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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Do it Yourself Discussion! => Topic started by: geekette on March 31, 2015, 12:37:25 PM
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Our 21 year old over the stove microwave's auto reheat/popcorn sensor no longer works. Not a huge deal, but I found the "gas sensor" on ebay for <$10, which I think would fix it.
Does anyone know if that can be replaced without taking the microwave down off the wall? I hope it's just in the grill area above the oven.
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Can't help, but seriously impressed that you have a 21 year old microwave. My roommate's didn't even last 2 years.
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That's precisely why I don't want to replace it!
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I don't know the answer to your question, but look at it this way: if you replace the microwave instead of repairing it, you still have to take it off the wall.
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Six screws and a bit of poking around, we found the sensor behind the grill (and under a sheet metal access point). It took a bit more fiddling, but we FINALLY figured out how to remove it, and ordered the part.
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The sensor took 10 minutes (max) to replace - and it works! The microwave now shuts off when stuff's done again.
Yay for DIY!
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Congrats!!!