KHMS147HBT2 KitchenAid Microwave - Instructions

My husband open the microwave and see the capacitor melted. He try to find the piece in store,but unfortunatly he didn't find any. I found the piece on the web and ordered it. My husband replaced the part easily. The microwave work very well.The microwave was to our friend. He did replace it by a new one. Now we have a new microwave with a fan.

Remove old filter & insert replacement filters

Problem was easily diagnosed using the internet as a resource, problem was a bad stirrer motor. Hardest part of the repair was the removal of the microwave. Once off the wall, you remove the outer cover and a molded plastic casing directly underneath the outer cover at the top of hte microwave to expose the stirrer motor. Removed two screws and two wires and the old motor is out. Did exactly the opposite to install the new motor. The kit I recvd included among other things the motor, a new inside cover, plastic rivets and even silicone to seal the inside cover. I am sure I saved a couple hundred dollars by doing myself.

After removing the three screws from the outside edge of the door , use a flat blade screwdriver and you fingers to pry the base of the front plastic panel off the door. The cover is held in place with molded in plastic clips . If you are just trying to swap the handle, I'd suggest you buy a new plastic door panel as it's tough to remove without risking it cracking (sorry it is quite expensive...but MUCH cheaper than a new appliance). Once removed, the glass outer window has to be removed by gently prying back the plastic clips that hold the internal bezel that hold it in place. You'll have to take the screws out of the old handle and re-use them . I backed up my screws with penny washers to spread the force applied to the plastic panel...probably the cause of the cracking in the first place. On reassembling (the reversed of taking it to bit) make sure the glass is clean on the inside (no fingerprints) before you snap everything back together. I gave it a "bit difficult" because if you don't act with finesse, you'll crack bits that you don't want to crack!

Removed cover (lots of screws), Removed base, Removed inside covers to epose transformer, HV diode, capacitor and Magnetron. Removed HV transformer and labeled wires. Removed door switch. Removed Magnetron and replaced. Re-installed door switch and HV transformer. Connected wires and re-installed internal covers. Installed base and tested unit. Installed cover and re-installed Microwave. Has been running a week just fine. Take a lot of pictures with your phone during the whole process. This will help with getting things back exactly as factory.

Others had suggested using a putty knife to "gently" remove the outer door panel. I found my narrow blade putty knife was not sturdy enough. After several attempts I finally switched to a wide blade putty knife and blade screwdriver. This did the trick. Outer door panel came away and after that it was relatively easy repair. I was really impressed by the wwll protected packaging used for shipping the new panel to me.

The front panel is held in place by 3 screws on the right edge of the door. Remove the screws then carefully pry off the front panel from the door. This takes some doing so as not to put too much stress on the door itself as you pry the panel off. The back of the panel is snapped into the door so it isn't easy to pry off. Once you have loosened the panel be careful that the glass window and its frame behind the panel does not fall out and crash to the floor. Once the panel is removed and the glass window and frame are safe, you will see 2 self tapping screws on the back of the front panel that holds the door handle to the front panel. I ordered 2 new screws but they were machine screws, not self tapping. Make sure you keep the old screws! Screwing in the self tapping screws to the new handle was not easy. Be sure you have the proper size screw driver so as not to strip the heads. It takes a lot of pressure to get the screws all the way into the handle. Make sure the glass panel and frame are set in properly than push the frame on to the door so it snaps in all the way around. I worked from left to right as I tapped the panel in place. Once it's in place and the screw holes on the panel and door frame line up replace the 3 screws and you're done.

Installation was very easy and only took about two minutes. I am extremely pleased.

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What was amazing is that the part arrived the day after I ordered it, it was a perfect fit. We simply unscrewed the old door and put the new on on. Had a little trouble making it fit, but we used a little more pressure and it popped right on, we screwed it in place. Thank you for your fast delivery

Super easy! Just unscrewed remainder of the vent grille, saving the old screws as instructed on other reviews I read, and replaced vent grille with perfectly fitting new one...whole process took 15 min (while 9 months pregnant with a toddler hanging on my leg!) And partselect sent the piece with regular shipping in 2 days!

This rental unit was missing the vent grille for the mounted microwave. It was super simple to install and makes the microwave look like new.

The lady in the Nova Scotia call center should get all the credit for being able to identify the part I needed from only the very limited information I was able to give her. Employee of the month for her. She also had such a great can do attitude. Lawence Baier

Watched video which reminded me to order support for the turntable support ring and did exactly what the person in the video did. Excellent and prompt service and all parts fit.

After researching online, I found that I needed the turntable drive coupling, part#PS993087. when I went to your site it showed the same part but the part number had changed but said it would fit my microwave. Well, I was really surprised and happy when the part I received 3 days after I placed the order, with normal shipping,fit perfectly and now my turn table in my microwave works. I have marked this site a a favorite and will use it I'm sure soon. Being a single women and having to figure out how to fix the things on a small buget, I'm learning a lot and have a lot of respect for men that know how to do all the repair stuff. Thanks so much, I have been able to mark this off my list of things to fix. Have a nice day. Cj- age, 58