It’s not safe to let the microwave fan run for no reason.
Whirlpool microwave vent fan won t turn off.
Heavy use of the surface burners on the cook top if the fan thermostat senses too mush heat.
Remove the cabinet of your microwave and locate the smart board, it will most likely be found behind the keypad.
If one of these relays shorts out, the control board may send continuous voltage to the oven fan.
Clicking off returns the fan to high.
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It will turn off automatically once it cools down.
This happens even when nothing is cooking on the stove and the kitchen/stove top are cool.
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You will not be able to turn the vent fan off manually during this time.
(it may turn on the fan, whenever the temp is reached, it will reset and the fan will shut down).
I left the entire unit unplugged over night in the hopes it might reset itself.
If you’ve not been using the microwave lately and the fan won’t switch off, it is advisable to disconnect the microwave from the main supply.
When clicking the high/low/off button, high and low settings appear to work;
Fan turn on the fan press the fan button to turn the fan on or off.
It will come to help keep the controls cool inside the microwave control panel.
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However, this is rarely the case.
1) disconnect the microwave from the main supply: