Fix your own appliances and machines
Learn how small appliances, equipment and machines work and the components that usually break and how you can repair these items yourself. This course covers the parts, tools and safety considerations for fixing small appliances yourself.
If you want to become more self-sufficient, start your own appliance repair business or learn to expand your professional knowledge, this course offers a wonderful opportunity to learn an invaluable new skill.
This course covers the following lessons:
Lesson 1: Scope and Nature of Small Equipment Repair
Introduction
Terminology
Scope and Nature of small equipment repair
Basic electrical principles
Series and parallel circuits
Components inside equipment and appliances
Electrical Components
Electromechanical components
Materials
Lesson 2: Equipment, Tools and Safety
Who is responsible?
Tidiness
Crowded Sites
Other Hazards
Deliveries
Clean up & Tool Storage
Measuring devices/tools
Electrical
Safety
Types of adhesives/ tapes that can be used
Using power tools
Legal Consideration
Lesson 3: Practices and Techniques Used in Repair
Metals
Plastics
Soldering
Wire-stripping
Screws/Bolts/Rivets/Welds
Lesson 4: Parts for Small Appliances or Equipment
Parts of small appliances
Cord set
Switches
Relays
Fuses
Controls
Light Fittings
Small components
Damaged Parts
Lesson 5: Household Appliances
Home appliance repair
Dimmer switches
Smoke alarms
Fans/ blower
Space heaters
Air-conditioner
Blenders & food processors
Toasters
Sewing machines
Hair dryers
Vacuum cleaners
Steam irons
Lesson 6: Motor and Engine Repair
Motors
Parts of a motor
Types of electric motors and applications
Common issues of motors
Winding failures
Contamination
Bearing
Electrical and mechanical issues
Common indicators of motor problems
Engines
Common issues of engines
Pistons - cracked or holed
Connecting rods - bent or broken
Big end connecting rod bearings – noisy and/or worn
Main bearings – worn and/or seized
Camshaft lobes – worn
Crankshafts - cracked or broken
Cylinder head gasket – blown
Routine maintenance for motors/ engines
Lesson 7: Trades Equipment Repair
Drills
Electric Sanders
Electric Saws
Grinders
Leaf Blowers
Lawn Mowers
Nail Guns
Staple Guns
Lesson 8: Responsible Recycling
Why recycle?
Management of Work
Parts that can be recycled
Responsible disposal and recycling