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This is a generic guide for repairing a number of GHD hair straighteners (flat irons). Generally GHDs are very repairable and most components/parts can be replaced. The following models are covered.
- Mk3 (3.1B, GHD3, SS, SS2, MS etc)
- Mk4 (4.0B, 4.2B, SS4.0, MS4.0 etc)
- Mk5 Gold Series (MS5, SS5, Mk5, SC5 Contour)
- Mk6 Eclipse - Not repairable, other than the mains cable
- S8T261 Platinum - Not repairable, other than the mains cable
- S8T262 Platinum
- S7N261 GHD Gold & S7N421 Max - Only mains cable is DIY repairable
****SAFETY WARNING. Once opened, the circuit board and components use mains voltage. Ensure disconnected from mains whenever item is open. And (should be obvious), the plates get very hot****
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This is a generic guide for repairing the GHD hair straighteners listed in the introduction. In the interests of not re-inventing the wheel, this guide is a series of links to a 3rd party web site (GHD-Repair) that have many detailed video guides for repair and can also provide certified parts.
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The most common faults are
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Power cable break. Because of the way it swivels, the joint wears and you get intermittent or complete no-power.
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Thermal Fuse. Often the plug fuse (UK) will blow also. The symptoms are the unit not powering on at all. Quite often a faulty thermistor will cause the thermal fuse to blow. So if you only change the thermal fuse, it could blow again. To be safe, change the thermistor at the same time as the thermal fuse
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Thermistor. Usually the unit powers on and beeps, but no heat in the plates, unless it has also caused the thermal fuse to fail, in which case see bullet point above
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R8/R11 Resistor failure on mk4 and mk5 is VERY common. Easy to fix but can also cause heater element to fail as well. See this link for more details
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Other common faults can be found at this link.
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The repair guides from GHD-Repair, can be found by clicking the links below. Use a multi-meter to check for open circuit and resistance on suspected failed components. In addition, if you use this link and select a specific spare/part, there are guides related to fitting that part. There are also many YouTube videos on how to make repairs.
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S8T262 Platinum. No repair guide for this, but a repair service is available here
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S7N261 GHD Gold & S7N421 Max. Note only the mains cable is DIY repairable, but there is also a fixed price repair service available here
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For UK repairers, GHD-Repair can provide certified spares/parts for parts that can be replaced. Use this link and select the model you require a part for. The parts come prepared for use and no need to additionally buy things like thermal paste and kapton tape. Within each spares section, there are videos on how to replace the part
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For those that are unsure about doing a repair themselves GHD-Repair offer a fixed price repair service (UK only). See this link for details
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Many thanks to Trevor and Gary at GHD-Repair for allowing me to reference all their excellent guides
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North Hampshire Repair Café (NHRC), who provide a monthly repair service
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International Repair Café (which is affiliated to NHRC and iFixit)
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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