Are dangerous levels of microwaves leaking from your oven?

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I made the disturbing discovery today after unboxing my Trifield 100XE EMF Meter I had packed away from storage.  I discovered that the microwave oven is leaking dangerous amounts of microwaves when its in operation.  Luckily we mostly set the microwave and forget it (sometimes completely) and come back to it later for the food.

I walked around the checked the levels of various items around the house and found the following:

 

  • The microwave oven was emitting dangerous levels from the door.  Even from 7 feet away!  The shielding was not doing a good job.  From the sides where there are metal enclosures all around is safe.
  • A Panasonic massage chair emits over the 3 milligauss threshold regularly.  Even while off.
  • Old school CRT monitors and CRT TV screens emissions are very high from the back and sides.  OK if you are a few feet away from them like say watching from the couch.
  • Consumer Wifi routers are generally within the safe limits.
  • AC Adapters emit fairly high levels.  Don't keep an AC adapter near your head when you sleep at night.
  • Washing machines emit fairly high levels as well when operating.
  • AT&T's 3G microcell is relatively safe, and probably keeps the radiation from the iPhones it is serving to be safer and minimized.

 

I'm most concerned about the Microwave radiation leakage.  Imagine what a microwave oven does to an egg in under a minute, and then imagine what it could be doing to your body!

While absolute thresholds have not been established, they have been by the FDA for microwaves!  Read your owner's manual and heed the warnings about operating microwave ovens.  Get your microwave tested!