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> 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
by 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 agoThat'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.