Sometimes mating the bowl to the base does not depress the indented safety start button at the front of the base. This can happen more often if you pre-assemble the bowl and lid before mating to the base. Sometimes also the plunger rod in the bowl (that pushes the indented safety button) gets fouled with debris and does not slide nicely up and down. You may have to clean that area.
Test the safety button .... take the bowl off and take a small screwdriver to depress the button while activating the start lever. BE CAREFUL ... since the center drive cylinder will spin. If the motor turns on and drive cylinder rotates then the problem is how the bowl was mated to the base. If the motor does not turn on ... then it could be the motor/wiring/switch.
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SOURCE: no heat
The most common causes are a bad door switch, a loose connection at the magnetron terminal, a bad magnetron, a bad high voltage diode, a bad connection on the control panel, or a bad relay on the control panel. If you or a friend decide to work on it, we have *critical* safety, disassembly, and troubleshooting info (as well as a text file which helps in diagnosing and repairing door switch problems) at our site, which is linked at our listing here on FixYa: http://tinyurl.com/yzjozk Or call 877-477-7278 M-F 10am - 9pm Eastern time. If you're not interested in doing it yourself, you can find a local Amana / Maytag servicer here: http://www.maytag.com/support/service_parts.jsp
SOURCE: Microwave won't heat food.
This would be under warranty, so Maytag should take care of it for you: http://maytag.com/support/index.jsp
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SOURCE: Microwave won't heat food.
My Whirlpool microwave, over the stove, stopped working when my son used it to heat his food and a heavy sound came out, like something exploded in it. When I check it, there was nothing broke. Everything works fine except that it does not heat. I will appreciate any help
Nate
SOURCE: does not warm or get the food hot, no matter how
could be the heating element (magnetron). replace if available
SOURCE: My microwave oven isn't heating my food.
This is typical of a failed magnetron: the part which actually supplies the microwaves.
By their very nature magnetrons can fail without warning from the day of manufacture but the vast majority do last longer than the manufacturer's warranty. I have noticed a trend towards more frequent premature failure with increasingly powerful ovens.
If the magnetron has failed then there is nothing you can do to fix this as it must be replaced. It's also typically the most expensive single component in most ovens so is rarely an economic repair.
Your appliance should still be within the manufacturer's warranty so you should follow their advice regarding getting the oven repaired. If you're in the UK then you have Sale of Goods Act protection for up to six years from the purchase date and if you wish can insist that the retailer replaces the oven or refunds your money as the goods were not "of satisfactory quality".
For elbow, bowtie, ziti, rotini, and penee
1 serving -1/2cup -water level at #1
2 servings -1 cup -water level at #1
3 servings - 1 1/2cups - water level 2
4 servings - 2 cups - water level at 4
6 servings - 3 cups - water level at 6
8 servings - 4 cups - water level at 8
cook times based on serving size ( serving size - minutes)
1 - 17
2 - 18
3 - 21
4 - 23
6 - 25
8 - 27
Stir macaroni once halfway through cooking for al dente; for softer pasta, cook several minutes longer.
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For spaghetti, linguine, angel hair and fettuccini
1 serving - 1/2 the handle - water level 1
2 servings- 1 full handle - water level 2
3 servings- 1 1/2 handles - water level 3
4 servings- 2 full handles - water level 4
6 servings- 3 full handles - water level 6
8 servings- 4 full handles - water level 8
cook time servings/minutes
spaghetti - 1/13-14, 2/15-16, 3/16-18, 4/18-20, 6/20-22, 8/22
thin pasta-1/12-13, 2/13-14, 3/15-16, 4/17-18, 6/19-20, 8/21
angel hair- 1/11-12, 2/12-13, 3/13-14, 4/14-15, 6/15-16, 8/17
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