Never worked at a place with a walk in oven, but if they are anything like walk in fridges/freezers... technically... its possible for the inside handle to break in a way that it no longer moves the door latch. You won't know the handle on the inside can't move the door latch until you try to open the door. I've had to kick my way out of a malfunctioning freezer door a few times.
I wonder how the "on" button works for their model of oven? Would it be possible that somebody moved a cart/boxes in a way that blocked the door from opening and hit the "on" button?
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Welp... today I learned that it isn't standard to have an emergency shutoff inside a walk in oven.
used to work at a bakery and the walk in ovens there need you to shut it and then turn the handle, it will not go on otherwise (actually really annoying if the ovens are old and the doors are getting difficult to shut)
it's actually fucking insane to prank someone with these things if that is what happened, the oven is a terrifying place to be in even when it's cold and you're cleaning it.
Never worked at a place with a walk in oven, but if they are anything like walk in fridges/freezers... technically... its possible for the inside handle to break in a way that it no longer moves the door latch. You won't know the handle on the inside can't move the door latch until you try to open the door. I've had to kick my way out of a malfunctioning freezer door a few times.
I wonder how the "on" button works for their model of oven? Would it be possible that somebody moved a cart/boxes in a way that blocked the door from opening and hit the "on" button?
searches through the internet
Welp... today I learned that it isn't standard to have an emergency shutoff inside a walk in oven.
used to work at a bakery and the walk in ovens there need you to shut it and then turn the handle, it will not go on otherwise (actually really annoying if the ovens are old and the doors are getting difficult to shut)
it's actually fucking insane to prank someone with these things if that is what happened, the oven is a terrifying place to be in even when it's cold and you're cleaning it.
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