I have a Sharp Microwave Carousel R-420B. I put a bowl of soup in , closed the door, pressed Minute Plus, and hit Stop with approx 20 seconds to go... pressed the door release but nothing happened... door...
Hello,
Usually, the door lever or hinges is the cause of this type of problem.
But in this case, I don't think the door lever or hinge is the cause of your problem.
I think the door is jammed and only needs some force before is can open or unjam.
Use your hands or a flat Philips screw driver to forcefully open the door. Don't apply too much force. Just apply a reason amount of force that could open the oven door.
Before you attempt to forcefully open the microwave door, leave it for about 45mins to 1hr, after that forcefully open the door.
If the above doesn't help to open the door, please let me know so that I can direct you further.
I wish you good luck.
Regards.
Mine does this occasionally, and it's because the door hinges have got a
bit out of line, allowing the door to drop slightly, so the catch
mechanism won't quite disengage.
Look along the bottom edge of the door and see if it has dropped lower
than the front panel next to it. Try applying a bit of upward pressure
on the bottom edge with your fingers, while pulling towards you at the
same time, and with your other hand press the release button.
If that gets it open, remove last night's failed meal, open the door
fully and carefully force it up a bit at a time, to bend the hinges back
to level - keep pushing the door back so it nearly closes, and look at
the bottom edge to check on progress. When the bottom of the door looks
level with the panel , try closing it fully and see if the release
button will open it again.
Good luck!
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