Sanyo microwave not reheating in Lunar clubman

kazer

Microwave turns on but fails to reheat food. Anyone  had same problem?

spk

Yes twice once with swift once with lunar. Both replaced under warranty. My opinion is that they run to hot due to being built in and the magnetrons burn out. Not worth fixing these days as replacement is relatively cheap.

Remus

A theory.  Has your mains connection failed somehow?  This might allow the microwave to appear to be working (via 12 volts) but there would not be enough power to heat food.  Check something else that requires mains power, one of the front corner lights
for instance.  If you have lost mains power it may have tripped out somewhere, including at the pitch hook up post.

spk

Yes but Kazer says microwave turns on but does not heat, it wont do anything with 12v so if its got lights and turntable is working then the magnetron or high voltage capacitor etc is knackered either way it wont be worth fixing, imo.

kazer

Thanks Spk your probably right, we need a new one. It does come on and the turn table is turning. 

Wildwood

Our Lunar has  Daewoo one and so far no problem.

SteveL

It does seem they are installed with inadequate ventilation. They are not special in any way, and the manuals normally state much higher levels of clearance from objects than is provided in our van. Ours, touch wood, is still OK after 2.5 years. Although
we do only tend to use it for short bursts. I think if you routinely used it for cooking jacket potatoes, for instance, it would get far to hot.

AndyNYorks

I, and a few friends have had this happen. My feeling is that they are not built to take the vibration/buffeting from towing as they are just standard household appliances. You are right, your only choice is a replacement.

spk

kazer

just a thought but if its out of warranty the difficulty is sourcing one which will fit. Domestic micros can be very cheap to replace and are not usually worth repairing however in this case it may be  I have a friend who repairs them in Lancashire and many
times has stock used spares so ost could be minimal. Let me know if you want his contact details.

 

anthandjan

microwave not heating in our 16 month old quasar 544 so looks like I will have to replace it as the warranty on the microwave is only 12 months surprise surprise. does anyone  know how to remove it so I can do the work myself as I hate the dealers charging a small fortune for something I can do myself.

TBS

 We also have a 2016 Lunar 544 ,and our microwave as just stopped heating ,every thing works but doesn't heat did you find out how to take it out of the cabinet. ? Many thanks 

LunarBeginners

Ours has the exact same problem.  It was working fine a the weekend to defrost dinner but later on the lights and turntable were working but no heating.  Did anyone find out how to remove unit to replace it and source a suitably sized replacement!

Tigi

In our previous two Lunar`s one of the  micro`s (both Daewoo) would trip out due to overheating after about ten minutes use, it would restart if left to cool. It was replaced under warranty and ventilation improved with no further issues. Our current Lunar has improved ventilation and same Daewoo and has had no issues. I also suspect that individual units vary on their sensitivity to overheating.

Graymee

Caravan microwave's are not special. They're relatively easy to remove, mine just needs the wooden trim at the front removed then underneath there are 2 screws that hold it in place. You could take it to a domestic electrical repairer but I suspect you would be better buying another microwave the same size as the old one and replacing it if it's not under guarantee.