Whirlpool Microwave Light Bulb Keeps Burning Out

At the bottom of the light fixture s light socket is a brass tab.

Whirlpool microwave light bulb keeps burning out.

That is the light bulb turns on as i m screwing it in even though the panel says light off. Our chat service hours are monday friday from 8 a m. It seems like the filament is broken. Hoping just the socket and not the control panel.

Ap4512653 answer or comment. I ve replaced it several times with new bulbs of several different brands all marked as being appropriate for ovens. Share this conversation. The brass tab should sit a quarter inch or so up from the bottom of the light socket.

William home appliance technician. The light bulb in my whirlpool wfg231lvs0 oven keeps burning out. For whirlpool light bulb part number. As mentioned by others the two most obvious reasons a bulb keeps blowing are.

Thank you for your inquiry. The new bulb then blew a week. After nine years the right lower surface light blew so i replaced both the right and left bulbs. Ask your own appliance question.

Occurs even when the panel says light off. Microwave just over a year old. If you screw a light bulb into the socket too tight this can make them burn out faster. This brass tab is flexible.

I screw it in it s get super hot and then explodes. Bulbs keep burning out instantly. Whirlpool microwave light bulb not working 01 light bulb the light bulb itself might be burned out. William home appliance technician replied 10 years ago.

The new bulbs seem to work for a week or two and then stop turning on. Replace the light bulb before replacing any of the parts associated with the light bulb. Then i checked the voltage and got 122 volts. Then a week later the right one blew again so i took it out and checked for a short by going to each lead and then to ground and no short unit unplugged.

1 too much current caused by an arcing contact or a fault in the microwave s power delivery to the light fittings 2. Light bulbs keep blowing out in the microwave. Light bulbs keep blowing out in the microwave. Microwave light bulb not working.

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