Leslie S Oxford , MI February 16, 2018 Appliance: General Electric Microwave PVM1870DM3BB No power at all. Replaced the thermostat and it turned on and I have power again. Read More... 19 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
Steven A Westerly , RI February 21, 2020 Appliance: General Electric Free Standing Microwave JVM1350WW02 Microwave stopped before completing timed cycle This is a 25 year old built-in over-the-range appliance. Only previous problem was 1 failed door switch (of 3 total), replaced 2 years ago. First checked all 3 door switches with continuity tester, all ok. Had advice to check thermostat switches, which were all supposedly NC (normally closed), used same tester. Found one thermo that was open, ordered and installed replacement, but oven still dead. Used heat gun to warm the open thermo (while not installed) and using tester again, found that this switch is NO (normally open). At this point, tester showed lowest door switch to be not working. Bypassing this switch enabled oven to work. Diagnosis proved to be intermittent failure of this 2-year-old switch, which I then replaced, problem solved. For good measure, ordered all 3 switches to have on hand, in case they become "no longer available" before the oven expires. For any repair, the most critical step is diagnosis. An electrical problem is often identified with a simple continuity tester, basically a flashlight with 2 wire leads, which lights up when a tested device or circuit (power removed, of course) is intact. A good tool for anyone who does d.i.y. repairs! Read More... 17 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
Thomas F Casa Grande , AZ July 07, 2014 Appliance: Model GE MICROWAVE Lost all power Removed and replaced one of the three thermostats and she works great again. thanks for the fast shippment Read More... 17 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
William P Newton , NJ March 09, 2022 Appliance: General Electric Microwave PVM1870SM3SS 11 year old GE space saver microwave. No power. No display. Originally thought maybe a fuse but first thought to look on the internet. Found this website which was very helpful. Turned out the thermostat on top of the microwave was the problem. Ordered the thermostat and spares for the future. Replaced the thermostat and problem solved. This item is inside so the cover had to be removed. While removing the cover I found a wiring diagram inside the Display Module. It was helpful although I had to trace the wires to locate the thermostat. Turns out microwaves are not that complicated. Thanks AppliancePartsPros.com for your help Read More... 10 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 2+ hours Tools: Screwdrivers
Michael C Bismarck , ND December 05, 2014 Appliance: General Electric Microwave PVM1870SM1SS Intermittent power loss on display Had to remove cover and found lose connection at thermostat resulting in the connector overheating. Replaced part with bad wire connection and made sure wire connection was tight on new part. Everything is working fine now. Read More... 6 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 1-2 hours Tools: Screwdrivers