Comments about GE GE Spacemaker Over-The-Range White Microwave Oven:

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Comments about GE GE Spacemaker Over-The-Range White Microwave Oven:

product was just what I was looking for at a great price [...]

Comments about GE GE Spacemaker Over-The-Range White Microwave Oven:

The Whirlpool microwave [...] it did not fit and the installer said he can't believe they sold it to us. Th salesperson assured us that it was perfect. An installer returned several days later with the GE model which fit perfectly. It was just slightly irritating and all is well now.

Comments about GE GE Spacemaker Over-The-Range White Microwave Oven:

Just replaced our older Sharp model micro with this new GE JVM1540.
After reading the reviews I was concerned about the noise level, but I have to say this micro is soooo much quieter than my old one. The vent fan is quiet as well as during the cooking process. The control panel was easy to learn, I didnt even need to read the manual. We defrosted meat and it came out perfect. Installation was easy. Read the manual about changing the vent from "recycling" the air to outside venting (if you have an direct vent to the outside)..we almost missed this option. So far so good.
The only down side is the door design. The curved front looks a bit out of place against the straight line of the cabinets. But I can get used to that.

Comments about GE GE Spacemaker Over-The-Range White Microwave Oven:

The GE JVM1540DN1WW is worth its weight in dead popcorn kernels...because you'll get a lot of those if you use its popcorn key. For the person who loves this GE microwave hood so much; it's too bad you already bought yours. You could have fished my spanking-new one out of the garbage can for free.

Inexpensive should not mean nearly useless. During operation, the oven is painfully slow. The power is so weak, it takes twice as long as my 15 year-old Panasonic countertop microwave to thoroughly heat most things. The special touch keys to set the oven to heat common things are inadequate. None of those common things gets heated properly with one press of the appropriate key.

The fan is loud and does not work as well as my old hood fan. The cook-top light on the underside is very poor. I frequently feel like I need to hook my head between the microwave and my cook-top to see what I am doing when I cook on my stove in the evening. It's actually dangerous because I have to lean over hot burners in order to see better in the poor light.

I've read about some of this model where the touch pads have failed when the model was a year or less old. Unlike those that have required parts and labor equal to the cost of total microwave replacement of the same model, my touch pad is currently operational, though not satisfactory.

Within about a month of purchasing JVM1540DN1WW, I did what I should have done in the first place; I went to the appliance store to test some microwaves. I brought food and after some experimentation, found a GE microwave hood that is almost as powerful as my old Panasonic countertop model. It has better light and a quieter fan than the GE JVM1540DN1WW. It is costing me over twice as much. By the way, the appliance store people did not offer to take the cheaper one back, even though it was used less than two weeks in an adult household. I cannot in good conscience sell it or give it to a friend so it is going in the garbage.

If this site had a two thumbs down rating, that is what I would give GE JVM1540DN1WW. I would have had more fun flushing the money down the toilet one dollar at a time. Come to think of it, I might have had better luck spending the money on a bundle of lottery tickets!

Comments about GE GE Spacemaker Over-The-Range White Microwave Oven:

A fine microwave. Will get us through until we remodel the kitchen within the next few years.

Comments about GE GE Spacemaker Over-The-Range White Microwave Oven:

This is my primary microwave. So far so good. It is a bit noisy, but heats everything great. Good product for the money.

Comments about GE GE Spacemaker Over-The-Range White Microwave Oven:

I had originally purchased a Whirlpool Microwave hood to replace a now-lamented Amana unit, but the Whirlpool was damaged during installation so I returned it and got this GE instead. This is not perfect (controls hard to read, somewhat non-intuitive) but the GE is notably quieter and less protuberant than the Whirlpool. Seems to be the best of a mediocre bunch based on my research.

Comments about GE GE Spacemaker Over-The-Range White Microwave Oven:

Exactly as described on the website. A good middle-range microwave that does everything I need it to.

Comments about GE GE Spacemaker Over-The-Range White Microwave Oven:

This microwave is perfect for our family. It handles all of my cooking needs as "head chef", yet the express cook buttons make it simple enough for the kids! We love the night-light feature, too-