There is no safety standards for electric pressure cooker market "quite a mixed bag"

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There is no safety standards for electric pressure cooker market "quite a mixed bag"

According to data: in 2008 the output of a nationwide electric pressure cooker has reached nearly 800 million units, from GOME, Suning Appliance stores such figures also show: electric pressure cooker is to rapidly rising sales as the market leader of small appliances. But also understand that our country, “electric pressure cooker safety and performance requirements” for the validation not just through the implementation, consumers must purchase and use great caution.

Electric pressure cooker is still big security risk

90s of last century, “pressure cooker” in danger of consumers generally quite understanding, but has recently appeared on the market “pressure cookers” Is it safe?

According to the national daily hardware related standardization center head can understand that the electric pressure cooker is also a pressure vessel, pressure cooker, so it also hides some flaws, especially security issues.

Although, as an alternative to a pressure cooker Electric pressure cooker in the market appear beginning with “security” as the main concept. Canton 100 electrical sales, said to reporters: “pressure cookers in addition to the sophisticated computer program control, the response to various accident prevention measures are essential for safety, such as opening the lid or power failure, when the pressure is higher than 0.05 atmospheres not open cover, safety valve in 3 seconds so you can make the pressure to normal. ”

On the other hand, consumers in the purchase and use or have concerns. In the country the United States, are purchasing electric pressure cooker of Ms. Wang said security for fear of pressure cooker, so she had never bought, recommended to her friends, until recently, electric pressure cooker, that there is computer controlled to ensure that no accident, she moved heart. In fact, electric pressure cooker has a been accidents. Not long ago, Mr. Huang Guangzhou consumers complained to the newspaper, his family had just used the electric pressure cooker second accident occurred, his wife launched into the lid falls for dodging the waist. After the incident, business delays for various reasons, more than a month, the problem has not been resolved. Similarly, consumers Chung family pressure cookers are also used when a failure, but fortunately his mother had not believed that the “new stuff” of security, electric pressure cooker placed in her living room use, and then to the kitchen to cook. Less than 1 hour, living room and a loud noise, electric pressure cooker, “bombing” open the lid some parts flying, soups and soup residue everywhere.

There is no safety standard market quite a mixed bag

“Electric pressure cooker is the development trend of small home appliances in the field of new products, the most fierce one, annual growth rate of more than 100%.” It is an electric pressure cooker manufacturer, Shunde, industry insiders, one of the manufacturers in 2008 produced more than 300 million on Taipower pressure cooker. Interview appliance stores reveals that the pressure cooker market positioning from low to high are the most expensive of more than 2000 yuan, cheap no-name 23 hundred dollars can buy.

According to the National Quality Supervision and Inspection Center Household Appliances Electric Appliances Test director Ling Honghao, at present the electric pressure cooker temperature, pressure and other aspects of control have basically solved the security issues, the safety factor has been greatly improved, if it is certified through 3C qualified products, consumers can rest assured that the purchase and the basic use. However, as countries have not been quality checks, so the market’s overall situation was no specific data to reflect.

“Back in June 2007, South Korea issued a” pressure cooker safety certification standards “, and our electric pressure cooker since inception has been no unified national standard last year, the approval of” electric pressure cooker safety and performance requirements “standard also has not been formally promulgated, electric pressure cooker test has been using the standard liquid heater. “There are now more than 60 pressure cooker home appliance manufacturers, uneven quality, consumers should choose carefully. ”

Electric pressure cooker bogey six selected

1: Ji only cheaper plans. To pick a grade, a factory, a specification, quality, qualified products.

2: Avoid brought on with. Initial use to read the instructions.

3: Ji Yong ago unchecked. First of all, check carefully when used to vent is blocked, the pore is blocked under the safety valve, rubber (information, quotes) gasket is aging.

4: bogey lid do not overlap. Launched into the accident will cause the lid.

5: Avoid too full of costumes. Raw food pot volume capacity of not more than 4 / 5, if the beans are easy expansion of the food shall not exceed 2 / 3.

6: Avoid opening the lid halfway. Electric pressure cooker to cool on their own or be forced open ends.