I saw another review with this same problem. Our unit is only 1 year old. We had to replace the light 3 times and the 3rd time was NOT a charm. That's when it went pop with a flash. I removed the bottom cover of the unit (not the light cover) and checked the connections with the light switch on both...
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We purchased this over the range microwave when we built our house a little over a year ago. Just under a year the magnatron went out. It was serviced under warranty and worked for another 4 months then the same problem occured again. We had it fixed again and now less than a week later, it is not working...
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My micro, purchased with my new home a year ago, the fan and the ability to heat went out. Called for repair, it would cost more to replace the fan with labor itself than to go out and buy another unit. It was very disappointing to see the unit go out in a years time with very minimal use. FYI - my Whirlpool washer also 1 yr old went out 1 week ago - had repaired - very disappointed in Whirlpool!
This microwave oven is excellent and was very reasonable in price.
I never was very good at defrosting food with microwaves before, but the auto-defrost works like a charm. Now I just punch in the weight of the meat and it does the rest.
The three speed fan and light are very nice too.
I've only had it for 4 months, but so far, it's exceeded all my expectations.
I have had my Whirlpool microwave for almost a year. So far, I have not experienced any of the problems others have noted regarding magnatron not working or light burning out. For the price I paid, this is a good value. (Paid about $225 for it on sale).
this is an excellent micro. it is big enough to warm up dinner for 5. it is very easy to use right out of the box.
I would highly recommend this microwave, and the price makes it that much better.