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DIY & Home Improvement

Grasswire2

(13,839 posts) Fri Feb 15, 2019, 03:19 AM Feb 2019

so the control on the bathroom wall heater is apparently stripped... [View all]

....it just goes round and round and nothing happens.. It has been difficult for a while getting it to turn the heater off, and this is likely the culmination of that problem.

What would I have to do to replace that knob and have the heater working again? What if I take it off and it is not the knob stripped, but the metal part worn down that extends into the knob when it's in place?

The knob is plastic, by the way.

Any ideas appreciated! I currently have the breaker switch off.

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so the control on the bathroom wall heater is apparently stripped... [View all] Grasswire2 Feb 2019 OP

Oh, dear. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2019 #1

Go to your local Ace Hardware, they usually have at least one person who really knows their stuff. AJT Feb 2019 #2

yes, good point Grasswire2 Feb 2019 #3

Yup Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #5

If you are lucky, this is a very simple fix... TreasonousBastard Feb 2019 #4

thanks very much... Grasswire2 Feb 2019 #8

Should be a rheostat or infinity switch that the knob controls. Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2019 #6

soldering? Grasswire2 Feb 2019 #7

Soldering is easy. You can find how-tos on YouTube. nt Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2019 #9