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KitchenAid KCMS185JSS

Model # KCMS185JSS

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The KCMS185JSS belongs to KitchenAid’s US microwave oven catalogue. No published specification for this model was recovered. Rather than fill the gap with a figure borrowed from a similar-looking number, this page says only what the sources actually carry. The archive of KitchenAid’s US product site holds it from August 2001 through to March 2016, and no later capture carries it.

By now a KCMS185JSS is an old machine, and the door latch, the interlock switches and the turntable drive carry most of the wear. The KCMS185JSS is discontinued, so the parts question gets answered first and the price second.

Key Features

  • No published specification for this model was recovered
  • Recorded on KitchenAid's US product site from August 2001 to March 2016
  • No rating-plate revision code was observed for this model

Most Common Issues on This Model

01

High-voltage component failure, which is bench work for a technician rather than anything an owner can inspect

02

Control board faults after years of heat and grease

03

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

04

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

F3T3

KitchenAid Over-the-Range Microwave F3T3 Error Code (Hood Temperature Thermistor)

F3T4

KitchenAid Over-the-Range Microwave F3T4 Error Code (Magnetron Temperature Thermistor)

F4E1

KitchenAid Over-the-Range Microwave F4E1 Error Code (Cavity Temperature Thermistor)

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FAQ

KitchenAid KCMS185JSS FAQ

KitchenAid's stated location for its microwave ovens is inside the door, and the KCMS185JSS follows it. The label is the one that matters: it gives the full KCMS185JSS model string and the serial number, which together identify which production revision you have.

It affects supply rather than skill. Most of what fails on a KCMS185JSS is a wear component that is still obtainable, and those repairs stay worthwhile. Where a KCMS185JSS part has genuinely gone out of supply, that is said plainly rather than worked around.

It needs looking at rather than painting over. With the KCMS185JSS unplugged at the wall, the cavity of a KCMS185JSS can be inspected, and a spot where the paint has worn through will keep spreading. Whether a KCMS185JSS is worth recoating or replacing depends on how far it has gone.

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