My 20-something year old microwave had a glass plate that held
things about 3" above the floor of the oven. This morning, my
husband noticed that it was broken into a billion pieces.

Now, the oven still works fine (it's a tappen), but I'm totally at a
loss to find another plate of glass that will fit.

maxine in ri wrote:
>
> My 20-something year old microwave had a glass plate that held
> things about 3" above the floor of the oven. This morning, my
> husband noticed that it was broken into a billion pieces.
>
> Now, the oven still works fine (it's a tappen), but I'm totally at a
> loss to find another plate of glass that will fit.

Don't you know a glazier in your neighborhood? A place that replaces
broken window panes and makes glass covers for tables and makes mirrors?

MS

maxine in ri wrote:
>
>My 20-something year old microwave had a glass plate that held
>things about 3" above the floor of the oven. This morning, my
>husband noticed that it was broken into a billion pieces.
>
>Now, the oven still works fine (it's a tappen), but I'm totally at a
>loss to find another plate of glass that will fit.

http://www.dbsmw.com/tappan-microwave-oven.shtml


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On 14 Oct 2003 19:07:24 GMT, (PENMART01)
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|http://www.dbsmw.com/tappan-microwave-oven.shtml

|Sheldon
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Thank you, Sheldon. I've bookmarked that site, since they seem
to have parts for everything else I own....

maxine in ri

On Tue, 14 Oct 2003 14:12:34 -0400, Margaret Suran
> spake:

|maxine in ri wrote:
|>
|> My 20-something year old microwave had a glass plate that held
|> things about 3" above the floor of the oven. This morning, my
|> husband noticed that it was broken into a billion pieces.
|>
|> Now, the oven still works fine (it's a tappen), but I'm totally at a
|> loss to find another plate of glass that will fit.
|
|Don't you know a glazier in your neighborhood? A place that replaces
|broken window panes and makes glass covers for tables and makes mirrors?
|
|MS

I know of 2, and one near my Mom's. I just didn't think of
asking the window and windshield people for a replacement piece
for the nuke.

Thank you
maxine in ri

"maxine in ri" > wrote in message
...
>
> My 20-something year old microwave had a glass plate that held
> things about 3" above the floor of the oven. This morning, my
> husband noticed that it was broken into a billion pieces.
>
> Now, the oven still works fine (it's a tappen), but I'm totally at a
> loss to find another plate of glass that will fit.

You can probably buy a new mw for the price of just the glass if you can
find what you need. Was it just a flat glass like a shelf? It should be
tempered safety glass so it can take the heat. I don't know if it has to be
special ordered to size, but a glass supply can maybe tell you.

You'd be amazed at what performance and features you can buy today for less
than $100. Simple models are about $50. You'll be shocked at the price of
glass.
Ed

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

> You can probably buy a new mw for the price of just the glass if you can
> find what you need. Was it just a flat glass like a shelf? It should be
> tempered safety glass so it can take the heat. I don't know if it has to be
> special ordered to size, but a glass supply can maybe tell you.
>
> You'd be amazed at what performance and features you can buy today for less
> than $100. Simple models are about $50. You'll be shocked at the price of
> glass.
> Ed

still haven't found the part. Frigidare, who bought tappan, doesn't
have my model number in their database, but if the "glass tray" on
one of the ones that came up is similar, that was $65.

Considering that for us a microwave is just to thaw bread, heat tea
and leftovers and once in a blue moon melt things for baking (like
the chocolate in Barb's Outrageous brownies<g>), we don't really
need all the bells and whistles, so if I can find one with a similar
(or larger) space.... It just doesn't make sense to throw out an
appliance when it still works!

Thanks.
Maxine

maxine in ri wrote:

> (or larger) space.... It just doesn't make sense to throw out an
> appliance when it still works!

When you said 20 years old I thought, maybe you should get one of
those detectors to make sure it's not leaking. Just my opinion,
but I would get a new microwave.

nancy

in article , maxine in ri at
wrote on 10/15/03 10:29 AM:

> Considering that for us a microwave is just to thaw bread, heat tea
> and leftovers and once in a blue moon melt things for baking (like
> the chocolate in Barb's Outrageous brownies<g>), we don't really
> need all the bells and whistles, so if I can find one with a similar
> (or larger) space.... It just doesn't make sense to throw out an
> appliance when it still works!
>
> Thanks.
> Maxine

Maxine,
Was in WalMart tonight and they had an Emerson Microwave oven for just under
$40.

Since it's not an appliance you use a lot, but appreciate the convenience,
you might consider spending the few dollars and getting a new one.
As Nancy suggested, older models weren't as rich on features and the old one
might be leaking microwaves, which isn't a safe situation. And if the cost
of replacing the part is $65...you'd be better all around to donate the old
one to Goodwill (or similar) and treat yourself to an early Chanukah gift of
a new mw oven.

maxine in ri > wrote in
:

> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> You can probably buy a new mw for the price of just the glass if you
>> can find what you need. Was it just a flat glass like a shelf? It
>> should be tempered safety glass so it can take the heat. I don't
>> know if it has to be special ordered to size, but a glass supply can
>> maybe tell you.
>>
>> You'd be amazed at what performance and features you can buy today
>> for less than $100. Simple models are about $50. You'll be shocked
>> at the price of glass.
>> Ed
>
> still haven't found the part. Frigidare, who bought tappan, doesn't
> have my model number in their database, but if the "glass tray" on
> one of the ones that came up is similar, that was $65.
>
> Considering that for us a microwave is just to thaw bread, heat tea
> and leftovers and once in a blue moon melt things for baking (like
> the chocolate in Barb's Outrageous brownies<g>), we don't really
> need all the bells and whistles, so if I can find one with a similar
> (or larger) space.... It just doesn't make sense to throw out an
> appliance when it still works!
>
> Thanks.
> Maxine
>

Agreed, but that's what I had to do with a first generation model of a
Cuisinart FP when my workbowl split apart. The original manufacturer,
Robot Coupé, was no longer making parts for that model. The base of the
motor unit was made of heavy metal and the motor worked flawlessly. Oh
well...

Wayne

On Wed, 15 Oct 2003 09:29:16 -0500, maxine in ri >
wrote:

>Considering that for us a microwave is just to thaw bread, heat tea
>and leftovers and once in a blue moon melt things for baking (like
>the chocolate in Barb's Outrageous brownies<g>), we don't really
>need all the bells and whistles, so if I can find one with a similar
>(or larger) space.... It just doesn't make sense to throw out an
>appliance when it still works!

Well, it *doesn't* work, does it? I mean, the directions on both of
mine (the big old one and the new small one) said *not* to use without
the glass -- bottom tray in the old one; lazy Susan in the new. OTOH,
if you can locate something on the order of the same thick,
heat-resistant glass, I don't see any reason that wouldn't be worth
trying if a slab can be bought for $20 or under. It's a sad fact of
modern life that so many things can be replaced more cheaply than
repaired.

>
> Considering that for us a microwave is just to thaw bread, heat tea
> and leftovers and once in a blue moon melt things for baking (like
> the chocolate in Barb's Outrageous brownies<g>), we don't really
> need all the bells and whistles, so if I can find one with a similar
> (or larger) space.... It just doesn't make sense to throw out an
> appliance when it still works!
>
> Thanks.
> Maxine

Maxine,

My only bit of advice is to get a microwave with at least 1,000 watts
of power. Somebody replaced our lunch room microwave and tried to
save ten bucks. Now it takes forever to heat something for lunch.
You'll be much happier for the next twenty years if you blow that
extra ten or twenty. (Isn't it a funny world when an extra two
minutes to heat lunch seems like a two days?) And measure the
diameter of the plate you often use and make sure it will fit if you
get a compact model.

Ken