You would be surprised how many people would benefit from your video. I certainly am one of them. I had 3 large dents after I brought back my IP from a camping trip. Exactly what I needed. Thank you.
Useful, thank you. I need to replace the upper connector on my IP DUO and your video showed me how to access the area, even though it is a different model. ( The upper connector supplies power to the air fryer lid when you fit it.)
I have a bad memory so when ever I take something apart I take pictures of it with my phone so I can get it back together again. 😁 Thank you for the video.
I just knocked my Instant Pot (which is the same model as yours) onto the stone floor in my cottage kitchen and have been suffering from the emotion that you will immediately recognise that I could no longer have this in my kitchen, albeit that it works and the damage is "cosmetic". Your step-by-step guide makes repairing this myself an easy option though, since the steel sleeve is so thin, I will try using a curved metal forming tool to push the dent out against a flat metal surface rather than pushing the dent out by hand and using a hammer to finish off. Thank you!
I kind of doubt the sleeve is steel if it dents this easily. More likely aluminum. The pot inside is steel of course. (If it's stated as being that for your model, by Instant Pot.)
This was so helpful! On my mom's last visit,, she brought me her old instapot in her checked luggage. The airline dented the heck out of the outside, so it will be nice to be able to fix the dents!
Thanks for this! I recently bought an instant pot at Goodwill and it had a huge dent in the side just like yours. Thanks to your video it was super easy to fix!
5:21 sometimes I take photos during disassembly and then I follow them backwards from the gallery during reassembly. Also, I put the screws down on the table like a map, so I know which screw goes where. I was hoping you'd show some better trick than hammering.
@@BeatTheBush Come on Bush you can't let 10 comments determine your mood dude. I've been watching and commenting on your stuff since your finance stuff from a few years ago. Believe me I am not the only one that likes your stuff probably thousands of us out there. So don't let 10 haters make you forget. Keep safe and keep up the good work.
Thanks for this video! It was very helpful to review prior to taking our dented Instapot apart to repair it. FYI: Vendors make nice magnetic cooking time recommendations that attach to the s/s wall of Instapot that would cover the remaining tiny dents.
I had that happen to my rice cooker, good idea! Glad you're enjoying those instant pots! I have two multi cookers (that's what they call them here in Europe, and they have teflon instead if stainless steel inside), never looked back to conventional cooking!
Thank you! While moving the silver cover round shifted. I couldn’t figure out how to fix it. Now I know how to check if the wires are still ok an shift everything back in place.
I got my Instapot scratch-and-dent at a great deal a couple years ago, but the dent was right by the screen and it would wobble whenever I pressed anything and it was really annoying/cheap-feeling. I just used this guide up to the 3-minute mark and the wobble is gone, and it looks so much better now. Super easy and quick if you have a big-ass dent.
My Aroma rice cooker has a dent like this that's been bothering me. I was thinking of a strong command hook with it's sticky pad thing, to use as a "suction cup." I'll see about just opening it first. Thanks!
Very helpful video, thank you! Mine was a lot more battered than yours, but your tips really helped. For anyone whose plastic bottom ring is bent (as mine was from a move), flattening by placing a lot of heavy books on top of it for a couple hours worked like a charm.
Hello. Mine just came dented as well. I was just curious- can we use a dented pot though? I’m hesitant to turn it on as as I fear it might malfunction/ be hazardous in pressure cook mode..
Thanks! Since you watched this one, you might be more interested in my DIY channel instead. This channel I have migrated towards more Finance and early retirement content.
@@BeatTheBush thank you I will find that channel right now. I did see it was a lot of finance haha. I was looking for Tesla stuff as I’m really into that financing stock. Btw they don’t make the latest once’s come apart with the wires as easy. There’s a Chunk of red wires that appear glued to pressure pot. Smh was unable to get a hammer in there. A large suction cup helped a whole lot, but now I think I need the glue sticks to get the smaller dents
Oh my gosh!!! Great job I got one for free but the dent was in the back so it really doesn't bother me. But I wouldn't take it apart...I may make it worse..but you are an engineer 😊😊😊😊🌲
@@BeatTheBush yes you make seem so easy...but I am know for breaking stuff!!! 🤣 but if I ever decide to take apart your video will be my to go one for sure!!!!!💫💫💫
Dented my dads by shadow boxing like a jackass was going to do this however I thought it would be much more complicated inside so thank you so much for the help!!
To add to the comment about ensuring the grounding wire is properly connected to the internal heating element (which is what I assume the black container is), its good to wear an ESD (electro-static discharge) strap that is properly connected to earth's ground when you're handling electronics. This will ensure that if there is any electricity stored on the electronic itself, that electricity safely leaves the electronic device when you touch it with the hand thats wearing the ESD strap, creating a very low impedance path to ground that doesn't cross your heart.
I got a new digital screen instant pot on fb marketplace, wasn’t until a week later I noticed the huge dent. Now I just need to find that security screw…
Did it come with an Owner’s Manual? Because this is what it says: To avoid personal injury or damage to the appliance, replace the cooking pot if it is dented, deformed, or damaged. I’d definitely return it
FYI: Using a kitchen’s hardwood, metal, or marble rolling pin and a flat hard surface, rolling would have removed all the dents and have it looking like new. Try it !!!
@@BeatTheBush Yeah super helpful video. Very interesting didn't know Instapots had all those electronics inside. I guess that's all the censors and calibrated computer settings. Didn't even think about putting a metal bar on a table so you can work on items with a hammer before. Makes a lot of sense.
Came here just to make sure it would be safe to use the Presto cooker I got with a huge dent, since people were telling me it might blow up and I should throw it away 🫣 Lol. This reassures me that what I was thinking was right - this super-dentable outer metal housing isn't crucial to the pressurized part...
You would be surprised how many people would benefit from your video. I certainly am one of them. I had 3 large dents after I brought back my IP from a camping trip. Exactly what I needed. Thank you.
Same here after camping during transport I received a dent the size in his video.
Useful, thank you. I need to replace the upper connector on my IP DUO and your video showed me how to access the area, even though it is a different model. ( The upper connector supplies power to the air fryer lid when you fit it.)
Glad it helped
I have a bad memory so when ever I take something apart I take pictures of it with my phone so I can get it back together again. 😁 Thank you for the video.
I just knocked my Instant Pot (which is the same model as yours) onto the stone floor in my cottage kitchen and have been suffering from the emotion that you will immediately recognise that I could no longer have this in my kitchen, albeit that it works and the damage is "cosmetic". Your step-by-step guide makes repairing this myself an easy option though, since the steel sleeve is so thin, I will try using a curved metal forming tool to push the dent out against a flat metal surface rather than pushing the dent out by hand and using a hammer to finish off. Thank you!
It dents again since the metal is so weak. Perhaps it needs to be reinforced but that's too much work.
I kind of doubt the sleeve is steel if it dents this easily. More likely aluminum. The pot inside is steel of course. (If it's stated as being that for your model, by Instant Pot.)
This was so helpful! On my mom's last visit,, she brought me her old instapot in her checked luggage. The airline dented the heck out of the outside, so it will be nice to be able to fix the dents!
I dropped mine last year and dented it so this was very helpful, thank you.
Hope you can fix it yourself!
Thanks for this! I recently bought an instant pot at Goodwill and it had a huge dent in the side just like yours. Thanks to your video it was super easy to fix!
I just got an Instant Pot on clearance, because it had a giant dent in the side of it and this video helped tremendously! Thank you so much!
Well done BeatTheBush! People can actually do this type of minimal DIY stuff and re-sell it for a profit, assuming they are handy.
They might make $20 on one pot?
@@BeatTheBushI know it's not a lot but I've seen people who purchase many items at yard sales and clean then up, make minor fixes and resell them.
5:21 sometimes I take photos during disassembly and then I follow them backwards from the gallery during reassembly. Also, I put the screws down on the table like a map, so I know which screw goes where.
I was hoping you'd show some better trick than hammering.
You know I am starting to like your videos even more than before.
Your comment makes up for 10 negative ones. Thank you.
@@BeatTheBush Come on Bush you can't let 10 comments determine your mood dude. I've been watching and commenting on your stuff since your finance stuff from a few years ago. Believe me I am not the only one that likes your stuff probably thousands of us out there. So don't let 10 haters make you forget. Keep safe and keep up the good work.
This was actually quite useful tip. Thanks bush! - from TSLA bull
:D
Thanks for this video! It was very helpful to review prior to taking our dented Instapot apart to repair it.
FYI: Vendors make nice magnetic cooking time recommendations that attach to the s/s wall of Instapot that would cover the remaining tiny dents.
I'm glad you are making videos that you like!👍😃
I needed to fix this so it’s dual purpose!
Awesome, I just let my husband watch your video because I have the same problem with an Instant Pot that came in damaged. Thank you so much!🍄
BTB is the best! 🙏🏻
How about a cooking fried rice video?
I had that happen to my rice cooker, good idea!
Glad you're enjoying those instant pots! I have two multi cookers (that's what they call them here in Europe, and they have teflon instead if stainless steel inside), never looked back to conventional cooking!
Thank you! While moving the silver cover round shifted. I couldn’t figure out how to fix it. Now I know how to check if the wires are still ok an shift everything back in place.
Excellent tutorial, production quality and humor 😄 Mahalo 🙏🏼
This channel has become my ASMR.
Well, I don’t really have high stereo separation here.
Thanks, you are my hero. I was discouraged but now I know there's hope for my instant pot
Thank you!!!! I wasnt sure if the small dent would be a safety issue. I see it won't be. Yay! 😁🥳🤩
Handy person repair. The world needs more.
3:05 the smoothest ‘ok’
LOL I DID NOT EXPECT THAT
I got my Instapot scratch-and-dent at a great deal a couple years ago, but the dent was right by the screen and it would wobble whenever I pressed anything and it was really annoying/cheap-feeling. I just used this guide up to the 3-minute mark and the wobble is gone, and it looks so much better now. Super easy and quick if you have a big-ass dent.
My Aroma rice cooker has a dent like this that's been bothering me.
I was thinking of a strong command hook with it's sticky pad thing, to use as a "suction cup."
I'll see about just opening it first. Thanks!
Very helpful video, thank you! Mine was a lot more battered than yours, but your tips really helped. For anyone whose plastic bottom ring is bent (as mine was from a move), flattening by placing a lot of heavy books on top of it for a couple hours worked like a charm.
Love marks. It's how you know it's well used and loved. 😀
Yep.
Hello. Mine just came dented as well. I was just curious- can we use a dented pot though? I’m hesitant to turn it on as as I fear it might malfunction/ be hazardous in pressure cook mode..
Amazing how smart you are I learn from each time I watch your content.
David Jenson Chicago
Thanks you for the advice, it was nice to watch the video because it thought me more than I was looking for
Thanks, I just purchased a crockpot from thrift store with a huge dent...I was considering returning in...now I will fix it 😁
This was exactly the video I needed
This sort of small appliance repair is simple. But what about a video cooking with the Instant Pot? 😀
I think I made a roast chicken on video.
Cancelled my Amazon return. I can live with this and this is a reasonable pain for saving this absolutely all right cooker from the landfill.
Yes, this product is... 'ok'.
Nice! That was fun to watch and I learned a bit about pounding out dents with a hammer. Thanks for sharing. 👍
this new content is great. Buy damaged goods, repair them while making a video. Then sell them for a better price/ or return them.
@@markrichard8521 Fake account. Don’t know btb doesn’t ban your sorry azz
Yeah, that was a fake one. Look for the check mark next to my screen name to know it's really me. It's a lot harder to get the check mark.
So fascinating! Think I will order that kit. I am thinking about buying a Crock-Pot or an instapot. Why did you purchase such a big one for just you?
Yes. I need to put a whole chicken in. And the air fryer becomes a lot smaller in cooking space because it has to fit inside the container.
@Francis, thanks!
from finance videos to instant pot dent fixing....BTB has come a long way.
Hmmm. .. this may come in handy in the near future. EXCELLENT!
Thank you so much for making this video.
Mines like this and it bothers me and ive tried everything to get the dent out. I don't know how it got there. I just gatta say THANK YOU SO MUCH! 😅
Thanks for the help getting that dent out
You’re an awesome TH-camr I subscribed! Now gonna check out the rest of your vids
Thanks! Since you watched this one, you might be more interested in my DIY channel instead. This channel I have migrated towards more Finance and early retirement content.
@@BeatTheBush thank you I will find that channel right now. I did see it was a lot of finance haha. I was looking for Tesla stuff as I’m really into that financing stock. Btw they don’t make the latest once’s come apart with the wires as easy. There’s a Chunk of red wires that appear glued to pressure pot. Smh was unable to get a hammer in there. A large suction cup helped a whole lot, but now I think I need the glue sticks to get the smaller dents
I thrifted an old QVC pressure cooker that works perfectly but it's outer shell was badly dented... until now. Thx!
You are absolutely right don't be afraid to work on your own stuff
I didn’t know how hard it would be and it turns out to be really easy.
Another good video 👍
Always so fascinating to see how appliances look disassembled
Oh my gosh!!! Great job I got one for free but the dent was in the back so it really doesn't bother me. But I wouldn't take it apart...I may make it worse..but you are an engineer 😊😊😊😊🌲
Hmmmm. Even after I show it’s so easy?
@@BeatTheBush yes you make seem so easy...but I am know for breaking stuff!!! 🤣 but if I ever decide to take apart your video will be my to go one for sure!!!!!💫💫💫
So it’s still completely useable with a big dent in it?
@stennloo7737 Yes, and I use it every day!!!!
Where did you order the insta pot?
Dented my dads by shadow boxing like a jackass was going to do this however I thought it would be much more complicated inside so thank you so much for the help!!
Quite a great tip thanks for sharing
Thank you sooooo much. I have one exactly like it that I bought today. I can go ahead and fix it now. 👍👍
Really appreciate this video!!!
Thanks. This helped me.
Great video. Very informative and a great demo on fixing a dent in an IP.
Mine arrived dented. Gonna try this. Thank you!
To add to the comment about ensuring the grounding wire is properly connected to the internal heating element (which is what I assume the black container is), its good to wear an ESD (electro-static discharge) strap that is properly connected to earth's ground when you're handling electronics. This will ensure that if there is any electricity stored on the electronic itself, that electricity safely leaves the electronic device when you touch it with the hand thats wearing the ESD strap, creating a very low impedance path to ground that doesn't cross your heart.
Just don't touch and capacitors. Ever get shocked by a flash unit in a pocket camera? That's a doozy.
Good Job!
SUPER helpful info!!! Thank you!!
Thanks!! You are so nice. ❤
Is it safe to use dented??
Love what you are pivoting to... :)
I got a new digital screen instant pot on fb marketplace, wasn’t until a week later I noticed the huge dent. Now I just need to find that security screw…
Need that bit that opens the security screw. Have a security screw set?
The ground also drains away “leakage “ currents, during normal operation.
Good point. Accumulated electrons that may give you a small spark gets drained away.
Leakage Currents are continuous and 60Hz.
This video is Simple and clean - utada hikaru
Did you keep it????
FIXED MINE!
Thank you very helpful
Glad it helped
This is great! I have a similar dent on mine. I accidentally smashed it against something in the trunk of my car!
Thank you very much, saved me!!!!
BTB can u make another mukbang vid like the Tesla pho one?
Sure, but I’m surprised by this request. What about that do you like?
Did it come with an Owner’s Manual? Because this is what it says:
To avoid personal injury or damage to the appliance, replace the cooking pot if it
is dented, deformed, or damaged.
I’d definitely return it
FYI: Using a kitchen’s hardwood, metal, or marble rolling pin and a flat hard surface, rolling would have removed all the dents and have it looking like new. Try it !!!
Thanks for the video mine is dented, of course no one knows how it happened 😂. I can fix it now thank you
Glad I could help!
Thanks gonna do this
I look forward to your cooking recipes in instapot. What is your favorite recipe?
I have one. Thanks for sharing
4 screws xD repaired, im done. Thanks
Thanks for watching!
Purchased one brand new with a bigger dent out the box. Box was perfect tho, so had to have happen in factory...
wow.....I learned a lot.....gona pound-out a dent on my Corolla....thanks BTB
Hmmm... cars are a bit harder since you cant easily access the area behind the dent.
Will you still return it?
I mucked with it so can probably only sell it now.
Great to know , I have the same
Hey Francis. Isn't this more of a Beathebush DIY?
Slight change of content now.
Today my beard Trimmer quit working, and I instantly thought of you
@@markrichard8521 you get hacked? 🤔
Nope. If you click on their screen name, they just created another account with my name.
@@BeatTheBush lol... That was a good fake account.... Fooled me... Gotta look closer from now on!
Do one on a car- paint-less dent removal that would be a lot harder
Man this takes time to fix...
Heat the metal with a heat gun and tap high spots with rounded plastic taps
Can’t do that now, I already fixed it.
@@BeatTheBush That's debatable. Your fix don't look so good.
Hey BTB are you trying to do videos that may go viral?
Not my main purpose which is make videos that interests me and are either helpful or interesting to others.
Nice
Super video-not useful for me however as I’m not handy. Thanks anyway 😁
Hmmmm... thanks!
Why not return it and exchange it for a new one?
This instapot should be made out of a stronger metal that doesn't bend this easily.
I made this video for people who wants to repair theirs.
@@BeatTheBush Yeah super helpful video. Very interesting didn't know Instapots had all those electronics inside. I guess that's all the censors and calibrated computer settings.
Didn't even think about putting a metal bar on a table so you can work on items with a hammer before. Makes a lot of sense.
From Morocco 🇲🇦 you byo
Good for insomnia, lol...😄
If our gunna just go to complete random vids, you should teach us about engineering.
Some of that is coming.
My ex had something with a big suction cup on it. Not safe for work.
Lol
I have the same dent
Came here just to make sure it would be safe to use the Presto cooker I got with a huge dent, since people were telling me it might blow up and I should throw it away 🫣 Lol. This reassures me that what I was thinking was right - this super-dentable outer metal housing isn't crucial to the pressurized part...
No hammer…use round dowel!
An insta fix for an insta pot
The question is, didn't you just buy one from BF? o.O
Yes that one had a missing catch tray and messed up connector.