Yes they’re rings. Still doesn’t explain why not everything is in the same rotational direction.
Comment on The Hi and Lo directions on my range’s knobs
Kushan@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m really trying to understand what’s going on here in a way that makes sense, even if it’s a twisted kind of sense.
My best guess is that some of these burners have multiple rings and that by turning the knob left (Anti-clockwise), you’re going from smaller number of rings to larger number of rings - however, the rings start at their highest heat level. So looking at the bottom right dial as an example, the first “Notch” on the left is the smallest burner on the highest setting, then as you turn left more, it’ll dial down that burner until you get to the second ring on the burner - starting at full power for that second burner and continuing to lower power until you get to the 3rd ring, then it’s same again for the 4th ring.
Is that right? am I even close? I don’t understand why you’d go from smallest burner to highest burner anti-clockwise, but go from lowest burner-power to highest clockwise. That still doesn’t make sense to me.
LazaroFilm@lemmy.film 11 months ago
TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 11 months ago
That’s what I’m thinking, the different burners have different rings that are individually controlled
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That’s pretty much exactly how it is.
OP’s stove is GCRE3060AF, or similar. The rightmost knob is inconsistent for reasons I cannot fathom, unless there is some obscure electrical reason. It is an electric stove, and the knobs with multiple ranges do indeed control burners that have multiple potential sizes. One of them has two selectable sizes, and other has three. On these I believe the rationale is that the high setting is the closest and most easily accessible because radiant electric ranges suck [citation not needed] and since they take forever and a day to heat up most users will just leap right to the full blast output setting immediately. I have no idea why the direction on the last knob is backwards from the others, but it is.
If you’re morbidly curious, you can view the entire control panel from OP’s stove (or one similar) here.
LazaroFilm@lemmy.film 11 months ago
Also hers a pic Image
Mozingo@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Lmao, sneaky reflection bird
LazaroFilm@lemmy.film 11 months ago
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lwuy9v5@lemmy.world 11 months ago
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Afghaniscran@feddit.uk 11 months ago
Love it
papabobolious@feddit.nu 11 months ago
Also seems mildly infuriating to reach across whatever you are cooking to handle the knobs.
june@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I can’t decide if I prefer this (my stove is this way) or bumping the knobs with my hips.
TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 11 months ago
I nearly burned myself the other day doing this on my stove. Put the damn knobs down on the front!!!
LazaroFilm@lemmy.film 11 months ago
That was a choice. We have a young kid who loooves touching buttons and turning knobs.
Kushan@lemmy.world 11 months ago
hahaha, amazing!
LazaroFilm@lemmy.film 11 months ago
Yep. It’s. GCRE3060AFF electric stove. (Other thing I hate is the fan noise when the oven is on, even when not on convection). Your idea of Hi closest to off position makes sense except of that triple knob, the 3rd ring Hi position isn’t at the top.
someguy3@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Have you Google the fan being on all the time? Ours (different model) doesn’t do that and they really shouldn’t.
warling@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It has to do with keeping the internal circuit boards cool so they don’t overheat due to the heat from the oven. We had a stove that did that too. I hated that thing. It would roar like a jet engine for about 30 minutes even after you turned the oven off.
TurnItOff_OnAgain@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Probably due to the knob itself and the configuration of the leads coming off of it.
LazaroFilm@lemmy.film 11 months ago
I’m sure there’s a lazy engineer reason. But as someone who does engineering semi-professionally, come on! You don’t skimp out on UX just because it’s easier to make it this way! There is a reason why Murphy’s Law exists! And in this case it’s actually a fire hazard!
intensely_human@lemm.ee 11 months ago
As a UX designer who became an appliance salesman, I challenge you to invent better UX for these features.
someguy3@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
It takes like 5 seconds to heat up.