Microwave Repair
Microwave Repair in Fairfax & Vienna, VA
Book a visit anywhere in our Fairfax & Vienna ZIP codes. The microwave is tested where it is installed, you hear what failed, and the repair waits for your approval.
Booking online? Include the microwave model number and your Fairfax & Vienna address so parts can be checked ahead of the visit.
Step one covers the appliance; step two, your contact details. We follow up to book the visit.
For the safe checks to try before a visit, see the microwave guide.
Microwave Brands
27 makers on our list
Other Repairs in Fairfax & Vienna
11 more appliance types
Microwave Notes for This Area
Microwaves in Vienna's new houses are often drawers under the counter or combination speed ovens stacked with the wall oven. Those are more involved than an over-the-range unit, with their own drawer mechanisms, convection elements and control boards. Around George Mason and in the Merrifield apartments, the typical microwave is an over-the-range model with a charcoal filter. If yours hums without heating, arcs, or smells burnt, unplug it and leave it unplugged until it's checked.
Tracking down microwave faults in postwar houses and garden apartments
Postwar kitchens that were updated usually have an over-the-range microwave in place of the old range hood, either venting through the hood's original duct or recirculating. When one stops heating, we test the door switches and then the high-voltage parts. When it stops pulling smoke, we check the fan motor, the damper and the duct, which may be a long, narrow run from decades ago. The mounting plate and the top cabinet bolts are checked whenever the unit comes down.
Booking microwave repair in Fairfax & Vienna
Know where the gas shutoff is before a range visit. For a pro-style range in a new Vienna house, send the model number and a photo of the rating plate ahead of time so the right parts can be identified, and tell us if the unit sits in an island or behind custom panels.
Where to find the model number: Open the door and look at the frame behind it; countertop units may have it on the back or side instead. Photograph the label straight on, because flash glare can hide a faded character.
Communities we cover in Fairfax & Vienna: The City of Fairfax and the George Mason area (22030); Mantua, Merrifield and the Vienna/Fairfax–GMU station (22031); The Town of Vienna (22180). Each ZIP code has a page of its own, linked from the main Fairfax & Vienna page.
Service Summary
Microwave Repair: Your Questions
Brief answers to what customers most often ask us. Don't see yours? Ask when you call, or add it to the notes when you book online.
Still have a question?
Get in touch with the brand, the symptom and, if you can find it, the model number. Some things we can answer right away; others need a technician in front of the machine.
No. A loud hum with no heat usually means a failing magnetron, a shorted diode or a bad capacitor, all in the high-voltage section. Stop using it and unplug it. The capacitor can hold a charge after unplugging, so don't open the cabinet. We test those parts and tell you whether the repair is worth it on your model.
Microwave Faults We Track Down
- Microwave Not Heating
- Sparking Inside
- Turntable Not Spinning
- Door Won't Close / Open
- Display Not Working
- Making Loud Noise
- Won't Start
- Sparking Inside Microwave
- Waveguide Cover Burned or Damaged
- Door Switch Failure
- Door Not Closing Properly
- Door Handle Broken
Ready to Book the Microwave?
Book microwave repair in Fairfax & Vienna online or by phone, and mention parking, stairs or building rules.
Microwave Repair for Owners, Renters and Landlords
Most houses went up between the 1950s and the 1970s: ramblers, split-levels and split-foyers, and two-story colonials. Mosby Woods, in the City of Fairfax, is typical, built by Yeonas from 1961, with garden apartments and townhouses added a year or two later. Vienna has streets of 1950s ramblers and Capes, although many lots now carry a large new house built after a teardown, and Merrifield's Mosaic District has added townhouses and apartments since 2012. Near George Mason, much of the housing is rented to students.
How a Microwave Repair Visit Works
Tell Us What's Wrong
Name the make, add the model number if it is handy, and describe the symptom. A picture of the label inside the door lets us check parts.
Diagnosis at Your Home
The technician tests the appliance along with its power, water, drain, gas or vent connections until the fault is confirmed.
A Price Before Work
We name the failed part and give you the cost of fixing it. Work starts only after you agree.
Repair and Check
The part is installed and the appliance is run through a cycle so you can watch it working.