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Repair or replace?

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    blondie
    wrote on last edited by
    #26

    I’d rather have a below counter drawer microwave than what builders here are doing .. a below counter swing out door microwave. Still, both suck when it comes to cleaning up messes.

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    • George KG George K

      @Renauda said in Repair or replace?:

      having to stoop down to place in or remove anything from the microwave.

      Think of it as loading a dishwasher - that needs regular cleaning.

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      Renauda
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      #27

      @George-K said in Repair or replace?:

      @Renauda said in Repair or replace?:

      having to stoop down to place in or remove anything from the microwave.

      Think of it as loading a dishwasher - that needs regular cleaning.

      Even worse.

      Elbows up!

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        blondie
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        #28

        I think builders are into aesthetics, maxing out counter space, and avoiding over the stove microwaves when they can. You can only vent so much with the over the stove microwaves with the built in hood fans. Lot of people prefer a dedicated fan over their stoves. They suck better lol

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        • B blondie

          Are those pop up controls?

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          jon-nyc
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          #29

          @blondie said in Repair or replace?:

          Are those pop up controls?

          Yeah you can close that and it’s flush with the door

          Only non-witches get due process.

          • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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          • B blondie

            I think builders are into aesthetics, maxing out counter space, and avoiding over the stove microwaves when they can. You can only vent so much with the over the stove microwaves with the built in hood fans. Lot of people prefer a dedicated fan over their stoves. They suck better lol

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            George K
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            @blondie said in Repair or replace?:

            ou can only vent so much with the over the stove microwaves with the built in hood fans.

            Yes. The microwave vents are next to useless.

            Lot of people prefer a dedicated fan over their stoves.

            When we remodeled the kitchen in our house (1986) our cooktop was on an island. We didn't want an overhead vent coming down over it, so the contractor (who was great) installed a vent that would rise up behind the burners and vent down the back of the island, into a vent under the floorboards, and out into the back yard.

            Ours only rose about 8 inches, iirc and didn't have lighting. Worked well, though.

            Scan 8.jpeg

            https://www.thermador.com/us/products/ventilation/downdraft

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            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              jon-nyc
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              #31

              @George-K @Renauda

              No stooping required. It’s a drawer. If it were a normal microwave installed under the counter that would be different.

              I don’t mind it at all. I was worried it would cook unevenly since there’s no turntable but they seem to have figured that out. I’ve had a cheap microwave on my counter since this broke 12/24 and I want my counter space back

              Only non-witches get due process.

              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                blondie
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                #32

                Jon, I think what’s key for you given the tight space in that corner is the installer. He/she needs to get that thing out and a new one in without wrecking anything. If it were me, I wouldn’t be ordering online. I’d be going to whatever appliance center builders send clients to in your area, with that picture in hand, and seeking out who they recommend.

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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #33

                  For sure swapping it out isn’t something I would do st this point in my life.

                  Only non-witches get due process.

                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                    Mik
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                    I would prefer to have a dedicated range hood fan, but space did not allow. My over range microwave has a pretty powerful fan that is vented to the outside.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                      In an island. (Peninsula, I guess)

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                      LuFins Dad
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                      #35

                      @jon-nyc said in Repair or replace?:

                      In an island. (Peninsula, I guess)

                      IMG_2390.jpeg

                      @jon-nyc said in Repair or replace?:

                      In an island. (Peninsula, I guess)

                      IMG_2390.jpeg

                      I’m much more comfortable having a device emit microwave radiation right at the height of head as opposed to emitting radiation at the height of your unit…

                      The Brad

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                      • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                        @jon-nyc said in Repair or replace?:

                        In an island. (Peninsula, I guess)

                        IMG_2390.jpeg

                        @jon-nyc said in Repair or replace?:

                        In an island. (Peninsula, I guess)

                        IMG_2390.jpeg

                        I’m much more comfortable having a device emit microwave radiation right at the height of head as opposed to emitting radiation at the height of your unit…

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                        George K
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                        #36

                        @LuFins-Dad aren't you done with those organs?

                        (that's what I used to say when we used x-ray in the OR and I was offered a lead gown)

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        • George KG George K

                          @LuFins-Dad aren't you done with those organs?

                          (that's what I used to say when we used x-ray in the OR and I was offered a lead gown)

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                          LuFins Dad
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                          @George-K said in Repair or replace?:

                          @LuFins-Dad aren't you done with those organs?

                          (that's what I used to say when we used x-ray in the OR and I was offered a lead gown)

                          I’ll take a brain tumor before that…

                          The Brad

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                            blondie
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #38

                            Hahaha .. a lead apron for @jon-nyc & his microwave .

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                              blondie
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #39

                              Built ins may look small from the outside, but they are awkward, heavy, and always have sharp edges when you remove them. My last go at a swap out was 2016. Never again.

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                                jon-nyc
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                                I might have done it myself 20 years ago. Not now.

                                Only non-witches get due process.

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