Whirlpool Low Profile Over the Range Microwave - Unique Design, is it worth it? Appliance warranty 

Have the same microwave, didn't last more than 3 years. Paid $89 for a tech to come out and share that it will cost about $450 to replace the parts and pay for labor. At that price point, I will have to buy a new one. Others started having a problem at the one-year mark too. Tech shared not to get a whirlpool when I replace it.

Good info, thanks!

I just bought this microwave. I only paid $279. It was on sale for $349 with 20% off if I opened an account, so I did and will just pay it when I get the bill. I like it so far, It came with one year warranty, but I bought 5yr for $79.00. Only because I have bad luck with microwaves. I love this style, fingers crossed it will last.

great review, nice voice.

I have it and love it

For anyone that still have air flowing back inside the house when they have it vented outside. If you attach the damper to the duct (and not to the microwave), some air will still leak and flowing out from the top of the microwave because the hole on the microwave where the damper supposed to be attached to is not fully covered inside the duct (or loose fit). The best way to get all the air out to the duct is to attach the damper to the microwave as instructed and MAKE SURE the duct covers the entire damper to avoid air escaping. This happened to me, and we had to remove the damper from the duct and attached it to the microwave. Now we have no issue with it. Yes, there's still some cold air flowing out from the front left vent, but that's not steaming (cooking) air, it supposed to be a cool air to help cool the microwave while venting or warming up food. Also, don't hire Home Depot installer, they did a very bad job on making sure the duct covers the entire damper.

I've had multiple microwaves and other appliances that have broken down. The last micro broke down multiple times during the warranty and also recently departed my kitchen just after the 3 yr warranty expired. I will not buy another appliance without the max extended warranty! A few days ago, I bought the KitchenAid low profile over the range microwave, which is the same mfg as Whirlpool

I ( mark ) do not buy the warranty. Because I have found it is a waste of extra money. After you purchase warranty’s, most , if not all, warranty are sold to a 3 party company and you have to jump through loops to get anything repaired. Plus - you always have to pay for the maintenance

I buy warranties on some appliances. I have a high-end oven. I bought the warranty and sure enough we had to make a repair about six months before the warranty ran out.

I have had one for five years. Only thing I did to it was replaced the incandescent bulb with an LED. Only problem with this is the LED is the same brightness on either bright or dim. I installed it myself. No issues with venting either. My wife was searing sim meat and outside you can see the smoke bellowing out the vent in the roof.

my microwave that came with my house, the light went out, it is a Whirlpool, and the light was the only problem, it would have cost over $300 to replace the light on this microwave, so I moved it, had someone come and cut out the cabinet, I had room and then I bought a hood for over the stove, I really want to get this microwave so I'll keep my figures crossed. It just took me four tries to get a new dishwasher, so, now I've decided to do one appliance at a time.

How are your cabinets holdin up? are they getttin coaated in film like mine? i have same instal as you..

I may buy extended warranties, but it all depends on the appliance. Highly computerized appliances that would require a degree in electronic engineering to repair, like an HDTV, i'd buy a warranty for. Gas range? Nope. Washing machin? Nope. Water heater? Nope. As for Microwaves, my current one is a GE SpaceMaker that has been working great since 1994. I just completely disassembled it in order to clean out the blower fan assembly and all the ducting and the amount of grease is incredible. I had to start with a paint scraper, then a wood chisel. Ugh...

Good job! Keep up the good work! #vrafam

I just brought the stainless steel one and got the 5 year warranty for $105. I read about the unit having problems after a year, so I got the extended warranty. The unit will not be install until December. They had none in stock.

What’s the minimum depth of the cupboards to allow for this microwave? 12” or 14”?

We have this microwave and was wondering if you can raise the volumne on the timer? It is so quiet we can barely hear it when it goes off.!!

Have the same model and it just quitted working a few days ago after less than 4 yrs of service (considering lucky than most of you). Basically the lights, fans and turntable work just fine but the heating (humming sounds) is intermittent, and sometimes displaying error code F1E4. I took down / opened it / checked / did a lot of research and tested components.... Pretty sure it is caused by the main power Relay failure.. I just placed an order for this Relay (part# HF25F) which costs for $1 big buck and patiently waiting for the shipment from China, the only place on earth I can get it from. Will need to practice my soldering skill to replace it (does high school still learn this?) It will take a month for the parts to arrive. (Question: Why the hell we can't get this part in North America? ).. I will update the outcome when is available in a month.

Mine was a 2020 and the left side controller went out. Told no parts, said maybe 3 weeks, maybe 3 months, they just had no idea when. Now I get to climb a chair to unplug it so the fan will turn off. Turns on all the time by itself. Didn't vent as well as I hoped.

I just installed this same microwave. Sad to hear about the parts failure on the repair hoop.

yeah it sucks there is not much low profile ones out there and seems from what I hear they don't last long , I have a GE on counter that's been going strong for over 5 years but want more counter space I am out of room .

Can you list the parts or part numbers of the ones that failed and needed replacing?

MY SAME MICROWARE JUST HAD NO POWER AT ALL,ANY IDEA WHAT COULD BE WRONG WE SAW THAT SOMEONE SAID FUSE NEED BE REPLASE BUT WE CANT FIND ANY FUSE INSIDE DO YOU HAD IDEA WHERE SHOULD BE? PLEASE THANK YOU

Did you remove the carbon filter, since it's venting out?

Our whirlpool is vented outside but still blows air out from top left n right vents. I’m wondering would it be ok to cover those 2 vents? Or it supposed to be left opened?

How to replace light under range 🤔

Mine about 5 years old and now the tap button for light and fan does not work

your light seems much much brighter than mine. mine is so dim it is ridiculous for over a stove top, you need to be able to see what you are cooking. so far that is my only gripe. the light inside the unit is dim as well you can barely see in at what is happening while it is running but that part doesnt bother me much , the down light being so dim does and I dont see any way to get a brighter replacement!

They don't make appliances like they use to. My Whirlpool high-end microwave has been nothing but problems after just a couple of years and several repairs had to scrap it and buy something new This time I bought a 5yrs extended warranty for $135 and paid for it with my Citi Rewards Plus card which adds an extra 2yrs for a total of 7yrs.

I bought this microwave in late 2019 and it started not heating. The cost for tech $150 parts $220 and labor? First whirlpool microwave and last….so irritating

Does anyone else's make a standard humming noise when heating, then make a louder humming, then returns to a normal volume? It seems to alternate every 10 or so seconds. Is this normal?

mine just crapped at 4.5 years. i would never buy one again.

Buy the same one and return the broken one... screw these multi million dollar companies making junk products to make more money

Not worth it, these stop working around year 3 or 4. Parts are really expensive and repair companies are worthless. You will end up needing to buy a new one

Appliances don't last at all anymore. I was told by a vendor to buy a cheap microwave and expect to replace it every couple years. What happened to America? I've been using my original house Caloric microwave for 25 years heavily and it's just now starting to act up. Everything in this country is going to crap because we import this garbage from China. My expensive shitbox Samsung fridge has had nothing but problems since the day I bought it. Try finding a good fridge nowadays. There aren't any! Every dealer says the same thing. argh! It's infuriating!

What people don’t realize is the design of this unit is 100% flawed. Yes the air sucked from under the microwave leaks out the top left when configured properly. BUT the bigger problem is when you microwave something, there is another exhaust fan that sucks the air out of the microwave and blows it onto your top left cabinet. Literally all the stinky greasy air from the microwave just gets shot out into your kitchen. And don’t even get me started on all of air from below just getting blown into the casing. Disgusting and unsanitary. And for almost $500 absurdly cheap design This is truly class action lawsuit worthy