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Eco Breeze flat ceiling air circulator?

azleena — Sat, 03 Jan 2015 12:58:23 +0800

http://ecobreeze.com.my/air-circulator-fan/

Has anyone tried this? Is it effective? How does it compare to a normal blade ceiling fan?

for aircond efficiency, best compressor location?

azleena — Sat, 06 Sep 2014 07:25:47 +0800

Help me settle a discussion. Is it better to put an aircond compressor on an exposed ledge or wall (better air circulation at night, but in full sun during the day) or on a covered balcony (cooler during the day, but somewhat restricted airflow at night).

In our case, the airconds would be running at night only (unless hazy weather necessitating closed windows).

And if the balcony has maybe 2 compressors running at the same time, will the balcony become too hot to sit comfortably?

Thanks!

refund of deposit for house purchase?

azleena — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:56:33 +0800

Hi,

I have a house that I am trying to sell. There is a potential buyer from another country. He wants to pay a deposit, but if his loan does not go through (and I have reservations about whether it will go through, since it seems he wants to apply for a loan higher than the offer price to cover the reno), he wants the deposit back. Is this a normal practise?

Thanks for any replies.

URGENT - wardrobe glass sliding door

azleena — Sun, 11 May 2014 09:38:24 +0800

I urgently need a contact to fix or replace a wardrobe glass sliding door. Please let me know if you have any leads. I am in PJ. Thanks

Zheilwane and any other hood/reno experts

azleena — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 09:35:56 +0800

This is my new house kitchen. In my plan, the hob will go about where that left sink is (sink will be removed leaving only the one at the window).

So i was thinking the hood ducting would have to go above the window, where it would run accross the "yard" out to the garden. Which is already a long distance probably over 10ft.

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But then i realised something about this pic taken from outside showing the "yard" and kitchen door and window:

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The yard has a dropped ceiling, so the ducting will not fit in a straight line!

As far as i can see, my options are:
1. Take out one of those top square glass panes (very ugly!!!)
2. Go above the window but have a slight bend down after the window, cutting a piece out of the ceiling (will affect efficiency, which is already compromised by long duct length)
3. Go out above window and then up inside the yard ceiling (more 90 deg bends, above yard is balcony and aircond compressor. So no.)

I am thinking it might be better to just get a recirculating hood. I dont cook much heavy oily smelly stuff often anyway.

So what is a good recirculating hood brand/model?

Critique my kitchen design

azleena — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 16:26:47 +0800

Overall view

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HomeSafe security and insect screens

azleena — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 09:28:33 +0800

http://www.homenetscreens.com.my/homesafe_products.html

Does anyone have these? Any comments?

Do IDs/kitchen design centres not want customers?

azleena — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:07:37 +0800

I went to 6 ID places before CNY to get quotations for my new house. Of them, only one was prompt in getting back to me with a kitchen design and quotation and is happy to see us and discuss and make changes and revise the quotation. One place would only give us rough estimated figures, one emailed me some numbers but no explanation of what is included in that price. The rest have not contacted me at all, I guess they don't want any new business. I will contact them (even though we will probably end up going with the first ID company mainly because of good communication, also better warranty and installments available) because I really do want to compare costs, but I can't believe they are letting potential customers slip through their fingers.

BB Playbook won't turn on or power up

azleena — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 10:10:34 +0800

I already took it to the BB service Centre at Tropicana, but they don't do repairs! And could not suggest a place that could repair it. Any ideas? Thanks.

Do you have solid surface or quartz countertops?

azleena — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 09:56:48 +0800

Seems like my question about solid surface sinks has sparked some debate about solid surface vs quartz. So I am looking for answers from people who actually have either surface in their kitchen:

What brand/quality do you have? How long have you had it?

Any damage or issues?

Would you do anything differently in your next kitchen?

For what it's worth, I am leaning to solid surface because I want a U-shaped counter and I like that it has the moulded slope to the backsplash. I do cook fairly often, but always use chopping boards and trivets for hot pots. The only thing is I do want to roll dough on the counter, so I wonder which is more hygienic and if cookie cutters might scratch the surface.

Thanks!!!

Gas tank outside kitchen

azleena — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 13:26:13 +0800

One kitchen place I went to suggested putting the gas tank outside the kitchen, instead of inside a kitchen cabinet, for safety. But in my kitchen, the stove will not be located at the back wall, it will be at the side wall so the hose would have to travel probably about 2m behind the cabinets then through the wall to outside. Will this affect the stove efficiency? I think if I need to change the hose later for any reason, it will be a big hassle....

Has anyone else done this?

Moving into a new house...

azleena — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 12:48:24 +0800

So our house is nearly ready, should get the keys next month. We will get an ID to manage the whole thing, because we live fairly far away and can't manage from afar, plus there is a bit of extension. But I have a clear idea on the general design I want.

But thinking about the kitchen got me wondering, what are you willing to spend big bucks on, and where do you save money?

For my kitchen...

Spend:
- Undermount sink. I believe they are more expensive than insert sinks, but I hate dealing with pools of water between the sink lip and wall.
- Drawers. I want lots of drawers. Tired of kneeling down and pulling everything out of cupboards to take something out of the back.
- Corner shelf fittings. Got to use the corner space efficiently.

Save:
Blum drawer fittings. Can't really justify the price tag of RM700+ since I want lots of drawers. Normal drawers will have to do.

What else should I be thinking of? Any tips?

Solid surface integrated sink

azleena — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:06:53 +0800

Am trying to figure out what we want for the kitchen in our new house. One kitchen place is pushing for solid surface over quartz, and suggested an integrated sink. Does anyone have one? Pros/cons?

Thanks!