Frigidaire 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.

Frigidaire microwave glass door shattered.

It wasn t used on overnight and was used yesterday for dinner. A number of the cpsc complaints online involved glass doors that shattered or exploded during the self cleaning cycle. If your microwave door glass spontaneously shattered contact the manufacturer. She and her husband ed rollins say glass from the outer glass of their double pane kenmore oven door spontaneously exploded into sharp pieces.

If that is damaged then you have a problem. This morning i found out that the kitchen s microwave s door glass shattered overnight there s a hole on the glass and some shattered pieces on the floor. The glass on the door is mostly for cosmetic purposes and doesn t play a huge part in the function. They say the 4 year old 1 800 frigidaire oven hadn t been used in days.

At 8 45pm the front glass of the oven door shattered into sheets shards and pieces. 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. Glass continued to pop and disintegrate after hitting the floor. It seemed to break for no apparent reason.

This video provides step by step repair instructions for replacing the door assembly on a frigidaire microwave oven model ffmv1645tsa. 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. The most common reas. Rollins says she is grateful it happened while they were away because her granddaughter could have been injured.

Contact the manufacturer and tell them what happened get them to send a replacement door. I did a quick google search and. What really protects you is the metal mesh or screen that is behind the glass. If there is a small crack in the glass itself then you can still use your microwave.

Does anyone know what the heck happened. She certainly would have because she sits there said rollins. Ge warns consumers about inadvertent damage to glass oven doors including the potential for broken or shattered glass in its use and care guide a statement from general electric said. Replace your microwave door.

No need to get a whole new oven just because the door has shattered.