Why is the microwave contaminated and how to fix it

Microwave electric shock when touching the shell feels numb, jerky. Is this situation dangerous to the user? How to fix it safely and quickly? The article below will answer all of your questions about the cause of your microwave oven being electrified and reveal the best treatment for you.

Do not use oven with wet hands or bare feet

Microwave shells made of steel or stainless steel, sometimes plugged into the power source will have a small amount of electricity outside the shell, not affecting the user.

However, if your hands are wet or sticky with water, or you go without using the oven, you will experience numbness when using the oven. This feeling makes you nervous and insecure, but this is a normal physical phenomenon.

Remedy : You should pay attention to dry hands and wear shoes or high shoes made of plastic or rubber for added safety when using. Also refrain from touching the oven shell while it is operating or plugged in, especially the screws that attach the oven cover.

Microwave used for a long time, the shell is bent, warped, open

Over a long period of use, microwave oven shell is bent, warped, open or while using, you can open the cover of the oven voluntarily, remove the cover to prevent microwave radiation emitted, repair the oven yourself. microwave when inexperienced… when operating the machine afterwards, the electricity can be sent out causing the oven to be electrified.

Solution : The product is used for a long time, only the shell is broken, the device inside is still working well, you can take it to the repair shop to replace the furnace cover and continue using the device.

But if the product is broken both inside and outside, with poor performance, you should buy a new microwave oven that is safer to use, but also saves energy effectively for the family.

There is no ground wire

Most of imported and portable microwave ovens, which users buy and use immediately without connecting to the ground wire, often have the phenomenon of electric ovens.

If the microwave oven has a ground wire, the cover will not be electrified. If it does, it will not cause danger, but if it does not, it will cause electric shock and loss of safety for users.

Solution : You need to equip the microwave with a ground wire if your product is not properly grounded when installed.

Making grounding wire is easy by taking a piece of wire, plucking the plastic cover at both ends, 1 connector to the microwave oven cover, opening a screw on the back of the appliance, hooking the end of the power cord in and screw tight, the other end you connect to any iron and plug into the ground. If you cannot do it yourself, you can ask the repair shop staff to handle it.

Microwave in high humidity

When you place the microwave oven on the ground, near refrigerators , washing machines ... places with high humidity can easily cause the oven to become electrified, explode and endanger yourself and your family.

Remedy : Place the microwave oven on high, can be mounted on the wall, away from the ground and electronic devices, gas stove ...

The furnace circuit is wet, the insulation is less effective

If the circuit in a microwave oven gets wet, wet or the insulation is reduced for some reason, it will cause an electrical leakage, electricity will be transferred to the microwave cover (usually made of metal). for an electrified shell.

Remedy : In this case, you should contact the repair shop for professional staff to handle, you should not open the furnace shell to repair yourself if you do not have experience.

Use metal containers, cook with high capacity for a long time

Food containers that are made of metal or have a metallic pattern, when placed in the microwave oven, can cause sparks that cause an explosion or contaminate the exterior of the oven.

In case, cooking with large capacity for a long time, high voltage, radiation in the oven is not fully absorbed, it will also reflect and cause sparks to cause electrical pollution in the oven.

Remedy : When cooking in the microwave, it is recommended that you use containers that can be used in the microwave and do not cook for a long time to increase product durability and protect your safety.

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The most important thing when you find out that a microwave oven has a problem is to calm down, cut off the power source, then find ways to overcome it to ensure the safety of your family. There are many other causes of microwave oven electrical pollution you know? Share comments in the box below!

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