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i was about to invest in an induction hob when i noticed a WARNING about not going near it with a heart pacemaker! how serious is the risk? apart from not knowing what my future brings, i dont want visitors keeling over at the kitchen door. 😯
A friend is a physiotherapist and he has to switch off some of his equipment when his pacemaker-equipped father in law visits.can anyone pls recommend an alternative?
many thanks, df
Re: safety of induction hobs?
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you would need to contact the manufacturers if you are worried concerning this.
Bryan
safety of induction hobs?
Most domestic induction hobs operate in the 700KHz frequency band allocation and could radiate spurious emissions out if their designated frequency. So it would be advisable to be cautious toward high energy devices such and microwave ovens and induction hobs when wearing a pacemaker.
The price of induction hobs has plummeted in recent years and likewise the quality of many are questionable at best. Safety therefore may well be compromised especially the RFI/RMI shielding creating co-channel interference toward other frequency dependent devices.
Avoid…!
Re: safety of induction hobs?
Many thanks bryan and martin. i will avoid induction and reconsider microwaves .
dick fowlerRe: safety of induction hobs?
Your safe as long as you don’t lie on the hob, but unless your bones are the same density as your pans the hob will not function. When a pan is cooking deflected frequency is dispersed, you would have to be against the pan to have any affect you’d badly burn yourself before. So unless your stupid or prone to fainting in a rigid position, cannot feel pain and have a pace maker you’ll be fine.
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