The appliance repairman finally showed up today. He was scheduled to come by from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, but did not get here until 4:30 pm. I had a bunch of work calls so my mom ended up coming by and sitting in the dining room waiting for him, since my sister did not want to leave him by himself.
He pulled out the in-counter microwave (it was huge), took it apart, and replaced the transformer. However, that was also masking a problem with the capacitor so now he needs to order that part too. All this just means no microwave at my sister’s house for a few more days. That sucks because instead of staying here 24/7, I have to drive home every night for hot meals, since nobody know how to reheat using a stove anymore. Luckily, it is only a 5 minute drive, and I can charge my Tesla at my sister’s house.
Since their microwave is a custom in-counter model, the replacement transformer was $315. If you add tax and $165 of labor, the total was just above $500. An average microwave oven on Amazon is around $100. If you buy a large name-brand model, it is more like $200. They really do not want any small appliances sitting on the counter.
I do not this this is the exact model or brand even, but it is the same ideal. A drawer microwave that does not take up counter space. I do not like it since there is no rotating plate to even out the heating. Also the door takes forever to open and close. Now I find out they are crazy expensive to fix too. If I had a $100 microwave and it broke, I would just toss it and buy another.
Life with chronic diseases 