Frigidaire FGMV176NTF 30" Gallery Series Over the Range Microwave with 1.7 cu. ft. Capacity in Stainless Steel

Heavy duty, multi purpose. The alarm for when something is done in the microwave is annoyingly loud and persistent, however.

Great microwave. The finish is fingerprint resistant and it mostly matches my older 'Gallery' Frigidaire appliances. The font on the logo is different. My unit came dented but that is on the shipper. Amazon took care ot the issue instantly and now I have a shiny new one.

I bought this Frigidaire microwave to replace a previous Frigidaire microwave that died. I bought it with the assumption that it would be an easy install since it was the same brand and also the Gallery Series. Being the same brand and series, I would have expected SOME thing to remain as before. WRONG!!!! The electrical cord came out at a different location meaning I had to drill a different hole in the bottom of the existing cabinet. The rear hanging bracket also had to be changed since the old one was not compatible. The three bolts in the top that holds the microwave were close but being about 1 1/2" apart from the previous model that also meant drilling three new holes in the bottom of my cabinet. The bottom of my cabinet looked like Swiss cheese by now. Since my previous model also vented out the top, I felt that maybe things would line up fine. Wrong again, the new microwave upper vent sits about 3/4" to the left of the older Frigidaire. This required modifying my metal exhaust duct to accommodate the offset. Overall I am pleased with the microwave but I am very disappointed that Frigidaire could not retain SOME of the measurements on the new model to make an installation to replace a failed Frigidaire unit easier. If you are starting from scratch with new cabinets, none of my installation difficulties will be an issue. There are some installation measurements that might be a challenge such as 9-27/32". Trust me, the paper template is not that accurate but if you drill big enough holes........ My old broken Frigidaire microwave did fit exactly in to the box that came with the new unit so since I opened it very carefully from the bottom, it is now sitting out on my front porch waiting for some porch pirates to haul it away.

UPDATE: My Frigidaire microwave seems to be burning up! The last time my daughter used it large amounts of smoke came out. Before that it has been rattling very loudly... breaking was down. I have only had this for a year and three months. I have never had a microwave breakdown on me, I had one for 17 years that came with my house, with no problems. I did not expect to buy another microwave only 3 months after my warranty expired!!! I bought the Frigidaire brand to match my existing Frigidaire stove. It works really well, the only thing I miss from my old microwave is a 30 second button. No big deal, I just enter the amount of time. See photo, very nice looking microwave installed. Ease of installation, I didn’t do it for myself!

Good

We would recommend this microwave. It is mounted over our stove to free up cabinet space. I love that you just pull the handle to open the door instead of pushing a button. Roomy enough inside for more than one dish. The beeper is loud enough and continues to beep every few seconds to remind you that there is something in there. The outside is sleek , too. Hope we never have to replace it but if we did I would buy it again.

Product is fine other than two annoying things. 1) when installing, the nut (which is clipped with plastic clips from inside the microwave housing) popped out when we were trying to bolt it in, and fell through into the inside of the microwave, which was a pain to remedy. 2) when the microwave finishes running, it incessantly beeps until you open the microwave door. Kids will put stuff in microwave and walk out of room leaving me to stop what I’m doing to open and shut the microwave door in order to stop the incessant beeping. Per manual and company there is no way to turn this feature off... unless you totally turn the sound off completely, meaning there is absolutely no beep and timer will not sound either. Why incessantly beep? It’s not like your food will explode if you don’t get it out of the microwave after it’s run it’s cycle. The end. :)

Very well made microwave. It definitely is the best one we’ve ever had, and we’ve had many. It also looks very nice and matches everything in my kitchen.