Frigidaire Microwave Door Handle Broken

Before you can begin a cooking cycle on your frigidaire microwave the door must be completely shut.

Frigidaire microwave door handle broken.

My microwave looked very funny without it s handle. Frigidaire frigidaire microwave glmv169dbb my repair advice. Removing trim to access screws to remove handle. My question is how do i get to the handle screws they are being blocked by some type of metal object.

In some instances if you have a metal turn table instead of glass you do need to set the popcorn bag on a popcorn bacon plate. Parts are not sturdy. One way a microwave door can cease to function properly is if the hinges are loose or damaged. In fact if the door latch isn t snapped shut the microwave won t function at all.

This replacement is much more solid was installed easily with the help of the instructions given elsewhere in the reviews and was half the price of what our local appliance shop was going to charge. I did a little research on how to replace the handle and after popping the insert out of the inside of the microwave door i was then able to remove the two screws that held the outside panel of the door the part with the glass to the part with the hinges. And removal of the broken handle was a tedious process. It was difficult to get them out because of where they were and not having a magnetized screwdriver with a slender enough shaft to reach through the obstruction with some innovation and a lot of time i eventually got the screws in.

I have a frigidaire microwave model fmv157gc the handle broke and i need to replace it. Will not buy frigidaire in the future. This technique works for most brands and styles. Fixing replacing broken scratched or damaged handle.

I have the replacement handle and i ve taking the black plastic ring off. This handle replaced our broken handle on our frigidaire cfmv157gc microwave. The company was fine but i had to pay shipping and a restocking fee since the part that was advertised to fit did not.