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Touch controls for something as dangerous as a stove top are inherently a mistake. A human could easily have done the same accidentally. This is a lawsuit waiti

• puranjay 4y ago
  Most household objects and appliances are better off being as low tech as possible. An acquaintance's daughter died in a house fire because the door had a "smart" lock that malfunctioned in the extreme heat. She was the only casualty in the entire apartment complex because hers was the only apartment with the smart door. Everyone else had conventional door knobs and got out in time. I've since sworn off anything with any smart features whatsoever.
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  • aaron695 4y ago
    Fire rated doors need the correct fire tested locks. This includes analogue locks. Most locks would not be. You can't/shouldn't put any lock, analogue or electronic on an apartment door. You can of course get fire rated electronic locks. This is not the electronic bit. It's about the quality of the locking mechanism and how it goes in the fire testing furnace.
  • rightbyte 4y ago
    That is terrifying and sad to hear ... I guess you want mechanical knob on the inside to mitigate this? I know multiple friends who have a both-side "smart" door knob. I.e. the inner one is not connected until you turn it and something does something inside with a buzz.
• aaron695 4y ago
  > Say what you will about knobs It's exactly the same. The dogs paw would turn it on with a bump. Same for gas, except it wouldn't ignite, just possibly blow up the apartment. Unless you claim new knobs require a double action...then so could new touch buttons ( our touch induction took multiple actions to turn on which a dog could not do) Don't leave things on the stove is a good lesson here perhaps. I'd also hope the fat was not hot when they left it unattended. I assume the firefighters were alerted early by modern tech, not people yelling out.
  • ekianjo 4y ago
    > It's exactly the same. The dogs paw would turn it on with a bump. Knobs usually are design to be push-and-turn. Much more difficult for a dog to do accidentally.
  • rightbyte 4y ago
    > Same for gas, except it wouldn't ignite, just possibly blow up the apartment. For any sane stove the gas only flows when pressing the nob unless it is lit.
    • fckthisguy 4y ago
      That's a required security feature in the UK. Also, any gas appliance with non-functioning security features canmot be reconnected to the gas mains. There's plenty of people willing to risk it but forcing the service people to follow rules cuts the risk.
• chrismcv 4y ago
  My dog did similar with a knob based one. Quite a few of the touch based ones have a childlock which would likely solve the issue.
• vannevar 4y ago
• BeFlatXIII 4y ago
  See also: touchscreens in cars.