Magnetron stays on after timer ends
Magnetron stays on after timer ends. Opening the door turns it off, but it turns back on when door closed. Cancel/off button has no effect. Only way to get out of this failure state is to unplug it.
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Hi @ti30xa,
What is the model number of the oven?
Are you sure that the magnetron stays on and not that it is just the turntable or fan still operating i.e. does it still continue heating after the time has elapsed?
What happens after you unplug it and it has stopped and then you reconnect the power and close the door, does it start again by itself?
door jayeff
@jayeff GE PEM31DF1WW, 800W, manufactured 2013.
It definitely continues heating (food gets hot) but fan and turntable remain off.
If the microwave is unplugged, then reconnected to AC power, the magnetron comes back on, but without turntable or fan.
This isn't the first problem with the microwave. Last summer (2022) one of the door interlock switches (it has three) failed and I replaced it. Given that the microwave is almost 10 years old, it may be time to replace it.
door Allen Moore