Hello everyone,
We had an induction cooktop installed, and both of us are quite sensitive to the magnetic field. My wife and I both notice it while the cooktop is running, experiencing a pressure-like sensation in our heads.
We have now looked at other induction cooktops, and while the effect is less noticeable with some of them, it is still sometimes perceptible. Now we are considering switching to a traditional cooktop.
What are your thoughts on this? Are you familiar with this phenomenon? Overall, I find induction very practical, but in the long term, it seems too problematic for us given our sensitivity.
We had an induction cooktop installed, and both of us are quite sensitive to the magnetic field. My wife and I both notice it while the cooktop is running, experiencing a pressure-like sensation in our heads.
We have now looked at other induction cooktops, and while the effect is less noticeable with some of them, it is still sometimes perceptible. Now we are considering switching to a traditional cooktop.
What are your thoughts on this? Are you familiar with this phenomenon? Overall, I find induction very practical, but in the long term, it seems too problematic for us given our sensitivity.
guckuck2 schrieb:
Can’t we just conclude that induction isn’t suitable for the original poster instead of going into all these explanations? I’m smiling too, but what’s the point? The most practical solution is probably to replace the cooktop with a halogen cooktop. If you really like and need induction, you can always get a single induction hotplate separately for occasional use and keep some distance. It will usually just end up stored in a drawer or the basement...
guckuck2 schrieb:
I don’t know of any induction cooktop that promotes reduced magnetic radiation.That would be just as clever as radiation blockers for mobile phones – and then wondering why the reception is so poor...
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maulwurf7918 May 2022 21:40Induction cooktops pose significant concerns from a radiation protection perspective. Induction cooktops are tested only with standard cookware. However, in real-life situations, various types of pots and pans are used, with different fill levels, lids, and stirring tools. This causes the radiation pattern to change unpredictably depending on which "antenna" (pot) is placed on the cooktop, potentially exposing the user to very high radiation levels, which can also affect specific areas of the body.
Such appliances will never be installed in my kitchen. At most, a gas stove would be considered.
Such appliances will never be installed in my kitchen. At most, a gas stove would be considered.
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maulwurf7918 May 2022 21:54By the way, this is not my idea; it was stated by an employee of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection during a broadcast on Deutschlandfunk about this topic.
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Benutzer20018 May 2022 22:50maulwurf79 schrieb:
By the way, this is not my personal opinion but something said by an employee of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection in a broadcast on Deutschlandfunk about this topic. However, it must be an individual opinion and not an official statement:
And in the SWR broadcast, the employee says:
And just as a side note… Induction cooking hasn’t only been around since yesterday. The first experiments and patents date back to 1900, with widespread use actually starting in the late 1970s and early 1980s. So we’re not talking about a new technology without long-term experience, quite the opposite 😉