I recently moved to a new place. Since moving my Bosch microwave oven (model number: HLK4555EU/01 1) stopped working.
The user interface seems to be functional but it just doesn't start. While moving it's door came out and my friends helped to put it back. Thereafter the problem remains.
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"Don't do that"
I'm not saying that you should not repair your microwave, but as a general rule, I would not recommend it:
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"Try this instead"
For most people, replacing the unit or professional repair is a more reasonable risk.
Microwaves go in the kitchen. I would suggest that it is up in a higher spot so kids can't play with them. That is a good reason they are often over ovens along with the venting.
Also from an electric point of view almost all microwaves require a 12A dedicated circuit. For a kitchen you will probably have several runs like this and it is just bundled with those. For a bedroom you would be basically running one circuit into a room for one outlet, where the rest of the room is on another. Just a little odd.
From a safety stand-point microwaves draw a lot of current. I guess there is more of a chance (albeit very low) that microwaves cause more fires due to current fluctuations than most other things. I would much rather a fire in my kitchen than my bedroom or anyone's bedroom.
And practically speaking I remember living in the dorm and my roommate burning popcorn in the microwave... Good luck falling asleep with burnt popcorn smell.
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"while moving it's door came out"
That's the key. A microwave oven is an extremely safe device as long as the door is closed when in use. It is an extremely dangerous device if it is used with the door open. In order to make absolutely certain that nobody will ever turn on a microwave oven with the door open, there are normally multiple interlocks or switches to make sure that it is closed before starting. These switches are NOT as obvious or as simple to override as, for example, the door-open-light-on switch for a refrigerator because the consequences are much more serious with a microwave oven.
A couple of likely possibilities:
You may be able to figure this out by checking the schematic. What I do NOT recommend is trying to bypass the door switch because it only takes one accident to cause some serious damage.