Microwave Repair – Thermal Fuse Repair
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Sometimes buying a new microwave is not always the most inexpensive option. This above-range microwave needed a new thermostat fuse. It’s a inexpensive part so it’s was a better option to repair this microwave than it was to buy a new one.
This microwave overheated and caught on fire. (Picture courtesy of DeGrow.com)
A thermal fuse can trip when the microwave overheats. This can happen from cooking food for an extended period of time.
A thermostat fuse is designed to protect your microwave from overheating. If your thermal fuse has been activated by your microwave overheating, your microwave will stop working.
Never bypass your microwave oven’s fuse! There is a very good chance that you could set your microwave oven on fire.
This is a simple repair that any of our expert microwave repair technicians are very capable of handling. Our technicians carry as many microwave repair parts as possible. Although, it’s not always possible for us to carry every part imaginable for every appliance.
Microwave Repair Experts
Most parts are received within a couple days of ordering them. Some special order parts can take up to 3 weeks to arrive. This is usually due to the part coming from overseas.
We’ll look in all available sources to find the right part. Not all parts are always available to repair your microwave oven.
If parts are unavailable, the microwave would be deemed unrepairable by our repair technician. A $49 diagnostic fee will be owed for the technician’s time involved in diagnosing your equipment and sourcing parts.
We can usually find parts and repair your microwave. Sometimes we can not always find parts. Old appliances are sometimes really hard to find parts for. We can always offer to remove and recycle your old microwave.
- Full access to the inside of the microwave to replace the thermostat fuse.
- The backside of the microwave control panel. To repair the microwave, the control panel must be removed.
- Before disassembly of the microwave. Once disassembled, the microwave can be repaired with a new fuse.
- The microwave fuse is in the bottom right of this picture.
- Inside of the microwave. Need to access the fuse to repair the microwave.
Microwave repair happens. When it happens to you, give us a call at (619) 327-9501! We can repair your microwave oven! Our microwave oven repair technicians are available and at your service.
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