The KHMS105EBL is a KitchenAid microwave oven sold in the United States. What KitchenAid published about the KHMS105EBL is that it is an Over-the-range Microwave Oven/Hood with 2-speed Exhaust System, and that single line is all the specification there is. The only dated record of it is a capture of KitchenAid’s US product site from March 2000.
The KHMS105EBL is a colour or finish variant, printed verbatim on KitchenAid’s archived product page for the KHMS105E. An owner whose plate reads KHMS105E, or one of its other finishes, is looking at the same machine in a different colour. The other finishes printed on that same page are KHMS105EAL, KHMS105ESB, KHMS105EWH. That puts the KHMS105EBL two decades or more into use, which is where the door latch, the interlock switches and the turntable drive start to decide how the machine behaves. Being out of production, a KHMS105EBL has its parts position checked at the outset rather than after a diagnosis.
Key Features
- Over-the-range Microwave Oven/Hood with 2-speed Exhaust System
- Recorded on KitchenAid's US product site in March 2000
- Printed as a colour or finish variant on KitchenAid's archived product page for the KHMS105E
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