Shattered Glass On Microwave Door

Microwave oven door glass breakage.

Shattered glass on microwave door.

This is a heat treatment process the glass is put through that allows it to withstand a certain amount of impact. Unplug the microwave any time you start messing with an appliance cut the power. Here s how to do it. Remove baffle then slide door glass to the right slightly then push the door glass upward to release the glass from the track.

If there is a small crack in the glass itself then you can still use your microwave. The plaintiffs seek class status for consumers who purchased one of. There are a number of ways a glass oven door can shatter but most of them have to do with tiny cracks that develop from something hitting the glass. The microwave industry uses heat strengthened glass for glass doors.

Replacing the door is not an electrical repair but it s. The glass on the door is mostly for cosmetic purposes and doesn t play a huge part in the function. Replacing the door is not an. Any time you start messing with an appliance cut the power.

If that is damaged then you have a problem. The lawsuit said the glass shatters due to the interference of the inside surface of the glass and a hinge spring on the door. Some of these micro fissures are created when the glass is tempered while others are created when something small bumps against the glass in the oven like a pan diamond ring or metal spoon. In the rare case the glass does break it is designed to break into small pieces.