The power went out on the microwave. We were cooking potatoes in there, and it just went dead. We were using the Jenn-Air oven below it at the same time, but that is still working.
There's a circuit breaker behind the microwave. Yup, that's where they put it, believe it or not. The microwave and the oven are joined together so you have to pull both of them out to get to the circuit breaker. There are screws that hold the microwave and oven to the cabinet it's mounted in. There should be 4 around the microwave door and 6 around the oven door. The oven door needs to be removed to get to the 2 bottom screws. The oven door has a metal tab on it's 2 hinges that must be pushed down to unlatch the oven door hinges from the 2 (per side) posts that the oven door pivots on to open and close. After the door has been removed you can take out the last 2 screws, you should also remove the vent at the very bottom of the oven by removing it's 2 screws. Make sure you have a least 2 strong people to pull the whole unit out, it's also a good idea to have something sturdy that's the same height as the bottom of the oven to rest it on after you pull it out. You don't really have to pull the unit completely out, but it helps. You'll see the small circuit breaker on top of the oven at the rear of the microwave, just press it to reset it. Putting the unit back in the cabinet is the reverse of the removal, but be sure you don't pinch the armored conduit that contains the gas line for the oven. It'll probably want to fall behind the oven as you push it back into place like it did at my friends house. What we did was I pulled it up and held it at the back of the microwave while 2 guy's pushed the unit back in. Fortunately, it stayed in place after they pushed it part way in and I had to pull my arm out of the way. It's a really crappy place to put a circuit breaker for the microwave. I mean, come on! You couldn't put it under the microwaves bottom cover plate? There's room for it there! Anyway, that's how it went at my friends house. I hope this helps you fix you're problem.
in some microwaves there are overheat sensors, if it does not work after it has cooled down do not attempt to have a look inside unless you have ben trained on microwave repairs, in some cases the unit can hold a enough of charge of electricity to kill you.
take it to a trained engineer...if it's a cheap one...just buy another
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