How to Replace a Light in a Sears Microwave Oven

Oven Light

• 1

  Unplug the oven from the electric outlet. Turn off the circuit breaker in the main breaker box if your oven is hard-wired.

• 2

  Open the oven door. Remove the vent cover screws at the top of the oven opening with a Phillips screwdriver. Slide the vent to the left, and then pull it straight out and remove it from the oven.

• 3

  Pull the bulb holder straight up, and then pull it straight out of the bulb cavity revealed after removing the vent. Pull the bulb straight out of the holder and discard it.

• 4

  Handle the replacement bulb using a tissue or rubber kitchen gloves to avoid getting fingerprints on the glass portion of the bulb, which can shorten the life of the bulb. Push the bulb into the bulb holder until it is fully seated.

• 5

  Push the bulb holder back into the bulb cavity, and then push down to lock it into place. Position the vent cover to the top of the oven opening and slide it to the right. Replace the retaining screws and tighten them with a Phillips screwdriver. Plug the unit back in or turn on the circuit breaker.

Work Light

• 6

  Unplug the oven from the electric outlet. Turn off the circuit breaker in the main breaker box if your oven is hard-wired.

• 7

  Remove the screws from the bottom cover on the underside of the microwave with a Phillips screwdriver. Slide the cover forward, and then lower it from the oven and place it aside.

• 8

  Grasp the bulb and each end and twist it one quarter turn. Pull the bulb straight down and remove it from the oven.

• 9

  Grasp the replacement bulb at each end. Insert the prongs in each end of the bulb into the sockets in the lamp cavity. Twist the bulb one quarter turn to lock it into place.

• 10

  Slide the bottom cover into the tabs at the rear of the over. Replace the retaining screws and tighten them with a Phillips screwdriver. Plug the unit back in or turn on the circuit breaker.