JE740BH01 General Electric Microwave - Instructions
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- Customer:
- Clarence from Rocky Ridge, OH
- Parts Used:
- WB24X829
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
When opening door the microwave would turn on.
Watched How to repair a Microwave that turns on when the door is opened Video on the web. From this took a shot at the switch was the problem. When I removed the switch it was defective. The small button was in and when you turned the switch upside down the button would drop back into position. Ordered a switch for $25.oo , installed it and the microwave is working fine.
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- Customer:
- Butch from Gulfport, MS
- Parts Used:
- WB27X10985
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Started with a burning smell and eventually no operation at all.
Took the screws out that held the oven case on. Looked around and found a connection on the oven cavity thermal cut out the plastic melted and black looking. I knew this was the problem but I checked the fuse anyway and the fuse was good, so I ordered the part from part select and they shipped it out fast and now my microwave is working again.
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- Customer:
- Gerald from Mountain View, AR
- Parts Used:
- WB24X829
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Microwave worked but oven fan came on when door was opened - should onlly come on when oven is operating.
Removed the microwave with the buit in housing from the cabinet. Removed microwave from built in housing. Removed outer cabinet giving access to remove control panel and smart board where switches are located. Removed control panel to get to smartboard. Removed smart board after disconnecting a few wires to allow easy removal. Individually removed and then tested each switch using multimeter. Found seondary Door Switch (bottom of smart board) operation to be intermittent (switch trip button extremely loose and rattle inside this particular switch) Ordered replacement part which came very quickly on standard shipping order. Put new switch on smart board and remounted, reinstalled control panel and reconnected various wire connectors previously disconnected. Then plugged in oven and tested for opertation - didn't work at all! But, after bleeding off capacior charge by removing connectors and discharging capacitor to ground, then reassembling control board and smart board into oven, then trying agian, it has worked perfectly ever since. Do not understand why capacitor disconnect/discharge was required but suspect this reset the control electronics. Easy fix and hope to get another 12 years out of this appliance which is used multiple times every day. Also have two other identical micorwave ovens, one is 20 years old, but these get used relatively infrequently.
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Microwave came on when door open
Turn off main power bracker. Removed fan vent, removed control panel, disconnect leads to the three monitor switches. Replaced the secondary switch (top). Reversed procedures.
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- Customer:
- Jeffrey from Gaithersburg, MD
- Parts Used:
- WB27X10597
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
Oven failed to heat food.
Remove the microwave cover. Requires a phillips screwdriver and a torx security bit/nut driver (there are two security type screws on the back...guess they don't want you to do this at home!). I had to buy the a security bit set (about $7). The diode is easily accessible on the right side under the fan. Requires removing on small phillips screw and unplugging on electrical connection. GE provides some instructions in an envelope on top (after cover removed). There is a warning/instruction to discharge the capacitor before service. This was not a problem for me. Actual diode replacement took 30 seconds. Whole job = 15 minutes.
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- Customer:
- Robert from The Woodlands, TX
- Parts Used:
- WB27X10985
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Microwave stopped working and nothing would show on the display...completely dead. Wife had just heated two separate items, one for about 10 minutes and one for about 6 minutes. Mircowave was hot to the touch.
I googled "Microwave stopped working", and after reviewing numerous websites with suggestions, I found the response noted below at "Help Owl" which was the most straighfoward and clear explanation to trouble shoot the problem. I first tested the Thermal Cut Out (TCO) per the instructions below and that was the problem. I didn't have to test the electrical fuse. Turns out that you cannot typically use the microwave continuously for more the 12 or 13 minutes or it may overheat and the TCO will shut it down. Extremely easy to test for and fix, and the part is only $15! See Trouble Shooting steps as follows: Make sure that the unit is vented properly and that if you are using it for prolonged periods while cooking, that you turn-on the vent fan.
If there is no display / power within the unit...first check your power source where you plug the unit into the wall.
If that is good, Remove the Cabinette/Cover "Note: it has 3-Torx Anti-Tamper Screws".
Then as you face the microwave from the rear, at the left rear corner is a small circuit board with a fuse. "Check the Fuse"
If the fuse is good, Check the following:
1 - The most common component failure is the "Cabinette TCO" (Thermal Cut-Off Thermostat).
As you face the microwave from the rear...It is located under the cover, on top, on the left front corner area.
It is a Circular, Black & Silver Disc Shaped component about the size of a dime in diameter and is about 1/2" in height.
It has Two (2) Wires attached to it's spade connectors and it acts as a safety fuse.
"IF YOU PUT AN INSULATED JUMPER WIRE ACROSS THE 2 TERMINALS THE POWER SHOULD RETURN AND THE DISPLAY WILL LIGHT"
Anything other than these two items should be checked by an Authorized Service Technician as these microwaves have components thay carry "HIGH VOLTAGE SHOCK HAZZARDS"
If there is no display / power within the unit...first check your power source where you plug the unit into the wall.
If that is good, Remove the Cabinette/Cover "Note: it has 3-Torx Anti-Tamper Screws".
Then as you face the microwave from the rear, at the left rear corner is a small circuit board with a fuse. "Check the Fuse"
If the fuse is good, Check the following:
1 - The most common component failure is the "Cabinette TCO" (Thermal Cut-Off Thermostat).
As you face the microwave from the rear...It is located under the cover, on top, on the left front corner area.
It is a Circular, Black & Silver Disc Shaped component about the size of a dime in diameter and is about 1/2" in height.
It has Two (2) Wires attached to it's spade connectors and it acts as a safety fuse.
"IF YOU PUT AN INSULATED JUMPER WIRE ACROSS THE 2 TERMINALS THE POWER SHOULD RETURN AND THE DISPLAY WILL LIGHT"
Anything other than these two items should be checked by an Authorized Service Technician as these microwaves have components thay carry "HIGH VOLTAGE SHOCK HAZZARDS"
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- Customer:
- Nancy from Inverness, IL
- Parts Used:
- WB06X10304
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
One of the rollers on my turntable guide became squared so that the roller wheel would not turn.
I opened the box, took the turntable guide out and put it under the microwave plate.
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- Customer:
- Timothy from Middletown, NJ
- Parts Used:
- WB24X829
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers, Wrench set
Light worked, timer and control pad worked, but no turntable, no heat, no noises of any sort, just didn't start up
It was a snap using the instructions given. The key is getting into the unit. I did have to use a multimeter to find the failed switch since there are two of that type.
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- Customer:
- Marion from Coupeville, WA
- Parts Used:
- WB27X10985
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Oven Cavity Thermal Cutout Open
Remove cover-the hardest part, as I needed to buy a new set of driver bits that included the dimpled security drivers to remove three screws. GE includes schematic and troubleshooting flow chart with the unit, taped inside the cover. Required more time to look up the part on-line and order it than time used to make the repair.
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- Customer:
- Bill from Lexington Park, MD
- Parts Used:
- WB27X10985
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Microwave would not turn on
I removed the cover this required a special star Apex tip witha hole in the center. $10 for a set at Lowes.Replaced the fuse and Thermal cut out at the same time. The oven woks like a charm.I would like to add that GE customer service was no help basically told me that it was a throw away unit. If they built it you can fix it.Hope this helps any DIY breathern outthere.
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- Customer:
- Phillip from Umatilla, FL
- Parts Used:
- WB24X829
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
Unit would not come on.
removed access panal, found soft switch as discribed on your web site. removed and replaced.
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- Customer:
- ruth from pawleys island, SC
- Parts Used:
- WB06X10304
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
lost roller turntable guide
Installed new one. I do not know if these rings can be repaired
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- Customer:
- Debra from Concord, CA
- Parts Used:
- WB27X10597
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Not heating
Removed the above stove microhood. Removed the side panels & the top panel. Diode located on right hand side of microwave. Removed with screwdriver & replaced new diode. It's best to get the microwave schematic online to pinpoint location of the part.
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- Customer:
- Joe from Prescott, AZ
- Parts Used:
- WB26X10024
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
turn table motor failed
1. Using wire cutters, cut out sheet metal cover over motor on oven bottom. The stamped bottom is retained by the four corners which were not cut in the stamping. 2. Remove and replace motor. 3. Replace motor cover with supplied screw. (failure symptoms: turn table vibrated before it stopped completely.)
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