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Welcome to another happy Kraus undermount sink buyer. Should be arriving very soon.

I love the water coming from the filter. It removes the chlorine taste. I used to boil the water for drinking. Now my family just drink straight from the filter. It uses water pressure to push the water through the cannisters of filteration. It doesn't run on electricity. I've consider the water ioniser or alkaline water type. But I didn't want to incur additional electricity bill for using this appliance running 24hrs. Also, it doesn't make sense to me for drinking the alkaline water that will pass through a very acidic stomach before passing through an alkaline intestines for absorption. Anyway, I do not wish to go into any debate with the water alkaline users. Come over to my place for a drink of cool water

Picture 5 Now is the real deal......all the dishes, pot, cup, knives (right side), fork & spoon (left side), hooks to hang chopping board (red colour board), dish detergent, etc...come out of their hidding place

Picture 4 Demonstration of using the s/s spray bidet. The length of the s/s water hose is 100mm which you don't see the kind of length. The shortest you can find in Fairprice is from 120mm upwards. Can easily reach the end of my 812mm long sink. Also good for washing meat if you want more thorough washing with greater water pressure......

Picture 3 Close-up view of the 3 s/s items, the spray bidet, 3-way valve, water filter.....all made of stainless steel

Here's the update as promised to you : Picture 1 The s/s sink, s/s dish rack, s/s faucet tap, s/s spray bidet, s/s water filter...... Picture 2 Close up view of the 1st picture...note the fork and spoon rack on the left and knife rack on the right of the dish rack....

Here's the update as promised to you : Picture 1 The s/s sink, s/s dish rack, s/s faucet tap, s/s spray bidet, s/s water filter...... Picture 2 Close up view of the 1st picture...note the fork and spoon rack on the left and knife rack on the right of the dish rack

The 23" square sink Kim76 bought was US$329.95 compared with Yokechye's 23" round sink of US$169.95. Don't know why the square type is so much more expensive than the round type. But I bought the 32" square at US$369.95 which cost US$40 more for additional 9" than a 23" square. Be warn that you may need to allocate at least 870 to 900mm length of sink cabinet. My sink cabinet was 900mm long. I didn't pay anything more than the quoted price plus the additional handling and shipping costs and 7% GST. My package was sent via DHL. Just sign upon receipt of the sink and wait for your credit card statement.

My buying decision was prompted by Kim76's delightful purchase from Amazon in his earlier post. Since I needed a sink I took the convenient way to buy online and went straight to Kraus. There were other brands that Amazon recommended. But I went ahead with Kraus. There were much cheaper sinks in the market as other forumers have posted with their purchases. But the quality also differ very much. For those in the know, they can identify the quality of the Kraus, Elkay, Franke, local ones etc.... Tips to cut cost?? I'm sure I got it at a lower US$/S$ exchange rate for my sink as compared with Kim76's purchase. And I'm almost certain that Yokechye got it at a lower price in S$ than Kim76 as both bought the 23" sink. Now the S$ rate is around $1.24 per US$ as compared to my purchase at $1.27 per US$. The price at Amazon is fixed unless you buy in bulk in which the freight cost per unit decreases. H

My solid top was fitted onto my sink today. Now is the sneak preview...... The plumbing will be done the next day or day after. But you can see the 2nd tap outlet with blue valve hanging on the right side of the sink. I took the picture of the underside of the sink to show you the 10mm protruding edge. The picture is taken "upside down". Note the silicone will be hidden from sight. More update to come.....

Haha, haven't you heard from you-know-who said the flat size hasn't changed for 15 years.

Welcome to the Kraus purchased memebers club. Another happy buyer.

I can't command and control my other 7 family members (especially my 6 kids and their friends)to wipe dry after use. I might add that it is impossible to prevent the algae from entrenching itself in a designated wet area like the sink. Even the colour of the exposed silicone will change over time.

Yes, I've seen one at Universal Union Enterprise 710 Geylang Road. Can't remember the price as I wasn't keen on it.

For my kitchen countertop, I've added another water outlet. So I have 2 water outlets. 1 water outlet for the normal tap. The 2nd water outlet is for a 3-way valve for a spray bidet (a kind of water spray you use in toilet)and a Song Cho water filter (why not choose the ionised alkaline type is a separate story to share later). Next question is why don't I use a pull out tap instead? A pull out faucet or sprayer is a no no. My bad experience with this type of tap is that the water tend to seep into the holder and run along the tube beneath the sink. Soon it will dip onto the bottom of the sink wooden cabinet..... A spray bidet would solve the above problem and can reach the entire sink area. It is possible to have a tap for all the 3 functions. However, the various different tap turnings would confuse your guests and the turn off mode is a turn on mode on the spray bidet which would constantly apply water pressure on the bidet's water hose and would burst it shortly after Will update you folks next week and upon completion.

Stainless steel Bottom Grid sitting in the sink I thought I better explain why my bottom grid can't be used for the sink. The inner length and depth of the sink is 762mm by 432mm. The countertop opening would be 742mm by 412mm due to a 10mm protruding edge all round. My s/s bottom grid size is 760mm by 420mm. It is impossible to put into or take out of the sink once the countertop is fitted onto the sink cabinet. If you want to use the bottom grid for the sink, you may have to construct the countertop as shown in the picture from Yokechye. And bear the appearance of the ugly blackish algae silicone later.

What is a trivet?? A trivet is an object placed between a serving dish or bowl, and a dining table or countertop , usually to protect the table from heat damage. It may be a metal stand with short feet, used under a hot dish on a table or use for supporting cooking. Since I have a 2200mm by 1200mm island, my 760mm by 420mm s/s bottom grid can be used as a trivet for hot baking trays, boiling soup pots etc.....

Kim76, at least you have 2 weeks to think about, whereas I have 5 mins to consider the 4 options. I chose to take the bottom grid out of the sink. Recall in my post yesterday, I mention there's yet a new life await the bottom grid. Yes, my bottom grid can used as a trivet!

oops.....one more time for the picture

Hi Yokechye, My countertop is in the process of fabrication and would be ready by saturday. I've taken the decision to get the sink countertop inner opening to converge inward by 10mm all round. The advantage is when wiping off the counter you can just swipe any water or crumbs right over the edge and into the undermount sink. There's no way I can put in the bottom grid into the sink or take out once the countertop is fitted in. You may not extend the opening and do as shown in your picture. However, note that the silicone has to be applied at the gap under the countertop to prevent water from seeping. In due time the exposed silicon would turn black with algae. Whereas in my case, the silicone would be hidden beneath the protruding edge and therefore, the ugly algae would not be seen. Here's a picture from the net

To help you to understand here's some of the pictures I took in my earlier posts : Stainless steel Bottom Grid Stainless steel Bottom Grid sitting in the sink

It's not the end of the story for the s/s bottom grid..... It is not destined to be chucked into the dark corner of the store room........ There's a yet new life for the bottom grid and be useful to the owner......... Kim76, you may want to consider a new life for your bottom grid as well.......... Please check with your contractor on this problem before your own 23" bottom grid is trapped

why? The problem goes like this: 1. The solid top edge exceeds the circumference of the sink by 10mm 2. The s/s bottom grid sits at the sink bottom nicely and therefore cannot be taken out 3. There are 4 choices on the use of bottom grid: a) leave the bottom grid permanently trapped b) reduce the the edge to 2mm. The bottom grid would be taken out. However, the silicon would be exposed and over time the ugly algae would show up c) cut the bottom grid to size to fit the sink. Bad option. Not easy to cut s/s and cost $ d) Don't use the bottom grid I chose to take out the bottom grid permanently.

After some hiatus I'm back to update on the installation of the 812mm long Kraus sink. Finally my kitchen carpentry is completed. The solid top and backing glass remain to be seen. However, there's a problem when the solid top guy came to make measurement. 1. The undermount sink sits on top of the wooden sink cabinet. 2. The solid top edge would exceed by at least 6mm. I chose 10mm. If it exceed too much, we might accidently hit the edge while washing big utensiles. 3. Now the problem is with the s/s bottom grid that came with the sink. I can't use the bottom grid. I've got sacrifice it........

I bought both Hitachi and Samsung different models before. The Samsung model emit a lot of heat from the compressor. Can you imagine the side of the cabinet was incredible warm? I don't have such problem with Hitachi (predecessor) and Panasonic (successor). Anyone got such experience?