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You can't do this with new microwaves. Child lock, you have to clear the time before you can open it. Yes, you have to clear it even if the time runs completely out.
wow and it doesn't let you disable this behaviour? must be so annoying
Some do, some don't. Implementation is inconsistent. I've seen one that autolocks after a few minutes of inactivity and requires a code to unlock (default 1234).
The breakroom at my job has gone through a lot of microwaves in the past year because my coworkers can't figure out how to open the microwave and just rip the handle off.
Adult lock
You treat adults like children and you get childish behavior.
That almost happened at my workplace. 6 new microwaves and the locks threw everyone off. I found the right sequence to disable it or I'm sure a door would have been ripped off by now.
And then sone idiot hits clear 5 times and turns the lock back on, and before you can get to it and undo it it's already broken
Past year? Jesus.
Your work should do some research and find one where they can disable this feature.
I got a new microwave with some annoying child lock feature. We have no children. I looked in the manual and there was a way to turn it off, it was some weird combination of holding buttons down but it worked just fine and my brand new (as of last year) microwave will happily let me open it with time remaining.
Im lucky enough to own an old microwave that has a simple rotary dial for the timer.
I was able to disable this lock on mine by entering some super cryptic sequence of key presses and holding buttons.
It’s like the up up down down left right left right B A B A start of microwave lock codes.
Except you don’t get extra lives. You just get to pull out your food before it explodes into a massive molten mushroom cloud of spatter.
Mine is less than a year old and doesn't have a child lock.
IDK my drawer microwave is new last month and this works fine, I just tried it. You can't set the time or start again without opening it, but so long as you open and close it, you can continue no problem.
'round these parts the microwaves have gone back to how my grandma's works. One wheel for wattage, one wheel is an egg timer that you can even change while it runs down.
Peak.
My microwave is the other way around, the door can always be opened. And if you have the timer set, it will stay lit up and spinning, even with the door open.
So OP's method wouldn't work for me. I got scared the first time, but I think the magnetron turns off when the door is opened... but I haven't tried testing that theory.
Uh no your microwave is broken and you should get rid of it.
Your microwave is the reason that the child lock thing is now the default. If the door sensor fails and you open the door the microwave just keeps running and blasts your face with ~~liquid hot magma~~ non ionizing radiation.
Smarter companies just use two door sensors and error out if either fails.