Hello everyone,
I came home from work today and noticed the following:
- The microwave is off and won’t turn on. When I open the microwave door, the turntable keeps spinning endlessly. Even when I close the door, it keeps spinning. So, I had to unplug the microwave from the outlet. Then I plugged it back in, opened the door, and the turntable started spinning again. This time, however, it stopped spinning when I closed the door. I also tried a different outlet, but unfortunately, the microwave still doesn’t work.
- The oven beneath the microwave is on, but it shows 12:00, which is typical when the oven has been switched off and on again. However, nobody was home today… Then I wanted to check if the oven works at all. Unfortunately, it doesn’t. No matter which mode I try, nothing happens inside, although the lights and the display clock are on. I also tried a different outlet with the oven—no success. Suddenly, I tried again, and it worked… but then it stopped working again.
The refrigerator is working fine.
All three appliances share a triple outlet in the kitchen…
Could it be that there was a power outage that somehow damaged the appliances?
I find that hard to believe since the refrigerator works and the other two devices were on but not used…
Does anyone have any idea what this might be?
Thanks
I came home from work today and noticed the following:
- The microwave is off and won’t turn on. When I open the microwave door, the turntable keeps spinning endlessly. Even when I close the door, it keeps spinning. So, I had to unplug the microwave from the outlet. Then I plugged it back in, opened the door, and the turntable started spinning again. This time, however, it stopped spinning when I closed the door. I also tried a different outlet, but unfortunately, the microwave still doesn’t work.
- The oven beneath the microwave is on, but it shows 12:00, which is typical when the oven has been switched off and on again. However, nobody was home today… Then I wanted to check if the oven works at all. Unfortunately, it doesn’t. No matter which mode I try, nothing happens inside, although the lights and the display clock are on. I also tried a different outlet with the oven—no success. Suddenly, I tried again, and it worked… but then it stopped working again.
The refrigerator is working fine.
All three appliances share a triple outlet in the kitchen…
Could it be that there was a power outage that somehow damaged the appliances?
I find that hard to believe since the refrigerator works and the other two devices were on but not used…
Does anyone have any idea what this might be?
Thanks
J
Jesse Custer19 Jan 2024 08:30That would make me suspicious.
Apart from the fact that connecting these three devices to a triple socket is a highly questionable setup, I would measure the voltage... on the other hand, I would always bet that the refrigerator, due to its usually rather limited power consumption (typically only 220-240 volts), is the first to fail...
... very suspicious...
Apart from the fact that connecting these three devices to a triple socket is a highly questionable setup, I would measure the voltage... on the other hand, I would always bet that the refrigerator, due to its usually rather limited power consumption (typically only 220-240 volts), is the first to fail...
... very suspicious...
Malle Zwabber19 Jan 2024 12:42Definitely check the electrical outlets. It could be that the neutral conductor is partially burned out, which might explain why the devices are behaving so strangely.