KitchenAid Microwave

KitchenAid KBMC147HSS

Model # KBMC147HSS

The KBMC147HSS is a US-market 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. It was on KitchenAid’s US product site from November 2001 to July 2007 and gone after that.

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 KBMC147HSS05. A plate reading one of those is still a KBMC147HSS; the suffix identifies which production revision you have, and it occasionally decides which version of a part fits. A microwave oven of that vintage is two decades or more into service, and the door latch, the interlock switches and the turntable drive are long past as-new. Being out of production, a KBMC147HSS 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 November 2001 to July 2007
  • Rating-plate revision codes observed for this model: KBMC147HSS05
  • A KitchenAid owner's manual for this model is on record

Most Common Issues on This Model

01

A cooling fan path blocked with grease, so the oven overheats and stops part way through a programme

02

Waveguide cover degradation inside the cavity, visible as scorching at one spot

03

Cavity paint worn through where dishes rub, which leads to rust at that spot

04

Keypad legends worn away with use, so the panel is hard to read

Error Codes Common to This Model

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FAQ

KitchenAid KBMC147HSS FAQ

For a KBMC147HSS, look inside the door. That is the location KitchenAid publishes for its microwave ovens, and the label there is the authoritative source for the number - front-panel badging and box labels often differ from what is actually on the KBMC147HSS.

Sometimes, yes - a discontinued model like the KBMC147HSS can mean waiting on a specialist supplier for an obsolete part. We establish that on a KBMC147HSS before the job starts, so the choice between waiting, substituting where a substitute genuinely exists, and replacing the machine is yours to make with the facts in front of you.

Most often a damaged waveguide cover or metal in the cavity. With the KBMC147HSS unplugged at the wall, the cavity can be inspected and anything metallic removed. If a KBMC147HSS still arcs with an empty, clean cavity, it needs a technician and should not be run in the meantime.

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