're just calling the plumber tomorrow. Tried hooking it out but it wont budge. Thanks for the suggestions!

Went shooting in the desert and halfway home started loseing psi, didn't get a chance to see what it was that pierced my tire. Plugged it and its been holding air without any leaking for 6 months now only city driving. Have a 140 mile trip coming up on the highway, any likley hood this will hold?

I bought this laptop and it arrived like this; I want to fix a broken hinge, but I can't access the battery to disconnect it because of this stripped screw. How can I get it out? The screw seems to be in really bad shape. Thanks in advance.

They’re only a year old, too :( I wear them every day. It’s so hard to find durable platforms!! How can I fix this DIY? It doesn’t need to be perfect it just needs to look good enough that it doesn’t stand out or fall apart again too fast :P

I made a very poor choice yesterday by washing a tufted rug in my frontload LG Thinq washer tower, did not know that rug glue melts in water; I have drained multiple pans of water out from the emergency drain, cleared the filter next to it, and have found an abundance of the rug glue in a sand-like consistency both in the filter and washer drum itself. How fucked am I and is there any way to save this before my apartment maintenance comes to fix it? Trying to get the water drained but it comes in a slow trickle.

I just put a really gorgeous slab of walnut on a 9" circle base from an old table. It's weird looking but it works for what I need except the small round metal base is unstable. The base is welded to the stem so I can't take it off.

Short of screwing the round plate to a 2x10, I don't have any ideas so I'm asking the creative hive for suggestions.

I’ve had some erosion under my concrete stairs and need to fill to prevent any further shifting.

Our rambunctious little dog, Hugo, decided to make a treat out of our leather ottoman.

Looking for some ideas on how to minimize the impact. I can source similar leather but am a bit stuck how to make this look as best as possible. Open to all suggestions - some black duct tape was the temporary solution but it isn’t long term.

I’ve attached a pic of the damaged corner, an undamaged corner, and a photo of Hugo for dog tax.

Thanks!

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This retractable charging cable came apart and I dont know how to put the. together. Theres three parts to it, the spinner, ball (bearing) and the case. The ball bearning sits between the case and spinner. How do I orient them together for it to work? I tried aligning them but it wont retract. There is a groove on the case for the bearing to sit but i dont know where it would go on the spinner. Please help me