Technology and Livelihood Ed - Sime Repair

This topic is about the simple repair of common things in our house.

1. Topic 23:
Simple
Repair

3. Importance of Simple Repair
Homerepairsarenecessaryfor
safeguardingyourgeneralwellbeing
evenatyourage.Byinspectingyour
homeregularly,cleaning,andrepairing
it,youwillhavetheassurancethat
yourfamilyissafe.

4. Safety Practices While Doing Repairs
Indoingrepairs,itisimportanttomindyourhealthandsafety.
Herearesometipstoavoidaccidentswhiledoingrepairs.
1.Focusonthetaskofrepairing.Studyfirsttheprocessbeforeyoustart.
2.Followthecorrectuseofthetoolslikehammer,pliers,chiselandthe
likes.
3.Makesurethatyourhandsaredryespeciallyifyouarerepairing
somethingelectrical.
4.Donotletthematerialsortoolsscatteredaround.Itcancause
accidents.
5.Asmuchaspossible,finishtherepairifyouhavestartedit.
6.Keepthetoolsyouusedaftertherepair.Cleantheplacewhereyou
work.

5. ToolsandEquipmentNeeded
Todoandfollowtheproperstepsinrepairing,youneedto
knowfirstthetoolsandequipmenttobeused.Herearesomeof
them:
1.Hammer–Itisusedtohammer.The
mostcommonoftheseistheclaw
hammer.Oneofitsendiscircleandthe
otheronelookslikeahornwhichisused
inextractingnails.
2.Meter–Itisameasuringtool.Itcanbe
madeofwoodormetal

6. 3.Screwdriver–Itisusedorremove
screw.Theflatendistheonewhichis
insertedatthecanalofthescrewand
thenyouwillrotateit.Ithasdifferentsize,
typeandlength.
4.Pliers–Itlookslikeascissors.Itisused
forcutting,holdingorbendingwires
5.Saw–Itisatoolwhichismadeofiron
andwithwoodenhandle.Ithassmallbut
withsharpteethwhichareusedtocut
woods.Therearealsosawswhichare
usedtocutmetals.

7. 6.Chisel–Itisusedtocarvewoods.Itis
madeupofmetalwithflatshape,
diagonallyslicedattheend.
7.Adjustablewrench–Itisusedin
looseningortighteningpipesandknots.
Itsopeningcanbebigorsmalldepending
onthesizeofthethingthatyouwill
loosenortighten

8. FixingDoorHinges
1.Openthedoortobeableto
seethehingethatneedstobe
repaired.
2.Loosenthescrewsinthe
hinge.Checkiftheholesfor
thescrewscanstillbefixed.If
thesecanstillberepaired,the
screwsmaybetightened
properlyusingscrewdriver,in
somecases,itcanalsobethe
screwswhichareneededtobe
replaced.

9. 3.Iftheplacewherehingeshould
befixedisdestroyed,youshould
transferittotheotherpartofthe
doortobefirm.Flattenthehinge
andmarkwithapencil.Putholesin
themarkedplaceusingauger.You
cannowputscrewandtighten
them.
4.Ifadoorcannotbeopenedor
closedeasilyandquietly,itjust
needsoil.Slightlypullupthehinge
pinanddropoiltothecornersof
fastenerdoor.Wipetheoilbefore
openingandclosingthedoorfora
coupleoftimes.

10. 5.Ifthenoiseofthedooris
stillthere,openthedoor
widelyandputasmallpieceof
woodandremovethehinge
pin.Putsomeoilatthehinge
pin,removedirtandrustusing
steelwool.
6.Useasmallpipecleanerto
cleanthehingepinholder.Put
backthehingepincarefully

11. FixingCloggedSink
1.Ifthewaterinthesinkdoesnotflowdownward,itmay
clogged.Itcanbecauseoftheleftoversorthestoredgrease.
Boilwaterandpourittothesink.Youcanalsousebakingsoda
tofixthecloggedsink.

12. 2.Ifthecloggedsinkis
stillnotfixedusinga
boilingwater,use
rubberpump.Fillinthe
sinkwithwaterand
pumpit.Dothisfora
coupleoftimes

13. 3.Ifthecloggedsinkisstillnotfixed,
dothefollowing:
a)Placeabigbasinunderthesink.
b)Openthescrewswhicharepartof
theV-trapthatcanbefound
underthesink.
c)Scrapewiththeopeningpartof
theopenedV-trapwithknife.
d)Bytheuseofthickandlongwires,
scrapethebendedpartofthe
trap.
e)Pourboilingwatertothesink.
f)PutbackthescrewsundertheV-
trap.
g)Pourboilingwateragaintobesure
thatthecloggedsinkisfixed.

14. ChangingofRoundMalePlug
1.Cuttheoldplugfromthewireandcutaninchfromitsend.
2.Putthenewplugintothewire.
3.Separatethetwowiresuptotwoincheslength.
4.Removetheskinofwireuptohalfinchlengthfromitsend.
5.Tiethewiresusingunderwritersknotto
avoiditfrombeingpulled.
6. Twirl the skinned wires. Bend the end of the
wires for them to turn clockwise.
7. Fit the loop to the terminal plug.
8. Tighten the screws of the terminal to avoid
the wire to be pulled. Make sure that the wires
are wrapped properly at the screws.
9. Put back the cover made of cardboard to keep the screws and exposed
wires.

15. ChangingSwitch
1.Turnoffthelineofthe
electricitythatisconnectedto
theswitchtobereplaced.
2.Loosenthescrewsatthecover
oftheswitchandremove.
3.Loosenthescrewsinsidethe
switchwhichhinderthewires.
4.Removethescrewthathinders
thebodyoftheswitch.

16. 5.Wrapthewiresinside
clockwise.Makesurethatthe
screwsareplacedproperlyto
tightenifthescrewsare
fixed.
6.Putbackthescrewsatits
oldarrangementandplace.
Checkifitopensandcloses
properlybeforeputtingback
theswitchcover.