The new Panasonic NN-S255 microwave we bought (not yet installed) gets quite hot to the touch over the magnetron area. The heat lingers for several minutes after a small usage (eg heating a cup of water). Is this normal and is it safe to mount flush against a painted wood surface?
A little over 100F is hotter than most folks can stand to touch, so it may not be seriously hot.
But if you're concerned, you might see if your dealer will let you test another one or a similar model at the store to see if it also gets that hot.
Otherwise, you can return it to be safe or you can contact Panasonic consumer electronics support here or at 1-800-211-7262 to ask them about it.
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Clarification: the internal fan is going; we can hear it and feel airflow along the front top of the microwave, but still the area above the magnetron gets almost too hot to keep your hand on. Maybe this happens with all microwaves; we've never had an over-the-range one before , and we have been using it on the counter for a couple of days to make sure it works before installing it. I just wonder if the heat is normal and if it will blister the paint on the cupboard surface it is mounted to, or be a fire hazard.
The main fan is definitely running and the heat
is not from the light. I can feel that the metal is warm for about 40
minutes directly above the magnetron on the top outside surface of the
oven. This occurs after heating a cup of water for 3 minutes and then
unplugging the oven from the wall. I have also verified that the separate magnetron fan is turning. So I'm going to say that I'm being too cautious and cross my fingers that it doesn't get too hot. I'll call Panasonic support just to make sure, but its probably nothing. Thank's for your response and advice. Much appreciated!
This may be from the inside light, but you should be sure the cooling fan is running when it is cooking.
When I say internal
cooling fan, I do not mean the hood vent exhaust fan which you can turn
on and off manually.
I'm instead talking
about the internal fan which comes on automatically whenever you
microwave.
We have a sound clip of what a microwave should sound like here.
It is vital that the
cooling fan runs, or the magnetron will be destroyed.
Does yours seems to be running?
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