The KBHS179SSS is a KitchenAid microwave oven. No published specification for this model was recovered, so there is no dimension or capacity quoted on this page. A number lifted from a sibling model would be worse than silence. The archive of KitchenAid’s US product site holds it from December 2010 through to September 2011, and no later capture carries it.
KitchenAid appends a two-digit production-revision code to the base number on the rating plate, and the codes actually observed for this model are KBHS179SSS00, KBHS179SSS01, KBHS179SSS03, KBHS179SSS04, KBHS179SSS05, KBHS179SSS06. A plate reading one of those is still a KBHS179SSS; the suffix identifies which production revision you have, and it occasionally decides which version of a part fits. A machine of that age has had enough cycles for the door latch, the interlock switches and the turntable drive to have moved on from new, and that is where diagnosis usually starts on a KBHS179SSS. Being out of production, a KBHS179SSS has its parts position checked at the outset rather than after a diagnosis.
Key Features
- No published specification for this model was recovered
- Recorded on KitchenAid's US product site from December 2010 to September 2011
- Rating-plate revision codes observed for this model: KBHS179SSS00, KBHS179SSS01, KBHS179SSS03, KBHS179SSS04, KBHS179SSS05, KBHS179SSS06
- A KitchenAid owner's manual for this model is on record
Most Common Issues on This Model
Door hinge and latch wear, so the door sits proud of the frame and the interlocks no longer line up
Exhaust fan noise or failure, where the unit is installed over a range
Grease and charcoal filters left unchanged, which shows as poor extraction and a labouring fan
High-voltage component failure, which is bench work for a technician rather than anything an owner can inspect