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JVM3160RF3SS: Fuse blowing when door is opened

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:56:53 -0700

Fuse blows if door is opened before end of heating. Can be opened anytime not in heating part of cycle.

Model is JVM3160 Df. How would I find the schematic for this?

⟐ Answer edited dezembro 19, 2024 at 15:56 GMT-7

GE Microwave Oven: Can I repair my - noisy but cold - microwave oven?

Sun, 16 Jun 2019 11:18:22 -0700

I have a GE JES738 700 Watt microwave oven that now makes a loud(er) sound when I try to heat something. The problem is that it no longer heats anything.

If it is something that I can fix, where would I find the parts?

Is it a complicated or dangerous process to mess with the inside of a microwave? Should I pay a local repair service to fix it?

Should I recycle the - just over a year old - appliance and purchase a new one?

⟐ Comment deleted junho 16, 2019 at 11:18 GMT-7

Microwave: Fan keeps going after Microwave stops

Sun, 26 May 2024 10:28:59 -0700

How can i stop my built-in microwave fan, when i close the door, its ok heating up items

I don't know the model no. as it came with the Ikea Kitchen

Thanks for your help, as i'm glad i found your site!

More info

As i found the manual for it: it's a

BUILT-IN Microwave Oven MUMW23SS With Building In Trim TUK23SS, if that helps.

Thanks

⟐ Answered maio 26, 2024 at 10:28 GMT-7

GE Microwave Oven: How do I turn on panel ligh?

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:51:58 -0700

My microwave (GE JVM3160RF2SS) works but I can't get the panel to light up and don't see a switch.

Any ideas?

⟐ Commented abril 04, 2026 at 11:51 GMT-7

Kenmore Microwave: How to access vent light button assembly to reattach button assembly?

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:33:49 -0700

I have a kenmore elite microwave hood combination model 790.8037. Vent and light button assembly detached from front of microwave. The button assembly fell behind the face of the appliance. How can I take face of microwave off so I can reattach to face?

⟐ Commented outubro 28, 2025 at 13:33 GMT-7

GE Microwave Oven: Fuse blows when door closes after replacing fuse.

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 12:13:42 -0700

My microwave went blank the other day. Replaced the fuse and everything came on, including the inside light even thought the door was closed. Able to set the clock like normal, placing it back in the wall then opening and closing the door, blows the fuse again. This microwave was serviced not too long ago and supposedly all the interlock switched were replaced. Any tips?

⟐ Commented março 24, 2024 at 12:13 GMT-7

GE Microwave Oven: Fan stays on when door is open, door switches test good

Sat, 28 Dec 2024 20:19:06 -0700

We recently started having an issue with our 6 year old GE microwave (model # JNM1951SR1SS) where the fan stays on when the door is opened. It's an intermittent problem, but in the last day or so the fan stays on almost every time the door is opened (turntable doesn't turn).

I've been searching various forums, and it seems the part most likely to cause this problem is a faulty door switch. I've tested all three, and they all test good. Top and bottom are NC, and the middle switch is NO. All cycle appropriately when checking with a multimeter. I've removed the entire switch mount to check them, and I also checked them installed to make sure the door was making physically with the switch actuator.

We've also had rare issues with the reheat auto sensing function causing the microwave to go into error, but I'm not sure if it's related to the primary issue.

What else could cause the fan to turn on when the door is opened?

⟐ Commented dezembro 28, 2024 at 20:19 GMT-7

GE Microwave Oven: ge spacesaver microwave fuse replacement procedure?

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 10:56:05 -0700

My ge spacesaver microwave is dead. There is power at the outlet yet when the microwave is plugged in it shows no sign of life...I purchase a fuse, what is the replacement proceedure?

⟐ Commented julho 12, 2022 at 10:56 GMT-7

GE Microwave Oven: What does -f3- mean on microwave?

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:12:17 -0700

F3 and a beeping sound is on the microwave and I can not set the clock or use it at all. I have disconneted it a few times,but when I plug it back in the F3 appears with the beeping sound and I can't set the clock or use it at all.

⟐ Commented julho 10, 2023 at 12:12 GMT-7

Kenmore Microwave: blows circuit breaker when press start

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 05:29:06 -0700

When I use the microwave feature, the circuit breaker pops. I thought that it was the outlet at first so I tried another outlet on a different breaker, same result. It seems to happen as soon as I want to "nuc" something by pressing start. I do not know how else to describe the issue so I hope that this is descriptive enough. Any advice or input would be greatly appreciated as this device is not that old. Thanks

⟐ Answer deleted setembro 03, 2022 at 5:29 GMT-7

Kenmore Microwave: The microwave will not heat. Everything else works.

Sun, 05 Jan 2020 01:42:09 -0700

The Kenmore microwave will not heat. Everything else seems to be working properly. There are no unusual sounds or smells.

⟐ Commented janeiro 05, 2020 at 1:42 GMT-7

GE Profile Spacemaker: Turntable not working in GE Spacemaker?

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 13:12:54 -0700

The turn table on our GE microwave stopped working. Is there any way to repair it? the microwave is a GE Spacemaker model JVM1440WH04. It has an integrated exhaust hood.

⟐ Edited janeiro 08, 2024 at 13:12 GMT-7

GE Microwave Oven: GE Profile Microwave is blowing through door switches

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:02:11 -0700

I have a Profile microwave that’s about 10 years old. A couple of years ago it stopped working, and the problem turned out to be the door switch. (Surprise!) I replaced the switch, and everything was fine for about 6 months. They it stopped working again. Door switch again. Fixed. Good for about 6 months. Dead switch again. What’s going on?

I see two likely causes. 1) I’m buying $5 switches off Amazon instead of the $40 OEM switches from Sears Parts Direct. 2) There’s an issue with the microwave that’s causing it to melt switches. And melted they are. The bottom lead is consistently melting the plastic that supports it, leaving it twisted at a 45 degree angle. And it’s always the same switch.

Occam’s Razor says it’s that the switches are cheap, but before I go spend $40 for a tiny, unispired bit of plastic and metal, I thought it was worth asking the question. Anyone have experience with cheap switches dying or microwaves killing their switches repeatedly?

⟐ Commented setembro 18, 2025 at 10:02 GMT-7

Kenmore Microwave: -F6- is on the keypad and nothing works

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 22:03:11 -0700

My Kenmore Microwave model # 665.68681891 just stopped working and has an -F6- code on the keypad. The motor sounds like it is humming and trying to start when I close the door. I flipped the breaker but it didn't help.

⟐ Commented fevereiro 20, 2025 at 22:03 GMT-7

GE Microwave Oven: GE Model JVM3670Sk06 has no power? Fuzes not blown?

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 21:53:27 -0700

Hi. I've read posts and watched youtube videos on possible solutions but i'm stumped. I have a GE microwave, model JVM3670SK06 that has no power. The outlet has power 120v (verified on multi meter). I ordered a new control board thinking that might be it but still no power. I checked the 2 fuses (HVT and normal) fuses that are simply cylinder fuses 250v20A. Each of them showed continuity. I checked the 4 thermal fuses in the microwave. All tested "OK" in that 3 of the fuses had continuity and 1 tested "open". I ordered a new replacement fuse but upon arrival, it was "open" as well, which made me realize it's normally an open fuse. I checked the door switches to ensure they were functioning properly, which they were. With door open, 2 switches showed open and 1 showed closed. with the door closed, each showed the opposite. I don't know what is the next step to check? There is no power to the microwave (no lights turn on, no buttons work, no display). Any suggestions?

⟐ Commented fevereiro 03, 2021 at 21:53 GMT-7

GE Microwave Oven: How do you get to the screws to remove the handle

Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:19:36 -0700

How do you disassemble the back of the door to get to the screws?

⟐ Answer edited fevereiro 02, 2026 at 18:19 GMT-7

Microwave: Microwave seems to come on, but only heats occasionally?

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 06:50:24 -0700

I have a Kitchenaid Microwave KEMS378GSS0. So the lights on, the fan's running, and the carousel is turning, but only intermittent heating. Before you jump in with the magnetron needs replacing, please read on. The thing is, I've found pushing on the door handle or a light 'thump', is usually enough to start the microwave heating when it's not (or stop it sometimes, if it was heating.) There's a noticeable 'thrum' (noise of some electrical part engaging) when that happens, even after the microwave has already started. I figure it's either a bad sensor or a mechanical issue like a loose connection or bad switch... but I was hoping to narrow it down before pulling out and apart our 8 year old built-in combination microwave & oven.

I do have some (slight) experience with repair work and circuits, but the expanded parts diagram really doesn't help show how everything is connected. At the moment the best I can come up with is one of the three microswitches that are part of the latching assembly serves as an additional safety keeping the magnetron from engaging and it's going bad?? That's where I'm stuck. It's the best I can guess at, but it doesn't make sense to me why the microwave would come on at all instead of just reporting a door open error if one of the switches was intermittently working.

So I'm here looking for experience with microwaves... Someone familiar with their design and/or repair who might make other suggestions as to what to look for when I do try and fix this beast. Or maybe someone that can confirm if it makes sense that one of the latch microswitches going bad (sticking, whatever) could in fact allow the microwave to come on but not heat up.

Thanks for reading,

Dan

⟐ Commented julho 27, 2025 at 6:50 GMT-7

GE Microwave Oven: microwave not coming on

Sat, 06 Jan 2024 15:50:33 -0700

is there a fuse in the microwave that if blown stops it from coming on

⟐ Commented janeiro 06, 2024 at 15:50 GMT-7

GE Microwave Oven: Replacing Discontinued Door Handle part

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 05:29:42 -0700

I have an 18 year old microwave oven with a broken door handle. Manufacture of the door handle part has been discontinued - not available. Can anyone suggest a substitute for this part?

GE Spacemaker XL Microwave Oven Model JVM1330

⟐ Commented dezembro 17, 2023 at 5:29 GMT-7

Kenmore Microwave: Microwave when door is shut is turning on by itself without me asking

Sat, 25 Feb 2023 10:42:32 -0700

My Kenmore under cabinet microwave is not working properly. I reset clock and when I shut door I hear a humming noise? I put a glass full of water in it and after 10 seconds or so I open door and water is boiling? I never turned on microwave but when I shut door seems to run automatic? I had to unplug it for safety reasons

⟐ Answered fevereiro 25, 2023 at 10:42 GMT-7