I have a Neff built in microwave H5640. I can't open the door because the button you push to do so just goes in loosely and is not engaging with anything. Can I mend this, or install some new part ?
Thanks for the reply. Call me old school but it just seems like madness to replace the entire unit just because the door latch doesn't work any more. But then, to have it repaired would probably cost a good way towards a new unit. Sounds like a diy job.
Microwaves are indeed extremely cheap nowadays, except for integrated ones such as the one in the original post. It will still be a lot cheaper to repair than bin.
Until it's looked at there's no way of telling what's wrong with it. It could be as simple as a broken spring.
In the end I took the microwave to a repair shop; they said the door mechanism operated with a spindle which had worked loose. I think they just tightened it up, and did not say that they had used any spare parts or springs. This cost me £40 - which sounds like a lot but built-in microwaves are expensive and it has been working fine since.
So I guess if you are handy and took the cover off the microwave, what is wrong with the door mechanism might be obvious and perhaps not that difficult to fix.
Hope this helps, and you are able to fix yours.
just dont stick your fingers or screwdrives near the capacitors otherwise it'll be the last thing you ever do,if its electrical and your not sure what your doing leave well alone!
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