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Safety Device Isolation Options for Induction Hobs

Shaun Scholes

I'm currently producing feasibility studies for replacement hobs within student accommodation. The replacement of the hob is straight forward enough, but the client has is looking for additional safety devices to isolate the hobs if a problem should arise. This will be alongside isolation switches above the counter and also RCBOs at the DB. The initial idea this:

https://www.kitchenstoveguard.co.uk/stove-guard/

I don't have much confidence in the information on this product. Claiming that the battery will last 10 years, and that there is no need for monthly testing.

If anyone has any advice on this product or similar, or even another method I'd like to hear it.

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    I think I share your lack of confidence, and even wonder  if it is the right solution to a problem that may not even exist  - after all is there a lot of  expense/damage each year due to frequent fires while cooking in this accommodation ?  If not is it just adding another thing to go wrong, with contacts that carry the full current and almost never operate - that will slowly oxidise and go high impedance....

      Can the reset switches be easily operated or the alarm disabled as required ? If not anyone doing flambe cooking will be disappointed.

    Looking at what happens to any smoke alarms that are more trouble than use, they need to be pretty reliable in operation and solidly constructed. I wonder how well it can learn the 'safe' cooking patterns for a number of people with very different styles of cooking sharing a kitchen, and if this just involves tripping and learning when it was reset and then not tripping at that level again.

    Mike.

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    This is student accommodation.  if anyone is doing flambe cooking, it's probably not intentional.

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