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Opinions needed please. Water pump installation.

mushigen — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 22:56:39 +0800

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Dear sifus, would like to have your input on how to install water pump.
New house comes with poly tank on first floor, serving only first floor toilets. This tank is located at an inaccessible area.

Proposal A (install Groundfos pump at the existing tank):

Q1) will there be water flow to the toilets in 1F during electricity outage, as in, water just flows down by gravity through the non-running pump? Water tank area is too high to reach by house occupants to bypass the pump.

Q2) if the tank becomes empty and pump runs till it loses flow during main water supply disruption, will I need to bleed off (vent) the pump or press the reset button to get it started and pumping again once water supply resumes?

Q3) for just 3 toilets (in 1F) usage, is a 0.5HP pump sufficient? Most importantly, can it run on 13A socket (easier to tap from another 13A SSO) instead of having to pull a 4mm² cable from DB?

Alternatively, I can install a new tank + new pump in the car porch (Proposals B and C). Appreciate any help and feedback. TQ.

Don't say I no share good stuff: fuel saver

mushigen — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:58:28 +0800

https://my.shp.ee/snyGcNV

Any ktard wanna try and give review here?

Maybe can work on EVs too? 😂

Good reviews yo.

Another Budi95 thread: Carry this item in car

mushigen — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 16:11:01 +0800

Don't say you have not been warned 😂

JPJ eAduan new additions

mushigen — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:16:05 +0800

Anyone posted?

New offences added, like broken lighting, road hogging. Kbt rejoice!

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WTA: Shopee Extended Protection Service Program

mushigen — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:17:36 +0800

Anyone paid for this extra warranty and claimed before? Can share the experience?

Ayam thinking of buying an LG washer (only one year general warranty) and considering this add on.

Any Swak Ktards Kena Banjir?

mushigen — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 12:29:40 +0800

Lots of places dah banjir. Has been raining continuously for > 24 hours in Kuching too.

Stay stronk.

A friendly reminder.

PSA: Overly cautious PBB wrt fund transfer

mushigen — Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:22:10 +0800

Initiated a 5-figure duit now transfer to my CIMB bank account (saved as favourite account which means it went through a verification process during the adding to favourite step) but PBB put the transaction on hold for 12 hours!
Called up the bank hotline and CSO helped to "approve" the transaction after doing all the verification, but told me the money will be received after at least one hour - not immediately.

Now, while I can understand why the bank unilaterally put the transaction on hold and I admit I cannot remember when I last transferred to this CIMB account, I don't understand why the money cannot be released to my CIMB account immediately upon approval by the CSO.

I asked the CSO whether subsequent transactions today will also be flagged and he told me "most probably not" - which is not good enough for me. He gave me a phone number to contact their cyber something team. I called but nobody answered.

Moral of the story: if you need to perform an abnormal (by PBB's benchmark) transaction and it is time sensitive, you may want to take note of this.

Oh, and the 12-hour cooling period for transaction limit increase setting is silly (although it's practised by many if not most banks in Malaysia). It only makes users set an artificially high limit (defeating the purpose) because not everyone can afford to wait for 12 hours to perform time sensitive transfers.

End of ranting.

Installing Internal TPMS - any advice?

mushigen — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 11:04:24 +0800

Dear all,
My ride doesn't come with factory fitted TPMS.

I've used the external type (screw in sensors to tyre valve) but it is not practical.

My ride is due for tyre replacement, so I am thinking of fitting internal sensor.

Anyone has any recommendations what brand/model I should buy, and the cons of using such aftermarket ones? My main worries are short battery life in sensors (need to cabut tyre to replace), and air leakage.

TQ.

PSA: Dyson V8 slim fluffy+ on offer now

mushigen — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:29:34 +0800

Good deal. With voucher, only 700 plus.
I bought the non-plus one at RM800 last month wei.

https://my.shp.ee/5YQrVWG

WTA: House movers (interstate) recommendations?

mushigen — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 22:43:18 +0800

Anyone has any experience wrt to engaging the service of movers for interstate moving?

If I call to enquire, what are the things that I must clarify/check with them? Will need at least a 3-tonne lorry.

Can recommend? Thank you in advance.

Is it necessary to bed in new brake pads?

mushigen — Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:45:18 +0800

Dear all,

For those who changed brake pads but re-use existing rotors, did you do any bedding/breaking in of brake pads? It's supposed to leave a coat of pad material on the rotors but I'm not sure if it is applicable to existing rotors.

I checked online for the methods to bed in, drive slowly then brake, repeat x times. The workshop which I plan to have my pads changed is located in an area without spacious and deserted road to perform that procedure.

So far, I've only changed pads for my motorcycles and I've never performed any bedding in and they worked just fine.

Dashcam: suicide attempt in Kuching

mushigen — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:07:05 +0800

Skip to 0:30.
Technically in Kota Samarahan.

[fb]https://fb.watch/o0rK2xZ_HJ/?mibextid=Nif5oz[/fb]

J tailgater kantoi in Sinkie?

mushigen — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 15:00:18 +0800

Inb4 not familiar with the system.

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WTA: How to do ponding test?

mushigen — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:09:26 +0800

Dear all,

May I know how you plug the floor trap of the bathroom in order to do ponding test?

I tried putting a thin layer of plastic bag and covered with the grating, then sealing the edge (perimeter) of the top stainless steel cover with "plasticine" bought from mr diy, but water still got drained out because the "plasticine" actually melted.

Anyone knows where to buy plasticine (online) that won't melt in this application? Or is there any other way to do it?

Cashing EM cheque in WM, and vice-versa

mushigen — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 10:44:25 +0800

Dear all, wanna confirm whether it's possible to bank in a cheque issued by someone with Sabah/Sarawak home branch bank, into a cheque deposit machine located in west Malaysia?
Say, his current account home branch is in Kch, and I use a cheque deposit machine in WM.

If possible, should I expect longer clearing time?

What about the other way? My current account home branch is in WM, and I mail a cheque to Sabah or Sarawak.

Logically thinking, it should be possible but will appreciate anyone sharing experience. (Direct bank transfer is not preferred in my case).

TIA.

WTA: cheap vs expensive wipers

mushigen — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:34:06 +0800

Hi all, would like to get your view/experience regarding usage of cheap wipers (<RM20 per pair) vs branded ones.

Is it better to replace yearly with cheapo wipers or use more expensive wipers like Bosch, etc and replace only when they don't perform well?

I'm concerned about potential micro scratches if using cheapo wipers, but an expensive wiper if not changed frequently will also not be good for the windscreen, kan?

WTA: Bathroom Wet Zone Floor Drop Limit

mushigen — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 21:42:30 +0800

Dear all,

The wet zone in bathrooms have lower floor height compared to the rest of the bathroom (dry zone). Does anyone know if there is a guideline or best practice on the recommended difference in height of floor level between wet and dry zone?

Even in my current place, the mbr bathroom has 30mm drop whereas the common bathroom has 23mm drop, which is still tolerable.

However, in a new house we've just taken possession, the drops in all the toilets range from 50mm to at least 70mm, which is dangerous for unsuspecting visitors (GF toilet) and older folks.
Installing shower partition is not an option due to space constraint, practicality and not to mention having additional maintenance.

To clarify which area I'm referring to, please refer to the "wet zone" in the sample image below.

Thank you in advance.

Image taken from https://happho.com/how-to-best-design-your-...for-your-house/

WTA: RCCB for domestic 3P electrical system

mushigen — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 21:50:42 +0800

Dear All,

Below are the RCCBs used for my house DB, 3 phase electricity supply. They look like 4P RCCBs.

Ground floor DB:

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First floor DB:

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The code of practice in MS1979 says:

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May I know what the sentence in red "provided there are no three phase loads in the installation"? Is it referring to having something like a 3-phase motor in the house? Are there domestic appliances or water pumps that use 3 phase installation?

As for the too low sensitivity of 300mA (only good for fire protection), I asked around and was told "3 phase requires 300mA RCCB", as in it's 3x100mA because 1 phase requires 100mA :confused:
I intend to write to the developer but I need to learn more about this topic. I'm sure they will tell me using 100mA or worse, 30mA main RCCB will cause nuisance trips.

Edit: both DBs don't have any other RCCB, be it 30mA for 13A SSO circuit or even 10mA for storage water heater point.

So I will need to install 10mA RCBO for water heater. (Edit: or install a 25A 10mA RCCB after the existing water heater 20A MCB)
For main RCCB, if I install 100mA, I still need to swap those MCBs to 30mA RCBOs.
Best is installing 30mA main RCCB to cover the whole house but will developer give (if they agree) cap ayam rccb that keeps tripping? When it trips, need to hunt for the fault.

Hence looking at all angles before I write to the developer.

WTA: pulling new cable for kitchen hob

mushigen — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 10:54:33 +0800

Dear all,

I'm pulling a new wire from DB for my induction cooker. Not decided which hob model, but should be 3.5-5 kW type.

1) may i know if 4mm wire is sufficient?

2) When someone says 4mm, he means 4mm² cross sectional of copper part or 4mm diameter?

3) what rating mcb should I use, 20 or 32A?

4) can I tap from this new cable to power the kitchen hood and a new SSO?

5) should I go for 6mm cable to future-proof? Maybe future hobs are more power hungry or I can further tap off power from this line to install built-in oven? Is installing 6mm vs 4mm cable much more difficult and costly?

6)EDIT: electrical contractor suggests pulling 2 sets of 2.5mm² wires to give load of 30A. Is this type of "parallel" cabling common?
Thank you.

WTA: Transfer ownership via MySikap

mushigen — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:25:32 +0800

Found the answer.