Have ge profile spacemaker over the range xl 1870, it is about 8 years old, started turning slowly then if used for more than 2 mins at a time it stops working entirely, then panel goes completely blank, after about 5 -10 mins the lights come back on, you have to reset the clock but it will work again so long as you only make it work for 1 min at a time, can it be fixed? is it a fire hazard?

two screws in the floor of the cabinet/space above it ?

All microwaves are 30 inches wide.

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That would be a defective electrolytic on the control circuit board.

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Here is a tip that will help you to figure out what is wrong with your Microwave Oven....

Microwave Oven Basic Troubleshooting Tips

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This unit is in its last days. It is best to replace the unit. The freezing/thawing is indicative of a thermistor going out. :(

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Here is a tip that will help you to figure out what is wrong with yourMicrowave Oven....

Microwave Oven Basic Troubleshooting Tips

heatman101
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Sounds like there is a stray piece of wire or other metal floating around inside the case. Remove the cover and any breakables in the microwave (the power cord is unplugged for this), turn it upside down over a table and shake it, pound the bottom, and shake it some more--likely the offending piece will drop out onto the table. If so, put it back together and whack it to see if that fixed the problem (cord plugged back in). This process can be repeated.

There's a simple fix for this. Unplug the unit. Take off the top grill with 2 screws. Remove the 1 screw that holds the touch pad unit. Lift up on touchpad unit and lift out. Put a piece of aluminum foil inside a large zip lock bag and tape it to the back of the touchpad unit and reassemble. GE put the magnetron to close to the control board causing stray microwaves to interfere with the board. The foil shields it.