Induction hob

So I'm new to the world of PMs and while I have seen all the dire warnings about all sorts of electrical equipment and so on, which I suspect would cause most people to stay in bed!

I'm prepared to take most of it with the pinch of salt as long as I'm not being stupid but the one thing I do have a question about, mainly because my wife can't cook!!, is induction hobs.

I'm aware that the advice says to stay at least two feet away - over 6 feet tall so hopefully it shouldn't be an issue but I'm curious if anyone knows what happens if you ignore that advice and get too close??!!

 

Thanks

Paul

6 Comments

Induction stoves

by Lavender - 2024-08-04 10:24:13

We have discussed induction stoves here and the concensus is you're safe. You must stay at a safe distance . Almost everything is safe when staying at a distance. Your device won't get interference from most household devices. We are not to lean over a running engine, though. 
 

You will be fine. 

Here's a link on one discussion:

https://www.pacemakerclub.com/message/41352/pacemakers-and-induction-stoves

it's fine

by Tracey_E - 2024-08-04 12:00:51

6" is what I've always been told, not 2'. With a stove, any distance that would be too close is also too hot so it's not an issue. 

The warnings

by Prof P - 2024-08-04 19:58:38

Yes, 6" (about 15 cm) is about right.  My EP shrugged when I asked about the induction range we had.  I've only been told "no arc welding."  Most warnings written by lawyers.  

Hob

by piglet22 - 2024-08-05 07:15:05

The "what you can do's" far outweigh the "what you can't do's"

Induction hobs work at frequencies (20 to 50 kilohertz) which way lower than anything the pacemaker uses (2.4-GHz), a factor of almost a million. No likelihood of data corruption or upsetting the pacemaker workings.

If you have a radio controlled clock, you are already have similar frequencies around you as the hob. Electric rechargeable toothbrushes and more mobile phones use inductive coupling to charge wirelessly.

You would have to go to extraordinary lengths to come to harm from any interaction, if even possible, between your device and the hob.

Enjoy your cooking.

Induction cooking

by Renny - 2024-09-03 00:34:51

Thanks.  I've been looking for that advice for two years.  Nice to know it's probably OK as the push is on where I live to get rid of gas cooking.

Induction hobs

by JPen - 2024-09-07 10:10:32

I recently had a new kitchen fitted, including an induction hob. Quite by chance, the fitter joked about it being lucky I didn't have a pacemaker, which was a total shock to me because I'd been using my daughter's for about 4 years, blissfully unaware of any possible issues! I phoned my cardiology department in a panic & was told it was fine, as long as I didn't hug it! 

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