LATEST MOAN FROM YOU AND ME 2020

We've just bought another Panasonic - always had them and to be fair, apart from this one, they have lasted us well; this one was admittedly one of their cheaper ones (still £150!) but disappointingly has only lasted us just over 3 years or so; it's predecessor, which I nicknamed Chernobyl, lasted 15 years before it turned its toes up. We've gone for for another more expensive (Chernobyl Mk2) in the hope it will last another 15 years.

 

The new one is like Chernobyl Mk1 - stainless steel. Not an easy decision as the oven and grill parts won't get used a hell of a lot to be honest, but it seems to be the only way you can get one that is built like the proverbial outhouse.

 

That is nuts @pete - they look stunningly good

 

Do they get juiced into Stella?

The eaters on two of our trees are as big, and bigger, than those and everyone loves them.

 

Sadly with ours, it was a failure of the powder coating on the door magshield frame - that has acted in the same way that putting a metal object in the microwave would causing an arc and that in turn has burnt through the powder coating on the body of the machine. In theory, the issue could be resolved by dabbing some sort of heat resistant, non conductive, non magnetic, non metallic paint over the scorch marks and the arcing would stop - - but, the chances of getting it absolutely flat and smooth are slim at best (think car touch up pen) and that in turn would mean that the integrity of the door's sealing ability is in question and without a radiation meter to check..... deeply frustrating that this has happened on a 3 year old microwave, and I suppose I could have started a bit of a battle with Panasonic over it, but at the end of the day that would run and run for weeks/months and I have not got the time nor the energy.

In fairness, the previous Panasonic gave us all those years service, so it would seem to be just bad luck this time around.

 

You'd be surprised @CanadianLori - the tolerances on the doors are quite close and have to be checked using a leakage meter when work is carried out. New one arrives on Monday anyway, so we are all good.

 

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