My GHD got wet and and after a few days of drying it out i turned on the power at the powerpoint with the straightener turned off and the plates heat up with it turned off, what do i have to replace to fix this problem please
lisa johnson
August 2013
I have a verthos straightner that i bought about 6 months ago , it was working fine yesterday and i went to use it today and the red light is flashing but it wont heat up..... Is it dunzzzooo? I dont have the manual
Nicole
June 2013
Plates falling out
Boo
April 2013
Hi, my GHD straightener turns on and the light flashes but there is no heat coming from the plates. Is it fixable?
tp
April 2012
hi my starightners will not switch on nor is the light coming on i have changed the fuse and they still are not working does any one no wat eles i can try please
louise
September 2010
they are not broken
this is the saftey feature
it means that it is too cold, and if the ghds were to be turned on it would damage the insides of it or something lol
there is more info in the manual
livi
August 2010
iv had my ghds for about a month and they just stoped heating up and the light just keeps flashing to late to send them bk and its driving me crazy used the twice! any1 have any ideas wots wrong x x
cayleigh x
July 2010
where can i get my tresemme phillips straightners fix in sittingbourne kent
wendy
July 2010
my ghds were working then i went downstairs and left them on and when i came back up they wernt working light wasnt flashing whats happennd ?:s
natalie
May 2010
have ghd and has lost the heat in one of the plates. how to fix please? if repairable.
nathaie
May 2010
Tried to switch on my GHD straightners and light won't come on??
Foz Khan
February 2010
That is supposed to happen because it means they are ready to use as they are heated up. It does that on mine too!
Amy
December 2009
one of the plates is coming off my ghd straighteners. I have had them for about 6 years I think. They do still work but are catching on my hair. Can they be repaired?
debs
December 2009
my ghds stopped heating up after about 3months of havin them the light comes on but they jst dont heat up any suggestions
shelly
December 2009
my hair straightners light turns on but they dont heat up, whats wrong with the?
Kelly
November 2009
this morning i dropped my ghd streightners and now they wont turn on. Any ideas of how to fix them? x
Lauren Lloydon
November 2009
this morning i put my ghds on the light came on then went off checked fuse its not that any ideas?
emily
November 2009
You can buy a lead for about £10.
Close the straighteners and tape together.
There's a rubber band by the flex, roll it off.
Loosen two small screws with a fine crosshead screwdriver and remove the flex holder.
Simply pull out the whole flex from the circuit board and replace with new one.
Put the appliance back together and you're good....till the next time.....it's a common fault on these.
john
August 2009
Mine do the same thing. But found out it's a function that when it's too cold they don't heat up because it can crack plates.
Beca
July 2009
but when the light goes off the go cold!!!
anita - west bromwich
June 2009
Someone please help!! when i turn my straightners on the light starts flickering and then when i start straigtning my hair the light completley goes off!! then when i put them down the light comes on again!! ive had them for 4 years please could someone help me i cant manage without them!!
anita - west bromwich west midlands
June 2009
they're supposed to do that, it indicates that they are at the correct temperature. :-S
toppo
May 2009
i have just brought pink ghds off the internet from what i thought was a shop i received the ghds and the light comes on but they do not heat up i have tryed to contact the place i brought them they do not answer my emails and the address they had on the invoice they have never been heard of hope you can help
sue hammett
September 2008
my ghd just out of warranty and stopped working while using, checked the fuse and plugged back in and red light came on for a few mins then went again, before I go and spend £120.00 -reply for Brett might do the trick - how do I get into the plate to check out?
anne tavendale
November 2007
After a quick fix for the Mrs's straighteners I found a faulty 2amp 230VAC axial fuse located underneath one of the ceramic plates.If no power when the mains is appliied try checking this is not open circuit. :) Easy fix
Spare part cost 94p from
www.rswww.co.uk
Brett
November 2007
The light is supposed to flicker. This indicates they are at the correct temperature. Not sure about the noise though
catherine Watson
September 2007
I haven't had my GHD's long, way less than a year anyway! The other day, the little red light started flickering on and off, then gradually they just more or less went off. So i went to my hairdressers and they told me to send them off to the company or whatever. So yesterday, I sent them off, with a note saying what was wrong with them. I haven't heard anything yet obviously, but hope to soon. I can't live without them, and I hate going to school without straightening my hair with GHD's. Does anyone know what is going to happen from here, or has experienced this themselves?
Please e-mail me and let me know. Thanks: Soccermadamy7@aol.com
Amy Broady
December 2006
on my wifes one it was a poor connection to the element. same symptoms. light would come on and then go off just after it started flashing. or the light would go off when you clamped the irons together. The connection has broken about 3mm away from the element, so ideally it needs a new element. you can replace it yourself with a medium screwdriver and a fine screwdriver. pop off the round side caps (use a pick or a small flatblade driver.) undo the bigish philips screws and push the shaft through. Pull the two ends away from each other. WATCH OUT FOR THE SPRING. it's designed to sit one way and not the other. undo every casing screw you can find and pull it to bits. hopefully that's it :-)
Joe Blair
January 2006
poor mains connection (usually input to tongs or damaged wire by twisting). The noise heard will be the bad connection sparking and generating heat in the break (may end up with the opposite hair type).
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