Integrated stoves are favoured by an increasing number of consumers, and which brands and indicators are vulnerable to non-compliance in regulatory screenings? What needs attention to be paid to consumer selection of integrated stoves
In june 2024, consumer report collated the results of the integrated cookstove tests issued in 2021-2024 by the national directorate of market supervision and the provincial and municipal market supervisory authority and analysed the data to draw conclusions useful to consumers。
The results show that between january 2021 and june 2024, the supervisory authority sampled 201 batches of integrated stoves, 25 of which were ineligible, involving brand names such as hua jia, haotaitai, yunmi, de&e, inse cherry snow, with the main unsatisfactory projects being structure, marking and description, power connections and external soft lines, and co concentration in dry smoke。
Twenty-five non-conformities, involving brand names such as marques, haotaitai and yunmi
On a book platform, there were 380,000 plus notes on “integrated stoves”. Data from the oviyun web show that, in the first half of 2023 alone, the market volume of the integrated cooking centre - the steamed section of the stove - increased by 286. 4 per cent over the same period, and the sub-linear market by 87. 8 per cent over the same period。
According to statistics, for more than three years (january 2021 to may 2024), the national directorate of market supervision and the provincial and municipal directorates of market supervision examined 201 batches, of which 25 were ineligible, with a success rate of 87. 6 per cent。
On the brand side, various brands or integrated stoves in production firms have been tested for non-conformity, including huang jia lok, haotaitai, yunmi, de&e and inse sakura。
Specifically:
The following is an example of the non-conformity of the three brands: hua talai, yunmi and haotaitai。
In january 2024, the shanghai market supervision authority issued a 2023 sample inspection of the quality of integrated stove products at the shanghai market, with one batch of the labels known as the “mega-love” domestic integrated stoves produced by the guangdong van jia gas company ltd., which were not qualified and were marked and described as non-qualified projects。
Since 1985, man's music has focused on improving domestic hot water and kitchen life in china, with products covering the four main categories of hot water, cooking power, water purification and heating, including water heaters, smokers, gas stoves, dishwashers, integrated stoves, water purification units, walled stoves, etc。
In march 2023, the shanghai city market supervisory authority issued the results of the 2022 shanghai market product quality monitoring spot check (tenth batch), a batch of sub-platforms known as the “yummy” integration stoves produced by leptis electrics ltd., nakayama city, which were not qualified and were not structured。
According to the investigation conducted, the registered capital of laptis electric company ltd. In nakayama city is rmb 10. 3 million, and the legal representative is kwok khun. The company focused mainly on such electrical areas as oil smokers, gas stoves, disinfectant cabinets, gas heaters, bathhouses, etc., and formed a professional cooking house electric manufacturer。
In march 2023, the shanghai market supervision authority issued the results of the 2021 shanghai market quality monitoring sampling (eighth batch) with a batch of sub-platforms known as “hautaitai” integrated stoves produced by “good wife electrics (china) limited”, with the main non-qualified items being structures, power connections and external soft lines。
According to the haotaitai official network, the haotaitai brand was born in 1996 and has been focusing on the area of cooking appliances, with a strong effort to develop kitchen appliance products such as gas stoves, oil smokers, water heaters, disinfectors, water purification machines, integrated cookstoves, steam ovens, food cleaners and garbage processors。
It is worth mentioning that haotaitai is not the same brand as the well-known smart hanger wife. Haotaitai, an integrated stove brand, belongs to the smyk home environment technology ltd. In foshan city. The smart hanger wife is affiliated with the quangdong good wife technology group inc. (603848. Sh) and is listed on the shanghai a stockboard, focusing on smart hang, smart security, smart home products, etc。
Other non-qualified producers and brands are no longer mentioned。
Over 50 per cent of unsatisfactory structures, signs and descriptions
The kitchen is often seen as the heart of the room's layout and a simple and efficient kitchen appliance is key to improving cooking efficiency and experience. The integrated cooking power, represented by integrated stoves, integrated cooking centres, began to emerge。
When cooking equipment, such as gas stoves, is opened automatically, and during cooking, consumers are reminded to take steps to integrate stoves to make cooking more intelligent. However, there are still some unconforming projects where the integration stoves are not reassuring to consumers。
In the sample, the non-conforming items of integrated stoves are concentrated mainly in structure, marking and description, power connections and external soft lines, and co concentration in dry smoke. Over 50 per cent of them are structurally, marked and descriptive。
The structural incompatibilities were most severe, at over 30 per cent. In the standard, structural projects require that the device should not have a rough or sharp edge that can pose a danger to the user during normal use or maintenance. For example, there is one batch of integrated stoves with rough or sharp edges, which can lead to a risk of harm to users during normal use or maintenance。
The percentage of failure in marking and description projects exceeds 20 per cent. Standards require that the marking of the device and the content of the instruction document ensure its safe use. Signs guide consumers in the correct purchase and use of integrated stoves, such as domestic gas stoves, which should be marked with signs at the appropriate location, including: name and model, use of gas class codes or area of application, rated gas supply pressure, rated heat load, manufacturer name, etc. If the project does not comply with standard requirements, the product is mislabelled or inaccurate or is not regulated, which may result in wrongful handling by the consumer, causing a personal injury incident. This problem is mainly due to the lack of firm confidence in standards and the lack of emphasis on conformity。
Carbon monoxide concentrations in dry flue gases intuitively reflect concentrations of hazardous substances in emissions, as well as quality control of product design and manufacturing processes. When gas stoves are burned, the gas-air ratio is inappropriate and incomplete combustion occurs, resulting in excess carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide concentrations in flue gases are too high and are used in closed environments, which can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning for users。
Consumer report recommendations
(1) focus on product identification and description. Consumers may check whether the product or its packaging is explicit in its implementation of the corresponding product standards, whether there are standard warning signs, signs and instructions, etc. Recognition of cc signs, examination of cc certificates and product certificates。
(2) choose integrated stoves that are easy to wash, strong, high-fire, low-noise. Consumers use the pains of integrated stoves, which are difficult to clean, low-suction, low-fired, high-noise, and should be chosen in reverse. Consumers are advised to buy integrated stoves with different heat load values based on family life habits and number of members. For consumers living in high-rise dwellings, we would prefer to buy high-pressure integrated stoves。
(3) focus on the appearance and materials of integrated stove products. Select integrated stove products with a solid overall structure, a better sense of quality, thicker plates, well-processed, smoother and hairless edges。
