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blownz281
04-16-2014, 02:40 PM
Today on our control pad numbers 2,7,8,9 and vent fan buttons stopped working?
I checked the ribbon wire and it's tight.
Unplugged micro several times.
Used a hair dryer to heat the buttons up.
None of these tricks worked.
Micro is only five years old. Any ideas? Thanks.

Abnshrek
04-16-2014, 03:17 PM
Do a search for local appliance parts place and see if they have the fan & control panel for your micro.. just don't bust or mess with the piece that goes around the interior.. That gets punctured its toast.. :^)

bananimal
04-16-2014, 07:43 PM
Time to hit the appliance stores with sales going on. I've replaced 4 of them in the last 30 years. Easy fix.

The current one has faulty buttons that have to be tweaked a certain way to work. When that fails I'll go shopping.

crazy banana
04-16-2014, 07:53 PM
Found this on your local Craigslist (check for others on CL)
Wilmington appliance repair
910-228-8265

We just had a similar problem and instead of buying a new appliance, I called a licensed appliance repair I found on Craigslist and ended up paying $30 including the replacement part. Good luck to you.

blownz281
04-17-2014, 03:38 AM
Thanks guys, yeah I know of a parts place 20mins away. Was just looking up some of the tricks to reset stuff which work sometimes. Found one that shows how to remove the micro and plug a fitting back in that is known to come loose on the GE and it causes some buttons to stop working. The number buttons aren't a real issue. Not having the fan running is what we really care about.

cincinnana
04-17-2014, 07:46 AM
Thanks guys, yeah I know of a parts place 20mins away. Was just looking up some of the tricks to reset stuff which work sometimes. Found one that shows how to remove the micro and plug a fitting back in that is known to come loose on the GE and it causes some buttons to stop working. The number buttons aren't a real issue. Not having the fan running is what we really care about.

I was going to recommend my standard answer of "Check out Youtube there are a lot of good videos on how to fix that" and judging from your post you already have.:08:
Good luck