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by KineticLensman 1898 days ago
> How common was water damage to hobs before physical buttons were removed? I'm guessing not very.

I think this is correct - not much damage. I used gas hobs for decades with various types of buttons and knobs. With appropriate recesses, washers, etc not much spilt water got past them, but the resultant complex surfaces were difficult to clean.