Sharp 1-1/2-Cubic-Foot 1000-Watt Over-the-Range Microwaves

by Sharp

Product Features

• 1000-watt 1-1/2-cubic-foot microwave with 19 automatic settings
• Large, 14-1/8-inch-diameter carousel turntable adds capacity and versatility
• 11 Smart and Easy sensor settings for most-popular microwaved foods
• Convenient auto-touch control panel; 5-digit, 2-color, lighted display
• Measures 29-15/16 by 16-1/4 by 15-9/16 inches; 1-year limited

Product Details

Product Manual [1.65mb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 33.1 x 19.3 x 15.6 inches ; 63 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 63 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009V3X8
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,817 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
  • #66 in Kitchen & Dining > Small Appliances > Microwave Ovens > Over-the-Range Microwave Ovens

Product Description

Color Name: Stainless Steel

Sharp microwave oven R-1514 over the range stainless ,sensor concealed touch, 6 instant action keys, 2 speed fan, high/low work light 11 power levels.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disastrous design., September 18, 2004

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Alger (Weston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharp R-1514 1-1/2-Cubic-Foot 1000-Watt Over-the-Range Microwave, Stainless (Kitchen)

It may look pretty, but as an over the range microwave oven it provides nothing but headaches. Even a modest amount of heat from the cook top below causes the microwave oven's pushbutton door latch to deform (melt?) because Sharp chose to save money with plastic rather than metal interior parts. Thus, either the door won't close or one has to pry the latch open each time. The service technician who replaced the assembly (twice) said he had performed almost a dozen similar replacements in the recent past.

My advice, buy it only if you never plan to use the cook top below.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great microwave, little tough to mount, June 25, 2004

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Rick Van Hazel (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sharp R-1510 1-1/2-Cubic-Foot 1000-Watt Over-the-Range Microwave, Black (Kitchen)

Its a pretty big and heavy unit so having someone around to help mount would be a good thing. I found that sometimes the clips in the back have a little trouble popping in all the way, unless its lined up just right.

I didnt like the wall mount screws a whole lot as well as the fact there is only 4 to hold on the whole bracket (they note that you should have at least 2 in studs). They have holes drilled in the mount all the way across, so what I did was located two studs, drilled some 1/16th pilot holes in the bracket where they were and sunk (5) 1 3/4" drywall screws in each stud from top to bottom of the bracket to attach it to the wall. I didnt want to worry about the microwave falling off and either seriously injuring someone or smashing my new ceramic top stove.

Also be careful if drilling the top cabinet mount holes with the microwave in place, the bit can easily destroy the screw hole :) I ended up replacing the two small upper cabinet mount screws with 1/2" self tapping bolts. So the cinnimon powder doesnt quite sit level up there in the cupboard.. but the microwave is definately not falling out of my wall!

As for functionality, the microwave is nice and powerful, the unsightly buttons are hidden behind the door (you punch in the settings when you open it). A note of caution, dont put anything in it without the carousel tray to heat. I had a small paper nacho bowl in there and it almost started the glue on fire in 20 seconds.

Another note... The carousel tray does not ship in this box well, mine arrived broken in half. My only option was to ship the whole unit back (weighs like 80 lbs). I lucked out because my old microwave was a Sharp and the carousel tray is identical.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty darn happy, August 14, 2005

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CJD "the slow kitchen builder" (Indianapolis USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sharp R-1514 1-1/2-Cubic-Foot 1000-Watt Over-the-Range Microwave, Stainless (Kitchen)

Undaunted by some of the poor reviews, we purchased this microwave oven... mostly because it was the only one that my wife and I agreed was really cool looking. In addition to the good looks, we have been very happy with the features and performance. The inside is much roomier than our old GE and the Sensor cooking feature seems to work very well.
The push button handle seems to get hot when cooking on both front burners of the stove, but so far no problems at all other than being hot to the touch. We did purchase the extended warranty from the Amazon website... just in case.
Overall, it is a really good looking microwave that performs well and priced great.

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