Hi,
I've recently reconfigured my kitchen and have re-located my "Panasonic NN-SD271S" microwave in an open cupboard above my AEG double oven.
The microwave previously sat on the worktop.
The Microwave runs for around 40 secs and then cuts out completely. There are no error codes. No signs of overheating.
Could the position above the oven be a factor?
Any thoughts or info would be appreciated.
They are equipped with thermal cutouts
Try it somewhere else in case that is the problem
A moments googling reveals you haven't RTFM
Placement of your oven ====================== This oven is intended for *counter-top use only* It is not intended for built-in use or use inside a cupboard Counter-top use:
Operation voltage ================= The voltage has to be the same as specified on the label on the oven. If a higher voltage than specified is used, it may cause a fire or other damage.
Thanks for the response. Would the thrmal cut out be affected by an oven that wasn't on?
No, it is affected by being in a confined space.
ok, thanks for this info.
Unless its actually getting too hot, the best way to prove it is to move it somewhere else for now. Most microwaves cut out and in and out if the cavity is empty, or almost so, to protect the Magnetron from damage by high standing waves getting back into the waveguide that they use to get to the cooking cavity. Of course sods law may have dictated that there is a fault or dry joint and only moving it has shown it up which is why I'd first test it back where it used to be to see what happens. Brian
Having said all of that though, most are pretty good in this respect as long as cool air can flow in, and it would be interesting to know if this behaviour goes on when the cooker has been off for some hours. Otherwise maybe you need a fan and a duct to somewhere well away from the cooker. Brian
I just overcame my microwave problems by buying a new one. Pity it got so bashed about in transit.
Thanks Brian,
It doesn't appear to heat up at all, it just seems to cut out when beside the double oven. Is there some interaction between the two?
Did you have to ensure that it met a certain specification to be situated beside your oven?
It's inside the works of the microwave that's important. Feeling the outside of the casing probably won't tell you anything. By the sound of it, you're trying to use it in a place where the ventilation is restricted, and the cut-out may be quite sensitive.
If you put it back on the work top, does it behave normally?
While dithering about whether to buy a cheap no-name turntable motor from CPC or your slightly used one, my Sharp Combi Microwave oven suddenly stopped microwaving. The cooling fan runs, but the buzzing noise that comes from the 'radar' unit is silent and nothing heats up. Annoyingly, it's best feature, the dual heater grill and/or convection oven still works and only Sharp had this feature. Other makes seem to just have a quartz grill heater that doubles up as the convection heat source (I think). They lack the infra-red heater that yours and my Sharp model had under the turntable.
When you get a replacement 'Sharp' oven, let us know if it is as good as the original (Japanese) one.
Please listen. It is cutting out NOT because it is beside the oven but because it is in a cupboard. I posted you the manual where it said you could not do this., Read the f****ng manual and either abide by what it says or buy a microwave that can fit in a cupboard
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