{"id":759,"date":"2012-11-02T02:01:11","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T02:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faultorfeature.com\/?p=759"},"modified":"2012-11-02T02:01:11","modified_gmt":"2012-11-02T02:01:11","slug":"anyone-have-problems-with-cell-phones-turning-the-oven-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faultorfeature.com\/?p=759","title":{"rendered":"Anyone have problems with cell phones turning the oven on?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question by Elaine M<\/i>: Anyone have problems with cell phones turning the oven on?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The story hit the New York Times. — if true it’s pretty dangerous.<\/p>\n

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\nAugust 23, 2009
\nABOUT NEW YORK
\nHello, Oven? It\u2019s Phone. Now Let\u2019s Get Cooking!
\nBy JIM DWYER
\nFirst the superintendent and the handyman checked the oven from top to bottom. Then they tested the electrical outlet that supplied ignition power for the oven. Everything worked. Finally, they gave their verdict to the tenant, Andrei Melnikov.
\nIt was simply not possible, they said, that his oven, a Magic Chef made by Maytag, had turned itself on full blast, as Mr. Melnikov maintained.
\n\u201cMaybe you imagined it,\u201d the handyman said.
\nMr. Melnikov picked up a warped meat thermometer, its plastic casing melted.
\n\u201cHow did I imagine this?\u201d he asked.
\n\u201cHe told me, \u2018Probably you don\u2019t remember pushing the button,\u2019 \u201d Mr. Melnikov said.
\nActually, Mr. Melnikov and his wife, Lina, almost never cook in the oven, which was new when they moved into their apartment in Gravesend, Brooklyn, three years ago. Like many people who live with more stuff than space, they store kitchenware in it.
\nOn the day it turned itself on, Mr. Melnikov recalled, his cellphone had rung in the kitchen. He talked for about 10 minutes. Then he smelled smoke. The oven was roaring. The thermometer was in flames.
\n\u201cMaybe the ringing cellphone turned it on,\u201d Mr. Melnikov suggested to the two men.
\nThey scoffed.
\nHe laid the phone next to the stove. They dialed it. Suddenly, the electronic control on the stovetop beeped. The digital display changed from a clock to the word \u201chigh.\u201d As the phone was ringing, the broiler was heating up.
\nThree other apartments in the building are fitted with the same make and model oven: Maytag Model CGR1425ADW. \u201cMy phone turned on all of them,\u201d Mr. Melnikov reported. \u201cOne apartment had a General Electric. It didn\u2019t work on that one.\u201d
\nOn Thursday, Mr. Melnikov welcomed a skeptical visitor \u2014 me \u2014 into his kitchen.
\n\u201cWill it happen now?\u201d I asked.
\n\u201cSure,\u201d he said.
\nHe reconnected the oven, which he had unplugged from the wall for safety, and turned the gas valve on. I dialed his number. The electronic pad on the oven beeped, the word \u201chigh\u201d appeared, and the phone rang. The flames were licking from the broiler jets.
\n\u201cIt goes right to the high setting on the broiler,\u201d he said. \u201cIt prefers high.\u201d
\nHe disconnected the oven. I asked him to show me again, and he cheerfully started over. Once again, a call to his cellphone turned it on.
\nMaytag learned about the rogue oven from a report on WINS 1010, which broke the story last week. A company technician confirmed the problem.
\n\u201cIn our experience, this situation is highly unusual,\u201d said Jill M. Saletta, a spokeswoman for Maytag. \u201cWe have offered to replace the unit with a brand-new one, at no cost, and will be taking the old unit to fully test in our lab.\u201d Any other ovens with the same problem will also be replaced, she said.
\nCity fire marshals came to the apartment Friday and saw a demonstration. The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission has written to Mr. Melnikov for information. Ms. Saletta said all Maytag\u2019s appliances are tested and meet safety standards set by Underwriters Laboratory and the American National Standards Institute.
\nThe landlord of the building, Arkadiy Eydlin, said he bought the Maytag ovens about four years ago. \u201cMaybe around 0, 0 each,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not the most expensive, and it\u2019s not the cheapest one.\u201d
\nCellphones, which send signals at up to 3 watts, often create electromagnetic interference with baby monitors, computer speakers and car radios, so it\u2019s not surprising that they might also affect an oven\u2019s electronic controls. People with heart pacemakers are cautioned not to carry phones in pockets over the implant. Engineers for Consumer Reports say that it is possible that Mr. Melnikov\u2019s cellphone induced voltages in the keypad of the oven.
\nWhatever the exact mechanism, the evidence is strong that these Maytag models are vulnerable to cellphones \u2014 and not just the one owned by Mr. Melnikov. The superintendent was able to turn on the oven in his own apartment by calling his own cellphone, which is a Samsung. Mr. Melnikov has a Sony Ericsson PDA.
\n\u201cI couldn\u2019t afford it, but it was a gift, like four years ago,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was maybe 0 then. More than the oven.\u201d
\nMr. Melnikov, 35, who emigrated from Russia in 2000, runs a company that sets up computers, networks and security systems. His apartment is crowded with electronics gear. The oven fire unnerved him and his wife. \u201cNot for the material things,\u201d he said. \u201cI have three chinchillas.\u201d
\nThe next big cooking holiday in their home will be Thanksgiving. \u201cActually, right now, cooking turkey, it\u2019s easier than ever,\u201d Mr. Melnikov said. \u201cIt takes just one phone call.\u201d
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Best answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Answer by POOKIE<\/i>
WOAHHH!!!! im not having that problem thank God!!!Lol<\/p>\n

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