Question about installing microwave in cabinet

[Numo]

space-time wrote:
in a cabinet? it probably needs some clearance. probably the clearance is oversized to err on the side of safety.

my over the range microwave has no clearance on both sides and probably very little clearance on the back and it works just fine.

Ditto, but my MW is open at the bottom (it hangs from the cabinet above), so maybe that is different from your situation.

[Bill in NC]

Just make sure it's setup to vent out the front (usually the default out of the box) if you don't have an outside vent already.

[JoeM]

Bill in NC wrote:
Just make sure it's setup to vent out the front (usually the default out of the box) if you don't have an outside vent already.

I wasn't aware that you could choose how it vents. Have to look at the manual again. BTW, this is a regular counter mw.

[davester]

A microwave is a fundamentally simple device...a magnetron, a fan, a turntable motor, a few microswitches and a circuit board/display. It isn't going to produce huge amounts of hot air that needs venting. IMHO, many appliances have excessive clearance/venting specs and overkill safety warnings that are based on worst-case scenarios, abundances of caution, and too many corporate lawyers.

[JoeM]

davester wrote:
A microwave is a fundamentally simple device...a magnetron, a fan, a turntable motor, a few microswitches and a circuit board/display. It isn't going to produce huge amounts of hot air that needs venting. IMHO, many appliances have excessive clearance/venting specs and overkill safety warnings that are based on worst-case scenarios, abundances of caution, and too many corporate lawyers.

Great point! I agree with you on the lawyer part too.

[space-time]

JoeM wrote:
... Given we don't cook in them I can't see spending that much for a coffee warmer.

Now there is something that bothers me. No one should drink old coffee that needs re-warming. Fresh coffee or nothing!

[JoeM]

space-time wrote:
[quote=JoeM]
... Given we don't cook in them I can't see spending that much for a coffee warmer.

Now there is something that bothers me. No one should drink old coffee that needs re-warming. Fresh coffee or nothing!
LOL, I just can't bring myself to throw out my coffee - will even drink it cold or microwaved till it tastes like old shoe leather!