Bedok Central

[DSA 0]

guys, on the topic of kitchen ware. How did you guys layout your kitchen? Is it like sink and hob opposite each other?

There is some margin in which u can adjust the position of the hob such that it does not face the tap - Fire & water must not oppose each other.

[DSA 0]

The promoter from City Gas say Rinnai is from Japan. Yes, la germania from italy.

Only the ones with inner flame burners, ie RB-2CG & RB-3CG are made in Japan; the rest are made in other countries, for eg Vietnam. That's how it manages to keep prices of hobs with non inner flame burners competitive. RB-2CG is my number 1 choice for hob if not for its pricely $650. And dam Rinnai Singapore doesn't bring in a stainless steel hob with 2 inner flame burners. And so I picked my second choice Fujioh FG 792 SS which is $300. Rinnai lost one customer.

[isc90152 0]

i guess most people would do it that way. although its not good for feng shui?

It conforms with the "triangle theory" (fridge / sink / hob) for usability. As for feng shui, if it is not directly facing, should be ok i think. shui huo bu rong.

Yuan: I did not encounter any high back counter stool with cushions before. I think most counter high stools are not meant to be as comfortable as a normal height chair. nevertheless, good luck for your search!

Edited August 13, 2008 by isc90152

[herbman76 0]

It conforms with the "triangle theory" (fridge / sink / hob) for usability. As for feng shui, if it is not directly facing, should be ok i think. shui huo bu rong.

your sink can be abit more the the left while you can have your hod & hood more to the edge this should resolve the fire water situation.

all the best

[Iman 0]

Only the ones with inner flame burners, ie RB-2CG & RB-3CG are made in Japan; the rest are made in other countries, for eg Vietnam. That's how it manages to keep prices of hobs with non inner flame burners competitive. RB-2CG is my number 1 choice for hob if not for its pricely $650. And dam Rinnai Singapore doesn't bring in a stainless steel hob with 2 inner flame burners. And so I picked my second choice Fujioh FG 792 SS which is $300. Rinnai lost one customer.

Seems we have the same cooker, although mine yet to be installed. Model was recommended by my contractor for the spiral inner flame feature. So did u get fujioh hood as well?

[hihihi 0]

if something is made in japan, it will sure put big words there "Made in Japan". Same for Rinnai (if u see their promotional brochure) and LCD TVs.

[DSA 0]

So did u get fujioh hood as well?

Yuppers! FX 900 at $350.

From my findings on hobs & hoods, which I posted on earlier pages, I conclude Rinnai's inner flame burner is technologically superior than Fuijoh's version. Just that Rinnai Singapore is short-sighted not to bring in RB-2Si (which is available in TW, CN & HK) even though they have a RB-3Si and a RB-2CGS in their hob line-up. I doubt RB-3Si is available at $300.

[happyhouseowner 0]

if something is made in japan, it will sure put big words there "Made in Japan". Same for Rinnai (if u see their promotional brochure) and LCD TVs.

Only saw in the brochure that the oven is made in Italy. They did not mentioned about the hoods and the hobs though.

[LimeGreen 0]

FX 900 at $350

Fujioh FG 792 SS which is $300

DSA, if you don't mind, can share with us which supplier give you this price?

Hoe Kee?

Thanks.

Edited August 14, 2008 by LimeGreen

[DSA 0]

Our Linear Green thread is too quiet these days - Let's play hangman, shall we?

Or u prefer Wheel of Fortune? Name of retailer can be provided instantly. But what's the fun right?

Goh Ah Bee

Hoe Kee can't do such pricing. I think Fujioh's pricing to home electrical appliance shops is rather favourable OR these shops go for lower margins, higher volume.

Edited August 14, 2008 by DSA

[seraphinee 0]

Hi guys, wanted to ask the good people here if anyone is intending to lay or has laid network cables all around the house?

[DSA 0]

Is there any particular motivation for laying network cables? I believe it is only needed if your file transfer need for speed is more than what wireless 801.11n routers can provide - typical throughput of 74 Mbit/s to a max of 248 Mbit/s. Are u intending to do high speed file transfers or video streaming? It requires, at a minimum, Cat 5 cable (the same as 100BASE-TX), but Cat 5E and Cat 6 cable may also be used and are often recommended.

Edited August 14, 2008 by DSA

[seraphinee 0]

Is there any particular motivation for laying network cables? I believe it is only needed if your file transfer need for speed is more than what wireless 801.11n routers can provide - a user throughput on TCP/IP of 100 Mbit/s. Are u intending to do high speed file transfers or video streaming? It requires, at a minimum, Cat 5 cable (the same as 100BASE-TX), but Cat 5E and Cat 6 cable may also be used and are often recommended.

Yep, my fiance's a pretty IT-centric kind of guy and we're both pretty heavy users of the internet. So we would like to have a LAN so that we can be wired up throughout the house. However, we would like to know if anyone else has done so, so that we can find out how others have planned the cable-laying

[DSA 0]

If there's no compelling motivation such as need for speed, I believe a wireless router solution would be easier & more elegant. Another alternative is HomePNA through phone lines. If only the Starhub coaxial connections can be leveraged for home networking.

[seraphinee 0]

If there's no compelling motivation such as need for speed, I believe a wireless router solution would be easier & more elegant. Another alternative is HomePNA through phone lines. If only the Starhub coaxial connections can be leveraged for home networking.

We definitely will be wiring up the house, it's jst a matter of planning how to lay the physical cables.