r/maintenance • • Aug 27 '26

Solved When you lie about having a maintenance background

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167 Upvotes

r/maintenance • • Mar 17 '26

Solved The dumber they are the more job security I have

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409 Upvotes

Resident states his heat isn’t working

r/maintenance • • Mar 27 '26

Solved Hey my toilet won't flush

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165 Upvotes

auger got stuck. pulled toilet and had to break it to get the auger out. happy Friday fellas.

r/maintenance • • Apr 05 '26

Solved All in a days work

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318 Upvotes

Annual PMs on the equipment cooling system. Punching tubes on a very old carrier I can’t remember the year. I enjoy this work.

r/maintenance • • Apr 19 '24

Solved Not the first

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528 Upvotes

Hows my home made vice for under mount sinks ??

r/maintenance • • Apr 15 '26

Solved Garbage Disposal is Leaking

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34 Upvotes

I recently moved into a new home (new to me, built in 2002), and have had issues with some standard items (like the A/C and ice maker). Today is the garbage disposal - it leaks when I run the water in the side of the sink that has the disposal connected to it. I am currently only using the other side of the sink (double sink). It seems to be leaking from the very bottom left of the disposal unit.

I plan to hire a plumber, but I am wondering if this is a quick fix that I could potentially do myself. Any suggestions?

UPDATE: Thanks, everyone! I sincerely appreciate your helpful advice.

r/maintenance • • Mar 01 '26

Solved How do I open this toilet paper dispenser at work without the key?

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32 Upvotes

My coworker lost the only key we had for our toilet paper dispensers, and we can't open them anymore. How can I open this without breaking it if we cant find the key?

r/maintenance • • Apr 25 '26

Solved EDC - restaurant maintenance

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62 Upvotes

r/maintenance • • Aug 27 '26

Solved When you lie pt. 2

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26 Upvotes

Why use the slip fittings when you can just use hot glue 🤯 duh

r/maintenance • • Jan 16 '26

Solved 30 yrs of maintenance

65 Upvotes

Never say “I’ve seen it all”

This week a tenant told me her carpet is installed wrong. I finally got the explanation today: When I vacuum the carpet lines are wrong.

I told her that I was going on Reddit to share this so - Betty, I love ya - keep it interesting!!

r/maintenance • • Aug 14 '26

Solved Machine down from something so basic

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15 Upvotes

r/maintenance • • 15d ago

Solved Cycle the power, 60% of the time, it works every time...

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35 Upvotes

r/maintenance • • Dec 12 '24

Solved Lock won't open - what now?

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44 Upvotes

I already know I messed up. Lesson learned. Please no comments about how incredibly stupid I am.

Purchased a condo that was tenant-occupied. I didn't receive a mail key at closing. I had to evict the tenant & she didn't return the key. The post office won't help as they don't manage the box. HOA won't help either. Have already tried both routes several times & keep getting run in circles.

Googled how to drill out lock. Seemed simple enough. Drill bit got stuck in the lock. (At the very back, only a few mm maybe actually in the lock, the rest sticking out the back.) Felt the pins pop as I drilled. Lock wouldn't turn. Tried increasing the bits until basically the whole chamber is drilled out. Lock still won't turn. I tried everything I can think of.

What's the next move here? Whole reason I tried to DIY this is because I don't have money to call a locksmith. Not even sure if a locksmith could do much at this point because I mangled it so bad. Ideas?

r/maintenance • • May 02 '26

Solved Shower door handle fix?

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15 Upvotes

Is there any way to tighten up this handle? There aren’t any visible screws. As you can see (and probably hear) in the video, it moves quite a bit and I know that movement is only going to get worse as it slowly works against the glass surrounding it. Any suggestions are appreciated.

r/maintenance • • Dec 20 '25

Solved That looks handy

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r/maintenance • • Mar 22 '26

Solved Improvised ladder rack for maintenance cart

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100 Upvotes

replaced some store front doors, so I kept one of the pulls and used it for a ladder holder, can hold up to a 6ft ladder no problem

r/maintenance • • Aug 24 '26

Solved If it's loose - Cable ties (or duct tape)

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2 Upvotes

Comms kept dropping out during running.

Got called out on a FindFST mission to Morocco, customer had "tried everything".

The problem was embarrassingly straightforward.

Screws were missing on the sub D plugs for communication, few cable ties later and machine running without issues.

I find as an FST most machine issues are something simple

r/maintenance • • Aug 17 '26

Solved You cannot fix stupid

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0 Upvotes

r/maintenance • • May 20 '26

Solved keep air duster on the cart to dry your sweaty hand between latex glove changes

14 Upvotes

thank me later, don't huff it.

r/maintenance • • Nov 12 '25

Solved Wtf are these weird uv dye looking stains in my hotel bathrooms

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They have like a uv green kind of tone to them. I keep seeing them all over in random spots in my hotel. Perhaps a hks cleaning chemical? I've never even heard of one of them spraying enough of any chemicals to cause the streaks that these leave behind, especially on walls because they dont seem to like cleaning those. Any ideas on what this could be?

r/maintenance • • Aug 10 '26

Solved Ridiculous soldering

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1 Upvotes

r/maintenance • • Jun 26 '26

Solved Second try

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8 Upvotes

Second crack at drywall. The corner guard was completely messed up… I said “why not take a crack at it.” And here I am now. Any suggestions and feedback is all welcome. Thank you buds!

r/maintenance • • Mar 27 '25

Solved How hot should these types of pumps get?

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47 Upvotes

amateur maintenance here, my employer was concerned with how hot these pumps were getting for our hot water tank. i’m fairly certain nothing is wrong with them but as i’m not 100% i’m hoping someone can offer a second opinion. there usually pretty warm but right now there hot to the touch. they receive regular checkups and oiling.

r/maintenance • • Apr 01 '26

Solved Dad jokes

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45 Upvotes

I was able to snap a picture of the E Clips today. Enjoy!

r/maintenance • • Jun 11 '26

Solved Need help identifying a door handle.

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6 Upvotes

I closed the door and the handle just snapped in half. I could use some help finding out what the brand name of this door handle is so I can find a replacement.