ACO1520AW-PACO1520AW0 Amana Microwave - Instructions
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- Customer:
- Tami from Quincy, IL
- Parts Used:
- WP8172138
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
I dropped and broke the glass cooking tray
After shopping all over town trying to find a new tray I discovered PartSelect.com, I called and ordered the tray and received it the next afternoon. It couldn't have gone smoother.
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- Customer:
- Charles from Newark, DE
- Parts Used:
- WP8172138
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Cooking Glass Tray was broken
EXCEPTIONAL service! WOW! Order it Thursday online and it arrived Saturday. I will definitely use your service again. Thank you again!!
Mr. & Mrs. Charles
Mr. & Mrs. Charles
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- Customer:
- Deborah from Millersville, MD
- Parts Used:
- 8206232A
- Difficulty Level:
- Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
light bult needed to be replaced
The nightmare was that this microwave is installed under the cabinet....in order to get to the light bulb I had to pull out my stove then squeeze into the space between the stove and counter....my old microwave light bult was much easier to change.....Shame on Whirlpool for making this so difficult.....must be a better way to cover the light bulb so that we do not need a screwdriver to remove the door to get to the light bulb
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- Customer:
- Guy from Bellingham, MA
- Parts Used:
- WP59001168, WPR9800486
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
Sparks and loud hum from oven
1. I went to the internet to find the service manual for the Maytag microwave.
2. I opened up the oven and started measuring the resistance of the diode, capacitor, transformer, and magnetron between terminals and then to ground. The transformer and magnetron were well within the resistance limits. The diode was shorted in both directions(+-). The capacitor was fully open in both directions -- high resistance.
3. I ordered the 2 parts, installed them, and ran the oven. Worked perfect first time.
4. Reinstalled oven and worked ever since (1 week so far).
5. The secret was that the transformer had a load hum. I figured the transformer was OK. The magnetron had no short between filaments and ground to filaments. The only two left were the diode and capacitor. The first two are about $200 -- almost the value of a new microwave. The $70 repair was well worth it. If the first two were still bad, then tempted to buy a new oven.
2. I opened up the oven and started measuring the resistance of the diode, capacitor, transformer, and magnetron between terminals and then to ground. The transformer and magnetron were well within the resistance limits. The diode was shorted in both directions(+-). The capacitor was fully open in both directions -- high resistance.
3. I ordered the 2 parts, installed them, and ran the oven. Worked perfect first time.
4. Reinstalled oven and worked ever since (1 week so far).
5. The secret was that the transformer had a load hum. I figured the transformer was OK. The magnetron had no short between filaments and ground to filaments. The only two left were the diode and capacitor. The first two are about $200 -- almost the value of a new microwave. The $70 repair was well worth it. If the first two were still bad, then tempted to buy a new oven.
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- Customer:
- Joseph from Pembroke, MA
- Parts Used:
- 8206232A
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Bulb "burnt out"
Removed 1 screw, removed "burnt out" bulb and replaced it with new bulb.
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- Customer:
- Ansa from Minneapolis, MN
- Parts Used:
- WP8172138
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
broken cooking tray
I opened the box and put in the new tray, it fit perfectly and I used it that day. Very easy, and convenient.
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- Customer:
- Robert from Bainbridge Island, WA
- Parts Used:
- 4392027
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
Microwave worked intermittently depending on how door was closed
Remove top grille (2 screws), undo control panel (1 screw). Tilt down control panel, switches are on the left. There are actually three switches that are involved with the door, two horizontally mounted, one vertically mounted. This would be an EASY REPAIR, but it took me a while to figure out which of the three switches was bad, and also took a while to figure out that there is a plastic rod that inserts through the hole in the switch body. Once i figured this out went like a breeze. Lower horizontal switch was the bad one, but since the kit came with two switches i went ahead and replaced the upper horizontal one as well. IT appears that the horizontal switches are probably more likely to fail than the vertical switch based on the position of the switch and force angles. Works great now!
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- Customer:
- Geoff from COLUMBIA, MO
- Parts Used:
- WPW10146437
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Dirty/Rusty Window
The metal screen in the door of my microwave was rusting and making my "window" look nasty. I was able to take apart the door w/o removing the microwave, peel off the old plastic seal and clean the nasty parts of the glass door. The rust still remains and may be a future problem. But for now, the cleaning was what the door needed and applying the new film was a simple as putting stickers on a gift bag.
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- Customer:
- Karen from Marengo, IL
- Parts Used:
- WP8172138
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
I broke the glass plate!
Obviously I just placed the new plate in the microwave. What impressed me was the speedy delivery. It only took 2 days. Thanks so much Part Select!
Karen
Karen
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- Customer:
- Todd from Milan, OH
- Parts Used:
- WP8172138
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Our glass tray broke in our microwave
Uhh ... I put in the new dish.
However, the service was great. I ordered the dish and it was at my house the NEXT day on a saturday.
However, the service was great. I ordered the dish and it was at my house the NEXT day on a saturday.
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- Customer:
- TERESA from TROY, NY
- Parts Used:
- WP8172138
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
glass cooking tray broken/turntable not in use
just replacing the glass cooking tray was probably the easiest repair job I've ever had to do.
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- Customer:
- Janet from Holland, MI
- Parts Used:
- WP8172138
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Broken cooking tray
Just put it in place
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- Customer:
- Rae from Mogadore, OH
- Parts Used:
- WP8172138
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
The glass tray broke while baking a potato.
Removed broken pieces. Ordered new glass tray. The tray came with excellent packing and double-boxed so there was no damage in transit. All I had to do was place the new glass tray onto supports in the oven.
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- Customer:
- Judy from Sioux Falls, SD
- Parts Used:
- WP8172138
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
My glass cooking tray broke.
I was concerned I wouldn't get the correct glass plate, but it fit perfectly.
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- Customer:
- Lisa from PARADISE, PA
- Parts Used:
- WPR9800486
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
no heat
I looked up the #1 reason for no heat for my microwave on the site , and using my model number found that 92% of the time it was the Black Sleeve Diode. Ordered the $15 part, and installed it within 30 minutes. Most of the time was used for removing the built in microwave and removing the cover. Replaced the diode by finding it on the diagram that I printed from this site (free). Very relieved that we don't need to have our custom cabinetry re-sized to accommodate a new microwave. Thank you!
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