> Louis Cohen wrote:

>> If the overhead microwave is combined with a hood, change it for a
>> dedicated hood and put the microwave on the counter. Everyone we know
>> with a microwave/hood has had to replace some piece of it.

I gu ess you don't know me. Had the first one for about 15+ years and it
finally acted up (above average life) , present one about 5 years. Nothing
ever replaced.