‘It sounded like an explosion’: Glass flew everywhere after stove top suddenly shattered
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- A Volusia County man heard a loud explosion and then saw glass flying across his kitchen. It turns out his stovetop shattered minutes after he heated up some food.
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First of all, the trend to not providing full instructions and warnings WITH the product is the root cause of many such issues. It is good that the company is replacing his stove. I have just informed my family of the dangers involved, as none of us knew.
Oh, they absolutely do provide warnings. In the manual that pretty much nobody ever reads. And if they did read it, they would return the appliance because the manual reveals what an absolute pain in the ass those stoves are.
It doesn't sound like a design flaw or even the makers fault. He put the lid down that was wet, and the heat created the issue as it cooled. If they replace the stove, he should thankful.
I agree. I have always put the lid down upside down on the stove top because I don't want to get the stove wet.
This is EXACTLY what happened. This is not the stoves fault.
Now I know why there are ridges on my glass stove, so there's not a completely sealed surface... The more you know
good old gas stoves are my preference. when you turn the heat off, it stops and you can leave your pot/pan on the burner.
Gas stoves produce pollutants which are not good for your health.
The best are those old style metal coil eletric stove tops, bar none.
Yes I’m staying with all of gas appliances and vehicles.
@@czechmate6916 Good for you. I prefer electric stoves and gas vehicles as well. F electric vehicles they suck.
Although rare anymore, not everyone has a smart phone. In the past couple of years I have seen several stories about the front panels on the ovens shattering. I think manufacturers are cost cutting and going to cheaper glass.
This was the exact root cause of Pyrex shattering unexpectedly, resulting in some injuries. It was only later that the company issued warnings about a thermal shock risk when this wasn't always the cause of glass explosions....it was actually due to a reduction in glass quality.
The majority don't read the instructions fully anyway. Still a very rare incident and user error.
@@msr1116 I had a 1 cup Pyrex glass measuring cup explode in my microwave!
Sounds to me like glass stovetops are a bad idea. I’ll stick with natural gas, thank you.
I dont like glass top stoves.
When I was going to buy a tv stand for my new one a few years ago, almost all of the ones on amazon were with glass bases. After reading the reviews and horror stories, I decided against those, too.
He put the lid with the handle up on the range top and it pulled a vacuum. Had a friend do this-he pulled up the lid so hard to remove it he broke the glass. This isn't a defective range. #hit happens.
I put my lid upside down on a towel on the counter.
I had no idea this is possible, i probably would have done similare thing. Scew QR codes this should be front page warning.
Yes__my phone doesn't have the capability for QR codes, so that's bull.
All 'pertinent' information should be given to the purchaser of any appliance!
That assumes you have a computer phone and the app that reads the QR code. Not everyone does.
I have a Samsung induction cooktop. The manual I received advises against putting hot items on cold areas & vise versa. This is common sense to anyone who cans (as I do) - never put hot food into cold jars or cold food into hot jars. They are more likely to break.
I always remove hot pans & lids to the counter, with a hot pad underneath.
Excellent reporting. Thank you!!!
NEVER place anything made of glass on top of the stove burner.
Good that no one was hurt and I never imagined putting a lid face-down on a glass cooktop could create a hazard. Personally, I always rest my lids face-up because as they're wet and/or oily they just get the glass dirty.
Glass cook tops are really not ready for prime time. This is just what happens when you put a lid down on it.
Thank God no one was there at the time
That's a user error. Also a freak accident.
Glass stove tops are easy to clean but my gas stove cooks better and and I can still use it when the power is out!
Unless it has a pilot light, which requires electricity
@@ncmariofan3605 I can light my stove with a lighter even though it has an electric spark ⚡️ that lights it. When the power was out one year during Christmas for four days and I had to cook dinner for the whole family on a old wood stove I have for emergency heating, I went shopping for a gas stove to replace my electric stove and I had to run a gas line to my new gas stove so I could cook, even when the power was out! I have used my gas stove to cook many times when the power has been out! Always have an option! Also try using a wok on an electric stove, it doesn’t work properly.
I was about to to say the same thing about the lighter! I had to use it on my grandma's gas stove when it wouldn't light up correctly@@seamoreplant
I always put the lid upside down, I don't like a mess on my stove.
Go back to buying regular burners instead of these glass tops. This could have blinded him. Full instructions and warnings should be printed and given to every buyer….not everyone has a cell phone to scan QR codes or phone plans that have internet access. I have a pay-as-you-go plan and I can’t access internet from my cell phone. Stop assuming everyone has this and start requiring companies to provide all warnings in hard copy.
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In what's more is not everyone lives close enough to a city that would have free Wi-Fi that you can access.
He put lid on glass. It cooled and caused a vacuum under the lid.
Some older folks dont know what a q r code is...
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More to this story. I can't even decipher what I'm looking at.
All us blind folk will be sure to look for the code and read all instructions. Do they supply cd manuals?
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As he’s talking, I’m looking at the stove where he’s pointing and thinking “There’s no damage. All I see is a broken lid”. The visual would have been better had they actually moved the lid so you could see the damage to the actual stove.
The owner is correct, there should be a warning upfront and Center, not on something that you have to download from the internet. NOT EVERYONE has a smart phone that can scan and open a website from a QR code. Manufacturing companies should NOT be operating on the assumption that every person who is buying their product has a smartphone or even have the capability or knowledge to do this.
Dangerous!
The company was aware this could happen but sold it anyway.
My grandmother had a stove like that in the 80 s
😂 rare, it happened to me 3 times, that's why stop buying glass stove tops
And you didn’t learn after the first one? 😞
Whirlpool and every other brand have all gone to shit not one company puts out something you can rely or depend on. Everything is made so cheaply made of plastic now instead of back in the days of stainless steel or metal. Now it’s plastic. Everything breaks everything so cheaply made and you can’t trust any company.
Why have a glass top stove? I have a gas stove, if not that I'd get traditional electric.
Scan a QR code with a PHONE? Do you know how many DEATHS are caused by PHONES every year???
Same thing happened to me in a rental in Brandon florida pulled a pan from the stove turned around and boom
I wonder if similar warming came with the wok??
I've always avoided those glass stoves, and wondered on what planet those stovetops make sense? Have a kid who throws things? Have a hot pot that's a smidge too heavy? Have you set a cold metal pot on the heated glass stove? Have you accidentally spilled cold water on the stove while cooking? Every one of those actions can make a glass stovetop shatter. Also, have you ever seen a professional chef use one in a restaurant? No.... Because they're inefficient junk.
It is straight up one of the biggest scams in appliances. They stay hot for an hour after use, they're difficult to keep clean, and they're straight up dangerous around children.
Did glass send out a memo saying we decided to no longer be breakable?
People rarely read the manuals and warnings anyway. How many of us actually read the fine print these days? Scroll and hit agree button is what 99.9% of us do 🤷♂️
This is not rare at all Over the past 10 years I've heard over a hundred stories like this before.
Oven Doors are also exploding at an alarming rate. What is an alarming rate? I say more than 2. They can do better with tempered glass...who ever they are.
Sooooooo... Dont place lids for pots, pans, woks, etc on the cook top. Lesson learned. Thanks!
Good story. Very helpful about what not to place in surface of stove👍. The part of the story where a QR code is mentioned connect to another topic in the news lately about not clicking on those QR codes. Be careful and check before we click
There you go.
I read the fine print and I'm sure many others don't but!! I am sure that I forget after a short period of time.
Is the same as when you miss use the cup blender with hot water and cold water as same or in a short period of time off time difference
Vacuum, YES!
While this is crazy, i think if the manufacturers put visible warnings for all possibilities, the stove would be covered in stickers, all starting with, "Do not remove"
People, Don’t Ever scan barcodes ! Dangerous for your phone……
Hey but in some countries you can't even enter a hospital anymore, without scanning their barcode at the entrance.
@bioold8925 good to know. Thanks
@@bioold8925 Like every ONE HAS A phone ??
Of course there’s a warning…👀
Appliances are dangerous and crap now.
I am surprised it hasn't happened before, or has it. 🤔 Does anyone else have a story like this?
Has happened to me 2 days ago. Not an explosion but the stove top is cracked from top to bottom
I'll stick with electric and gas...
Cheap chinesium glass.
So sorry, having a bit of trouble w/ the excuse by this fellow in the pink shirt, that it's all caused by a "VACUUM in the WOK COVER". U-huh. May I please see this fellow's recent bank statements; and, perhaps, the wok maker's guarantee? Is there More to this tale?
I couldn't buy the vacuum explanation either. there is no reason for an oven to have airtight places.
@@unadomandaperte A stainless lid especially if wet {or oily} laying on glass can certainly make an airtight seal, if the glass is cooling it will indeed create a depressurization zone. The pressure below the glass is at ambient the pressure above is less pushing the glass upward, if even a microscopic scratch is in the upper surface of the glass it will spread from the tension and release the pressure all at once. What part of this do you NOT understand?
@@BrianStevens-y6hhonestly I don’t have the basic scientific knowledge to understand this. I’m guessing I didn’t have good science teachers.
@@Alice-iu5wr I guess not, here is an easy way to think of it, take a pane of glass, the pressure is the same on both sides, now mount the glass in a wall, push on one side really hard, what happens? It's really that simple.
Made in Israel
For sure!!
His fault never leave anything on cooking surface pay attention to directions thank God he is not a Pilot 🛫