"LASERandDVDfan" wrote in message
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This was an expensive model, a Spacemaker XL1800, that we considered
salvaging.

Thanks for all the input everyone. I think we'll recycle it -- it's just
not worth the chance.


I would recommend donating the oven to an appliance repair shop. There
are a
lot of parts in that oven which are still usable, plus it's one less
problem
with throwing away electronics.

I would also advise that you try to get the person or party responsible
for the
loss to foot the bill of a new oven. The tech's inexperience is no excuse
for
this loss. - Reinhart

Our company was at fault - we already replaced the customer's microwave, and
were questioning whether or not to keep the damaged one for our personal use
(your absolutely right though, we didn't hesitate for a second to get them a
new microwave since we were at fault, I would have expected no less if I
were the customer).

I'm not too sure about donating it to a local electronics shop, it might be
worth a few bucks to someone and we might be able to recoup some of the loss
(we are not requiring the tech to pay for it - just chalking it up as a
business loss).

Michelle