Safety: Microwave Fire!
Hi Folks, The kids have moved out. The wife & I have been able to spend more time in our TC. I installed a microwave when we first bought our used Lance. It is a 700 watt so we can run it off t...
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wa8yxm wrote:
You don't even need a paper towel in it. If you read the owner's manual it specfically says to NOT run it empty due to the danger of fire.
True. One of the reasons I'm not a fan of LG prodcts dates back to when they were just "G" not LG.. a microwave.. Sold for home use it was a small 700 watt (most commercial Microwaves are 1,000+ but like the commercial There was not START button.. Just close the door and set the timer...
When your corn stopps popping you take it out. close the door. and it re-starts all by itself (Since there is no start button) catches fire and had not somene grabbed the fire bottle and extinguished it I'd have had a serious surprise when I got to work the next shift (No office type surprise).
Yup. they do catch fire if operated empty.
Interesting! Yeah, I was testing my newly installed 30 amp breaker to see if it would handle all the rv loads & then I smelled the smoke. :E
I'm glad the micro tech has changed from that older set-up running just shutting the door.
