I’m trying to fix my sonicare toothbrush rather than landfilling it. This is the part that I need.
This is the metal bit that sticks out the top (that the brush head slots on to). The part isn’t available but if I could harvest the part from a dead toothbrush…that would be awesome.
And…my toothbrush is fixed thanks to a spare part from @rsim’s stash of dead sonicares. Very easy to replace so I saved cash and kept it out of the landfill. Woot!
Time spent on repair - 5 minutes
Money saved (cost of new brush) - $80
What I learned:
rechargeable battery inside should be replaceable (often it’s glued it…but not heavily)
the metal brush shaft is a very common break (this was my problem)
board is well made and well-soldered by the looks of things
no parts to buy online, you need another dead sonicare (people often toss them with the battery stops charging)
don’t drop the toothbrush!
Part that sheared off looks similar to this (photo from instrucatables)
First time I hear about waterpik and I almost bought one on the spot, I’ve
never been very good with flossing and this seems way better. Do you have
any comments on it, is there something terrible that I should be aware of?
Hey Noel! Sorry to hear your sonicare also broke. I find it amazing that this part fails so often but then again I guess us all throwing our sonicares to the ground doesn’t help. lol. I know you can’t buy the part as I’m sure you’ve realized. I have seen a few sonicares show up on craigslist for parts. People seem to chuck them when the battery dies, not realizing that you can replace the battery.
Hopefully someone here will have a dead spare or you find one elsewhere.
Just had to fix this toothbrush again - just tightening the screw. Time for some locktite. I did almost chuck it but it works fine now. I just really hate the idea of junking this thing.
Screw loosened again so I used nail varnish cause we didn’t have any blue loctite. Works perfectly now. These things seem to have a bit of a design flaw in terms of the head breaking or the screw loosening.