★★★★★ Turn Off Frigidaire Annoying Microwave Beep - Remove Beeping Noise Maker Instructions & DIY
Vložit
- čas přidán 17. 03. 2018
- Super fast tutorial: This beeper is the most annoying sound ever. Here's the only way for you to stop it from beeping: destroy the beeper for good. You will get your life back.
My model number: FFMV164LSA (it's just your basic Frigidaire microwave)
★
☆
Original review from Beau Chevassus, Knok Studio (Media for non-profits), www.knok.org (Seattle nonprofit) Knok.org
From Beau Chevassus: smile.amazon.com/gp/profile/A1... - Jak na to + styl
Every other fridgidaire microwave: "just hit preferences off"
This 1 version: "yeah you're gonna have to take the whole thing apart and cut the wire"
My board design was slightly different, but similar. I ended up partially covering my speaker with a blob of acrylic caulk to reduce sound output by about 75%. Like other's comments, the designers of this model deserve perpetual diarrhea.
😆
Hahahahhaa!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you! What psycho decided that was a pleasant beep along with deciding to send reminder beeps every 60 secs?
Right? It’s the reminders for me. I’d be presenting on a zoom meeting and it would just keep going off.
My FFMV164LSA is in a rental so I didn't want to destroy the beep, lest the rental company come back at me for damaged the microwave. Instead, I mixed up some Quikset JB Weld, filled the speaker hole and glued nickels ($0.05) to both sides of the buzzer. Oh so quiet. Almost like my neighbors microwave is beeping instead.
😂😂😂
We just moved in to our apt yesterday. I have OCD and a million boxes to unpack but this microwave was just so annoying that it immediately managed to rocket to #1 on the list. THANK YOU for this tutorial. Many blessings to you from my (now) peaceful home to yours ❤️
I just figured out...if you press start AND stop when the beeping starts it will stop. Ive not seen this info anywhere for this model.
THANK YOU! I had my last straw with this microwave and when I found out there was no button combination to press to turn off that incessant beeping, I was so sad. This took me about five mins (my top cover was very stuck) and now the beeping is gone! I do want to point out to everyone that ALL the beeping is gone, so no buttons make noise when pressed. That’s all good with me! Thank you, again!
I had a different model # and watched and tried all the other vids telling me it was a setting that could be easily changed.
Bless your heart for posting THIS vid. It worked, no damage was done and now it's almost a strange feeling when nothing beeps. No worries, I'll get over that in a hurry 👍 Thank you
Same here!
I admit I was worried that pulling that beeper would cause other issues. It didn't 👍
I did it in 10 minutes with very long acrylic nails. Unplugging the 2 wire clear plug was harder than I thought, I had to pull really hard and straight then it came out. For the buzzer I had to bend the buzzer back and forth until the 2 solder arms broke. Other than that, same as video. We know have a peaceful microwave. God Bless You!
Thanks for the tutorial....a word of note, removing the control panel requires sliding it up before pulling it off. I tried for a few minutes until I accidentally pushed up and it came right off.
Cool, thank you for the heads up.
-Beau!
Thank you SO MUCH. I have no idea how the previous owners of our house managed to survive with this beeping all the time, but a week in I'd had enough. This was incredibly helpful!!
Thank you so much! After having put up with this noise for 8 years it is finally resolved!
I literally destroyed the buzzer. Having a bad day today. After 4 years of hearing this isht daily, today was the FINAL day. I destroyed it and dgaf. It deserved it. I feel better already
I laughed so loud reading this! I feel the same way. Today was it. I couldn’t hear that beeping one more time!
I can’t thank your enough for this, I couldn’t STAND that sound!
The “nubbins” he refers to look like thin flat metal prongs on each side of the round black “buzeer”! ☺️ I managed to get the round part off the prongs and instead of cutting them down, I gently pushed them to the side and left them there, since it’s not technically my microwave and I put the black round buzeer away in case they want to put it back after I move out.
i have the same one. ffmv1645ts. the beeps letting me know when im pressing a button are surely annoying. but absolute midevil torture is when the food is done, you'll get 3 LOUD LONG BEEPS. followed by 15 seconds of silence, and then another 3 LOUD LONG BEEPS......
And it doesn't stop. Torture.
Why does the Frigidaire ffmv164lsa model not have a mute feature?!? Why does it continue to beep even after I've opened the door?!? I'm about ready to try your tutorial and see if this makes our lives better.
Thank you for this video! It worked perfectly for me and it took no more than 5 minutes! Just remember to take the control panel off you have to slide it up not just pull on it.
This video literally saved my marriage. Thank you!
Thank you, it worked perfectly. Now I can reheat my coffee in the early AM without disturbing the whole family.
my guy- you, yes, you just made my day! Got my man card back today after 2 years of being unable to figure this out. You are a.... wait for ittttttttttt... genius!
best video on CZcams. super fast explanation and solution to a super annoying problem. thank you
I have the same model and although the “buzzer” was in the same location it had no cord. Instead it had a plastic piece that wouldn’t pull off so I just snapped it off. Finally peace and quiet. Thanks for your help
Awesome!
omfg thank you so much, I was told you couldn't get inside and cut the speaker but then I accidentally found this video looking for something else about this terrible microwave.
God bless you and your beautiful silence, my friend.
-Beau
As I wanted to do a reversible surgery, I applied slight pressure with a prong and centre pin connecting at the back of the buzzer came off. It was soldered. When needed I shall solder that back in to get the noise back.
thank you for posting this video, I'm just annoyed to find out that of course I have a microwave I can't just change the settings :(
Omg this was exactly what I was looking for! The beeping was killing me! Thank you!!
You've been lead astray, no need to take the microwave apart. The sound can be turned off by pushing Clock Settings twice and following prompts.
@@marccurcio1 I have this exact microwave and pressing the clock settings multiple times does nothing. It just goes back and forth between AM and PM. I tried holding the clock settings button down for 3, 5, 10 seconds and also does nothing. I read the manual and also nothing in it that says beeper can be disabled, so I believe this brute force method is the only way to do it.
@@marccurcio1 Not for this exact model, FFMV164LSA, hence why this video exists in the first place.
Thumbs up! I snapped the leads off pretty close to the buzzer in case I feel like soldering it back on. Like the other dude said, slide up on the keypad. Thank you sir.
I will do it today. Makes you wonder, does Frigidaire even test their designs?
First.. I'm a tech geek with an electronic background. You... are God! 😆 Thank you!! I went down the programming Rabbit Hole. I thought.. No way you gotta physically disable this pos. Yep. Yer right. For anyone else suffering with this. Quick Tip. Just pop one of the soldered wires off of the back of the piezo speaker with a tiny screwdriver. Don't bend and break the entire thing off the circuit board. My 2 cents. 🙊🙉🙈
WE COULDN’T GET ANY OF THE PRONGS OFF THE BOARD AND WERE ABOUT TO GIVE UP AND THEN SAW YOUR COMMENT. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! Popped one of the soldered prongs off with a flathead screwdriver and we have PEACE AND QUIET
Thank you for posting... took 5 minutes/ done!
Thank you! So glad this worked for me!
They spelled buzzer correctly on my model! 😄
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! I was ticked that there was no way to silence this LOUD beeper that goes off THREE TIMES! Where can I send your pizza? 😄❤️😎
Ty. Worked perfectly
excellent work. I have exactly the same model and I just did what you suggested. Perfect. thx
You've been lead astray, no need to take the microwave apart. The sound can be turned off by pushing Clock Settings twice and following prompts.
@@marccurcio1 I have this exact microwave and pressing the clock settings multiple times does nothing. It just goes back and forth between AM and PM. I tried holding the clock settings button down for 3, 5, 10 seconds and also does nothing. I read the manual and also nothing in it that says beeper can be disabled, so I believe this brute force method is the only way to do it.
Thank you! Very easy project, that thing drove us crazy.
You've been lead astray, no need to take the microwave apart. The sound can be turned off by pushing Clock Settings twice and following prompts.
@@marccurcio1 I have this exact microwave and pressing the clock settings multiple times does nothing. It just goes back and forth between AM and PM. I tried holding the clock settings button down for 3, 5, 10 seconds and also does nothing. I read the manual and also nothing in it that says beeper can be disabled, so I believe this brute force method is the only way to do it.
Amazing!! Thank you!!
You're a hero!
Merci / thank you
FYI - I just spent 30 minutes in a live chat with Frigidaire support because I'm in an apartment and didn't want to break their microwave. No luck.
I told them that I can clearly see a mute icon in the upper left corner of the display but can't figure out how to activate it. After sending me the links to two CZcams videos that I had already watched (one video references this exact video, actually,) and sending 5 different button combos to press (two of which my model doesn't even have,) they let me know that indeed, breaking the buzzer is the only option.
Funny side note - I can see that one of the previous renters of my unit attempted this method without removing the screws first, broke the plastic piece on top, and ultimately gave up lol.
There isn’t a silent mode?
Thank you. Thank you!!!!!!!
bless you sir
Thank you!!!
THANK YOU!
Thank you thank you thank you!
Worked on first try. Thanks.
Thank you sooooooooo much!!! We were going crazy. This works well with model CFMV164LSA. And BUZEER is not French ;-) Still not well written in my model either!
You've been lead astray, no need to take the microwave apart. The sound can be turned off by pushing Clock Settings twice and following prompts.
@@marccurcio1 Not on this model.
@@manondeladurantaye Tell me the model, I'll tell you exactly how to silence the beep. As I noted before, different models have different procedures for accessing the menu function. On some, you have to hold down Clock for 3-5 seconds and the Menu will switch on.
Same model as you, there is definitely no setting to turn it off, mine was spelled correctly though
Whyyyyy is this so difficult??? We moved into our house a year ago and this had been the bane of my existence and now I have to be an electrical engineer to fix it?? Y'all....
I'm feeling ya! I totally relate!
@@BeauReviews thank you!!!! X infinity!!!!
Easy peasy, thanks so much!
You've been lead astray, no need to take the microwave apart. The sound can be turned off by pushing Clock Settings twice and following prompts.
@@marccurcio1 I have this exact microwave and pressing the clock settings multiple times does nothing. It just goes back and forth between AM and PM. I tried holding the clock settings button down for 3, 5, 10 seconds and also does nothing. I read the manual and also nothing in it that says beeper can be disabled, so I believe this brute force method is the only way to do it.
bless you 🙌
THANK YOU SOOOOOOO MUCHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
Mine didn't work like that unfortunately. I had to physically rip the buzzer off the circuit board to get it to stop. But thanks to your video I knew what to look for so thank you.
@@marccurcio1 still not regretting
@@DandyDoesIt You can stick a fork in a toaster if it makes you happy, but when you advocate that others do so, then good folks need to speak up. I just reported this video to CZcams for safety reasons, hopefully they will take it down.
@@marccurcio1 it's not my video. You are Karen-ing to the wrong person.
@@DandyDoesIt OK, so I'm not going to reword so you can comprehend. Did you mom redecorate basement before you moved in?
Okay thank YOU!! I also had to slide up the control panel and my buzzer was in a slightly different spot I’m assuming due to age but I laughed maniacally when I tested it. I’m so sick of that dang microwave beep especially now that I have a baby
“laughed maniacally” bahahahahaa!!!! Oh my word not only am I so friggin thankful there’s a way to silence this damn thing but the comments throughout DO NOT disappoint. 😂
@@barbarasnyder2892 hey man when it wakes your baby up and you want a hot pocket it’s a miracle to not hear it anymore
Thank you! The noise is torture!!
This video just saved my marriage.
I love you
There's got to be a button trick because if you look closely on the interface, there's a mute sign on the top left corner. Anyone know that button configuration?
My thoughts exactly! I haven’t found it yet
Came here to say this. I've tried every button combination. On some microwaves, you hold down one specific key from 0-3, or press clock twice, but none of those work on this model. The manual doesn't mention anything about it either. I'm wondering if they re-used the panel design from a previous model and did not implement the mute on this model or something?
Feels a little weird to not have that annoying sound but I'm sure I'll be thankful when it doesnt wake my wife in the morning :)
So I have to break the thing to disable this annoying beep? Thanks Frigidaire, it sucks!!
Thank you. This was the last attempt before I used the hammer
The worst beep in the universe. Thx for the tip!
Thank you so much for these instructions! That microwave was driving me crazy!
You've been lead astray, no need to take the microwave apart. The sound can be turned off by pushing Clock Settings twice and following prompts.
@@marccurcio1 I have this exact microwave and pressing the clock settings multiple times does nothing. It just goes back and forth between AM and PM. I tried holding the clock settings button down for 3, 5, 10 seconds and also does nothing. I read the manual and also nothing in it that says beeper can be disabled, so I believe this brute force method is the only way to do it.
@@marccurcio1you sir are wrong.
Other CZcams tutorials: “hold down this button for 6 seconds”
This tutorial: Proceeds to dismantle entire microwave 😂😂😂
There's seriously no way to disable the beeps through settings??
You've been lead astray, no need to take the microwave apart. The sound can be turned off by pushing Clock Settings twice and following prompts.
@@marccurcio1 are you sure when i double click the clock button it just swaps to am or pm
@@curtisevans338 You can search your model number and download the Owner's Manual. Different models have different procedures. My Whirlpool microwave uses number 1 to silence the completion beep, or number 2 to silence all beeps. If you change a setting by accident and can't figure out how to change back, just unplug and all setting will return to factory settings.
@@marccurcio1 You are the one leading people astray.. i've read the manual and this microwave has no option to disable the beeper. Do your research before acting like you know what you're talking about
Buzeer ❤️
so funny seeing how many people have looked this up because we all hate it
🙌
You've been lead astray, no need to take the microwave apart. The sound can be turned off by pushing Clock Settings twice and following prompts.
@@marccurcio1 my microwave doesn't have "clock settings" and when I hit the "clock" button, it just changes the clock from AM to PM.
@@miaormonde Sorry, that's for my model, different models, different procedures. Yours may require holding down Clock Button for 3-5 seconds to access menu function.
If you search your model number, the Owner's Manual will come up and you can download and read different procedure. Speed-up or slow-down menus, sounds, and other stuff. All this is moot of course if you've removed the speaker! :-)
@@marccurcio1 I have this exact microwave and pressing the clock settings multiple times does nothing. It just goes back and forth between AM and PM. I tried holding the clock settings button down for 3, 5, 10 seconds and also does nothing. I read the manual and also nothing in it that says beeper can be disabled, so I believe this brute force method is the only way to do it.
Anyone know of this is reversible? We are in a rental, so likely don’t want to to anything permanent. Although I think we would be doing any future tenants a favor. Is the CEO of Frigidaire maniacally laughing somewhere? Glad they have fixed this in other models with a button, but for those of us stuck with this model, snip snip!
You've been lead astray, no need to take the microwave apart. The sound can be turned off by pushing Clock Settings twice and following prompts.
@@marccurcio1 Mine doesn't have clock settings only clock for the lfmv164qfa. I've looked everywhere and tried it all. If anyone can help me find it, I'd really appreciate it!
@@billythygoat Hailey. Try holding down Number 1 or 2 for five seconds, may bring up a menu. Send me the make & model number, and I'd be happy to research specific instructions for you
@@marccurcio1 please do your research before commenting like an insufferable know it all. You don’t even own a Frigidaire microwave. The model is FFMV164LSA. There is no way to do it in settings. A manufacturing oversight (major flaw). If you DO find a way to do it in settings besides telling people to hit certain button es twice or thrice of hold them down for any length of time (none of these works)... PLEASE let us know THE ACTUAL FACTUAL WAY TO DO IT instead of throwing your guesses out there. Or else, please kindly shut up.
@@rachelsmith5712 😆
👍👍👍🙏
I hate this microwave. I don't hate the sound enough to do all that, but I do hate it enough that when the unit finally expires i'm going to smash it with a hammer. Oh, and never buy this brand again.
Just a heads up, you should check to see if your model has a setting to disable the buzzer first. Every Frigidaire model I have ever found has a setting where you can simply turn the buzzer down or off.
Capt. Winky there are several pages that refer to this problem. There is actually no way to disable the beep without doing this. The manual also shows there is no way to disable the beep. It’s pretty ridiculous!
I'm pretty sure there's a way to do it using the front of the control panel. It's in the manual I believe. It's obscure but can be done. Using the clock button or some other button that's meant for something else. Hence the obscureness. If you don't have the manual I guess this would be second best? Thanks for this though. Hopefully I will be able to find the right buttons for my model.
Totally annoying !!! Beyond
He must be an OCDer like me and the rest of us who found this vid.
You've been lead astray, no need to take the microwave apart. The sound can be turned off by pushing Clock Settings twice and following prompts.
@@marccurcio1 You're about 11 months late... I cut it out. The model I have does not have a control panel that includes this disable alarm feature. Thanks for your feedback though!
@@artoffugue333 I know it's late, but hopefully others will see before operating! There's different procedures for different models. For instance, pushing Clock Set twice for sound setting. Three or four times for other settings...
@@marccurcio1 I have this exact microwave and pressing the clock settings multiple times does nothing. It just goes back and forth between AM and PM. I tried holding the clock settings button down for 3, 5, 10 seconds and also does nothing. I read the manual and also nothing in it that says beeper can be disabled, so I believe this brute force method is the only way to do it.
Or just hold 2
Not on this model
@@jaycarr1790 😆
Folks, you might try this first! czcams.com/video/VFAS4V9Mbq0/video.html
That menu (press clock twice) is not available on this specific model.
Frigidaire anything is garbage
You can turn off the beeping from the options menu, you don't need to take it apart. Press the clock setting button twice and press it again until you cycle to the volume option, wait for the "off" setting to scroll on the screen and then hit start. No more beeps.
😆
This hell model doesn't come with this option. That's why 66k people have watched this so far.
Or you could just change the settings and turn it off but I guess whatever floats your boat.
Please show me where this setting is since you apparently know that it has one
Lol u know nothing
You do know there is a volume setting, right? You just have to set it to OFF.
Where is this fabled "off" button for the beeping? ;)
J Wood: This model does not have a “Clock & Settings” button. Only one that is labeled “Clock,” which does nothing but set the time no matter how many times it is pressed, or how long it is held down. I have searched high and low, and was hoping to come across some sort of method for maybe a service mode or something similar. Unfortunately, there is no ⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️🅱️🅰️START
for this microwave.
good job, easy right!
@@BeatleBradley I feel the same way. Looking for a solution because it's so loud and I don't want to cut or remove anything in case I damage anything in the rental.
Not on this model unfortunately
Most modern microwaves have a setting to mute the microwave. Just have to read the manual or look it up online. Sorry so many of you have torn your microwave apart 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 should have read the manual!
This particular model has no volume or mute function. Oddly enough, it is equipped with the loudest buzzer ever, AND it keeps chiming even after you open the door at the end of cooking! Poor design...Hell, I was cleaning it and the Frigidaire logo wiped right off!
@@TheBravofox Yeah the fact that it keeps buzzing after opening the door makes it 10x worse. The buzzer has got to go lol
@@TheBravofox You've been lead astray, no need to take the microwave apart. The sound can be turned off by pushing Clock Settings twice and following prompts.
@@transam351 You've been lead astray, no need to take the microwave apart. The sound can be turned off by pushing Clock Settings twice and following prompts.
@@marccurcio1 I have this exact microwave and pressing the clock settings multiple times does nothing. It just goes back and forth between AM and PM. I tried holding the clock settings button down for 3, 5, 10 seconds and also does nothing. I read the manual and also nothing in it that says beeper can be disabled, so I believe this brute force method is the only way to do it.
OR, you can press Clock Settings twice, then select Off! Read the owners manual folks, Clock Setting adjusts other settings as well!
Not the right model #
@@briandd8714 they are all adjustable, regardless of model number, just read instructions.
@@cktubeful I realize you're embarrassed. I'd be embarrassed too if I believed I had to disassemble a microwave just to turn off the sound and then someone comes along and teaches me how silly it is to take apart a microwave when all I needed to do was push a button or two.
I would just say thanks, but you keep trying to convince others that they should void their warranty at best, or get a serious shock or cause an electrical short/fire at worst!
So you or anyone else can tell me their model number, and I will return simple instructions for turning off the sound. Or, just download the corresponding owner's manual, and READ IT!
Marc Curcio Oh, you’re not just misinformed... you’re also, maybe foremost, a troll. Sad place to hang out isn’t it... the microwave repair comments? And yikes, that was your best reply to me... and you even had to come back and edit it? But keep at it, Buster... you’re definitely looking in the right place for admiration. You’re a clever little boy.
@@cktubeful OK, whatever you say is fine with me. However, taking your microwave apart to silence the beep, is like taking your TV apart because it's too loud. There's a mute function, whether you believe it or not.
Now stop being silly