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Pacific Beach · 92109

Microwave Repair in Pacific Beach, San Diego

Renters, owners and building managers in Pacific Beach all call about the same microwaves, and the useful answer is the same for all three.

Pacific Beach buildings and their machines

Heavy use moves the failure pattern forward. On a rental washer we see drain pumps clogged with sand and hair, door boots torn where a load was forced, and shock absorbers gone soft years before the machine is old. Dryers fail at the drum rollers and the belt rather than the heater. The practical consequence is that replacing one worn part on a hard-run machine often just exposes the next one, so we check the pump, the boot and the suspension together and tell you which of them will not last the season. Where the owner and the occupant are different people, we are used to arranging access and reporting back to whoever authorises the work.

A price you can hold us to

A figure quoted over the phone for a microwave before anyone has seen it is a guess, and a low guess is worse than none. You get the real price in writing once the fault is known, and you can decline it and pay only the service call.

Diagnosis

Common microwave faults

01

Failed door latch hook

How it showsDoor will not stay shut, or has to be pressed in to start a cycle.

The repairReplace the latch assembly, and check the switches it operates for damage.

02

Burnt waveguide cover

How it showsSparking inside the cavity and a smell of scorching.

The repairFit a new cover and degrease the cavity; check the waveguide behind it for damage.

03

Open high-voltage diode

How it showsNo heat, sometimes with a buzz or a hum under load.

The repairReplace the diode and check the capacitor before running the oven again.

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Reviews

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5 from 1,169 reviews

  • ★★★★★

    There was arcing inside and a burnt smell every time we used it. The waveguide cover had charred right through. He replaced the cover, cleaned the cavity out, and checked there was no damage behind it.

    Corinne D.Pacific Beach

  • ★★★★★

    The door catch stopped holding so the thing would not run at all. He fixed it properly with a new latch board and hooks. The arrival window was tight and he ran late, although he did call ahead.

    Bianca R.City Heights

  • ★★★★★

    Loft with the microwave built into a brick surround, so getting it down was awkward. He took his time and did not chip anything. A failed door switch was the fault, replaced, and back up on its brackets.

    Casper N.Gaslamp Quarter

  • ★★★★★

    No display at all. A blown line fuse, and he did not stop there. He went looking and found the shorted door switch that had caused it, so the new fuse will not go the same way next month.

    Quentin F.Serra Mesa

  • ★★★★★

    It began making a loud buzz whenever it heated anything. The magnetron was on its way out. He confirmed the transformer was still good before ordering the part, which I appreciated more than I expected to.

    Solange T.Bankers Hill

  • ★★★★★

    Ours started tripping the circuit halfway through heating. He found the high voltage capacitor failing under load, which only ever showed once it had warmed up. It was replaced together with the diode.

    Ingeborg M.Rancho Bernardo

Answers

Questions

Do you come out to Pacific Beach?

We cover Pacific Beach. There is a single $89 charge for the visit, whatever the machine turns out to have wrong with it, and it is not charged at all if the repair goes ahead.

My microwave is in a closet — is that a problem?

Closets are normal here. What matters is whether the unit can be pulled forward, and whether there is a shut-off behind it. Mention both when you call.

Why does the fan keep running after I open the door?

On over-the-range units the fan runs on to cool the magnetron and the cavity, and on some models it also responds to heat rising from the range below. A fan that never stops points at the thermostat that controls it, or at a control board stuck in the cooling state.

Get it looked at

Microwave Repair in Pacific Beach

The make, what the machine is doing, and how it is fitted — stacked in a closet or standing in a garage. That is usually enough to know what the visit involves.

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$89 service call, waived when the repair is approved.