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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Bigmack

(8,020 posts) Fri Dec 7, 2012, 06:04 PM Dec 2012

Question about microwave ovens.... [View all]

We're snowbirds. Mobile home type snowbirds.

We leave, and our little tin can gets up to 110 degrees for days at a time here in the desert.

We leave water buckets around to keep things from drying out, but my wife is worried that the high heat will hurt a microwave oven.

I tried to tell her that we have two TVs, a DVD player, radios, coffee maker... that seems to survive nicely.

Any input..? Anybody have experience..?

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Question about microwave ovens.... [View all] Bigmack Dec 2012 OP

My experience with microwave ovens is they are just about the most indestructible cbayer Dec 2012 #1

I am still using my 1980 microwave. Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #3

I had a microwave break once Fumesucker Dec 2012 #4

The working parts of a microwave oven get surprisingly hot in service, if you say run it dimbear Dec 2012 #2