My GE Advantium Microwave Oven's lamps burn out way too often. While it looks difficult to replace the one that lights up the inside of the microwave, it is actually very easy.
The oven has two halogen lamps in it, both identical. So you can purchase one or more replacements knowing that (a) they will burn out eventually, and (b) the lamps you purchase can be used in either location in the oven.
Replacing the lamp on the bottom is easy and obvious. Unscrew the single screw holding on the cover and you can access the lamp.
Replacing the lamp inside the oven is not difficult, but it is not at all obvious. That's the focus of this how-to.
To get to the lamp, you need to remove the grate/air vent at the top front of the oven.
IMPORTANT: Before starting, you should unplug the microwave oven!
To remove the vent, you must remove the two screws at the top left and right corners. There are three screws up there, but you only need to remove the outermost two.
Before pulling off the cover, take note of how it is flush with the front of the microwave. It is easy to put it back on and not have it seated fully. The cover will pull right off, releasing from the top. Tilt it down towards you.
With the cover off, you can see a metal plate. The lamp is under it. To lift the plate, you need to remove three screws and two smaller covers that are covering the electrical components.
First screw on the left side:
Two screws on the right side holding down the plate and two covers.
Once the screws are removed, remove the cover shown in the above picture. That will expose another smaller cover that you can slide out by pulling it to the left.
With those covers removed, it looks like this. Even though the microwave is unpugged, be careful not to touch any of these electrical components.
Now you can lift the plate and locate the lamp. The lamp is in a shiny metal cover that you need to pinch to remove. (See the video for more detail.)
The lamp cover and lamp look like this once removed. To remove the lamp itself, slide it in the direction of the arrow.
Replace with the new lamp. It doesn't matter which side faces down.
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My GE Advantium Microwave Oven's lamps burn out way too often. While it looks difficult to replace the one that lights up the inside of the microwave, it is actually very easy.
The oven has two halogen lamps in it, both identical. So you can purchase one or more replacements knowing that (a) they will burn out eventually, and (b) the lamps you purchase can be used in either location in the oven.
Replacing the lamp on the bottom is easy and obvious. Unscrew the single screw holding on the cover and you can access the lamp.
Replacing the lamp inside the oven is not difficult, but it is not at all obvious. That's the focus of this how-to.
To get to the lamp, you need to remove the grate/air vent at the top front of the oven.
IMPORTANT: Before starting, you should unplug the microwave oven!
To remove the vent, you must remove the two screws at the top left and right corners. There are three screws up there, but you only need to remove the outermost two.
Before pulling off the cover, take note of how it is flush with the front of the microwave. It is easy to put it back on and not have it seated fully. The cover will pull right off, releasing from the top. Tilt it down towards you.
With the cover off, you can see a metal plate. The lamp is under it. To lift the plate, you need to remove three screws and two smaller covers that are covering the electrical components.
First screw on the left side:
Two screws on the right side holding down the plate and two covers.
Once the screws are removed, remove the cover shown in the above picture. That will expose another smaller cover that you can slide out by pulling it to the left.
With those covers removed, it looks like this. Even though the microwave is unpugged, be careful not to touch any of these electrical components.
Now you can lift the plate and locate the lamp. The lamp is in a shiny metal cover that you need to pinch to remove. (See the video for more detail.)
The lamp cover and lamp look like this once removed. To remove the lamp itself, slide it in the direction of the arrow.
Replace with the new lamp. It doesn't matter which side faces down.
Reverse the steps to put it all back together!