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# Dacor ERROR during Sensor Reheat: the microwave missed the vapor reading

Dacor's sensor settings wait for the food to release vapor and then work out the rest of the time.

## What ERROR actually means.

Dacor's sensor settings wait for the food to release vapor and then work out the rest of the time. When the reading does not come properly, the display shows ERROR and the unit turns off. The word also greets a clock time outside the 12-hour format.

Dacor microwave display

What to do when ERROR shows on the microwave

### Kind of code Sensors and temperature

The control has stopped trusting what one of its sensors reports: the cook or humidity sensor that ends a sensor reheat when steam rises, or a thermal cutout that trips when the cavity or the magnetron runs too hot. A cutout that opens stops the microwave mid-cycle and often recovers once it cools; one that keeps tripping, or a sensor program that shuts off at once every time, needs the sensor, its wiring or the airflow behind it checked.

### Usually leads to Microwave control board and touchpad repair

Tracing a dead display, keys that do not answer or a code that keeps returning to the keypad, the ribbon, the relays or the main board, and replacing only the part that failed.

### Shows up as What a Microwave Error Code Is Telling You

A microwave error code may be a letter and a number on the display, a lock or demo word, a row of dashes, or a beep with a blinking clock, and it can show while the microwave still heats or block every key until it is cleared.

### Make Dacor

Dacor microwave visits start with the story of the last cook: what was inside, how long it ran and what the door window showed.

### Source Dacor DCM24S 24-inch convection microwave user manual

Dacor DCM24S and DMW2420S countertop microwaves, DMR24M977 24-inch Microwave-In-A-Drawer, and PCOR30S convection microwave hood combination.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Dacor's own guidance for ERROR on its microwaves. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Touch STOP/CLEAR, then finish the food with a manual time and power level.

02

During the next sensor cycle, keep the door or drawer closed until the remaining time appears.

03

If you set the clock, enter a valid 12-hour time.

04

If ERROR shows on nearly every sensor setting, book a visit so the humidity sensor can be tested.

### Still there?

It usually turns into [microwave control board and touchpad repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-control-board-and-touchpad-repair/). Book with the code and the model number.

### What not to do

ERROR on these Dacor models is not a numbered code and does not identify a failed part by itself. The slim DMO30U970S hood combination reports sensor trouble differently, with C-10.

## What you may notice with it.

The microwave problems ERROR tends to arrive with. Answer these at the microwave before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [What a Microwave Error Code Is Telling You](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-error-code/)

[All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-error-code/)

It also comes with

- [**Microwave Shuts Off Before the Timer Ends**](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-stops-mid-cycle/)
- [**Microwave Runs but Food Stays Cold**](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-not-heating/)

Problem

### What a Microwave Error Code Is Telling You

7 causes, cheapest first

Where ERROR usually leads

## Microwave control board and touchpad repair.

**Control board, keypad membrane or display · moderate to highest.**

Book a visit [What the job involves](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-control-board-and-touchpad-repair/)

## Dacor microwaves.

Dacor microwave visits start with the story of the last cook: what was inside, how long it ran and what the door window showed.

[Dacor microwave repair](https://microwaverepair.center/brands/dacor/)

More Dacor codes

[C-10](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-c-10/) [C-F0](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-c-f0/) [C-F1](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-c-f1/) [C-F2](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-c-f2/) [C-d0](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-c-d0/) [WELCOME PRESS CLEAR AND PRESS CLOCK](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-welcome/) [LOCK ON](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-lock-on/) [DEMO ON](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-demo-on/) [ERROR WEIGHT TOO SMALL](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/dacor-error-weight-too-small/)

Sensors and temperature on other makes

[Bertazzoni ERROR](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/bertazzoni-error/) [Bosch ERROR](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/bosch-error/) [Café HOT](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/cafe-hot/) [Fisher & Paykel A1](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-a1/) [Fulgor Milano ERROR](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-error/) [GE Profile ERR](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/ge-profile-err/) [JennAir E11](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/jennair-e11/) [KitchenAid F3H1](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-f3h1/)

[All 45 codes of this kind](https://microwaverepair.center/error-codes/#family-sensor)

Dacor builds this

### Microwave hood combination

The microwave that hangs from the wall cabinets above the burners, heating food in its cavity while its own fan, light and filters handle the steam and grease rising from the pans beneath it.

Dacor builds this

### Built-in microwave

A microwave set into a tall cabinet or a wall of cabinetry at eye level, either a countertop body wrapped in a trim kit or a true built-in model, including speed and convection microwaves that brown as well as heat.

Dacor builds this

### Microwave drawer

A microwave built under a counter or into a kitchen island that opens like a drawer at the touch of a key, with a motor and gears sliding its cavity out toward you.

## In Dacor's own words

> ERROR will be displayed and the oven will turn off.

[Dacor DCM24S 24-inch convection microwave user manual](https://image-us.samsung.com/SamsungUS/dacor/products/cooking/microwaves/dcm24s/download/Dacor-Heritage-Microwaves-24-Convection-Microwave-User-Manual.pdf) [Dacor 24-inch Microwave-In-A-Drawer user manual](https://image-us.samsung.com/SamsungUS/dacor/products/cooking/microwaves/dmr24m977ws/download/Dacor-Modernist-Microwaves-24-Microwave-In-A-Drawer-UserManual.pdf)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Dacor DCM24S and DMW2420S countertop microwaves, DMR24M977 24-inch Microwave-In-A-Drawer, and PCOR30S convection microwave hood combination.

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## Questions about ERROR.

### Can I clear ERROR myself?

Touch STOP/CLEAR, then finish the food with a manual time and power level. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### Why does my Dacor Microwave-In-A-Drawer show ERROR when I open it to stir?

Opening the drawer during the first sensing stage breaks the vapor reading. Wait until the remaining time shows before you open it.

### Does ERROR mean my Dacor countertop microwave's magnetron is failing?

No. ERROR relates to the sensor reading or an entry. A microwave that runs without warming food on manual time is a different problem.

### Is popcorn affected when my Dacor microwave misses the vapor reading?

On popcorn the DCM24S manual says the unit simply turns off and shows the time of day instead of ERROR.

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