Microwave/connection oven outside vent?

[NickM]

Anyone know if the outside vent has a flap that needs to be unlatched? Washed the 35S today and it looks like there is a flap that should be released to allow the mw oven to cool properly. I can see something that looks like a pair of latches along the bottom edge but they don't budge, appear to be caulked to the vent frame.

What say the experts?

[Grumpy]

They move, but are very stiff..

[NickM]

Which way do they move? Looks like they slide down but they don't budge. Don't want to break something.

[bansai]

Black, plastic flap with 2 tabs on the bottom edge?

This was covered in my PDI. Different unit, but same vent sounds like. It's on my checklist to open / close it for setup / take down. I thought I was going to break off one of the tabs, but they do give way.

[TaftCoach]

I just pull mine out from the bottom. Then push back in place.

[oldmanAZ]

On mine, the vent is for the range hood.

Like bansai said, outside there is a black plastic flap with 2 tabs at the bottom edge.
To release; with a thumb on each tab, push up hard... harder... HARDER... and the tabs will unlatch and the bottom of the vent will swing outward. I leave my vent unlatched.

[hboy]

Mine vents the hood vent and convection. I feel like i'm going to break the plastic tabs when I open it.

I usually leave the flap open unless it's in storage.

[NickM]

Thanks to all, my vent flap now is free and uncumbered

The last "HARDER" finally got it free.

We don't have a gas oven, just the 3 burners on the stove top and microwave/convection oven. DW baked a meatloaf Sunday and the cooling fan ran a very long time, my first clue that it wasn't venting well to the outside.

Again, thanks to all.