Recently I purchased a 2003 camp trailer in which I'm temporarily living. The microwave will come on at different times of the day or night for different time lengths, usually less than 2 minutes. This occurs even though I never programmed the thing to do this. It is frustrating and downright spooky because when I try to cancel or stop the action a few minutes later the thing will come to life and turn itself on. I thought perhaps there was some kind of long range kitchen timing going on but could find no settings other than zero. I can't find any owner's manual and am concerned that a fire might result from the oven turning itself on with nothing inside. Sleeping is also made difficult with an appliance that turns itself on and when cancelled/stopped it comes on over and over after a few minutes after each cancellation. Of course, if I let it cook, it will then beep over and over until I get up and open the door. Is this someone else's programming that I just can't see to change or is this a serious malfunction. Whatever it is, it is really annoying.
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I'm wondering how old this is? There should be a date on the model number tag, or an FCC IC number on the label I could look up if you can supply that. You may have a defective control panel assembly. We routinely repair these nationwide for $32.50, but I'd be interested in how old you think this is. Does it do this when the door is open? I really doubt that it's actually cooking when it comes on, but it is possible. If the door is open, that should prevent it from happening. Only a temporary stop gap, though. Another way to find out if it's really cooking when it comes on is to place a cup of water inside. After it has run by itself a couple of minutes, check to see if the water is warmer. Besides the control panel, it might be the upper door switch or mount. You can do a Google search for my text file "doorsw.txt" which gives you good safety info and tips on how to check and replace defective door switches. Let us know what you find.
Posted on Oct 18, 2006
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