the lid popped of my soup can, can this damage my oven?
2007-11-05 07:10:25 · 9 answers · asked by HAYLEY 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I heated something without realizing the very edge of the metallic peel-off lid hadn't come with the rest. It was maybe 1/16 of an inch wide and a couple inches long.
When I heated the container in the microwave, it arced--a mini-lightning bolt--and smoked.
After letting it cool completely, we cautiously tried the microwave, which seemed to work just fine. That was at least ten years ago.
2007-11-05 07:17:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES, You can damage the oven by putting
metal in there.
Worse was to put a sealed can in there.
You were very lucky that top failed before
enough pressure built up to harm you.
DON'T DO THAT AGAIN.
2007-11-05 22:38:04 · answer #2 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you think of the food--or liquid as a load--and if the load is larger then the metal then nothing happenes--if the metal is larger--then the sparks well go to ground--[the inside od cabinet]--and burn the paint--the paint is a special-paint-that covers the metal-of the inside cabinet-if this does happen--you can buy a can of the micro-paint at appliance shops-and recover it-[the burnt spot of inside cabinet]--hope this helps
2007-11-05 15:22:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes it can. metal should never be put into a microwave. sparks could happen and so could a fire
2007-11-05 15:12:42 · answer #4 · answered by LovesPets 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes is very harmful to the magnatron tube that powers it.
2007-11-05 15:13:07 · answer #5 · answered by wizjp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-11-05 15:12:38 · answer #7 · answered by volleyballplaya72 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-11-05 15:12:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2007-11-05 15:12:44 · answer #9 · answered by scary mary 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋