[Way OT:] Microwave oven now "Lazy Man" clean

Ah, the second strike.

Turns it into something slick as goose shit, does it?

It sure sounds safer than boiling water.

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So all porcelainized ceramics are the same, are they, Win? And the same thickness, shape, etc?

IMHE, chimis were never a problem. Mexican food is purt much self-regulating.

I guess with lots of water to mitigate thermal shock, it might be considerable less unsafe, but for that terlit bowl with a bit of internal stress already there, it could push it over the edge. I suppose that the wax ring would survive all this, though.

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They're also quite effectively heat-sunk.

Yogi Bearswami?

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Nup.

Not enough people would participate. AMHIKT

:)

--Winston

Nonsense. A couple minutes at 50 C every couple years isn't going to be enough to soften the seal. Beeswax begins melting at 63 C.

--Winston

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Pedro's; The Thinking Man's Laxative

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If the 'thermal strain knee point' for vitreous porcelain was as low as you imply, we would be seeing catastrophic disassembly of fixtures every night. It just doesn't happen.

--Winston

Now, try new and improved "Pedro's Extra HOT!" You'll be screaming "COME ON ICE CREAM" after this one.

Every night, someone pours boiling water into a toilet? Interesting.

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Not water. The equivalent is a used chimi dinner.

You can tell that many of the writers don't have any personal experience, they are just babbling advice that 'feels right'.

I really liked the ones who advise using a plunger *after* the hot water.

Oh Well.

:)

--Winston

I haven't seen one of those, but, if I do, I'll run the other way at high speed. I find that "flush twice" toilets still have a long way to go before I would rush out to buy one. Gerry :-)} London, Canada