Technician — Specialist needed immediately

House fuse trips on microwave

Microwave fuse service — if house breaker trips on microwave start, severe short circuit inside. Usually magnetron shorting to ground, burnt HVT, or bad HV capacitor. Severe danger — don't use until diagnosed.

Symptoms That Indicate House fuse trips on microwave

See if any of these signs match your device — each one increases the likelihood of this fault.

Technical Causes

These are the causes we encounter while repairing House fuse trips on microwave — ranked from most to least common.

  1. 01

    Magnetron shorting to ground

  2. 02

    Burnt high voltage transformer (HVT)

  3. 03

    Bad high voltage capacitor

  4. 04

    Burnt high voltage diode

  5. 05

    Worn internal wiring

  6. 06

    Door switches shorting

When to Stop and Call a Technician Immediately

Any of the following = a danger signal — call now and don't try to fix it yourself.

Call now — 16062

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