"Art Todesco" wrote in message
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. . . I called my appliance parts guru and asked about the 2 parts, the
motor and the spider. He said, "Ah making popcorn?" Together they were
about $100. He said the bag transfers so much heat through the glass to
the spider and shaft causing it to melt down and burn. Nice, Whirlpool,
you put a popcorn button on a machine that will self destruct if you try
to use it to make popcorn.

It may be pushing the envelope to blame the maker for
a design fault that stops the device only after two years'
use. If you think safety is an issue, and the oven has
an Underwriters' Laboratory sticker (was tested there),
you could inquire whether they still have an interest.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)