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[intonewlife 2]

I like walkway pendant light too... was complementing between this and another one. In e end, I bought another one which looked a bird cage opppsss

That dinning light is a big love.. good buy.

One of my lights purchased from taobao was broken into pieces hence too bad.. it wasnt cheap. Cost me sgd 60 plus

[Mimibubudog 1]

Water heater installation

Both of us deliberated over for a while on whether to go for instant water heaters or storage heaters. As both of our familes are using instant heaters, my bf asks around our friends who are using storage heaters and did online reserach on the pros and cons of storage heaters.

So some pros and cons we came up of both systems based on our lifestyle:

Instant heater

Pros:

• No need wait for water to heat up. I think based on our ressearch need to wait for 10 mins, But the 10 mins is critical for the lady especially on weekdays morning
• system we are familiar with

Cons:

• we read that instant water heater cannot support rain shower system. But the lady wants a rain shower system in her toilet. there are instant water heaters with rain shower system. But we read in Renotalk review that the water flow is not as strong so not so shiok.

Storage system

Pros:

• can support the rainshower system

Cons:

• Need to wait
• we also read that we need to switch off the water heater otherwise the heater will keep boiling water and thus incue hefty electricty bills. this was a big turnoff for us because I am really a scatterbrain and with only 10 mins to prepare for work everyday, switching off heater is like one of the last thing on my mind

In the end, my bf decides to go for Digital Heater System from AO Smitth. I must say I am not best placed to post this blog as I seriously don;t know and not interested to find out how the system goes.

I think the gist of the system (summarized from my bf's detailed lecturing) is that it works like an instant heater cum storage heater. So some main points I like from the system:

• Need not wait (normal storage need wait 10 mins, think this only 2 mins)
• if the usage level is high and not enough hot water, the instant heater will come in
• no need to switch off the heater. it has technology to monitor and switch off
• it is also energy saving. the technican say their heat insulation can keep the water hot till next day. I think hotel, govt agency and hospital are also using their products
• long warranty of 5 years

It also has other fancy functions like timer and dunno what, which of cos I am not interested to know. their service is very good also, once you express interest, they will come in with the dummy set and show you where the heater will be installed and if you would like to proceed with installation

Some photos taken during the water heater installation day:

Water system mounted on top. We were worried it may not fit so nicely and bulge out

LCD switch outside the common toilet

The installer helps us set the temperature to 55 degree. He says that is the most energy efficient. The system can go up to 75 degree

Edited January 18, 2015 by Mimibubudog

[Mimibubudog 1]

Progress report - kitchen

I must say our reno journey so far has been smooth and we are liking what we seeing! Some photos to share the progress of kitchen:

Kitchen cabinet

The holes are for the fridge, oven and some tray my bf requested:

closeup of backsplash

[Ha88yLife 0]

Hi mimibubudog, can you PM the contact of Mr J & E please, thanks inadvance

[dadajunior 5]

Hihi! Love your tiles in the kitchen! can you PM the contact of Mr J & E please? thanks!

[sotongfen 1]

hi

nice place and love your tb loot

can share the link for the wooden shelving (below the telephone booth design) as well as the prince & princess poster/paint?

thank you