Microwave Oven Longevity

**Lemur** · 11-01-2009, 21:01

I must be a freak; he first microwave I bought (four years ago) is still going strong. And Mrs. Lemur is a pro chef, so the thing gets a proper workout. Go figure.

Now, having typed that, the 'wave will probably explode tonight.

**Hosakawa Tito** · 11-01-2009, 21:32

I have a Samsung Classic Collection model MW5500. You can bet they don't make this puppy anymore considering I bought it about 1980 and it still works. It's a monster, about 24" W x 14" D x 14" H, and probably weighs 25 lbs., no carousel just a basic microwave.

Good luck finding one that will last.

**pevergreen** · 11-01-2009, 23:14

Originally Posted by Lemur

And Mrs. Lemur is a pro chef, so the thing gets a proper workout. Go figure.

And actually good!

We got ours....8 years ago? Still works fine.

**SwordsMaster** · 11-02-2009, 03:38

Have owned a Moulinex for almost 6 years now, one of my most prized possessions all throughout college. You can imagine feeding a college student whose meals are about 80% microwaved, and 20% beer-based...

**naut** · 11-02-2009, 04:04

We have this monster of a thing, a Concorde microwave or so it's called. It's coming up to its 30th birthday and it still does the job admirably.

You may just be best off finding the cheapest there is and getting a year or so out of it and replacing it when the time comes.

**Vladimir** · 11-02-2009, 04:15

That's lousy. I admit I've regressed some and prefer the gas stove over microwave in less it's to boil water. It would help to know the price range of the radiation boxes you bought. Hopefully the higher end, energy star type microwaves last a while.

**Ramses II CP** · 11-02-2009, 04:45

Microwaves tend to have a long useful lifespan if you don't abuse them. You're not cooking a lot of tinfoil and steel forks in there right? Lay off the fluorescent bulb experiments and most models should last at least five years.

You should consider checking your power supply if you've had more than one device die an unusually young death on the same outlet, or even in the same room.

**Andres** · 11-02-2009, 09:03

As I student, I bought a Whirlpool (Philips) Microwave in 1996. Something very, very basic. I used it several times a day.

When I finished my studies in 2002, my brother, who happened to go living together with his gf at that time, took it with him. He still uses it and has no complaints whatsoever.

When I left the parental house, I bought a Philips. That was 2003. It's still working.

The house we bought last year had a fully installed kitchen, with a Siemens microwave. That microwave dates from 2002 and still works without any problems (which means we now have two microwaves, both of them already lasting 3 times longer than the average Kukri-microwave

What do you do with those things that they break down so quick?)

My parents bought a Siemens mircrowave somewhere in the early nineties. It still works, never had a problem with it.

Based on my own experiences, I can thus recommend: Whirlpool (Philips) and Siemens.