Shattered Glass On Microwave Door

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.

Shattered glass on microwave door.

The door works fine but today the glass is shattered completely. The microwave industry uses heat strengthened glass for glass doors. The lawsuit said the glass shatters due to the interference of the inside surface of the glass and a hinge spring on the door. This is a heat treatment process the glass is put through that allows it to withstand a certain amount of impact.

Remove door glass by releasing tab securing door glass baffle. 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. In the rare case the glass does break it is designed to break into small pieces. Release the clips from the metal frame and then pull the microwave door skin from the unit with a flathead screwdriver.

Remove the window from the frame and then slide your new window in place. The plaintiffs seek class status for consumers who purchased one of. Step 6 pull the front panel away from the doorframe and then remove the screws that are holding the window on the microwave. Remove baffle then slide door glass to the right slightly then push the door glass upward to release the glass from the track.