The glass prior to shattering had no obvious cracks or fissures nor was any blunt force applied to it.
Microwave glass door shattered.
Sometimes reports like this can lead to recalls that will keep other consumers safe from buying a product with a dangerous flaw.
Pry away choke cover by placing a tool in the upper right corner of the door and gently prying outward on the choke cover.
They ll want to know the make and model of your microwave when you bought it and whether anyone was hurt.
The glass on the door is mostly for cosmetic purposes and doesn t play a huge part in the function.
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.
If there is a small crack in the glass itself then you can still use your microwave.
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.
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If your microwave door glass spontaneously shattered contact the manufacturer.
3 no breakage or you no longer own the microwave.
Microwave radiation is blocked by the metal nest sealed inside the space of broken glass.
2 no breakage but you still own the microwave.
Disconnect power to oven and remove oven door see door removal procedure.
At 8 45pm the front glass of the oven door shattered into sheets shards and pieces.
Glass continued to pop and disintegrate after hitting the floor.
If that is damaged then you have a problem.
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What really protects you is the metal mesh or screen that is behind the glass.
As long as it does not exceed the stress point all is well.
But what happens is the door starts to expand and contract while cooking and whammo it breaks.
Make sure there is not any damage to the nest.
It seemed to break for no apparent reason.
The door was assembled incorrectly and the glass was put under tension.
Continue to work around the door casing until choke cover is completely loose.
Small damage to metal nest can cause microwave leaks out.
Would like to replace it if i can determine the part number from the parts diagram.
The door works fine but today the glass is shattered completely.
