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Old 31-01-2010, 14:01   #26
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Re: Wheat Packs?

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Originally Posted by MargaretR View Post
So your original reasoning (re potential fire risk) seems correct
Or, it could just be that the water is to absorb any extra power not required so that it doesn't cause the magnetron to burn out by over-heating.(not so much a fire risk, more like a trip to asda to buy a new microwave, even those things are so cheap it isn't worth the effort of repairing them these days.

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an oldie but a goody in that link!
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