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KitchenAid KCMS185J

Model # KCMS185J

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The KCMS185J is one of the KitchenAid microwave ovens. No published specification for this model was recovered, and none is invented here to fill the space. The only dated record of it is a capture of KitchenAid’s US product site from February 2022.

On a KCMS185J of this age, a fault is normally traced to one part rather than to accumulated wear. The KCMS185J is no longer made, so what can actually be obtained for it is the first thing looked at, not the last.

Key Features

  • No published specification for this model was recovered
  • Recorded on KitchenAid's US product site in February 2022
  • A KitchenAid owner's manual for this model is on record

Most Common Issues on This Model

01

Control board faults after years of heat and grease

02

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

03

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

04

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

Error Codes Common to This Model

FC E8

KitchenAid Over-the-Range Microwave FC E8 Error Code (Registration)

Registration Error

KitchenAid Over-the-Range Microwave Registration Error Message

Flashing ":" or PF in display

KitchenAid Over-the-Range Microwave Flashing Colon or PF Display

F8E5

KitchenAid Over-the-Range Microwave F8E5 Error Code (Exhaust Air Temperature Sensor)

F2H1

KitchenAid Over-the-Range Microwave F2H1 Error Code (Vent Fan and Light Switch)

F9

KitchenAid Over-the-Range Microwave F9 Error Code (Control or Relay Board)

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FAQ

KitchenAid KCMS185J FAQ

No - front badging is a series name, not a model number. The KCMS185J number comes off the plate inside the door, and that is the string to work from. Two machines wearing the same front badge can differ in parts, so the KCMS185J plate is what settles it.

Often yes, and where they cannot we say so at the point we find out, so you are not billed for work that cannot be completed. That check comes first on a discontinued model like the KCMS185J, not last.

Stop using it and unplug the KCMS185J at the wall. A burning smell from a KCMS185J can be food residue on the waveguide cover, but it can equally be an electrical fault, and the two are not told apart safely by running the oven again to see what happens.

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