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HomeSmall AppliancesMicrowavesSharp R-530ES 2-Cubic-Foot 1200-Watt Microwave, Stainless Steel and Black |
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8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 Lots of power, looks good stacked over the Jenn-Air Pro Style oven Apr 07, 2008
By JP
This is my second Sharp microwave; we bought it to stack over the Jenn-Air Pro Style oven in our kitchen remodel. (I bought the built-in installation kit elsewhere.) Like my previous Sharp, this thing is *powerful*. It cuts the cooking time listed on the instructions for most microwave items by half or close to it. The defrost mode is excellent. Having a carousel makes cooking more even.
All in all, it would be hard to find a better microwave at anywhere near this price point or even significantly above it.
*****Editing the review in Jan 2012 to add some longer term observations.
Still powerful, still looks great and cooks great. The door latch has developed a small issue that takes a little noodling around to resolve. As near as I can tell, what happens is that after a large number of door opening cycles, the hinges get either loose or slightly "sprung." At that point when you hit the door release it won't open because it's not as solidly latched as it should be. The fix is two-fold: lube the latch mechanism with some spray lube--I've had good luck with Jigaloo and/or gun lube--and then "tweak" the door to make it latch better. To tweak the door, open it about halfway and then twist it slightly inward and downward. It doesn't take a lot of force--you're not trying to rip the door off the thing!--just enough to line things back up again so the door latch "ejection" will work again. Once I figured this out and tweaked the door, it's been a year since the last time the door refused to open.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Same failure of product twice; stay away Apr 28, 2008
By Jaker
"Jaker"
We bought this unit when we redid our kitchen in 2002. After a few years, the metal piece inside on the right side seemed to wear away and the oven caught fire. We replaced the unit with an identical unit bought on Amazon (no criticism of them). After about two years, the new unit had the exact same problem: the unit seemed to wear away in the same spot and caught fire. In both cases, there are smoke marks in the same spot, on the inside right near a metal panel.
I am of the opinion that this unit is not safe and seems to have a design or manufacturing defect. Also, the second unit we bought was noisier and seemed to have some sort of mechanical problem, based on the noise it made when in use. If i can find another unit to fit the built in space and trim kit, i will buy that over the Sharp unit. I will also be trying to contact Sharp to see if they have any response to this problem. I will report in if i do hear anything from them.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
 Sharp R-530ES Jan 11, 2007
By Kenneth Geiger
"neuromed"
Nice unit but vibration noise when operating. Bought 2 reconditioned units from other vendors and both were defective.
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Looks good and works great when it works, but.... Oct 03, 2007
By HB
The 530ES stopped working after a few years of use. We bought a second identical unit and the opener latch stopped working after three years of use. We like the unit when it's operational, but the quality just isn't worth the price. After researching the Internet, there are comparable units by GE for less than $200, so we'll give them a try.
20 of 25 found the following review helpful:
 BAD! BAD! BAD! Dec 25, 2005
By JCCOURT
"jimcwashdc"
Our first one showed up badly damaged and Amazon did a great job getting a new one to us straight away. The second one never worked, it sounded like a tank and then just died. Stay away!
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