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| posted by xyz 1075 days ago |
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My helper nuked the microwave... she used a wrong cover and it "burnt" the cover and blackened the roof of the inside of the microwave
1. how do you clean the roof of the microwave?
2. most importantly, can you still use the microwave?
i unplugged it and cleaned as much as i can, it is now a shade of grey.
there were no sparks or anything, just smoke coming out of the vent holes.
thanks in advance for any help
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| posted by Mango. 1075 days ago |
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what answer you want? anyone come to your home and try whether the micro is still working or not?????
almost always friendly and polite
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| posted by HKBloke 1075 days ago |
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no mango - xyx is looking for advice....
...and mine is dump it and buy a new one....they are not a major investment these days. Wife and I bought one from Japan Home nearly 2 years ago for 399 bucks and it's still going strong.
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| posted by xyz 1075 days ago |
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thanks hk bloke.
sound advise. but do you think the microwave is still useable?
dont want to go to the trouble of getting another one and having it nuked again
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| posted by HKBloke 1075 days ago |
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wouldn't chance it. Don't mess with microwaves. Just tell the helper not to do what she did.
btw - out of interest what did she do ?
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| posted by hongkonger 1075 days ago |
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Lucky it didn't cause a fire - did she put foil or metal inside? If yes you need a new one, as HKbloke says there are cheap as chips these days assuming you are willing to risk the damage.
We will consume 85 million barrels of oil today, what's going to be left for tomorrow?
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| posted by xyz 1075 days ago |
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well she put the wrong type of cover.... she put the bamboo steamer cover over the food not realizing that the parts were "stapled" together! it was one small piece of wire though but the cover was torn and the roof blackened...
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| posted by God de Vader 1074 days ago |
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get it fixed....rubbish mountains are big enough, dont ony think about the cost of a new one......think about the cost to the environment....which your kids will pay for.....not you
I'm not under the alkafluence of inkahol that some thinkle peep I am. It's just the drunker I sit here the longer I get."
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| posted by Gum Tree 1074 days ago |
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There is a device that picks up whether microwaves are leaking from the machine - ask where you bought it.
But the motor might be damaged so you may end up finding it keeps blowing fuses or worse, doesn't blow fuses but catches alight instead.
I have no idea where you would find a technician in HK, though, since the throw-away culture here is pretty endemic. Try at one of the stores where they sell them????
"Marooned on a rock with 80,000 and now 90,000 alcoholics and counting"
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