Purchased from HOME DEPOT includeded in a kitchen remodeling project 2 years ago. Microwave shut down one day while in use...upon restart it began making a crackeling sound. We have not used since feeling it may be unsafe. Saw many others with the same problem...could there be a major issue with these things?
I did not mention how it shut down...it did so while baking 4 potatoes
I unplugged the unit and went through start up like new ie set clock ect.
Tried again and heard the noise(like crumpling paper...no smell or smoke.I did not mention how it shut down...it did so while baking 4 potatoes
I unplugged the unit and went through start up like new ie set clock ect.
Tried again and heard the noise(like crumpling paper...no smell or smoke.
We did not have the same problem == no noise. It acted like it was doing what a microwave should do and it wasn't. Lights on, clock workign, no weird noise but no cooking going on. Had a chucklehead come in from Sears Home Repair -- mind you 4 hours out of the window of acceptable (I have been very happy with them before) and he said it needed to be replaced because a transformer or Optimus Prime or somthing was goobed up. I know nothing of appliances... Help?We did not have the same problem == no noise. It acted like it was doing what a microwave should do and it wasn't. Lights on, clock workign, no weird noise but no cooking going on. Had a chucklehead come in from Sears Home Repair -- mind you 4 hours out of the window of acceptable (I have been very happy with them before) and he said it needed to be replaced because a transformer or Optimus Prime or somthing was goobed up. I know nothing of appliances... Help?
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Can you explain, in more detail, how it "Shut Down"? How did you "Restart"? Just be pressing START? Can you describe the "Crackeling Sound"? Does it still heat? Was there any Burning Smell?
Good News is: Your Magnetron is still in the Warranty Period.
The "Ticking, Crunpling Paper" sound is Microwave Frequency energy arcing to cabinet Ground. Could be Magnetron arcing from Antenna to Ground. With Magnetron still under warranty service by a GE Factory Authorized should be sought.The "Ticking, Crunpling Paper" sound is Microwave Frequency energy arcing to cabinet Ground. Could be Magnetron arcing from Antenna to Ground. With Magnetron still under warranty service by a GE Factory Authorized should be sought.
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Alcohol evaporates. Put a few drops of alcohol in a paper cup and leave it overnight. It should be gone in less than a day. A year should evaporate a lot of alcohol. If you want to be extra safe and you're tech-savvy, open the case carefully and look for moisture. Otherwise, plug it in somewhere relatively safe and try it (fire extinguisher Class C or ABC handy. -- You need an BC in the kitchen anyway. http://garages.about.com/od/toolsmaterials/a/fire_extinguisher.htm). Once tested, put the microwave where you need it.
if microwave is counting down but no heat you either have a loose connection at the magnatron tube or the thermal cut out fuse that is connected to the magnatron has blown or you have a micro switch, that has failed
Probably a short inside the microwave circuitry. I had a Daewoo and had nothing but trouble with it. Main board went out in a year, then again in another year. Finally went to Home Depot where I bought it and was told that they had nothing but trouble with them and quit selling them. Now I have a GE Spacemaker.
See if there is a hard reset for unit to restore it to factory default. Contact the manufacturer for the hidden code to accomplish this. Otherwise, it is ng.
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Sounds like you could have a fauly control circuit. Something like when you press the pad the processor does not interpret the information correctly and resets itself. Or the power going to this circuit is being interupted. It is VERY dangerous to work inside of a microwave. So you could get an estimate from a repair shop. But those control boards are expensive. Do not attempt to repair this yourself. For your own safety.
I did not mention how it shut down...it did so while baking 4 potatoes
I unplugged the unit and went through start up like new ie set clock ect.
Tried again and heard the noise(like crumpling paper...no smell or smoke.
We did not have the same problem == no noise. It acted like it was doing what a microwave should do and it wasn't. Lights on, clock workign, no weird noise but no cooking going on. Had a chucklehead come in from Sears Home Repair -- mind you 4 hours out of the window of acceptable (I have been very happy with them before) and he said it needed to be replaced because a transformer or Optimus Prime or somthing was goobed up. I know nothing of appliances... Help?
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