HOW TO: Fix a Toaster that Won't Stay Down

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  • Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
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    My super cheap (free) toaster developed a frustrating problem: It wouldn't toast bread without holding down the lever!
    In this video I open up the toaster, see how it works, and how to repair it.
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Комментарии • 113

  • @eddienewall5033
    @eddienewall5033 3 года назад +10

    I fixed my toaster by undoing the screws underneath, lifting the body up, and tipping out the crumbs and lumps of dry bread which hadn't been released by removing the two drawers and tipping the toaster upside down. Many toasters are dumped when all they need is a good clean.

    • @nonelost1
      @nonelost1 2 года назад +1

      Perhaps that’s why I recently found two good toasters in the dumpster, including a double wide slot Black & Decker just yesterday. It’s hard to clean out and the adjustment settings are not visible, but it works. I’ll keep my other narrow double slot Proctor-Silex toaster in storage for when this one quits.

  • @marklittler784
    @marklittler784 3 года назад +21

    Always remember to feed your cat before starting repair work lol

  • @devond27
    @devond27 4 года назад +14

    Thank you for this video! I ordered a Hello Kitty toaster almost a month ago & it didn’t work. Just unscrewing the bottom & taking the crumb holder out helped it to work thanks to you!

    • @NickMakesBreaksStuff
      @NickMakesBreaksStuff  4 года назад +3

      Thanks for watching, I'm glad you were able to get it working!

    • @EnSabahNur-ir5mw
      @EnSabahNur-ir5mw 3 года назад

      @Owen Maurice stfu

    • @cathywhite9240
      @cathywhite9240 2 года назад +1

      Hello Kitty toaster-how appropriate for this vid! 😹

    • @emmaprice1282
      @emmaprice1282 Год назад +2

      OH MY GOODNESS! I CAME HERE FOR THAT EXACT SAME REASON!

  • @prettycool1603
    @prettycool1603 Год назад +5

    Thanks Nick! 👍You are right! Why buy a new one, when you can easily fix the old? I love your kitty! 🥰

  • @utubestalker.dotcom
    @utubestalker.dotcom 3 года назад +9

    your cat is so cute and made the video much more interesting. thanks for the tip

  • @nazqas5441
    @nazqas5441 3 года назад +32

    U clean table with pice of bread omg

    • @tf4606
      @tf4606 11 месяцев назад

      It's a professional cleaner's trick! Just like using sawdust to clean a floor. Look it up!

  • @knf4451
    @knf4451 3 года назад +17

    Great job on video! Currently dealing with untoasted toast haha you make it look so easy

  • @SeventiesVet
    @SeventiesVet 2 года назад +4

    I'll try cleaning and checking contacts on my Rowenta, which has the same symptoms. But best part was the cat. My cat perked up when hearing yours!

  • @madb9422
    @madb9422 Год назад +1

    Thanks so much for this video! I now have a working toaster again! There was some gunk in where the round, copper contacts are, & the magnets didn't line up in the other section. Also, the long spring had some gunk within it too. I used a straightened out paperclip to get the stuff out. I watched what was going on while moving the lever up & down when I had it apart. Thanks again!

  • @MrTrashcan1
    @MrTrashcan1 5 месяцев назад

    Lucky you--my toaster has no contacts to straighten and the solenoid still doesn't power up. But, I had 3 black cats over the years, and they are the sweetest. It was worth watching just to see yours.

  • @arjund2018
    @arjund2018 3 года назад +4

    Thank you man! This helped a lot thabk youuuuu in my case it wasnt that the current wasnt flowing but bread crumbs had accumulated on the magnet making it useless and i cleaned em off and it started working again! Just saved me a few bucks thanks a lot dude!

  • @krishnaparmer6100
    @krishnaparmer6100 Год назад +33

    I was a bit reluctant to buy an "off brand" toaster, but the reviews on this one led me to take a chance.I was very pleased! ruclips.net/user/postUgkxE7HOOpW0eh4vbVGAB_r_cURwoxZxpZPA The toast comes out evenly browned and I was surprised that the sides of the toaster do NOT get hot to the touch which is a great safety feature.I like the additional buttons for frozen foods, the emergency eject button, and the warming rack for rolls and other items.All in all, it was a good purchase and at the right price. Sure you can get fancier toasters, but for a premium price. This fulfills the basic duties of a toaster at a reasonable price.

  • @l.o.2005
    @l.o.2005 Год назад +1

    Thank you! My toaster lever hasn't been working and I've been holding it down so my bread will toast. I'm going to try taking it apart later on. . 🤞🏽

  • @jasonperez5343
    @jasonperez5343 Год назад +1

    It was a good vid but some close ups of the things you saw there were the problem would be helpful for visual diagnosis.

  • @catarinamartins222
    @catarinamartins222 5 месяцев назад

    Came for the toaster, stayed till the end for the cat 😋 good video, thanks! 👍🏻

  • @martnava1661
    @martnava1661 2 года назад +2

    I have a breville 16 screws on the underside and all not only proprietary but tripod shaped none of my 20 available bits for these proprietary screws will fit. I can still manually remove them by applying a flathead with alot of torque so as not to strip the screw heads but that will take ages. my next anticipated problem will be the flippers, they look like they've been moulded into place. the manufacturer really doesn't want me opening up this toaster it's so much work might have to just buy a new one, the problem is probably something simple like crumbs stuck on the magnet, I've already shook the life out of it to no avail so it's either but a new one or put a weight on the flipper for each use

  • @gchap7986
    @gchap7986 2 года назад +2

    Happy ending. Superb.

  • @Logan.Bernart
    @Logan.Bernart 2 года назад +3

    Thank you, I used your video to help me fix the same problem with an Amazon Basics toaster (model number b072p11h8l)

  • @sheilamaclean968
    @sheilamaclean968 3 года назад +3

    Love the photo bomber -his toast is with lots of butter...

  • @loninappleton
    @loninappleton 4 года назад +3

    I gave it an thumb up. The part about the solenoid was good. I'm disassembling
    the one I bought used 17 years ago at the thrift for another tweak to keep it going.
    But the lever catch from too much manual ejection may show it is just worn out.

    • @NickMakesBreaksStuff
      @NickMakesBreaksStuff  4 года назад

      Thanks for watching, good luck with your toaster. That seems to be where they always wear out.

  • @faisalmukadam2637
    @faisalmukadam2637 2 года назад +1

    Video helped fixing same issue on our toaster.

  • @horrorlol
    @horrorlol 3 года назад +6

    Thank you, Nick. You helped me to solve this. It's working!

  • @sticky720
    @sticky720 2 года назад +9

    Lol I was wondering why it wasn’t working then I saw i forgot to plug it in

  • @John-xo6dq
    @John-xo6dq 2 года назад +2

    I love everything about this video lol

  • @noymichel
    @noymichel 2 месяца назад +1

    its amazing that people take the time to make these videos and don't give a comprehensive summary of the problem beforehand, leaving one to guess if there is power to the toaster, how the problem started, age of the product etc.

    • @NickMakesBreaksStuff
      @NickMakesBreaksStuff  2 месяца назад +1

      This video was not meant to be a product failure analysis.
      I had a broken toaster. I took it apart, discovered a problem, explained what I saw and how I fixed it, and then I put it back together.
      If you didn’t find this video helpful, sorry.

  • @mvlad7402
    @mvlad7402 3 года назад +1

    Great job! Toaster secret unveiled!

  • @jrxvo6080
    @jrxvo6080 3 месяца назад

    Since you only have 107 comments during the past four years you may not check to see if someone like me left a message for you. But, I'll leave one anyway and either you or someone else can tell me how to fix my problem with my exact same toaster you have. Thanks.
    Also, that's a physically and spiritually/emotionally beautiful cat you have and we all can see how well you feed it and take care of it. And I can see you even give it some vegetable oil for its coat to stay looking like that millionaire's wife's mink coat :-)
    I just paid $4 at Goodwill for a toaster exactly like the one you have. BUT the problem with mine is 100% different from the problem you had with your toaster. The toast won't pop up at all no matter what the temperature setting is set at.
    I took it apart and looked at the circuit board and mechanical moving parts but did not see anything damaged.
    BUT, just after watching you bend back those electrical contact bars correctly which now allows the electrical current to go to the electromagnetic holding device which then holds the toast holder down while being toasted, it seems to me that the problem with my toaster is that those same electrical contact bars may be bent causing that switch to stay on and not turn off when the heat increases enough, according to the temperature setting.
    Thanks for showing us how you repaired your toaster because by doing that you probably just helped me figure out how to fix the problem with my toaster. THANK YOU !
    Also, please keep in mind the next time you get another cat (whenever after you lose this one) you need to get two cats so that they can enjoy each other's company and entertain each other whenever you leave your house or apartment. Maybe you do have another cat but your cat appears to be so bored that it needs to check out and sniff every single new thing it sees on your table or anywhere else in your apartment or house.
    And what makes me believe I know what I'm talking about here? Because I also had a black cat, not that that's relevant, and it was the only cat living with me. It did NOT enjoy being by itself all day for eight hours while I was at work five days a week.
    A cat does NOT like being locked up and contained in the same space/area day after day by itself for eight hours a day. Basically, it is very cruel to do that to cats. Just imagine you, yourself, being locked up in your apartment with absolutely nothing to do for eight hours a day. Yeah, that'll ruin your personality too.

  • @larryg.9187
    @larryg.9187 7 месяцев назад

    Oh, oh ... The 'Supervisor Cat' is watching you work...
    ... You'd better do a good job with him watching 😸 ...

  • @mauriciolo1
    @mauriciolo1 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for posting video
    Fixed my toaster with your help.

  • @bosesebi6685
    @bosesebi6685 Год назад +1

    I have just fixed mine. The problem were crumbs that have fallen on to small electro magnet, which prevented it to make the connection with the upper part. Btw it only works when the power is on.

  • @jacobingram8152
    @jacobingram8152 3 месяца назад

    5:08 I think someone is trying become a tv star! Lol😊

  • @a.i.privilege1233
    @a.i.privilege1233 Месяц назад

    Why the hell humans can't make a toaster worth a darn in 2024 is amazing to me. We did it just fine over 100 years ago!

  • @xerejuneseve6333
    @xerejuneseve6333 3 года назад +1

    Thumbs up for cat helper.

  • @martinchristensen6786
    @martinchristensen6786 4 года назад +7

    Yup i have the same problem 🤣 mine won’t stay down either, but i think the problem is different though because my mom brute forced it down because it usually had this problem of hitting a snag at the start, so she just murdered it, but i’ll try to do some CPR on it to see if i can’t revive it again 😁

    • @jaileal8806
      @jaileal8806 3 года назад +1

      Sounds like she bent the copper connection. Take it apart and you’ll probably find realignment of the copper contacts will fix it.

    • @martinchristensen6786
      @martinchristensen6786 3 года назад +1

      @@jaileal8806 Yeah i tried taking it apart, i couldn’t find out what the problem was even though my suspicion were the same so i bit the bullet and just bought a new one 😁

  • @WesKnippers
    @WesKnippers 8 месяцев назад

    This guy brushing off his desk with bread lolololol

  • @evw6486
    @evw6486 3 года назад +2

    Black cats are so helpful!

  • @dacianuscatu
    @dacianuscatu 2 года назад +1

    You save my life thanks

  • @carucura24
    @carucura24 3 года назад +2

    Great video!! Love your cat

  • @VeganSkater
    @VeganSkater 2 года назад +3

    My problem was the solenoid contact. The internal metal was too low. Just had to pull a little bit out and no more untoasted bread

  • @hasanalitonyali
    @hasanalitonyali Год назад

    respect for bread

  • @davidmccormick2957
    @davidmccormick2957 2 года назад +2

    Should always emphasise turn it off before opening etc. Im just careful

  • @ropinky2205
    @ropinky2205 Год назад

    THANK YOU!!!

  • @cybersecretary
    @cybersecretary 2 года назад +1

    Thanks. I'll look at mine.

  • @marklittler784
    @marklittler784 3 года назад +4

    Toasters are like life, full of ups and downs.

  • @aquarianhealer
    @aquarianhealer 7 месяцев назад

    Just took mine apart with my cat on the counter supervising 😂 had a hell of a time reassembling (I know, the parts couldn't be simpler) plugged it in with no success. ❤mopping the mess with the bread 😂😂

  • @nonelost1
    @nonelost1 2 года назад +2

    The only thing worse than a toaster that won’t stay down is one that won’t pop up, possibly starting a fire.

  • @marklittler784
    @marklittler784 3 года назад +1

    Suppose emptying the crumb tray first helps or could even solve a problem you might be having.

  • @oldguy8177able
    @oldguy8177able Год назад +1

    pays to keep it clean

  • @davidbolha
    @davidbolha 4 месяца назад

    @ 02:34 & 04:23
    😺😸😹
    Is it feeding time ? 😂👍

  • @ragnhildmirach999
    @ragnhildmirach999 4 месяца назад +1

    You used the bread to clean your surface ? 😂😂

    • @davidbolha
      @davidbolha 4 месяца назад +1

      @ 05:44
      Now that's what I call "Production Value" ! 😍😁👍

  • @ArnaGSmith
    @ArnaGSmith 2 года назад +1

    Turn! absolutely hasty! Clean the toaster first, yes? Raisins, maybe. Roaches, more likely. Then you had the cat talk over the toast. Finally, brush the crumbs onto your lap and the floor! WOW

  • @carelo70
    @carelo70 7 месяцев назад

    New way to clean the table with bread sponge

  • @syailendrabagas6368
    @syailendrabagas6368 2 года назад +1

    Hi can you help me my toaster wont pop up, i timer 1 minute but it didn't pop out can you help me pls

  • @MuhammadNaeem-wy6ps
    @MuhammadNaeem-wy6ps 2 года назад +1

    Respect the bread, many people do not have it to eat...

  • @werhold
    @werhold 4 месяца назад

    or just buy a nice new toaster and prevent getting electrocuted or starting a fire the next time you use it, you can get a cheap one for about £10, good video though - love the cat

  • @kevinbaxter607
    @kevinbaxter607 Год назад

    "...And some raisins... Maybe... 😂

  • @aliinalgeria
    @aliinalgeria 2 месяца назад

    Thanks nick for this nice video but you can not use the bread to whipe the table. sorry if u found this offensive.😊

  • @vimladevi9978
    @vimladevi9978 4 года назад +1

    Thank you so mach

  • @kevinbaxter607
    @kevinbaxter607 Год назад +1

    Good job, btw... I'm diagnosing same issue with mine... Wish me luck 😃🤞

    • @NickMakesBreaksStuff
      @NickMakesBreaksStuff  Год назад +1

      You can do it!

    • @kevinbaxter607
      @kevinbaxter607 Год назад +2

      @@NickMakesBreaksStuff It worked! The contact points (one of the two sets) was dirty and black, other set looked perfectly fine... Cleaned dirty ones with Q-Tip and rubbing alcohol, sanded lightly with 600 grit sandpaper, then cleaned again... Put it back together and voila! 😃👍 Thanks Nick!

    • @NickMakesBreaksStuff
      @NickMakesBreaksStuff  Год назад +1

      @@kevinbaxter607 Excellent, good job!

  • @higherpower4653
    @higherpower4653 2 года назад

    Love the cat

  • @ShonKass-xy1vq
    @ShonKass-xy1vq 9 месяцев назад

    Oh, you have a cute cat~~~

  • @draganradakovic
    @draganradakovic 3 года назад

    That was a big help to me

  • @groovylicks6
    @groovylicks6 9 месяцев назад

    Cute cat

  • @alanwilkinson9487
    @alanwilkinson9487 11 месяцев назад

    Trying to get inside mine..its like Fort knox..judging by the variety of screws they use ,they don't won't you to repair these things

  • @donethatbefore100
    @donethatbefore100 2 года назад

    I like your cat.

  • @eileenj.m.3461
    @eileenj.m.3461 4 года назад +2

    How did my cat get into your video? Sorry about that. Thank you for explaining. I am not that handy, so it looks like I'll jut buy another toaster.

  • @lionreb
    @lionreb 4 года назад +3

    There is a magnet inside and it only works when the toaster is plugged in. You seem to have hit the issue with this one but there see to be many more things that can go wrong . Clean your tray!

  • @faceofdead
    @faceofdead 7 месяцев назад

    In my case the magnet was dirty. I rubbed it and cleaned it good and now it sticks

  • @kenklaus9997
    @kenklaus9997 3 года назад +7

    You didn't have to reassemble the toaster to see if you fixed it. Not a lot of danger there unless you stick your finger in it. Then if you hadn't fixed it you might see what else was causing the problem. Also, if you're a tinkerer, you should have a short extension cord so you can move the toaster about so you and we (the camera) can also see.

  • @minermike61
    @minermike61 9 месяцев назад

    I bought two brand new toasters. Neither of them would stay down, right out of the box. We make junk now. When i say right out of the box I mean exactly that.

  • @davidbolha
    @davidbolha 4 месяца назад

    @ 04:27
    The 4-Legged beastie appears ! 🤔😇😍🤗😅👏

  • @rogelio4861
    @rogelio4861 3 года назад

    Nice cat!

  • @victorlee7638
    @victorlee7638 Год назад

    What has been done actually?

  • @thedancingalien7766
    @thedancingalien7766 Год назад

    There Goes The Gaurantee

  • @vishadow4045
    @vishadow4045 Год назад

    How did you get the lid off?

  • @johnnyfiveo
    @johnnyfiveo Год назад +1

    $64 labor on a $12.99 toaster

    • @NickMakesBreaksStuff
      @NickMakesBreaksStuff  Год назад +1

      There is nothing wrong with wanting to fix your stuff instead of throwing it in the trash.
      We ended up giving it to a friend who needed a toaster, it is still in use years after this repair was done.

    • @MetaTaters
      @MetaTaters Год назад +1

      ​I was the friend. This toaster repair saved my life.

  • @mountart2
    @mountart2 8 месяцев назад

    Camera is so far back you really can't see anything you need to see.

  • @lefteris.adamou.1
    @lefteris.adamou.1 4 года назад +1

    Mine shuts the electricity down

  • @nocandopdx
    @nocandopdx Год назад

    Did you really need to use bread to show what's going on

  • @manuelaffonso2191
    @manuelaffonso2191 11 месяцев назад

    Get a longer cord. 😂😅🤣

  • @shinelove3583
    @shinelove3583 3 года назад

    Well and HOW TO: Repair a toaster that is shorted? Where is the problem!

  • @oatnoid
    @oatnoid Год назад

    Your problem is obvious. The cord is too short. LIke me, just start ripping it apart and hope for the best. Contrary to modern toaster theory THEY DO NONOT NEED a computer board. BTW the cat was just in her litter box before you let her paw your bread. Wait until the bread is toasted? For real? Yep. Did you eat that? Oh man, the cat wiped her feet on it. Too funny. My toaster is I don't know how old 10 15 years, 20. PC board goes out in yours, the whole thing is toast.

  • @user-ze9gh5nq9r
    @user-ze9gh5nq9r Год назад

    Перевести на русский

  • @leafcafe4951
    @leafcafe4951 3 года назад

    Fact: buy a new one for £10

  • @pjwoo276
    @pjwoo276 Год назад

    lucky for you your kitty cat came to assist