Microwave ovens have switches behind the latches that keep them from coming on when the door is open. The latch isn't there, the switch isn't engaged, the oven doesn't come on. Fix the latch. Or, more likely, just get a new one. Cya, Robert On Sep 24, 2010 1:18 PM, "Rob" <becida@comcast.net> wrote: > At 9/24/2010 01:30 AM, Rob wrote: >>A daughter tried to hard boil an egg in the microwave oven and blew >>it up. >> >>The egg caused the door to blow open on a modern microwave oven and >>break a latch in the process? Any thoughts this Friday? > > Lot's of interesting discussion and a couple of good youtube videos. > Blowing up a chicken egg in the microwave is not unusual it seems, > but having it leave the microwave not usable is... this one is a GE > made in March of 2008, model # WES1450M1BB and the top latch is broken. > > Thanks for the interesting discussion, the great explanation of 'why' > and the idea of making the trip to the Grand Canyon (south rim) again. > > > > Rob > becida@comcast.net |
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