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bepgof

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  1. - Not a wise decision to have "heavy duty" electrical appliances at home, unless no choice. No matter how "thick" the cables are or how big the rating of the mcb is. - "Central" storage hot water system/heater requires 3-5kw, but not instant heater ! With modern thyristor-controlled power, a 2000w is very much more than enough. With less than 10 seconds, you can get the required "hot water" to your taste. - 3.6kw water heater is for high water flow rate, hotel, bathbed. - For future expansion, use 10A, no harm. - Better test the 20mA Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker whether in working condition. Cable's insulation material(H05V-K) is sensitive to heat as well as UV light. Many house/shop caught fire because of this constant over-stressed of cable. To tell you more: - I was given a 16-day MC last May, right palm (4 fingers, top portion) badly burnt by instant extreme high heat caused by short circuiting. Exposed to heat less tha 2 seconds, I dared to say. 50mm sq cables caught fire and melted immediately. Wrote a report to MOM. - Almost some 12 years ago, I was "shocked" by 22kv, 60hz in S.Korea, fainted. Sent to hospital immediately. Now, still holding the hospital card as "present".
  2. I like yr attitudes/mentality, will find life more enjoyable.
  3. Water repellent coating means water still get chance to "attact" the medium after the coating. Waterproofing is 100% no water passage, but look out for those "gaps" & "edges" while applying such. Cement screed with a layer of enamel paint = water repellent, excellent.
  4. Yr suggestion is no difference to those movable aluminium lourve at bottom & clear glass on top invented more than 20 years ago. Refering to "audio" & "visual" privacy? Yet want natural air ventilation? At common corridor? Wait long long ! Don't waste money & time. Sell the house away immediately ! - Window is for air flow & light to enter house. One main big drawbacks about HDB unit is the "Common corridor" unit. Always inviting "third" eye & ear to pee into. Like pretty woman wearing very less cloth yet wanting to walk across streets, can image those "eyes", come to worse may have "hand" come into contact !
  5. Might as well consult FSM to recommend place/date/time for making love !
  6. Too free to do? Can paste all the sticker leh. Compressor is sensitive after few years of usage. Moving it out for pasting may end you up getting a new one.!
  7. I believe you are talking about those 1 pole mcb, -Lighting can "loop" = 1 incoming can loop to lighting for kitchen, tiolet, hall, room... - Must have individual for: -- Instant heater -- Aircon -- Built-in oven, depend on electrical size. -- Induction cooker, depend on aize. 2200w can use mormal 13A 3-pin outlet. - Fan can share those "lighting". - Power point usually splited into 3-4 groups: -- Kitchen -- Hall -- rooms Personal advise: better buy heavy fire insurance, water heater "too big"- cables under stress, max 70 deg C, constant under stress break the cable insulation, pvc becomes soft at first then "harden" and "chip off" when voltage "jump over", may catch fire over the cables, if ELCB not function.
  8. Pricing: www.s t r e e t s i n e. com http://www.ura.gov.sg/realEstateWeb/realEs...nController.jpf 1. Procedures: so many available, anyway, must do some filtering yourself: http://www.propertyguru.com.sg/singapore-property-resources 2. Definitely. No "appointments" needed. Be prepared for many viewers. 8-10 wk for completion. 3. Need agent, seller pay commission, buyer needs not. Most agents selling private property would request seller to sign an "exclusive agreement" - the one & only agent representing seller = 2% commission +GST. Prepare for house cleaning, photo taking, advertising....Can PM me for agent who sold my condo last yr. Almost 20~30 viewers from 1/8/09 to 20/9/09.
  9. chandler You must be referring to #08-27, wow 150K increase after abt a year. 16 Flora Drive #08-27Freehold$619 1776$1100k21-Jul-09 - Just spend a few hours at site, during morning & evening peak hours, monitoring. Best include raining days. - Monthly maintenance fee expected to be ard $600. - Got money, buy lah ! Price is ok, try reduce 50k. - The more you wait, the more price goes up.
  10. Lian Hin, 263 Jalan Besar, tel: 62946801. They sell stones, especially Granite & Marble. Or PolyArt Marble at 284-286 Changi Road, tel : 64474026. Those old coffee shop marble tables...
  11. - Wow, super "heavy duty" instant water heater, correct 20A. Like runnung a 27,000BTU air con! I guess you'll regret get such a high power heater. My present 2200w, I already found "too big". - HDB incoming, so far, max is 40A. So estate only 32A. -Ceiling fan calculate wrongly, should be 540x (0.8)/230=1.9A, 6A mcb ok
  12. - Dakota Residence (completing soon) & Waterbank@Dakota (2014)are fantastic ! Good school(Is chong cheng high good?), eatries, next down town, mrt, nice view, high floor (#19). 99LH. Potential resale value/ rental yield as well as capital appreciation. No blockage ! Some more got Geylang river, where to find such almost all-in-one ! FH will be added advantage. - Forget about Telok Kurau area - like "sadine" - even at roof top, "you see me & I see you"- no privacy at all. - Kembangan a bit "outskirt". - Joo Chiat is another Geylang, though MP is trying hard to do the cleaning, too many "small hotels" around no good for own stay. - East Meadows & Casa Merah worth consider, if you don't mind 99LH. Good school & MRT. Casa Merah a bit "clamped". I used to play RC plane at the present's plot. Plane also kena landed into East Meadows's carpark before. - Optima too near mrt, will be quite "noisy".
  13. Install 5 breakers to each circuitry? You are referring to "switch" or "MCB"? 1. 13A//3, 20A breaker can already. MCB has "thermal trip" function built-in, once it senses excessive heat over the contact, it will trip automatically as safety feature. "Switch" will not trip, it will "burn" until it is open circuit. 2. 15A 3pin, use 20A mcb. 3. Heater got 1000W, 2000W, 2200W....worst case 2500W. 2500/230(pf=1) =10.9. 15A mcb is enough. 4. 10A mcb 5. One ceiling fan is abt 180w, 180x3 = 540w.540/230(0.8) = 3A. 10A mcb is better.
  14. My working place in Loyang, everyday passing by. Terrible traffic lah. The plot of land where all the condos sit seemed like a "basin" - look from TPE, not sure if can flood easily.
  15. Wow, your eye very sharp. Only this wall has the wall paper. ID keep convincing to have this paper (ID received from Japan, FOC). My concern was wall paper collect fine dust easily and when clean with damp cloth, the paper becomes "hairy". The ID "challenge" me, if that happens after 3 years, she will "make good" restoring to original wall at her cost. Wallpaper let ppls think of hotels....
  16. bepgof replied to sfk7's topic in Home Furnishings
    See my L-leather, full-heigh leather, has been close to 4 year, no maintenance, on & off clean with damp cloth. Those who has car with fabric seats will know what I'm talking about. Can dismantle into 2 piece, HDB lift can't go in.
  17. Sorry, mistake, 2000/230 =9A, 2.5mmsq can already. Electricians ususally use HO5VK cable, see current carrying capacity table below:
  18. You got license or not? Cable size or MCB size at the ELCB panel with all the fuses...32A enough. -13A - 2.5mmsq, contractor cheated like to use 1.5mmsq - 15A - 2.5mmsq for abt 27,000BTU ompressor. -Instant heater (say 2000w) - 4mm sq - Lighting (6-10A)- 1.5mmsq -Ceiling fan (say 56") abt 180W, 1.5mmsq enough already.
  19. - 2007 ppl bought like ****, 2009 completed. FH good. - Avoid stacks facing west sun, also the TPE. 8 storey only - too low. Morning/evening heavy traffic turning in/out changi north. - Quite "ulu" - near prison some more. No good schools, far from mrt. Resale potential so so. - See trasacted prices below: 3- bedromm ( 109-121sqm)
  20. - The form allows seller to be "out of the picture" of any potential damages caused, out of renovation. In other words, the buyer is responsible for these damages, if any. - If really some damages done whether to HDB common property or to neighbours', cause of action will still go to the seller, since he is the rightful owner, however, with this form, seller can have the buyer to be "responsible" for the damages done.
  21. Can't remember seeing any CC, address is 118, joo Chiat Rd. Got quite some "small hotels", KTV, eatries outlets....My console came without any holes, carpenter doing the FW drill holes on teak console, asked me whether heart pain or not - told him get thing done always comes with cost. The main concern was actually the color tone of the teak, ID made quite a few color combination samples of FW, flooring console and furniture, before deciding the colors for the wall & pillars.
  22. Hi England, Found one at Bedok, Metalworld, hope it is what u're look for. www.metalworld.com.sg. Retail Outlet: No.1 Woodlands Square, #04-15 Causeway Point Singapore 738099 Tel: 6893 4454 (Operating Hours: 12-9pm daily) Head Office: Blk 3013 #02-2142 Bedok Industrial Park E Singapore 489979 Tel: 6446 6188 Fax: 6444 3261 Email: enquiries@metalworld.com.sg Factory Outlet: Blk 3013 #01-2102 Bedok Industrial Park E Singapore 489979 Tel: 6446 6188 (By Appointment Only)
  23. My son is in Japan now for immersion programmes, got chance to visit temples, will ask him to take a few shots and share here abt the windchimes. Metallic statue with what? featuring yr face/head? Difficult to find, must customise. PolyArt marble got status but all stones. Try this www.livingwithart.com.sg send your enquiry with specifications, follow by a quote. Hope you got it. Those "Art" schools in Singapore sure have such, anyway, take time to produce one. Personal advise: Avoid buying those wooden/brass status from Indonesia/Phillippines....got "spirit" possessed.
  24. Frosted & sand-blasted are different. - Frosted is basically a sticker with rought surface on one side & paste the sticker onto smooth glass. My kitchen sliding door come with this. - Sand blasted is permanent, glass surface is rought. My TV console doors come with this. Don't how it was done, blast sand over to make it rought?

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