Buy Built-in Kit (Black Plastic Trim) (Sharp RK51) (MICACC RK51)Built-in Kit (Black Plastic Trim) (Sharp RK51) (MICACC RK51) Product Description:
- Height 18.12
- Width 20.00
- Depth 26.87
- Weight
- Color
Product Description
Build your Sharp microwave into a wall or cabinet with this Trim Kit. Provides ventilation as required and delivers a clean look that integrates the microwave into the wall or cabinet. Built-In Trim Kit in Black for Sharp Microwave 1.8 & 2.0 Cu. Ft. Models Operating SystemBatteries IncludedBatteries RequiredNumber of BatteriesBattery TypeLanguageAssembly Required
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Replaced old Sharp R5A53 w/RK81 trim kit
By PCMc
After 19 years, had to replace our old Sharp R5A53 microwave which was installed in wall cabinet using a RK81 trim kit. Purchased new RK-530EK (or EKT, they're the same) so purchased the RK-51 trim kit. Installation of the RK-51 wasn't too tough overall (I'm not a pro, but know which end of a screw driver and power drill to use). Couple things to keep in mind if you're going to use the RK-51 trim kit.The trim kit includes a sheet metal ventalation duct (it's like a little shelf/stand) which slides into the bottom of the opening. The microwave then sits in on top of this shelf/stand/duct. The duct get secured into the cabinet/wall opening, you sit the microwave in on top, then you mount the trim around the front. The trim actually comes as four pieces (top, bottom, then two sides), not a single surround like my old RK-81 trim kit which I replaced. There are 6 screws which end up securing everything to the wall. As the screws provided are pretty long (over an inch), you'll want an electric drill so you can drill pilot holes. Only thing I wasn't thrilled about is the side trims snap in place between the top and bottom. That means you need to be really precise about mounting the top at the correct height and I could never figure out how you won't have a slight line/crack between the top/bottom and the sides.Most important thing about the whole installation is the width of the wall opening. Both the bottom shelf and the face trim mount to the face on the cabinet along the vertical sides of the opening. If the opening is too wide, you'll find yourself with no way to attach to the wall, even though the trim is wide enough to cover the opening.If you don't have this problem, or not replacing a similar Sharp RK-81 trim kit like I did, then you can probably stop reading here. However, if you do have either these situations, then here's how I approached it and might give you some ideas.My wall opening was actually too wide (about an inch on each side) leaving me with nothing to secure the new trim into. My old RK-81 trim kit mounted to the wall along the bottom/top edges, not the sides, so the opening width was not critical. Given that, my cabinet maker actually had oversized the width of the opening, which worked great for the cabinet construction, but now 19 years later provided me a bit of a tricky situation. One option is I could have mounted a couple wood strips along the inside of my opening on the sides to fill it back in to the required narrower width. That would have worked and been fine as the outside trim would cover it.However, If you're replacing an RK-81 trim kit like I did, I actually found what I decided was a better and easier option. I found it really easy to mix and match between the two trim kits. The outside trim of the old RK-81 is the perfect size to still fit around the RK-530 (or RK-520) series microwave. I used the bottom shelf/ventalation duct and cord from the new RK-51 kit, but the outside one piece trim and mounting brackets from my old RK-81 trim kit. I ended up drilling a couple holes in the bottom lip of the shelf so I could secure it from the front in the exact same holes as my old trim kit. This secures the bottom shelf/duct of the new kit in the same way as the bottom support spacers did on the RK-81 kit. I then wall mounted the RK-81 trim back exactly like it was before. It fits perfectly, no gap between the inside of the face trim and the microwave, and the microwave door still opens a full 90 degrees. Only difference is I have a 19 year newer microwave. I'm not drilled any additional holes in the cabinet as I had before, so if you try this, decide you'd still prefer to put the new RK-51 outer trim on, you just take the old trim off and mount the new trim pieces exactly like you would have anyway.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Sharp RK-51 Microwave "Built-In" kit:
By Chad
We have our Sharp microwave installed in a wall-cabinet and didn't like the "unfinished" look of the appliance sitting on a shelf. We purchased the Sharp RK-51 kit to finish the installation. While it was a fairly straight-forward matter to install, I'm not overly impressed with the functionality of the product. The trim pieces surrounding the oven restrict the full-opening of the over-door to about 60-degrees, which presents conflicts when loading items. Our oven is chest-high, and the inability to fully open the oven-door makes what should be a simple task a bit of a struggle; you need one hand free to "hold the door open". The installation looks much nicer, but the trim-kit makes using the appliance less functional as I would have expected.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Sharp RK51
By Harold
The Sharp RK51 arrived as promised. The quality and fit was as advertised. It was easy to install once the new microwave arrived. A previous reviewer wrote that they had a problem opening the door once they install the trim kit. I didn't find that to be the case here.I would recommend the Sharp Trim Kit to friends.
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