Neat Installing Microwave In Cabinet
Using your tape measure measure the necessary ventilation clearances around your microwave and make marks so youll know where to put the microwave again later.
Installing microwave in cabinet. Frigidaire FGMV176NTF 30 Gallery Series OTR Microwave 17 cu. When you install the microwave you put the back end on the bracket rotate it up so that the top of the microwave touches the bottom of the cabinet then hold it while installing the bolts from the upper cabinet. This is along the lines of the answer presented here.
Align each piece of Template A so that it is flush with the front edge of the cabinet as shown. Two of us were holding it while a third installed the bolts. If you try to bridge some sort of board between the adjacent cabinets you are then distributing the weight to those cabinets which are only designed to hold the weight of their contents.
Does a countertop microwave need ventilation. Installation Under Cabinet with Partition If the cabinet has a partition or if the microwave oven is being installed under adjoining cabinets cut Template B from Template A. Place the countertop microwave in the built-in hole.
Open and remove your cabinet doors if there are any. Sharp R1874T 850W Over-the-Range Convection Microwave 11 Cubic Feet. The OTR needs cabinets no more than 13 deep so Ive built out from the wall 2 14 using a stack of three 1x6 boards.
And while many bloggers will advise you to install a microwave in your kitchen cabinets we strongly advise against it. Insert the microwave into the cavity. The cabinet is screwed to the wall then the microwave screwed to the cabinet.
A microwave oven designed exclusively for a kitchen countertop has vents that are built into the back of microwave. If installed into a cabinet these vents will be blocked and unable to release steam from the microwave. Microwaves that are built-in can be conveniently installed in a wall or cabinet.