Safety Brief
Updated 2/25
Do-It-Yourself
I
guess I’m your average guy. If something
breaks it doesn’t mean that I immediately throw it away.
I’ll get out the old tool box, see if I
can fix it, and get a few more years out of it. It’s
not that I’m really that technologically
inclined, but I figure if
it’s already broken, I can’t do it any more harm.
One
thing I have never worked on however has been a microwave.
If mine ever broke, I might think twice about
working on it since I learned that the U. S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission
(CPSC) warns against do-it-yourself repairs of microwave ovens.
Now,
I’m not going to not work on a
broken microwave just because the CPSC tells me
not to. But then I found out that on
average four people die each year from electrocution while trying to
repair
their microwave ovens!
Microwave ovens use high voltage which makes
it particularly hazardous for consumers to remove the cover and touch
electrical parts.
I also
didn’t know
that the possibility for electrical shock from a microwave oven still
exists
even after the oven is disconnected from the power source.
Should certain internal devices fail, even unplugged
ovens can cause serious injury.
If your
microwave
breaks, why not consider getting a new one. When
microwaves first came out, they only came in
three sizes, big,
bigger, and biggest! They were so big
you could microwave a whole turkey in one. Maybe
you’re more adventurous than I am, but I have never microwaved
a whole turkey, much less a chicken.
Now
microwaves come
in a wide variety of sizes to meet your individual need.
When your
microwave
finally gives up the ghost, either buy a new one, or be sure to take it
to a
qualified professional to get it worked on.
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