Spec me a microwave

[MrMarvelous]

It's just gone pop. Opened it up and replaced the fuse inside and everything came on, tested it and as soon as I pressed start it went pop again. Had a look around the innards and none of the parts are replaceable so I need a new one.

Bit skint at the moment so nothing too fancy please guys, thanks.

 

[Randomface74]

I've got one of these Samsung jobbies. Seems quite unlikely to break, good bit of kit.
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4008125.htm

There's a cheaper option which looks basically the same:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4008455.htm

 

[Danthus]

It's just gone pop. Opened it up and replaced the fuse inside and everything came on, tested it and as soon as I pressed start it went pop again. Had a look around the innards and none of the parts are replaceable so I need a new one.

Bit skint at the moment so nothing too fancy please guys, thanks.

Which fuse did you replace?

Depending on the microwave you have you may have to replace the capacitor and the diode.

 

[Raymond Lin]

My colleague tells me to get a convection one, more useful.

 

[arknor]

I'd avoid daewoo like the plague.
I had one from the coop website for I think it was about £90 quid.
Daewoo KOC9Q3T 28L
it started to make a grinding sound from the turntable motor after a few weeks.
got it swapped out again same thing happened..

asked if I could just choose a more expensive model and pay the difference so went with a Panasonic one instead which has been faultless and the auto sense cooking options are calibrated perfectly
Panasonic NN-CT870WBPQ 32L Deluxe

definitely try to get one with an inverter if you can find one within your budget

Newer models have inverter power supplies which use pulse width modulation to provide effectively continuous heating at reduced power so that foods are heated more evenly at a given power level and can be heated more quickly without being damaged by uneven heating.

Non inverter models can't modulate so just go from on full power > off > full power with the off time depending on what setting you choose so like on the lowest setting it would bombard your food on full power , big pause , bombard your food on full power rinse and repeat

My colleague tells me to get a convection one, more useful.

yea mine goes from 40c-250c awesome for cooking pizza

can use microwave + grill + oven mode at the same time for speedy cooking as well, jacket potatoes come out in about 20 minutes looking and tasting exactly the same as they would if they have been in an oven on 180 for an hour+

coop are really good 60min time slot + free delivery
http://www.coopelectricalshop.co.uk/Small+Appliances/Microwaves/fd/c/c

tend to be cheaper or the same price as places that charge for shipping and as seen in this post the customer support is awesome.

they literally had a courier at my house the next working day both times to swap out my microwave

 

[easyrider]

If you just need a reheat and defrost get a cheapo one from ASDA

http://direct.asda.com/ASDA-700W-17...a58-05eff6da2486&istItemId=xwwaiawra&istBid=t


My dads been using one for a few years and its never missed a beat.

 

[MrMarvelous]

Which fuse did you replace?

Depending on the microwave you have you may have to replace the capacitor and the diode.

I opened it up and it's like on the top bit of the PCB. Was a 10Amp fuse. I've listed it on eBay anyway as faulty, still not bought a new one though and re-heating stuff in the over is a right PITA.

 

[TheVoice]

I'd say Sharp or Panasonic. Having worked in retail for a few years now, the most common faulty returns are the supermarket-branded ones and Russell Hobbs.

 

[MrMarvelous]

Cheers mate, will have a look around sometime tomorrow.

What's the best place to look for a cheap Panasonic and Sharp? I'm also really surprised that Sharp still exists, not heard or seen any products from them since they used to sponsor Man U.