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I opened the door on our Dacor microwave after heating food and the interior light, which was on for about a second, blinked off. The light will no longer come on when the door is open and the microwave will not run. The keypad remains lit but does not respond when you push any buttons. Any thoughts on what the problem might be? Thanks!
Re: I opened the door on our Dacor microwave after...
On the DMT2420, that's a bad bottom door switch, or possibly that switch's
mount.
The service manual is
here and the parts
list is here.
You can order Dacor parts by part number from
the Pros
here.
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If it is not cooking and the turntable will not turn, this sounds like the secondary interlock switch is bad. Almost always this failure is caused by opening the door when it is in a cook cycle. Pushing the stop button before you open the door will prevent this in the future..
Advantium - Interior Light Operation While Microwaving
The Advantium 240 oven interior (cavity) light will illuminate anytime the door is open.
However, due to the dark tint on the oven door, there is not a light on while cooking since the food would not be visible using the interior lamp. Food may be viewed during a microwave cycle by pressing the Microwave/Oven Light pad.
One of the Upper Level Speedcook lamps will come on for 5 seconds. The Microwave/Oven Light pad can be pressed up to 5 times during a microwave cooking cycle. The limit of 5 times is to prevent excessive heat on microwave cookware from the Speedcook lamp.
The Advantium 120 oven cavity is illuminated anytime the door is opened and while the unit is in the microwave only mode. As a result it will not have the Microwave/Oven Light pad.
I would strongly consider replacing the microwave oven, prices have dropped considerably. The problem you are describing is in the keypad controller board.
The service manual is
here and the parts
list is here.
That mesh is the door screen which prevents microwave leakage. It must be intact or replaced, or a fire hazard exists.
You can order Dacor parts by part number from
the Pros
here.
Advantium - Interior Light Operation While Microwaving
The Advantium 240 oven interior (cavity) light will illuminate anytime the door is open.
However, due to the dark tint on the oven door, there is not a light on while cooking since the food would not be visible using the interior lamp. Food may be viewed during a microwave cycle by pressing the Microwave/Oven Light pad.
One of the Upper Level Speedcook lamps will come on for 5 seconds. The Microwave/Oven Light pad can be pressed up to 5 times during a microwave cooking cycle. The limit of 5 times is to prevent excessive heat on microwave cookware from the Speedcook lamp.
The Advantium 120 oven cavity is illuminated anytime the door is opened and while the unit is in the microwave only mode. As a result it will not have the Microwave/Oven Light pad.
If the light is not operating properly, you will want to have it checked by an authorized service technician. To obtain in or out of warranty repair on Major Appliances, you may call 1-800-GE-CARES (800-432-2737) or schedule service online.Advantium - Interior Light Operation While Microwaving
The Advantium 240 oven interior (cavity) light will illuminate anytime the door is open.
However, due to the dark tint on the oven door, there is not a light on while cooking since the food would not be visible using the interior lamp. Food may be viewed during a microwave cycle by pressing the Microwave/Oven Light pad.
One of the Upper Level Speedcook lamps will come on for 5 seconds. The Microwave/Oven Light pad can be pressed up to 5 times during a microwave cooking cycle. The limit of 5 times is to prevent excessive heat on microwave cookware from the Speedcook lamp.
The Advantium 120 oven cavity is illuminated anytime the door is opened and while the unit is in the microwave only mode. As a result it will not have the Microwave/Oven Light pad.
If the light is not operating properly, you will want to have it checked by an authorized service technician. To obtain in or out of warranty repair on Major Appliances, you may call 1-800-GE-CARES (800-432-2737) or schedule service online.Advantium - Interior Light Operation While Microwaving
The Advantium 240 oven interior (cavity) light will illuminate anytime the door is open.
However, due to the dark tint on the oven door, there is not a light on while cooking since the food would not be visible using the interior lamp. Food may be viewed during a microwave cycle by pressing the Microwave/Oven Light pad.
One of the Upper Level Speedcook lamps will come on for 5 seconds. The Microwave/Oven Light pad can be pressed up to 5 times during a microwave cooking cycle. The limit of 5 times is to prevent excessive heat on microwave cookware from the Speedcook lamp.
The Advantium 120 oven cavity is illuminated anytime the door is opened and while the unit is in the microwave only mode. As a result it will not have the Microwave/Oven Light pad.
If the light is not operating properly, you will want to have it checked by an authorized service technician. To obtain in or out of warranty repair on Major Appliances, you may call 1-800-GE-CARES (800-432-2737) or schedule service online.
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Advantium - Interior Light Operation While Microwaving
The Advantium 240 oven interior (cavity) light will illuminate anytime the door is open.
However, due to the dark tint on the oven door, there is not a light on while cooking since the food would not be visible using the interior lamp. Food may be viewed during a microwave cycle by pressing the Microwave/Oven Light pad.
One of the Upper Level Speedcook lamps will come on for 5 seconds. The Microwave/Oven Light pad can be pressed up to 5 times during a microwave cooking cycle. The limit of 5 times is to prevent excessive heat on microwave cookware from the Speedcook lamp.
The Advantium 120 oven cavity is illuminated anytime the door is opened and while the unit is in the microwave only mode. As a result it will not have the Microwave/Oven Light pad.
If the light is not operating properly, you will want to have it checked by an authorized service technician. To obtain in or out of warranty repair on Major Appliances, you may call 1-800-GE-CARES (800-432-2737) or schedule service online.
This is usually caused by either a bad door switch, a loose door switch mount, or a problem on the control panel.
Even though a door switch clicks, it may still be bad inside.
This can be caused by slamming the door or by habitually opening the door while it's cooking without hitting the Stop pad first.
If you or a friend decide to look into it, we have critical information on safety, disassembly and door switches at our site, and our link is at our listing here on FixYa: http://tinyurl.com/yzjozk
We're happy to help and we appreciate your thoughtful rating of our answer.
This is usually caused by either a bad door switch, a loose door switch mount, or a problem on the control panel.
Even though a door switch clicks, it may still be bad inside.
This can be caused by slamming the door or by habitually opening the door while it's cooking without hitting the Stop pad first.
If you or a friend decide to look into it, we have critical information on safety, disassembly and door switches at our site, and our link is at our listing here on FixYa: http://tinyurl.com/yzjozk
We're happy to help and we appreciate your thoughtful rating of our answer.
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