My wife and I replaced an over the stove microwave ourselves several years ago. Even though I'm fairly handy, I was a little nervous about juggling the old one out and the new one in. So, we covered the glass stove top with pillows in case it slipped out of our hands. In fact, I think we used enough pillows (couch cushions), so we didn't have to hold it in place while starting the mounting bolts We bought the same make but newer model#. Before buying I checked the weight of the boxed unit in the store. Mounting was very similar for new and old, and the unit comes with a mounting template. Had to drill a couple new holes in bottom of cabinet for the new mounting (mainly because the original mounting was not done correctly). It's best to have an extra set of hands but it took us less than an hour to do it. When finished, we high-fived and felt good about having done the job and saved hundreds.
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