We decided to upgrade from a terrible old coil range to induction. Since our wiring is old, it was just barely the minimum amperage for a lot of the brands, but the one brand we liked with knobs needed more power. So we're paying an electrician to come upgrade our wires, because touch controls are that terrible.
Re:Pixel prevented me from calling 911
by jmnicolas on Thursday December 09, 2021 @08:11AM
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I have a cheap one. The slightest hint of grease on it or on my hands and it doesn't detect my touch. Sometimes it needs several pass from different dry clothes to activate.
I'm mad at the thing just writing this!
Re:Pixel prevented me from calling 911
by occoder on Thursday December 09, 2021 @09:48AM
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> Spill some water? Now another change has happened.
That's exactly what happened to me while staying in a serviced apartment. It's hilarious, ridiculous, and sad all at the same time. As a software developer I died a little inside that day. Fortunately I haven't had to put up with that crap once I checked out of there.
Re:Pixel prevented me from calling 911
by alpaca128 on Thursday December 09, 2021 @12:35PM
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> Move a pan slightly - now you’ve pressed a ‘button’
With mine moving the pan on the wrong plate will trigger a lock button, in other words it locks the whole interface. So even if you want to switch the whole thing off you first have to press a button that's now as hot as your pan.
There's no escaping horrible user interfaces.
I tried to buy one with physical knobs but was told that the manufacturers who make them are moving to the touch controls.
So I’m going back to gas.