# Liability in case of irresponsible use of my Homey App
**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/liability-in-case-of-irresponsible-use-of-my-homey-app/80338
**Category:** Developers
**Tags:** app, customer-support
**Created:** [May 10, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/liability-in-case-of-irresponsible-use-of-my-homey-app/80338 "2023-05-10T12:48:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@RoyB](https://community.homey.app/u/RoyB)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2023, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/liability-in-case-of-irresponsible-use-of-my-homey-app/80338/1 "2023-05-10T12:48:31Z")
Hey all,
A less technical question that is still very relevant to us developers; I have written a Homey app that is controlling a Wifi controllable gas fireplace.
Normally the fireplace can be turned on and off etc. using a IOS app, but never scheduled or automated, but with Homey you could do that. Seeing how that could go wrong is not hard to imagine. (e.g. unintentionally keeping a fireplace running MAX for weeks when someone is on holiday)
I would publish it to the app store, but I dont wanna take any responsiblity for the user burning their house down. So given that, do you guys think it is responsible to share this app? And would I in any way be held liable if anything happens to users of the app?
This is the app that I fake to be, using Homey:
[http://myfireapp.com/](http://myfireapp.com/) (edited)
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### Author:  [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/liability-in-case-of-irresponsible-use-of-my-homey-app/80338/2 "2023-05-10T21:48:39Z")
Yea, the “Don’t dry your cat in the microwave oven” issue…
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### Author:  [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2023, 5:33am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/liability-in-case-of-irresponsible-use-of-my-homey-app/80338/3 "2023-05-11T05:33:23Z")
> [@Peter\_Kawa](#):
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> Don’t dry your cat in the microwave oven
Simpy close the door before leaving the room 😛
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### Author:  [@Hugo](https://community.homey.app/u/Hugo)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/liability-in-case-of-irresponsible-use-of-my-homey-app/80338/4 "2023-05-11T14:17:42Z")
Maybe you could say that if they leave the house, they have to close the gasline?
😄
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### Author:  [@Ekri](https://community.homey.app/u/Ekri)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/liability-in-case-of-irresponsible-use-of-my-homey-app/80338/5 "2024-09-07T18:55:04Z")
Am still interested in this app, is there a possibility that you can share the code @RoyB ?
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### Author:  [@RoyB](https://community.homey.app/u/RoyB)
#### Post date: [September 7, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/liability-in-case-of-irresponsible-use-of-my-homey-app/80338/6 "2024-09-07T19:17:48Z")
Its been on github as a public repo all this time.
I do not have a mertik controlled fireplace anymore so I can’t really update anything but I believe this should keep working:
> **[GitHub - erdebee/homey-mertik-wifi: Homey plugin to control Mertik Wifi Connected...](https://github.com/erdebee/homey-mertik-wifi)**
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> Homey plugin to control Mertik Wifi Connected fireplace