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Doesnt heat up

A blonde ran the microwave with nothing in it and now it wont heat!! Ya think!Do you think it's worth gettingit fixed? What might it be heating element? What's your thoughts?

  • Anonymous Aug 26, 2013

    I hope you were the BLONDE!!!!

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In a microwave, there is no heating element. There are microwaves that heat up the water molecules, they make them spin fast and that's what heats things up. Running it with nothing in it, you really can tell if it's not working by that test either, again, nothing to heat up. I would put in a cup of water, set on high for 3 minutes and it should boil, if not, get a new one for the price, why mess around?

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