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PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2018 5:02 pm 
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hi
can anyone recommend exhaust repair for OTR microwave. thanks


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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2018 5:29 am 
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Not sure if he can help, but give Dave at Appliance Depot on Bronte Road a call. It may not be worth repairing given the costs to remove it, repair it, and reinstalling it. Labour and parts may be pretty high.

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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2018 6:24 am 
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Have you checked to see if the exterior exhaust vent flaps are working properly?


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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2018 7:43 am 
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Not sure of your problem, but one repair we had to do shortly after moving into our second-hand house was to rip the ducting in the upper cabinet all apart to clean a build-up of (probably) bacon grease on the backflow dampers. Over time it acts like glue and even though the motor was moving air the dampers would be stuck shut for a while especially in the cold temps. Gross.

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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2018 7:59 am 
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B&T402 wrote:
Not sure of your problem, but one repair we had to do shortly after moving into our second-hand house was to rip the ducting in the upper cabinet all apart to clean a build-up of (probably) bacon grease on the backflow dampers. Over time it acts like glue and even though the motor was moving air the dampers would be stuck shut for a while especially in the cold temps. Gross.


Now if you cooked your bacon on a tray in the oven you would have had less grease :wink:

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Halton Home Inspector wrote:
B&T402 wrote:
Not sure of your problem, but one repair we had to do shortly after moving into our second-hand house was to rip the ducting in the upper cabinet all apart to clean a build-up of (probably) bacon grease on the backflow dampers. Over time it acts like glue and even though the motor was moving air the dampers would be stuck shut for a while especially in the cold temps. Gross.


Now if you cooked your bacon on a tray in the oven you would have had less grease :wink:


Totes. What kind of savage cooks bacon on top of the stove? Yeah let me limit myself to less than a full pound of bacon AND make a huge mess? No thanks!

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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2018 9:15 am 
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Hi,
I got mine fixed from here in Milton, I forgot the name but he is on MAIN & THOMPSON. It is next to the Kitchen Bath and Beyond Store.


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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2018 9:59 am 
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Thank you for the replies. its running, making noise and with resistance. Probably something stuck.. I dont know if it requires cleaning or fixing. and who will do it.


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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2018 11:53 am 
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Sounds like you could have a birdie condo in there.

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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2018 11:57 am 
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Halton Home Inspector wrote:
B&T402 wrote:
Not sure of your problem, but one repair we had to do shortly after moving into our second-hand house was to rip the ducting in the upper cabinet all apart to clean a build-up of (probably) bacon grease on the backflow dampers. Over time it acts like glue and even though the motor was moving air the dampers would be stuck shut for a while especially in the cold temps. Gross.


Now if you cooked your bacon on a tray in the oven you would have had less grease :wink:
The buildup was from the previous hosers we bought from, not from us. If we ever do bacon it's proper peameal back bacon which is not a mess to cook TYVM. We don't eat strip bacon at all, except smoked approximately once per year. Check out these glorious savages: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2DsqpNq9YLY

Prepared in any way, most nitrate-laden pork is seriously not good for you even your "healthy" way. Do you use Mrs. Dash or Molly McButter on it too? :o

OP: you describe the problem we had. You can do this yourself if you have some semblance of mechanical intuition and simple tools, it's nothing complicated. You don't have to remove the micro, it's all in the upper cabinet. Once you de-smeg the aluminum dampers, test for function before you close it up, they are supposed to fall closed by gravity, it's to prevent cold air from entering the house. Tape the hell out of the pipe and connections with foil tape so it doesn't leak. Once we got the problem fixed it has not returned, good luck!

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