--- title: "Microwave Repair Services — What We Do" description: "The microwave repairs we do: magnetrons, the high-voltage diode and capacitor, door switches and latches, turntable motors, keypads and control boards, the hood…" url: "https://microwaverepair.center/services/" --- What we do # Microwave repair, job by job. Ten repairs we take on. Every microwave repair on our list gets a page: which part the technician really swaps, how the job compares with the others, and when an older microwave is no longer worth the part. Familiar brands. Expert care. ## For the brands in your kitchen. Independent repair service. Not affiliated with, authorized or endorsed by any manufacturer. Brand names and model numbers are the property of their respective owners and are used here for identification only, to describe the appliances we service. [All 18 brands](https://microwaverepair.center/brands/) ## The work itself In the order it gets done: the cheapest cause first, and the expensive answer at the bottom where it usually belongs. Diagnostic fee ### Microwave diagnostic visit A visit that times a cup of water against the clock, checks the door and its switches, then tests the high-voltage section, the controls and the moving parts one at a time until a single part is named. Cost: moderate to highest ### Microwave magnetron repair Replacing the tube that makes a microwave's heat, after proving the parts that feed it are sound, and renewing the waveguide cover and any pitted metal where sparks have been. Cost: moderate ### Microwave high-voltage diode and capacitor repair Testing and renewing the diode, the capacitor, the transformer or the inverter board that feed the magnetron, the one part of a microwave where a stored charge makes owner repair dangerous. Cost: low to moderate ### Microwave door switch and latch repair Setting the door, its latch hooks and the three interlock switches back in order, so the microwave starts when the door is shut and stops the instant it opens, and nothing else. Cost: lowest ### Microwave turntable and motor repair Getting the glass plate turning again, from a cracked coupler or a roller ring clogged with spill to the small motor beneath the cavity floor. Cost: moderate to highest ### 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. Cost: low to moderate ### Microwave vent fan and filter repair Bringing back the exhaust fan of a microwave hood combination, from grease filters closed with residue and a spent charcoal filter to a blower motor, a speed relay or the heat switch that starts it. Cost: low ### Microwave light and fuse repair Restoring a dark cavity lamp, a dead cooktop light under a hood combination or a microwave that went dead with a blown fuse, after finding what blew it. Cost: moderate ### Microwave drawer mechanism repair Freeing and repairing the motorized door of a microwave drawer: the drive motor, the gear and toothed rack, the slides and the switches that tell the board where the drawer is. Cost: moderate to highest ### Speed and convection microwave repair Repairing the browning side of a microwave that also roasts and bakes: the convection element and its fan, the halogen lamps on some speed models, their sensors and relays, and how they share the cavity with the magnetron. Before you book ### What each of these usually costs Bands rather than prices, because nobody can quote a figure before the microwave has been looked at — and the diagnostic visit that decides it, set against the repair. 10 repairs Cheapest first Diagnostic visit Read the cost guide ## What a repair usually costs. Weigh a repair against a new microwave for the same place, counting what it takes to put one there: the mounting plate and the two people for a hood combination, the trim kit and the matching finish for a built-in, the cabinet cutout for a drawer. Against that, switches, latches, fuses, lamps, filters and turntable parts are small, and even a magnetron or a board is usually worth it on those three. A countertop microwave is the one exception: nothing about the kitchen changes to replace it, so on a small, older unit a magnetron, a transformer or a main board is often where the technician suggests a new one instead, with both numbers in hand. [Microwave diagnostic visit](https://microwaverepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/): A microwave is priced once it has been tested with the power off. [Read the full cost guide](https://microwaverepair.center/cost/) | Repair | Relative cost | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | | [Magnetron and waveguide cover](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-magnetron-repair/) | moderate to highest | A burned waveguide cover alone is a small part. A new magnetron is one of the dearest parts a microwave takes, and on a hood combination or a drawer that has to come out of its mounting the labor adds a step. | | [High-voltage diode, capacitor, transformer or inverter board](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-high-voltage-diode-and-capacitor-repair/) | moderate | A diode or a capacitor is an inexpensive part, fitted once the stored charge has been drained and confirmed. A transformer or an inverter board costs a clear step more, and a shorted diode that took the magnetron with it moves the job toward the top. | | [Door interlock switches, latch or hinge](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-door-switch-and-latch-repair/) | low to moderate | A set of interlock switches and the fuse they blew are small parts. A new latch, a hinge on a heavy built-in door or a full door assembly after a bend or a crack costs more, and a leakage reading closes every door job. | | [Turntable motor, coupler or roller ring](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-turntable-and-motor-repair/) | lowest | A coupler, a roller ring or a glass plate is among the least costly work on a microwave. The motor under the cavity floor is still a modest part, with a little more time when the unit has to come down from the wall to reach it. | | [Control board, keypad membrane or display](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-control-board-and-touchpad-repair/) | moderate to highest | A keypad membrane or its ribbon sits lower on the scale. A main board, especially one made for a single built-in or speed model and ordered from the maker, is among the costliest parts a microwave takes. | | [Exhaust fan motor, filters or heat switch](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-vent-fan-and-filter-repair/) | low to moderate | Washing the grease filters or fitting a new charcoal filter is the smallest job here. A blower motor, a speed relay or the automatic heat switch costs more, and a motor reached from above means lifting the unit off its mounting plate. | | [Lamp, socket, line fuse or thermal cutout](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-light-and-fuse-repair/) | low | Bulbs, sockets, fuses and thermal cutouts are inexpensive parts. The cost follows what blew the fuse: when the cause is a door switch or a high-voltage part, that repair is priced with it. | | [Drawer drive motor, gear rack, slides or position switches](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-drawer-mechanism-repair/) | moderate | Clearing the track and setting the front square sit low. A drive motor, a gear and rack set or a pair of slides, fitted with the unit drawn out of its base cabinet, lands in the middle of the scale. | | [Convection element, hot-air fan, lamps or sensor](https://microwaverepair.center/services/speed-and-convection-microwave-repair/) | moderate to highest | A temperature sensor or a relay is a modest part. A convection element, a hot-air fan motor or a set of halogen lamps for a speed model costs more, and a board made for one premium model sits at the top. | ## Start from what you noticed Most people arrive knowing the symptom, not the repair. These are the jobs each one usually turns out to be, cheapest first — and every one of them starts with the [microwave diagnostic visit](https://microwaverepair.center/services/diagnostic-visit/). [All 17 problems](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/) Stop using it ### [Sparks Flashing Inside a Microwave](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-sparking-inside/) Usually turns out to be 1. [1 Microwave magnetron repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-magnetron-repair/) [What to check first](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-sparking-inside/) Stop using it ### [Microwave Fire: Smoke or Flames Behind the Door](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-smoke-or-flames-inside/) Usually turns out to be 1. [1 Microwave high-voltage diode and capacitor repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-high-voltage-diode-and-capacitor-repair/) 2. [2 Speed and convection microwave repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/speed-and-convection-microwave-repair/) [What to check first](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-smoke-or-flames-inside/) Stop using it ### [Burning Smell From a Microwave](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-burning-smell/) Usually turns out to be 1. [1 Microwave vent fan and filter repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-vent-fan-and-filter-repair/) 2. [2 Microwave magnetron repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-magnetron-repair/) 3. [3 Microwave high-voltage diode and capacitor repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-high-voltage-diode-and-capacitor-repair/) 4. [4 Speed and convection microwave repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/speed-and-convection-microwave-repair/) [What to check first](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-burning-smell/) Stop using it ### [Microwave Trips the Breaker or Blows a Fuse](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-tripping-breaker/) Usually turns out to be 1. [1 Microwave door switch and latch repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-door-switch-and-latch-repair/) 2. [2 Microwave light and fuse repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-light-and-fuse-repair/) 3. [3 Microwave magnetron repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-magnetron-repair/) 4. [4 Microwave high-voltage diode and capacitor repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-high-voltage-diode-and-capacitor-repair/) [What to check first](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-tripping-breaker/) Stop using it ### [Microwave Runs With the Door Open](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-runs-with-door-open/) Usually turns out to be 1. [1 Microwave door switch and latch repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-door-switch-and-latch-repair/) 2. [2 Microwave drawer mechanism repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-drawer-mechanism-repair/) [What to check first](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-runs-with-door-open/) ### [Microwave Runs but Food Stays Cold](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-not-heating/) Usually turns out to be 1. [1 Microwave turntable and motor repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-turntable-and-motor-repair/) 2. [2 Microwave magnetron repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-magnetron-repair/) 3. [3 Microwave high-voltage diode and capacitor repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-high-voltage-diode-and-capacitor-repair/) 4. [4 Speed and convection microwave repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/speed-and-convection-microwave-repair/) [What to check first](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-not-heating/) ### [Microwave Won't Turn On at All](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-not-turning-on/) Usually turns out to be 1. [1 Microwave door switch and latch repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-door-switch-and-latch-repair/) 2. [2 Microwave light and fuse repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-light-and-fuse-repair/) 3. [3 Microwave control board and touchpad repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-control-board-and-touchpad-repair/) [What to check first](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-not-turning-on/) ### [Microwave Shuts Off Before the Timer Ends](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-stops-mid-cycle/) Usually turns out to be 1. [1 Microwave door switch and latch repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-door-switch-and-latch-repair/) 2. [2 Microwave vent fan and filter repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-vent-fan-and-filter-repair/) 3. [3 Microwave magnetron repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-magnetron-repair/) 4. [4 Microwave control board and touchpad repair](https://microwaverepair.center/services/microwave-control-board-and-touchpad-repair/) [What to check first](https://microwaverepair.center/problems/microwave-stops-mid-cycle/) For the heart of your home. ## Questions about the work. ### All I know is the soup stays cold. Which microwave service do I pick? Book the diagnostic visit and say what is happening to the food, the door, the plate, the keypad or the fan. Matching that to one of the repairs below is the technician's job, and nothing is ordered or priced until it is done. ### My microwave has two problems. Can one visit sort out both? Usually, and on a microwave one failure often sets off the next: a door switch that stuck can blow the main fuse, and a worn waveguide cover that sparked can scorch the paint beside it. Each repair is priced on its own, and you choose which, if any, goes ahead. ### Where are the prices for these microwave repairs? A countertop microwave on the bench and a hood combination that has to come down off its mounting plate can need the same switch and very different amounts of labor. The cost page sorts microwave jobs into bands, and the diagnosis puts yours in one. ### Will the technician carry microwave parts, or need a second trip? Door switches, fuses, thermal cutouts, lamps, filters and turntable motors are usually in the van already, and the odds go up when the booking included the model number. A part made for one model, such as a magnetron, a control board, a door assembly or a drawer motor, gets ordered after the diagnosis and is fitted when it arrives, on a second trip. --- **[Read on the site: Microwave Repair Services — What We Do](https://microwaverepair.center/services/)** **[Book a visit with MicrowaveRepair.center](https://microwaverepair.center/schedule/)**