PVM9179DK6WW General Electric Microwave - Instructions
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- Customer:
- Darin from SAN DIEGO, CA
- Parts Used:
- WB27X35382
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
No heat. No unusual noise. Appers to function other than no heat
Multimeter checked/confirmed switches, sensors, and fuse first. All good. High power diode was bad - Replaced. Still no heat but now loud "MMMMM" noise when running. This means either the capacitor is also bad and/or magnetron.
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- Customer:
- Ira from LIVINGSTON, LA
- Parts Used:
- WB27X35382
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Food wouldn't heat up
Googled problem, removed diode, checked with meter and it was open, ordered new diode, checked new diode and it read open, installed. Any way, it didn't work. Went and bought new microwave!!
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- Customer:
- David from CARY, NC
- Parts Used:
- WB02X32720
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- More than 2 hours
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
Door would not indicate closed
Disassembly control panel and remove switch holder; test for micro switches for continuity. Holder had broken post on micro switch holder.
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- Customer:
- Mike from BLUFFTON, SC
- Parts Used:
- WB24X10047
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 1- 2 hours
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set, Wrench set
The unit would run when the door was open!
First I had to accept the fact that the unit was designed to keep non-professional people from doing any repairs. The switch was installed in such a manner that I had to break the mounting to remove the switch, then drill a hole in the mounting to secure the new switch in place.
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- Customer:
- STEPHEN from MINNEAPOLIS, MN
- Parts Used:
- WB02X32720
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
Changing door switch
When removing a non-working door switch, you will see a hooked piece of plastic on the holder locker that looks like a latch. If you try to pull it back in order to either remove the bad switch or install a good one, it will likely break. Instead, you need to pivot the switch (It pivots on a little post which is fitted into a hole at the corner of the switch) out of position so that it is not held back by the 'latch'. Then lift the switch out. If you have to use lots of force anything, you're doing something wrong. Reverse all this when installing the new switch.
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- Customer:
- David from MISSION VIEJO, CA
- Parts Used:
- WB02X32720
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Holder bracket broken so Door swithch could not be activated
Part arrived next day! Thank you Parts Select. Holder bracket on older GE microwave was broken so MW would not start because door latch did not activate door switch. Removed front panel unplugged all the wiring (after I had taken a picture) to gain access to the holder bracket. Unplugged the three door switches. Removed two screws that held the holder bracket. Installed three new door switches into the new holder bracket. Positioned the bracket behind the frame and screwed back in the two screws. Snapped in this seven wire attachments, set the control panel back in the microwave and secured it with two screws. I only needed one screwdriver and one needle nose plier to remove the wire attachment from a door switch which made it easier to remove. 40 minutes.
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- Customer:
- andrew from HOMOSASSA, FL
- Parts Used:
- WB56X35363
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
installed new kitchen cabinets
the problem was the mounting bracket that was installed when the house was built ,was not the bracket that came with the microwave. It was used to step the microwave out 3" in front of the other cabinets for the style that they were using then. so when I was installing the new cabinets I didn't want that style, so I ordered the original mounting bracket. It was a perfect fit and the install went great
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- Customer:
- Nancy from La Grange, IL
- Parts Used:
- WB02X10750
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
one of the rack holders melted and was not functional
I was so happy to find this part. I had been using an upside down glass bowl to level the rack! once I found part and it arrived it was in in less than 5 seconds!!
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- Customer:
- Maxine from Flagstaff, AZ
- Parts Used:
- WB48X10064
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
No rack in the Convection/Microwave
Just placed the rack in the Convection/Microwave oven and baked
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- Customer:
- Alaska Division of Forestry from Soldotna, AK
- Parts Used:
- WB02X10750
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers
Rack Bracket Holder Broken
Take the pliers and place a tight grip on the broken rack bracket, twist toward front of microwave until loose, pop out and by hand insert new rack bracket, twist toward the back of microwave until fully in place. One side was slightly harder than the other taking off and replacing rack bracket.
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- Customer:
- Bradley V from Plainfield, IN
- Parts Used:
- WB02X10750
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers
Rack holder had broken off
Ordered part and looked at the install video and with in 2 minutes the new one was installed
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- Customer:
- John from Warsaw, MO
- Parts Used:
- WB44X10046
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- More than 2 hours
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers
heating element burned out
FIRST need large flat table 4 or 5 containers for screws take apart in largest sections possible there are many different screw types HAVE PATIENCE ! identify wire locations BEFORE taking apart
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- Customer:
- Earl from New Philidelphia, OH
- Parts Used:
- WB24X10047
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Microwave would turn on ,BUT turn table would not turn and oven would not heat.
Took off cover , unpluged switches , took off switch assy, off/on test hooped and howlered for about 5 mins .Then laughed about other sites said could get those switches. Just wanted to say I LOVE Partselect. Super fast del , great price. JUST AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- Customer:
- Patrick from Zion, IL
- Parts Used:
- WB02X10750
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers
the rack holder was fried
I just pulled out the old, and reinstalled the new one.
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- Customer:
- Sam from Chandler, AZ
- Parts Used:
- WB24X10047
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers
When trying to run, intermittently, the light would come on but the tray wouldn't rotate or cook. When the door was open, the tray would intermittently rotate.
I pulled out the unit and found 2 interlock switches that are depressed when the door closes. After cycling the door open/closed I found that one of the switches occasionally would stay depressed. The repair was easy (after I took off the panels so I could get to the switch) I simply removed 2 screws that attached the interlock switch assemblies to the main unit. Then I popped out the defective switch and popped in the new one. This did indeed fix my problem.
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