blew up the microwave again

[Mr.Draned]

I once put a bag of brownie mix in a microwave, set it for 30 minutes, grabbed one more Old Milwaukee and left the party. No clue what happened, but I do know I got caught being drunk that night. First night of summer vacation and grounded for a month.
Sorry to derail!

 

[danmdevries]

I'd suspect the wiring is too small for the load, and breaker too large.

Therefore, the microwave isn't getting sufficient amperage when other outlets on the line are drawing current, leading to overloading of the transformers within and releasing the magic smoke without tripping the breaker.

 

[EO80]

No idea what is actually going on. But wanted to throw my 2 cents in about appliances as a guy that delivers them for a living.
Nothing is made like it used to be. I pull 20 and 30 year old appliances from houses daily along with others that are 2-3 years old.
What I have seen done a lot is people that buy the 5 yr protection plan through the big store with the blue name plate (cant actually comment my employer) and have them replaced after 4 yrs for made up reasons. Just sayin. The managers in your areas may not be as lenient as mine.

 

[Rupe]

My microwave story happened many years ago while I was working at my first job as a dishwasher in a local restaurant. This was 1977, long before most people had microwaves in their homes.

I was working one night when the cook put a baked potato that was wrapped in foil inside of a plastic steamer pan, put it in the microwave and turned it on. It literally blew the door off the microwave and put a huge dent in the door of the walk-in cooler that was directly in front of it (about 6 feet away). I was about 10 feet to the right of it and it pretty much scared the crap right out of me. I quickly earned immense respect for the power of the microwave and the correct rules of operation.

 

[herfdog]

I still have the microwave I bought back in my college days. It's ugly, the rotating plate is broken and it's impossible to clean, but it still work.

 

[Mikenice81]

I go through washing machines like it's my freakin' job or something! I finally broke down and bought the $200 extended service contract on the last one. And of course it's running like a champ...

I bought a Maytag in the past. It crapped out in less than two years. Bought an El Cheapo Roper and that thing has been running for over a decade. I've had the same issue with dishwashers. In our old house we had a no-name dishwasher from the early 1990s. That thing was loud, but it worked like a beast. In the new house I've been through a GE and Whirlpool in less than three years.

 

[LFOD]

yeah now that you mention it every GE / Whirlpool / Maytag I've had in the last 15 years has not lasted long.

 

[EO80]

yeah now that you mention it every GE / Whirlpool / Maytag I've had in the last 15 years has not lasted long.

Those brands are really luck of the draw from personal experience.