Japanese minimalist design - review after 2 years

[bykaraanne 30]

Ah tat, do u happen to watch a lot of 超级全能改造王 the Japanese reno show? Lol.

i Watch a lot and love it... sometimes wonder if I should’ve went their direction instead. The Japanese architects think of everything!!!

[Peterborough 0]

4 hours ago, ahtat said:

The fridge serves us well so far! i like the multi drawers part, where there is a small freezer components for ice cream and a separate ice cube drawer. It is quite energy efficient as well.

So far there is no problem in food dropping inside the gap because we do not use that space for food preparation. That part is used for rice cooker and maybe to place the lids of pots and pans. Once a while i will used the old school mop to clean that part. Why we leave a gap is allow heat to escape from the back and in case we need to change a fridge in the future, we are not too restricted by the size. 

Managed to dig out the quotation for the 6" platform. It cost $360. There is no storage or anything, just pure elevation only.

thanks for the reply. 
omg, $360 for platform, i was quoted way more (for larger area) but still.. haha

great to hear the fridge is good, i can only touch it next yr when i move in. i'll heed your advise on not preparing food there.

 

can I ask you how is the hood and hob? i'm intending to get the same hob, different model of hood from fujioh. my parents kept telling me to use induction (weird cos they are old sch people), saying the gas burner holes will get choked and dirty. even if it is made of brass. I did look at fujioh burner, in terms of cleanability, i would prefer rennai to be honest but it is just too expensive haha

Edited November 22, 2017 by Peterborough

[Ando Tadao 8]

On 11/22/2017 at 11:34 AM, ahtat said:

Yes, i am a fan of indoor greenery but definitely not an expert. Just trying a few easily maintained plants like money plant, peperomia plant, nerve plant and air plant. All these plants are quite suitable to grow indoor. I will discourage planting vegetable and herbs if you cannot get alot of sun, the yield is really bad. The only successful herb that is more manageable is basil plant.

I hope there will be experts around in this forum too to share their indoor plants knowledge and tips.

That is bad news!

Being one heavy user, I was hoping to cultivate thyme, rosemary, parsley, oregano and basil indoor, with fiddle leaf fig and English Ivy as decorative.

Currently I am gathering hints from GCS forum. Let's hope luck is on my side.

 

[ahtat 10]

On 11/22/2017 at 1:17 PM, bykaraanne said:

Ah tat, do u happen to watch a lot of 超级全能改造王 the Japanese reno show? Lol.

i Watch a lot and love it... sometimes wonder if I should’ve went their direction instead. The Japanese architects think of everything!!!

Yes, i watched it sometimes. They are totally different level la..their workmanship and use of materials etc..watched already feel depressed only. haha

[ahtat 10]

On 11/22/2017 at 3:40 PM, Peterborough said:

thanks for the reply. 
omg, $360 for platform, i was quoted way more (for larger area) but still.. haha

great to hear the fridge is good, i can only touch it next yr when i move in. i'll heed your advise on not preparing food there.

 

can I ask you how is the hood and hob? i'm intending to get the same hob, different model of hood from fujioh. my parents kept telling me to use induction (weird cos they are old sch people), saying the gas burner holes will get choked and dirty. even if it is made of brass. I did look at fujioh burner, in terms of cleanability, i would prefer rennai to be honest but it is just too expensive haha

Actually if you let me choose again, i may go for induction hob. Maintenance is one reason (your parents is correct), it is not easy to clean the burner area and definitely there will be black stain formed after some times. Another not so obvious reason is you need not close the service yard door and worry about wind if you use induction. So if you use induction hob,  your cooking space is not so hot as the heat is concentrated on the metal pot itself, rather than heating up the surrounding air with a gas stove. 

Of course the advantage of using gas stove is any types of pots and pans can work with it, like claypot and ceramic, where as induction cooker compatible pots and pans tend to be more expensive and with limited choices. So i guess you have to weigh the pros and cons before making a decision.

[Peterborough 0]

On 11/27/2017 at 12:59 PM, ahtat said:

Actually if you let me choose again, i may go for induction hob. Maintenance is one reason (your parents is correct), it is not easy to clean the burner area and definitely there will be black stain formed after some times. Another not so obvious reason is you need not close the service yard door and worry about wind if you use induction. So if you use induction hob,  your cooking space is not so hot as the heat is concentrated on the metal pot itself, rather than heating up the surrounding air with a gas stove. 

Of course the advantage of using gas stove is any types of pots and pans can work with it, like claypot and ceramic, where as induction cooker compatible pots and pans tend to be more expensive and with limited choices. So i guess you have to weigh the pros and cons before making a decision.

oh man, thanks for sharing. we prefer fire for cooking but yes maintenance is an issue. wondering if frequent maintenance will make it better. if only they sell 1 gas burner and 1 or 2 induction burner. 

now not sure if should go for rennai gas hob then. 

[Clarence Lye 10]

6 hours ago, Peterborough said:

oh man, thanks for sharing. we prefer fire for cooking butyes maintenance is an issue. wondering if frequent maintenance will make it better. if only they sell 1 gas burner and 1 or 2 induction burner. 

now not sure if should go for rennai gas hob then. 

i'm using 1 gas + 1 induction. It's not 1 piece thou.

[bykaraanne 30]

6 hours ago, Peterborough said:

oh man, thanks for sharing. we prefer fire for cooking but yes maintenance is an issue. wondering if frequent maintenance will make it better. if only they sell 1 gas burner and 1 or 2 induction burner. 

now not sure if should go for rennai gas hob then. 

My Bosch gas hob is easy to clean, almost all flat surface, and easily removable... you can consider these kind.

[Peterborough 0]

On 11/29/2017 at 3:42 PM, Clarence Lye said:

i'm using 1 gas + 1 induction. It's not 1 piece thou.

@Clarence LyeMay I know what brand is it? I saw Brandt 1 gas burner, already $500 lol. Their 3 gas burners unit is also $500+.

Edited December 6, 2017 by Peterborough

[ahtat 10]

Repair KDK SS30H fan

The standing fan has not been working properly recently. Few months back, when i press the "Louvre" button, the fan will automatically switched off. I can live without that function, so i just let it be. Recently, when i adjust the speed or switch on the fan, the power cut off after 1 sec of operation. So it's officially dead and i tried my luck and did a google search to see whether there is any way to revive it before throwing it away. I realised that this is a cmmon issues faced by people that got KDK fans in recent years, and the main faulty component is a capacitor inside the circuit board. So i decided to DIY and repair the fan myself.

 

Time to dismantle the fan, unscrew every possible screws attached!

After remove the top cover, the circuit board is exposed.

The culprit is the yellow capacitor. Bought the replacement capacitor online, you can also get it from Sim Lim Tower. Each capacitor cost around $3. Make sure the specification is correct! 1.0uF / 275 VAC. I bought some extra and if anyone wanted to buy from me just PM me.

Use a test pen to pry the capacitorto remove it from the glue, and snip off the two metal legs.

Placed the new capacitor carefully, ensuring the existing leg touches the new leg properly, before solder them together and snip off the excess protruding part.

Before soldering

After soldering

Time to do testing by pressing the On/Off, Timer and Louvre button.

Yay it works!

Hope this post will be able to help anyone that encounters similar issue and would like to try repairing the fan yourself.

[Clarence Lye 10]

4 hours ago, Peterborough said:

@Clarence LyeMay I know what brand is it? I saw Brandt 1 gas burner, already $500 lol. Their 3 gas burners unit is also $500+.

cant remember how much i bought. maybe about 800-900+

mine is 1 x gas + 1 x 2 zone induction

Edited December 6, 2017 by Clarence Lye

[Peterborough 0]

3 hours ago, Clarence Lye said:

cant remember how much i bought. maybe about 800-900+

mine is 1 x gas + 1 x 2 zone induction

@Clarence Lye which Brand is it?

[Ando Tadao 8]

8 hours ago, ahtat said:

Repair KDK SS30H fan

The standing fan has not been working properly recently. Few months back, when i press the "Louvre" button, the fan will automatically switched off. I can live without that function, so i just let it be. Recently, when i adjust the speed or switch on the fan, the power cut off after 1 sec of operation. So it's officially dead and i tried my luck and did a google search to see whether there is any way to revive it before throwing it away. I realised that this is a cmmon issues faced by people that got KDK fans in recent years, and the main faulty component is a capacitor inside the circuit board. So i decided to DIY and repair the fan myself.

 

Time to dismantle the fan, unscrew every possible screws attached!

After remove the top cover, the circuit board is exposed.

The culprit is the yellow capacitor. Bought the replacement capacitor online, you can also get it from Sim Lim Tower. Each capacitor cost around $3. Make sure the specification is correct! 1.0uF / 275 VAC. I bought some extra and if anyone wanted to buy from me just PM me.

Use a test pen to pry the capacitorto remove it from the glue, and snip off the two metal legs.

Placed the new capacitor carefully, ensuring the existing leg touches the new leg properly, before solder them together and snip off the excess protruding part.

Before soldering

After soldering

Time to do testing by pressing the On/Off, Timer and Louvre button.

Yay it works!

Hope this post will be able to help anyone that encounters similar issue and would like to try repairing the fan yourself.

Well done! In fact most of the remote KDK fan has similar problem with the cap. This tutorial will definitely helps the adventurous home owners.

[bykaraanne 30]

KDK fans no longer same standard as last time I feel. Especially the standing one. Mine (quite ex) also failed after just a year plus... even my $50 from NTUC worked for longer. 

I don’t have the time or patience to fix it like you, neither do I know how to dismantle lol lol. So I gave up on it, but now don’t buy KDK anymore sadly. :/ 

[Clarence Lye 10]

19 hours ago, Peterborough said:

@Clarence Lye which Brand is it?

brandt

1 of this: https://www.gaincity.com/kitchen-large-appliances/hobs/brandt-30-cm-wok-burner-glass

and 1 of this: http://www.brandt.sg/induction-hob-bpi6210b