To save space in the kitchen, the microwave oven can be mounted on the wall. Brackets for microwave devices of industrial production will help with this.
These devices are also called corners due to the fact that the main part of the fastening design is a channel bent at a right angle.
Microwave brackets can be bought at the market or in the store.
Before you purchase a mount, it is advisable to write down the dimensions of your oven. The most important of them are weight, depth and width. The depth of the appliance must correspond to the length of the part of the bracket that recedes from the wall. This structural detail is called corner overhang.
There are two types of mounts for microwave ovens - with a fixed and variable overhang of the corner. The second option is designs in which the channel is equipped with an additional part, it can be extended to an arbitrary length and fixed. Reach mounts are less durable and cost more than fixed mounts.
Each microwave bracket is designed for a specific load. How much weight the device can withstand is written on its packaging. In order to accurately calculate the allowableload for fasteners, it is necessary to add another five kilograms to the weight of the furnace. Such indicators may be in dishes with food that you put in the microwave.
In order not to endanger households, as well as to ensure the safety of the microwave oven, you can not buy a microwave bracket if the manufacturer is not indicated on its packaging.
When choosing a mount, you should consider that if a stove is installed on it, it should be at a distance of fifteen to twenty centimeters from the wall. This is how much the projection of the corner should exceed the depth of the electrical device.
Most manufacturers of microwave ovens give a year of mandatory warranty on their products and claim that these devices can last ten years or more. But your oven may fail sooner. Even if the device will work for ten years, you will certainly want to buy a more powerful and advanced device. The dimensions of the new unit may not match the existing wall mounting. If you allow such a development of the situation, it is better to play it safe and buy a microwave bracket with adjustable support lengths. At the same time, it is desirable that the oven can be installed without using the retractable part of the mount. This will give more options for placing new appliances on the old fixture.
Spare no money and buy a microwave bracket with a margin of safety greater than the calculated one. For example, your oven weighs fifteen kilograms, and a dish of food another five. Then it is advisable to look for a mount that is designed for forty kilograms. Then you will get confidence that the bracket will withstand not only the old, but also the new microwave oven.
It is important what color the mount will be. The white bracket is unobtrusive and does not hide the space. On a dark device, spots and dust do not rush into the eyes. But since you don't yet know what color the microwave you'll buy ten years from now will be, it's best to get a dark gray or silver bracket.
