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Posted by ddivita on August 25, 2008, 9:56 pm
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> > > > Last year we had a handyman vent our GEspacemakerto the outside;
> > > > howerver, the vent is not pulling much air. It is pushing a lot of =
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> > > > out. We had the same model in our last house and it sucked air like
> > > > crazy. Any thoughts before I go an take the microwave down and look=
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> > > > it?
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> > > > Daniel
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> > > If you put a tissue by the vent and it gets pulled, chances are its
> > > working properly.Make sure the filters are not dirty.
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> > Tried that. It is not pulling any air
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> There are 2 ways to vent outside on those units: to the back and on
> top. Whatever opening is not used, usually there is a blank plate on
> it. Is it possible the blank plate was not put back, and maybe thats
> why you are losing suction at the bottom? The only way you are going
> to know is when you take down the unit.
> Also make sure the blower motor is oriented correctly depending which
> way you vent out. There are 3 ways it could be oriented for: =A0top
> venting, back venting, and self venting. If you look onGE'swebsite
> in one of the owners manual it will explain more in detail. But then
> again, you said it was pushing air out, so maybe it is correct, but
> just check anyway.
Sorry I am just getting back to you, byt thanks for your help. I am
going to look at it this week! One thing I noticed, is that if I put
towels over the vent facing the kitchen (at the top of the microwave)
I get some suction. So something is missing inside, for sure.
Daniel
Daniel
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