Whirlpool W10250596 Grill-Vent OEM Part

The grill vent is held on at only two plastic tabs by screws. Its' breaking, and resulting unsightly gaping vent opening is apparently very common. I first bought the replacement from the big online retailer going by the picture of the microwave.... Don't do that! So, when it didn't fit, I went to this site entered in the model number and was given the choice of original stainless, or for less than half price, shiny black. The black looks great (Since I'm anticipating future failures). Project time: 3 minutes and a screwdriver.

Part arrived sooner than I would have expected. Unfortunately, it was bent. Called customer service and they had a replacement out that same day. Part fit perfectly and color (black) was a perfect match. Installation of replacement part involved nothing more than two phillips screws. I'd order from these folks again.

I ordered item and learned that is was on back-order. It finally arrived a couple of months later. Installation was very easy. It has tabs on the bottom that fit into holes. Two tabs and screws secure the vent to the microwave. Installation took less then 5 minutes.

Word of advice, KEEP YOUR OLD SCREWS. This did not come with the 2 screws necessary to do the repair. I bought the part from AppliancePartsPros.com and it got here quickly. Took me all of 2 minutes to fix. I had my little stepstool and a Philips head and it's all done.I have the stainless MW but didn't feel like paying the $60 something for that since everyone says this is going to break again anyway so I went with the black and it looks great with the stainless since there's black on the front of the MW anyway.

Took less than 5 minutes to replace