You can fix this yourself!
There is a lot you can do to fix simple faults in your apartment. Here you can watch nine short instructional videos that show you how to maintain things in your home – everything from how to defrost the freezer, change fuses, clean the floor drain, clean the water trap, fireproof your home, and more. The films are produced for public housing and local differences may occur.
The films are subtitled in Swedish, English, Arabic, and Somali. Change the language by clicking the gear icon, speech bubble, or the 3 dots in YouTube!
Simple electrical jobs
Simple electrical jobs
What do you do if the electricity stops working? How to troubleshoot and replace fuses?
- Troubleshooting first!
- Replacing old fuses
- Resetting cicuit breakers and residual-current circiut breakers
Good air and heat
Does it feel cold or stuffy in the apartment? How to open the vents and why you should keep them clean.
- Air out and furnish correctly
- Open and clean the valves
- Air out occasionally, keep the toilet door open
Clearing the water trap
Is there a bad odour from the bathroom washbasin or toilet? Is it clogged? Does it rum poorly?
- In the washbasin
- Unscrew, clean and test
- Only flush down toilet paper and what has passed through the body!
Cleaning the floor drain
Does the water drain slowly in the bathtub or shower? Is it completely clogged? Does it smell bad?
- Under the bathtub or in the shower
- Remove the small basket, clear and test
Fireproof your home
Prevent fires in your home and in the stairwell by checking the smoke detector, cleaning the cooker hood, and not placing things in the stariwell.
- Smoke detector function check and battery replacement
- Clean the cooker hood regularly
- Keep the stairwell free of objects!
Common laundry sense
Everyone can be happy using the laundry room by keeping it clean, only washing when you have booked a time, and removing the lint from the dryer's filter, of course.
- How to book!
- Only do laundry at your booked time
- Do not use an excessive amount of detergent
- Leave the laundry room in the condition you would like it to be in when you use it = clean and tidy!
Clogged sink
Use a plunger and grease funnel - and do not pour fat and oil down the drain to avoid clogging the sink.
- No more fat/grease in the sink!
- How the grease funnel works
- Use the plunger for no more than five minutes
Kitchen appliances
How to change the bulbs in the oven, fan and fridge, and how to defrost the freezer.
- Replacing and buying new bulbs for fan, fridge and oven
- Cleaning the fridge drain hole
- Defrosting the freezer
Sorting food waste
How do you sort your garbage correctly? Where do you discard food waste?
...sort everything - here's how!
- Finding your method in the kitchen
- Discarding properly