KHMC10 - Instructions

1. Removed cabinet screws (10-15?). 2. Removed cabinet. 3. Removed top interlock switch which actually was not defective. The press clip connection appeared as if it had been arcing for quite some time and the corrosion created resistance sufficient to prevent the current from getting through the switch. 4. Replaced switch anyway but brok ... Read more e plastic retaining clip despite every effort not to do so. Reset broken clip with super glue. 5. Reassembled cabinet and appliance is in good working condition.

Problem would come and go. Found service schematic inside unit. Perform all the suggested tests. One possible solution was the primary interlock switch shown on the schematic and a check found the switch stuck. It would free up some times but would stick again in the open position. Ordered switch which was a simple plug in unit.

Watched a couple of repair videos on Youtube by searching for the model number. Found out what to do in order not to get shocked by the powerful capacitor.
Ordered the two switches (To be sure, I could have ordered a third switch as suggested in the videos.)
Bought a tamper-proof star bit to get the cover off. Followed the dir ... Read more ections to replace the switches. - I broke the harness and had to use some super glue, but it's all good. I should have removed the harness instead of trying to get a switch out while it was still in place.
It's all back together, and the wife is happy!!

Put s pot under were you take the screw out.If you drop it you can get it easy

It was a bit awkward because the microwave is mounted over my stove. I had to twist around and install the bulb and then replace the cover. It was a bit uncomfortable. It took me about 10 minutes to complete.

When I turned on our 15 year old Kitchen Aid Microwave Oven it started sparking and sputtering. At first I thought there was an electrical short circuit under a cover in the oven. The cover was partly disintegrated when I removed it [one screw] and the owner’s manual stated that the cover is called a ‘Waveguide Cover’. The reason for t ... Read more he sparking and sputtering is that grease had accumulated around and under the Phillips screw head that secures the waveguide cover in place.

I contacted the store where I purchased the microwave oven and the customer service guy told me they no longer carried parts for my microwave oven due to its age. However, he was helpful and recommended PartsSelect.com and a local parts outlet. I call the local parts store and they told me that it would take one to two weeks for the part to be shipped to my address. Our Kitchen Aid Microwave/Convection Oven is used heavily and we could not go more then a day with it out of service. I went online to PatsSelect.com, typed in the part number and presto there it was. I ordered the part, shipped overnight, and received and installed it by lunchtime the following day.

Ordering my part at PartsSelect.com was the easiest online purchase I ever made.

Thanks for being there Parts Select.

change light bulbs

Called parts select and discussed the situation and they identified the correct replacement shelf. When I received it, I just pushed it into place (the edges of the shelf are coated with a rubber seal) and it is there. The unit looks like new. It was great to be able to find a part for an appliance from 1988!

Really easy for a 75-year old female; just spent more time reading the online manual than actually installing the light bulbs to find out where to access the light bulbs.

I first pulled off the vent cover above door of microwave and was originally just cleaning grease and dust around my built in microwave. i never even new tthere was afilter inside the vent cover. The cover comes off by unscrewing a couple of screws and tugging gently not to break anything else that may be attached. slide out the filte ... Read more r. order another through this fast delivery and you pretty much do the reverse to place it back in.

Piece of cake. One screw to release the dropdown light diffuser. Just remember, the you're screwing the new bulb in from a reverse perspective. Also this site sends the correct part the first time.

We needed a phillips head screw driver to remove the single screw holding the light bulb cover in place.
Removing the old bulbs was a little work, because they had come loose from the sockets. We unplugged the microwave, so we could grip the sockets with a tool. I think my husband used a needle nose plier for this.
The new bul ... Read more bs screwed in easily, and then we refastened the light bulb cover with the phillips head screw driver.

screwed in new bulb

Unplug appliance. Remove total of 7 phillips screws from sides and front of bottom panel . Panel front drops down, remove one socket screw and socket. Now have access for lineman' s pliers to unscrew bulb base. Reinstall socket, replace bulb and 7 panel screws. Restore power.

Turn off power supply at breaker . Replace old bulb with new bulb .