The Repair Room

The Repair Room Home based electronic device repair in Southampton. My name is Bex and I specialise in fixing older iPhones, iWatches, and iPads that Apple consider “obsolete”.

But I can also fix a variety of newer models, brands, and devices.

10/04/2026

Part 2 of 2: Fixing my grandparents tape recorder 🎉

This iPhone 12 mini has been the hardest repair I’ve ever done. It has 3 tiny stripped screws about 1mm in diameter that...
31/03/2026

This iPhone 12 mini has been the hardest repair I’ve ever done. It has 3 tiny stripped screws about 1mm in diameter that require significant effort to remove.

2 screws have been done, 1 more to go. However this last one is in an impossible position so I have to buy a grinder and a screw extraction kit before continuing. I’ve never encountered a stripped screw in a phone before, so having 3 within one repair is totally unheard of!

What I did not realise before starting this was that a replacement of the charging port (although a very cheap part) requires a complete tear down and rebuild of the phone. There’s so much that can go wrong 🥹

Pausing this project until my new extraction kit arrives! 😅

30/03/2026

Part 1 of 2, fixing my grandparents cassette tape player 🥰

They left a tape inside… have you heard of them before? 📼

26/03/2026

Finished working on this iPad Air 4th gen, last night as an urgent fix for a friend who is going on holiday and needs to take their iPad with them! 🌴

Customer said the lock button kept getting stuck. They took it to the Apple Store, and Apple said they wouldn’t fix it.

Well, we spoke on Sunday, the parts arrived by Tuesday, and it was fixed Wednesday evening, ready for collection today - the day the customer is due to go on holiday!

Nothing like a bit of adrenaline to get you through a repair, the stakes were high 🙈

This fan was a nightmare to repair 💨 What should’ve taken 10 minutes took hours because it’s not made to be repaired. Th...
29/09/2025

This fan was a nightmare to repair 💨 What should’ve taken 10 minutes took hours because it’s not made to be repaired. That’s because it’s a £20 fan from China.

Most people would’ve scrapped it.

But I say… repair it!!!

✨ Saved from landfill
✨ Repaired the switch fault
✨ Cleaned and oiled
✨ Now it runs like new again

It’s not always about cost - it’s about not having a wasteful/disposable mindset.

Fix it if you can. It’s surprisingly satisfying and better for the environment 😌💪

When you look like your logo…🤣Smashed iPhone 8 Plus, let’s get you sorted ✔️
15/01/2025

When you look like your logo…🤣

Smashed iPhone 8 Plus, let’s get you sorted ✔️

In over 3 years of fixing phones, I’ve never seen anything like this! 😱 A swollen battery isn’t just rare, it’s very dan...
19/11/2024

In over 3 years of fixing phones, I’ve never seen anything like this! 😱 A swollen battery isn’t just rare, it’s very dangerous. This one had so much pressure, it caused the owner’s iPhone XS screen to split apart! Making it twice as expensive to fix 💥

We were so lucky this didn’t end worse given that it’s a serious fire hazard too. It needed both a new battery and screen. Remember, if your phone screen starts lifting or your device gets abnormally hot, don’t ignore it!

Get the bloomin’ battery replaced as soon as you can!!!

Check out the swollen battery compared to a standard one in the pic! 📸

Ever seen a battery like this before?

👀👀

✅ iPhone 12 mini Dual Camera Replacement My favourite part of a repair is always putting the screen back onto the phone ...
09/11/2023

✅ iPhone 12 mini Dual Camera Replacement

My favourite part of a repair is always putting the screen back onto the phone chassis with the adhesive 😍 It’s the most satisfying job knowing you have fixed it, and it’s all sealed back up again ready to go!

There’s no way back after it’s been sealed (except, of course, if you buy more adhesive!)

New ultra-bright LED lamp! 💡 This should make those evening repairs a lot easier... 🔎
19/09/2023

New ultra-bright LED lamp! 💡

This should make those evening repairs a lot easier... 🔎

✅ iPhone 6S Plus Screen & Battery Replacement After years of bullying for tiny hands, I always wondered if there was eve...
30/07/2023

✅ iPhone 6S Plus Screen & Battery Replacement

After years of bullying for tiny hands, I always wondered if there was ever a positive side. Well, being able to do intricate work and having the ability to pick up the tiniest of screws is pretty useful 🤣

Anyway… back to the iPhone!

The customer said the phone would take all night to charge, and sometimes wouldn’t even get to 100%. And then when it *was* in minimal use, it would die within a few hours.

The phone screen being very smashed was the perfect opportunity to replace that dying battery 🪫

So… that’s what we did!

✅ Touch ID transfer
✅ Internal clean
✅ New screen
✅ New battery
✅ New adhesive

Job done 👩🏻‍🔧

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