Compare the symptoms of the malfunction of your equipment with the list of the most common malfunctions, which is listed below. Regardless of the model, microwave ovens have a similar device, and often suffer from the same typical faults.
Samsung microwave ME18H704SFS, ME16H702SES, SMH1816S, SMH9187ST troubleshooting
| Problem | Solution |
|---|---|
| The display and/or the oven is not working. | Make sure the plug is properly connected to a grounded outlet. |
| If the wall outlet is controlled by a wall switch, make sure the wall switch is turned on. | |
| Remove the plug from the outlet, wait ten seconds, and plug it in again. Reset the circuit breaker or replace any blown fuses. | |
| Plug a different appliance into the outlet. If the other appliance doesn’t work, call a qualified electrician to repair the wall outlet. | |
| Plug the oven into a different outlet. | |
| The display is working, but the power won’t come on. | Make sure the door is closed securely. Check if any packaging material or anything else is stuck in the door seal. Check if the door is damaged. |
| Touch Cancel twice and enter all the cooking instructions again. | |
| Is the power going off before the set time has elapsed? | If there was a power outage, the time indicator will display: 88:88. |
| If no power outage occurred, remove the plug from the outlet, wait ten seconds, and plug it in again. Reset the clock and any cooking instructions. | |
| Reset the circuit breaker or replace any blown fuses. | |
| Cooks food too slowly. | Make sure the oven has its own 20 amp circuit line. Operating another appliance on the same circuit can cause a voltage drop. If necessary, move the oven to its own circuit. |
| Has sparks or arcing. | Remove any metallic utensils, cookware, or metal ties. If using foil, use only narrow strips and allow at least one inch between the foil and the interior oven walls. |
| The turntable makes noise or becomes stuck. | Clean the turntable, roller ring and oven floor. |
| Make sure the turntable and roller ring are positioned correctly. | |
| Causes TV or radio interference. | This is similar to interference caused by other small appliances, such as hair dryers. Move your microwave (or appliance) away from appliances, such as your TV or radio. |
Samsung MW5200 microwave troubleshooting
| Problem | Solution |
|---|---|
| Neither the oven's display nor the oven operate | • Properly insert the plug into a grounded outlet |
| • If the outlet is controlled by a wall switch, makesure the wall switch is turned on | |
| • Remove the plug from the outlet, wait ten sec-onds, then plug it in again | |
| • Reset the circuit breaker or replace any blown fuse | |
| • Plug another appliance into the outlet; if theother appliance doesn't work, have a qualifiedelectrician repair the outlet | |
| • Plug the oven into a different outlet. | |
| The display is working, but the power won’t come on. | • Make sure the door is closed securely |
| • Check to see if packing material or other materi-al is stuck to the door seal | |
| • Check for door damage | |
| • Press Cancel twice and re-enter all cookinginstructions. | |
| The power goes off before the set time haselapsed | • If there has not been a power outage, removethe plug from the outlet, wait ten seconds, thenplug it in again. If there was a power outage, thetime indicator will display |
| Reset the clock and any cooking instructions | |
| • Reset the circuit breaker or replace any blownfuse | |
| The food is cooking too slowly | • Make sure the oven is on its own 15 amp circuitline. Operating another appliance on the samecircuit can cause a voltage drop. If necessary,move the oven to its own circuit |
| You see sparks or arcing | • Remove any metallic utensils, cookware, ormetal ties. If using foil, use only narrow stripsand allow at least one inch between the foil andinterior oven walls |
| The turntable makes noises or sticks | • Clean the turntable, roller ring and oven floor |
| • Make sure the turntable and roller ring are posi-tioned correctly |