Ge Microwave Fan And Light Wont Turn Off

The microwave is rebelling against me.

Ge microwave fan and light wont turn off.

They are located inside of the cabinet often near the oven cavity or the magnetron. Microwave ovens use one or more thermal cut outs sometimes called thermal fuses to protect the oven from overheating. Was using the broiler on the stove and the fan started by itself and won t turn off. Even when i press clear off.

On several models of microwaves the thermostat is super sensitive causing the exhaust to run longer than needed. A good reliable microwave can be an important part of any modern kitchen. This is over the stove model is spacemaker xl1800. I was using it last night to defrost some meat then to cook the meat and later to cook some frozen peas.

If you are cooking on the cooktop it can sense the heat and the fan won t turn off until the thermostat cools. There is a hook or latch on the microwave door which activates the door switch located inside the cabinet. How to test a microwave door interlock switch with a multimeter. After this it shut off but as we were eating the microwave came on all by itself and we could not get it to shut off.

The components that could stay on when the door is open but the door switch isn t working are the fan motor stirrer motor and interior light. I have tried unplugging and allowing it to rest but the fan turned on as soon as i plugged it back in. The door switches often referred to as interlock switches provide power to the various components of the microwave. When it senses heat it turns on the exhaust fan.

But not a problem that our electricians in laurel can t fix. If your microwave oven won t turn on you may have a problem with the thermal cut out. If you ve got a microwave that just won t quit even when the timer goes off you ve certainly got a bit of a problem on your hands. My ge microwave won t turn off.

But is your microwave working a little too well. In certain situations when an interlock switch fails the interior light fan motor or stirrer motor may continue to operate after the microwave oven door is opened.