1Home sensor bin lid stopped working after cleaning

You might think that a kitchen bin is meant to...

iFixit Library 1home sensor bin Easy No estimate Guide 170876

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Guide overview

Before you begin

You might think that a kitchen bin is meant to be cleaned thoroughly, but if you put it under the tap for a good scrub and then rinse... well, water will get everywhere, this things are not water proof at all! This is a very easy guide on how to disassemble and solve the problem.

Step 1

Lid disassembly

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With a philips n.2 screw, removewthe 6 screws that hold the main two parts of the lid together.

Step 2

Dry the water

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You'll probably see water accumulated in a few areas, and everything will be wet.
With a paper towel, go throughly drying everywhere you see water.
Careful when managing this step, there are wires tethering the two parts and these are soldered, can't be removed.

Step 3

Dry the IR sensor board

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There are three small screws holding the sensor board. unscrew them to have access to the other side of the board and the plastic lid
Optionally, a bit of Isopropyl alcohol with a cotton bud can be rubbed over the boards, and this evaporates very quickly.
Make sure to squeeze a bit of paper towel in the sensors cavity, there's most likely water there!

Step 4

Clean and re-grease the spring and gears

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Before reassembling, I cleaned this spring that opens the lid, since I couldn't tell if this was lubricating grease or just disgusting grease. I replaced it with a bit of lubricating grease, but I doubt this is needed.
i also added a little bit of grease to the gears at the other side (forgot to take a picture)