Questions & Answers
Questions & Answers
Why doesn’t the oven light glow? |
| 1. | The oven light is faulty. |
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| 2. | The timer is not set. |
Why doesn’t the oven operate? |
| 1. | The power supply is off. |
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| 2. | The outlet for the oven is faulty. |
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| 3. | The door is not closed completely, thus the safety system prevents the power |
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| supply from switching on. | |
Why does the oven start with a sound like striking? | It is a normal sound indicating that the transformer starts operating under high | ||
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| voltage and frequency. | |
Why does the oven make large noises in operating? | 1. | The turntable support is deflective. | |
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| 2. | The glass turntable has malposition. |
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| 3. | The transformer, magnetron and |
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| operation, and there may be resonant sound. | |
The heating is slow, or does not work? |
| 1. | The power supply is off. |
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| 2. | The heating function is not set during function setting. |
Why does vapor come out of the air discharge outlet? Why | It is normal that the vapor may appear during cooking. Sometimes the vapor is too | ||
does water flow out below the door? |
| thick and gathered inside the oven, and finally condensed into water which may flow | |
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| out. It is normal phenomenon. | |
Does microwave energy pass through the view window on | No. The metal shield will reflect the microwave energy back to the oven. The view | ||
the door? |
| window only allows harmless light to pass through. The microwave can not pass | |
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| through it. | |
If the oven is started without food, will it be damage? | Yes. NEVER do that. | ||
Why is standing time recommended after microwave | It is important to give the food several minutes for standing time. Food cooked with | ||
cooking is over? |
| microwave oven gathers heat inside. After you take out the food from the oven, the | |
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| food will continue heating inside for | |
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| the jointer of the food, big block of vegetables or cookies outside the oven. | |
Why doesn’t my oven always cook as fast as the cooking | Check your cooking guide again to make sure you’ve followed directions correctly, | ||
guide says? |
| and to see what might cause variations in cooking time. Cooking guide times are only | |
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| suggestions. To prevent overcooking, you should learn the cooking tips with | |
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| microwave oven. Variations in the size, shape, weight and dimensions of the food | |
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| require different cooking time. If the voltage is below 210V, the heating will be slow; | |
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| if the door is not closed completely or the voltage is below 190V, the heating will not | |
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| work. Please use the cooking guide as reference along with your own judgment. | |
Why is there arcing or cracking sound during | cooking | It may be caused by following reasons: | |
sometimes? |
| 1. | Cookware has metal part (including gold and silver); |
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| 2. | Fork or other metal dishware are left in the oven; |
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| 3. | Too many metallic foil are used; |
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| 4. | Metallic thread is used to bind the food. |
Why does the oven make humming sound | during | It is the sound made by | |
operation? |
| normal phenomenon and has no influence on your safe usage of the oven. | |
Why should I rest assured on microwave leakage? |
| The national standard of microwave leakage is 5mW/cm2. The field control value of | |
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| Haier is by far lower than the national standard. | |
The door can be slightly swayed. Will it cause microwave | No. | ||
leakage? |
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The oven may give off vapor, light or smell | during | No. It is normal phenomenon. | |
operation. Will it cause microwave leakage? |
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