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GodlikeCat t1_irym5aa wrote

Why are microwaves so freaking durable? I'd expect such a weird, modern invention would come with mechanical issues or something but nooo... The one at my house is older than me and I'm in my early 30s and it's still working just as good as new

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jimbodeako OP t1_irymuwv wrote

I ruined a perfectly good microwave by putting EasyMac in it without water. What a mess, black smoke, and I could never get the smell out of the microwave. Got a decent one now though.

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gloatingfern t1_irzdprz wrote

I ruined a microwave by heating a sweet potato for 10 minutes, and following it up with a cup of milk for 3 minutes without cooling. There were electrical sparks, shut off, and wouldn't turn back on, even after letting it cool down.

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SnooDrawings3750 t1_is0ukzl wrote

I did that with a bag of popcorn. Every time we opened the door it smelled like cigarette smoke. On the plus side, I learned how to install an overhead microwave oven.

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PolarizingFigure t1_irz7c25 wrote

Yeah as long as you don’t put any kind of aluminum in there lol. Once the thing sparks, it’s never the same.

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ponytoaster t1_irzsz8x wrote

This really, most are BIFL unless you get unlucky. Even the electronic ones never really seem to break. We have a cheap one which is about 12yr old and that's still like new, parents have one from when I was young (also cheap) which is fine.

This post is a little meh as it's not like the world is full of disposal microwaves that last little time!

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addvalue2222 t1_is17psv wrote

Old microwaves hold up. My 4 year old one just croaked.

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NWO_Eliminator t1_is1m12j wrote

Only the older ones are. Lots of new microwaves are dying in less than 2 years.

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Kottepalm t1_is1hhbh wrote

My former microwave oven just died, stone cold and didn't start. But then it had been trough multiple moves. My parent's which has been sitting in the same space since they bought it is still going strong about twenty years later.

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DukeKaboom1 t1_iu4y3fi wrote

Eventually things like the door sensor switches will wear out.I just replaced mine this week. 10 bucks for the parts from Amazon. Pretty easy install. Good as new.

Too many people just toss appliances and electronics when they fail. I have fixed countless stuff (microwaves, dishwashers, washing machines, gaming consoles, TV's, etc) with nothing more than a multimeter, soldering gun and Google/Youtube.

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