I'll be honest, when we got our kitchen done last year, i have put my microwave in a cupboard under my built in oven. Its only been used a handful of times. I do have a fully working hob though. I have never known anyone whose appliances break as often as hers do! Think i would be getting the electrics in the house checked out cos surely thats not normal? Hasnt the dishwasher broke twice, the food waste (waste of money!) thing broken, the oven stopped working at some point as well im sure.