Microwave Question

THE HITMAN

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We have a decent $230 kenmore 1200 watt wave, about 1 1/2 years old. It was turned on last week for 20 + minutes without anything in it. Now, it runs OK but doesn't heat. The manual says the unit can be damaged by running it this way.

A call to several repair shops says it would me a minimum of $75 to just diagnose it plus parts. The others say buy a new one as fixing a wave is a pain. One suggests maybe it is a fuse, but if it was that, I would think nothing would work.

Now, I'm thinking maybe this is a clear cut problem and someone should be able to diagnose it via phone, I don't know.

Anyone a wave expert that can offer advice ? Thanks in advance
 
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THE HITMAN said:
Anyone a wave expert that can offer advice ? Thanks in advance
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My step-daughters just stopped heating and I took it apart and looked at it.

To make a long store short the aprt to fix it was about as much as buying a new one.

As long as it is not a built in one, just throw it away and buy a new one, that is what I did for hers.

JMO but it isn't worth the time and the hassle.

Good Luck in whatever you do, but be safe when messing with it.

:)
 
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I've always wondered whatg would happen if you did that...

I'm sure you could find a forum somewhere that someone has posted the same exact problem...

try this... I always use fixya.com when I have a problem

Fixya
 
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3 Seconds said:
Why was your 'wave' run for 20+ w/ nothing in it in the first place?

:shrug:
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We were baking pans of lasagna all nite for 25+ mouths on Christmas. The timer on our convection is dial & sometimes innacurate and doesn't "ding" very loudly when time is up. So, sometimes we use the microwave, set at 0 power, as a timer. We were late, it was after 1 AM and we were in a hurry to finish and inadvertently forgot to set the power at 0. Hence it was at 100% for 20 minutes or so until I realized it.

Yeh, I can throw it away, probably will. But, it's a nice one, has all the features we like and matches other things.
About 5 years ago I fixed another Kenmore we had. I forget which part I replaced, but it was like $15 at the parts store and pretty easy to replace.
But, I had good advice on what part was needed. This time I don't.................alot of times repair shops know & tell you what part is needed over the phone, not so for me so far.
So, that is what happened and why I'm threading.
 
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My microwave has died on me a few times and all I did was replace a cheap fuse. This doesn't sound like the same problem as you are having, but I have often wondered how many people have thrown away a microwave when all it needed was a cheap fuse...
 
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Blitz said:
My microwave has died on me a few times and all I did was replace a cheap fuse. This doesn't sound like the same problem as you are having, but I have often wondered how many people have thrown away a microwave when all it needed was a cheap fuse...
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Blitz..............the whole unit was down, tho, right?? My unit works in all phases, just doesn't heat.
 
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