I have a Sanyo domestic microwave oven approximately 8 years old thatstill functions all right. The problem is that the floor of the ovenon which the glass turntable rotates on its spindle is rusted throughin one or two places. The turntable still rotates okay, but if thefloor is left to rust through further, sooner or later the littlecarrier wheels that support the turntable will get trapped and theturntable will lock up or something.How could I repair the base of the oven? I have thought of Kurustfirst, followed by a layer of epoxy resin soaked fibreglass fromHalfords. Any other ideas? It seems daft to buy a new microwave if theactual heating feature works fine.Similar oven here:MM

I'd say you were wrong about the daftness. 1. Would you cook in arusty saucepan? 2. If the holes are of any size then the microwavecavity will no longer be intact which is not a good thing. 3. They'recheap, one like the picture you linked to will cost you all of =A325 inAsda or somewhere similar. If you value your time at all then it'scost effective to replace. You'll spend half the replacement cost on'stuff' and then time as well and still be left with a crappy oldmicrowave anyway. If it makes you feel bad then make sure you recycleit nicely. Design life is ~5 years so even if you do fix it themicrowave generator will probably pack up soon anyway!Fash

How can I repair the turntable floor in a microwave oven?

Jun 15, 2007 Last reply: 7 years ago 44 Replies

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John Rumm 8 years ago

Why you fix? You no fix.

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Brian Gaff 8 years ago

This is deja vue all over again. Most Microwaves eventually go rusty some place or other and drop to bits. Brian

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Ats 7 years ago

replying to MM, Ats wrote: I have fixed mine! Remove rust and use rust sealer you buy, also buy special paint for microwaves

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tabbypurr 7 years ago

that won't fix the hole. And special paint is not needed.

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Peter Parry 7 years ago

The idiot homeowners hub strikes again. As the hole dates from 2007 it might have grown by now :-)

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