SOURCE: russell hobbs combination microwave oven
This
is usually caused by either a bad door switch or a loose door switch
mount, which are pretty simple problems to fix.
It sounds like the switch is not activating properly, and the
inside light, turntable and magnetron cooling fan are not coming on.
If the magnetron runs without the cooling fan, it will overheat and its
thermostat will interrupt the power to the oven until it cools back
down.
Door switch
or mount trouble is usually caused by slamming the door or by opening the
door while it's cooking without hitting the Stop pad first.
There are
plastic mounts inside the microwave which hold the door switches and
onto which the door latches lock when you close the door.
The screws on these mounts may be loose. If they get too loose, the switches will not be activated properly.
Sometimes it's
a broken tab on the switch holder, allowing the switch to rotate just
out of position. This tab can be hard to see, since it is under the
bottom edge of the switch.
If you or someone you know decide to look
into it, we have critical information on safety, disassembly and door
switches at our site, and our link is at our listing here on FixYa:.
We're happy to help you with free advice and we'd appreciate your thoughtful rating of our answer.
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Sounds like the magnetron has failed. This is the component that produces the microwaves that heats the food. The cost of the magnetron is about 95% of the cost of a microwave oven. Most people don't, for this reason, replace the magnetron, they replace the whole oven which is probably what you will end up doing. There is a possibility that the circuit that provides power to the magnetron is faulty and you need to take it apart, find the proper electrical leads and test them with a volt meter. To do this you have to remove it from its mounting and take it apart. It is a fairly lengthy process however. Benjamin
SOURCE: My Russell Hobbs microwave will not generate heat
If everything else is normal, the trouble may be a failed magnetron tube (the microwave source), problems on the control circuit board, or parts in the tube power circuit that are bad. It's also possible a door switch can be at fault, but this usually keeps something else (fan, turntable or light, most often) from running as well.
Microwave servicing is best left to professionals. There are potentially deadly voltages present, and a chance of microwave leakage if repairs aren't done correctly. Take the oven to a shop for an estimate, or just consider replacing it if it isn't a built-in, an over the range unit or a high-end countertop model.
SOURCE: Russell Hobbs HOB CTS34 - Faulty glass plate
Door glass broken on russel hobbs 28lt micro wave. Any idea where I can have this replaced. thank you
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Hi and welcome to FixYa, I am Kelly.
Boy after searching and searching; I understand why you paid us a visit here at FixYa. Russell Hobbs seems to be nearly invisible when it comes to replacement parts other than things like filters! I saw your post during the 1st minute... I am just now responding after some serious research.
Use this web page and see if you have any luck contacting anyone to get your knob.
http://www.russell-hobbs.com/parts.shtml The amazon link is useless so the link here seems to be the only way to resolve your knob problem. Worst case... they confirm that there isn't a knob for your oven.
Thanks for choosing FixYa,
Kelly
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