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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.

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  • 9 priced jobs
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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.

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The work itself

In the order it gets done: the cheapest cause first, and the expensive answer at the bottom where it usually belongs.

A technician in a plain gray work shirt stands at a stainless countertop microwave on a kitchen counter in a US home, reading a digital probe thermometer in a clear glass measuring cup of water he has just taken out of the open microwave, the microwave's glass turntable visible inside. 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.

 A close view of an opened microwave on a workbench in a US home garage, the outer metal cabinet of the microwave set aside, a technician's gloved hands lifting a new silver magnetron with cooling fins into place beside the microwave's cavity wall. 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.

 A close view inside an opened microwave on a workbench in a US home, the microwave's outer cabinet removed, showing a heavy transformer, a silver cylindrical capacitor and a small diode with plain wires, a technician's gloved hand holding an insulated discharge tool with a rubber grip a short distance from the capacitor. 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.

 A close view of the open side-hinged door of a stainless built-in microwave in a US kitchen, the microwave door's mesh window and its two white latch hooks sharp in the foreground, a technician's hand holding a small meter probe near the latch slot in the microwave's frame. 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.

 A close view into the open cavity of a stainless countertop microwave in a US kitchen, the glass turntable lifted out and resting on the counter beside the microwave, the plastic roller ring and the small three-lobed coupler at the center of the microwave's floor in sharp focus, a technician's hand holding a new coupler. 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.

 A close view of the control panel of a stainless microwave hood combination mounted under white cabinets in a US kitchen, the panel of the microwave hinged forward to show a green circuit board and a flat ribbon cable, a technician's hand holding a small meter probe on the board, the display blank. 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.

 A view from below of a stainless microwave hood combination mounted under wall cabinets in a US kitchen, one of the microwave's mesh grease filters slid out and held in a technician's hand, the second filter still in place beside the small lamp on the underside of the microwave, the cooking surface below cropped out of the frame. 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.

 A close view of the underside of a stainless microwave hood combination mounted under wall cabinets in a US kitchen, the small lens cover beside the microwave's grease filters removed and a technician's fingers fitting a new bulb into the lamp socket, the burners below cropped out of the frame. 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.

 A close view of a stainless microwave drawer drawn partway out of a gray kitchen island base cabinet in a US home, the side of the microwave drawer showing a black plastic toothed rack and a metal slide, a technician's hand holding a flashlight into the gap beside the microwave. 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.

 A stainless built-in convection microwave in a tall cabinet in a US kitchen, the microwave's door open to show a metal rack with a plain glass baking dish of golden roasted vegetables on it and a round convection fan cover on the rear wall of the microwave, a technician's gloved hand resting on the door. 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 repairsCheapest firstDiagnostic 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: A microwave is priced once it has been tested with the power off.
Read the full cost guide
RepairRelative costNotes
Magnetron and waveguide cover 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

All 17 problems
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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.

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