Westinghouse WMF4102WA (White)
VerifiedMPNs: 36515706 and WMF4102WA8 reviews
Very Basic and Poor quality for the price – The microwave door mechanism is very clunky and noisy when opening/closing. The humming noise generated while heating food is also excessive. Don't buy this if you have an open kitchen lounge. There are 5 loud beeps when the heating cycle is completed, there is no way to adjust the volume. The Interior light failed after 14 months, there is no… Read more
instruction on how to change the bulb? Overall, I'm very disappointed with the poor quality of this product for the price.
Sensor cooking poor, cooking unreliable – The settings on this microwave are awful. The sensor options in particular are a joke. The rice is consistently undercooked, the defrost cooks everything, reheated meals are overcooked, and vegetables and potatoes undercooked. Even using the normal cooking functions the final results are unreliable. Avoid this product, Choice had it right and it's… Read more
not worth the money.
Update: I agreed to mediation before publishing this review but the company did not respond to my emails or calls. Months later and still no response from the manufacturer.
Poor quality & unreliable – I was disappointed in it’s cooking performance, and now I’m very unhappy with it’s reliability. This microwave oven seemed to cook unevenly, with hot spots in the food, that I hadn't noticed in my previous microwave ovens. Recently it got very noisy, and now has failed after just 3 years of little use. Power is ON, light is ON, the turntable… Read more
rotates, but no cooking. For $189 I would expect a life of 10 years or more, like my previous Sharp and Panasonic ovens. I'm advised it isn't repairable as the EHT power supply and Magnetron have failed.
Noisy – This appliance cooks well, but is very noisy compared to previous Panasonic model. Love the fact it doesn't have "cool down" feature. Quick cook by simply touching a button is a great feature, from 1-9 minutes. So far the cooking is right on point - fast and powerful. The noisy operation to us is an issue & makes it disappointing & therefore loses stars as it is annoying and in this day & age should be whisper quiet. Show details
Not quite what we expected – When our Panasonic microwave died after 10 years faithful service we were both keen to have a Westinghouse replacement as all our other major kitchen appliances are Westinghouse. My wife also wanted a large turntable and 1100W power. We ordered on-line as we were in the midst of the coronavirus lockdown. As soon as we opened the box we went "Oh… Read more
No". We had checked the measurements before ordering and it seemed to fit the microwave recess, but due to a combination of a large mounting box for the GPO (power point) at the back of the recess; the power plug being of the straight-in-line type (rather than low profile) and the bulging protrusion from the back of the microwave, the machine sits forward of the opening of the recess. I've had to devise a shield to protect the mirowave door from the heat of the wall oven below.
Unfortunately there was no point going back to Appliances Online because they prominantly stated on their website that due to COVID19 they would not be accepting returns. We will bear that in mind in future. But we are also at fault because with the coronavirus lockdown we panicked and didn't take the time to fully research a new purchase. How could one live without a microwave?
As for the microwave, I think we have a dud. Just have a look at the photo of cheese and baked beans on toast. One half of the cheese has not melted, after 30 seconds at 1100W. I have not experienced that with any other microwave oven. With other dishes the outside can be hot but the centre cold. But I thought microwave ovens worked by heating from the inside out? The 'Sensor Reheat' setting certainly reheats. It does alot more. Even without a food cover interferring with the sensors, it will re-cook the food and is happy to reheat the contents on a plate for 4-5 minutes unless stopped beforehand. But it does not cremate. (Our previous machine was a Panasonic and it had a very accurate and gentle reheat function.)
We paid Appliances Online $247 for this machine. In retrospect we should have bought the $99 1100w KMart microwave oven.
Happy – I like this microwave the texture of food isnt too bad does a good job I'm very happy with the program buttons i find it easy to use with no fuss easy to clean and heats the food properly looks good on my bench and not too heavy to pick up. Show details
Very Happy with It – This microwave is very good. Has good heating, defrosting and cooking settings. The noise level is probably comparable to others. It's not super quiet, nor is it super loud either. Most of all I'm happy with the buttons on the panel. Be careful when buying a new microwave. Test how much pressure you need to apply to the buttons on the panel. In… Read more
some brands you have to apply so much pressure it makes it unworkable. In the case of this Westinghouse microwave, it's great. You just need slight pressure for the buttons to take. I have only used the default options to reheat food (which work really well), but I'm keen to also try the "melt" butter or chocolate options. A nice feature to have. It has a bright digital display, easy to clean (not too many crevices inside to worry about) and has a timer which I find useful (just to use in the kitchen, it doesn't affect the microwave itself).
Powerful – This microwave has got plenty of power and lots of great settings (if you need them), although we mostly just hit start. Pretty easy to clean and it looks great in our kitchen (all white appliances). Bit noisier than I would have liked but other than that, we are pretty happy with it. Show details
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