James J Bristol , VA April 18, 2020 Appliance: General Electric Free Standing Microwave JE1590CH01 Microwave/convection oven wasn’t heating properly. I have been noticing a sweet smell when cooking the turntable had quit working too. First off this appliance is 16 years old. The replacement machine is no longer made in the color we need, also the new ones rated very poorly. After taking the appliance apart I discovered the high voltage capacitor had been leaking, probably the odor I had been noticing. I had decided in advance to replace as many parts that made sense to restore it as close as possible to its original state. Replacing the turntable motor was very easy. The magnetron, capacitor and diode was a little more time consuming but not to tricky. Be sure to use needle nose pliers with good rubber handles to discharge any stored electricity in the capacitor. Do this before before disconnecting the magnetron. You will also need a security torx bit to remove the cover, regular torx bits won’t work. It took a little longer as this appliance is built into a wall cavity. Read More... 2 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 1-2 hours Tools: Pliers
Ronald C Windsor , NY July 03, 2015 Noisy turntable motor The repair was simple. Clip the holder for the cover on the bottom, unscrew the old motor and disconnect it from the spindle and power wires then reverse the procedure. Use the provided(factory installed) screws to hold the cover. All is good now. Read More... 1 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
June K Howell , MI February 20, 2016 Appliance: General Electric General Electric JVM1533BD004 I was warming up some spaghetti in the microwave when i heard a loud noise i quickly turned it off but the glass turntable was tipped and the thingy which i later learned was a coupler was shattered The coupler looked like it was just a pressed fit and a screw driver popped it right out. I went on line with the name and model number and found a diagram of the microwave and also the name and number of the part.. I ordered it on line and it arrived by FedX in a couple of days. It popped right in and is now working well. June. and I'm a 90 year old lady Read More... 1 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
Carolyn M Front Royal , VA August 29, 2015 Glass tray flipped out of microwave and fell against stove top breaking tray into four pieces Ordered new glass tray from Appliancepartspros.com. Receive same within two days! Slipped tray into microwave and we are again up and cooking! Easy order process, picture of product helped ID part needed, and delivery was fast. Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes
David B Garland , TX March 06, 2015 Rotor piece had worn out so metal was exposed and was causing sparking in the microwave Lifted out the rotor and inserted the new one Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Pliers, Screwdrivers