Microwave on the fritz

[Scott R Nelson]

Which brings up an important question: what are the terms on a loan for repair or replacement of a microwave?

I would think pretty much whatever the terms of your credit card are, since that's how most people do it.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

The appliance repair person looked at the microwave. They'll have to replace the two most expensive parts. It will cost almost as much as buying a new one. And it will take a week to get the parts in.

Anymore, I'm thinking that when an appliance dies just get a new one, even if it's only two years old.

At least I'm thankful that I'm in a position where I can just pay for it, I don't have to get a loan or anything.

My 11 year-old+ contractor grade microwave that I fixed myself a year ago broke again around a month ago. Last year it was capacitor, IIRC a 15-20 part. This time I'm almost positive it was the magnetron. I wasn't going to take the damn thing out and replace that -- a much more difficult repair than what I did last year.

We're not sure if we're staying in this house more than another two year, so I basically bought the new version of our 11 year old microwave. The color of the digital display looked like it would match our oven. They delivered and installed it and we apparently got an even newer version of the microwave but the display didn't match the display on our oven. It drove my wife nuts, and me a little so we bought a new matching oven. We sold our old 11 year old oven on Facebook for $200 about 10 minutes after my wife posted the ad. lol.

[Scott R Nelson]

The appliance repair person looked at the microwave. They'll have to replace the two most expensive parts. It will cost almost as much as buying a new one. And it will take a week to get the parts in.

The microwave is dead again. I just looked at the warranty and everything is covered for 90 days with some other stuff covered for longer. I haven't quite counted it out, but it's looking like it has been 91 or 92 days since it was fixed. I'll find out tomorrow how firm they are on exactly 90 days.

Ever tried heating up a slice of pizza without a microwave available? It's helping me get creative. I just hope it isn't dead for a full week again.

[Pelado]

The microwave is dead again. I just looked at the warranty and everything is covered for 90 days with some other stuff covered for longer. I haven't quite counted it out, but it's looking like it has been 91 or 92 days since it was fixed. I'll find out tomorrow how firm they are on exactly 90 days.

Ever tried heating up a slice of pizza without a microwave available? It's helping me get creative. I just hope it isn't dead for a full week again.

[Lost Student]

The microwave is dead again. I just looked at the warranty and everything is covered for 90 days with some other stuff covered for longer. I haven't quite counted it out, but it's looking like it has been 91 or 92 days since it was fixed. I'll find out tomorrow how firm they are on exactly 90 days.

Ever tried heating up a slice of pizza without a microwave available? It's helping me get creative. I just hope it isn't dead for a full week again.

Heating up pizza in a pan is way better anyway. I usually do that instead of nuking it unless I'm in a hurry.

[Flystripper]

I would rather turn up the oven to 500 and throw it on a cookie sheet than use a microwave. Hell I would rather eat the pizza cold than make it microwave rubbery.


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[Uncle Ted]

The microwave is dead again. I just looked at the warranty and everything is covered for 90 days with some other stuff covered for longer. I haven't quite counted it out, but it's looking like it has been 91 or 92 days since it was fixed. I'll find out tomorrow how firm they are on exactly 90 days.

Ever tried heating up a slice of pizza without a microwave available? It's helping me get creative. I just hope it isn't dead for a full week again.

Microwaves are fairly simple devices. In short, they are a magnetron, a big *ss transformer, and a some kind of timer switch. The two most expensive parts, I guessing that were replaced in yours, are the magnetron and the big *ss transformer. I am guessing the magnetron sells for about $50 or so. The transformer could be $30-50.

This guy takes a cavity magnetron apart and explains how it works... Cool stuff:

I could watch this stuff all day.

But if these parts are burned out again and they won't fix it. I would get a new microwave. If some of the components still work you can maybe build this microwave gun that you can shoot down drones with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIOpGtsfU80 Fun!

[Pelado]

I would rather turn up the oven to 500 and throw it on a cookie sheet than use a microwave. Hell I would rather eat the pizza cold than make it microwave rubbery.


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Cold pizza ftw.

[Scott R Nelson]

Cold pizza ftw.

The pizza was from Little Caesar's. It needs all the help it can get to make it edible. My wife bought it for the grandkids...

[smokymountainrain]

cold pizza is gross.

[Applejack]

I always heat up pizza on the stovetop. Takes longer than the M-Wave, but it also isn't soggy and flimsy like microwaved pizza is. Just use a frying pan, put it on med, cover, and let it heat up.

[Pelado]

The pizza was from Little Caesar's. It needs all the help it can get to make it edible. My wife bought it for the grandkids...

There is no point in trying to make LC edible.

[old_gregg]

There is no point in trying to make LC edible.

esad

[Pelado]

esad

Yeah, Little Caesar's is kind of like that.

[BigFatMeanie]

There is no point in trying to make LC edible.

Yeah, Little Caesar's is kind of like that.

Little Caesar's sucks. Even their Extra-Most-Bestest sucks. The only pizza that may be worse than Little Sleazers is 5 Buck, but thinking about the worst pizza on the planet tends to offend the pizza gods and brings sorrow to humanity, so I tried to avoid doing so.