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    Mr Mckenic – clears chockage (jelly) in aircon drainage pipe

    Is your aircon unit dripping / leaking? Either at the Fan Coil Unit (blower) or along the pipe joints / openings?

    One of the possible reasons is due to chockage (accumulation of dirt) in the outlet drainage pipe – contractors like to call this “jelly” formation, don’t ask me why.

    Once this happens, the water formed by condensation at the Fan Coil Unit is unable to flow out smoothly and will cause leakage at the points where there’s gaps or holes in the tube. Usually, if installed properly, each aircon system should only have 2 holes in the drainage outlet system (1 being at the end where water flows out to main pipes and 1 at the start connected to the Fan Coil Unit – near the bottom).

    We recently encountered this and went out to look for a simple solution to clear the chockage.

    Here’s what we did.

    1 – Isolate the possible place of chockage

    2 – Turned off aircon (duh!) – for safety reasons, turn off at Main Circuit Board or isolator (near the outdoor compressor unit). Leave it off for some time so remaining water in the pipe can clear out.

    3 – Went to (eat lunch first then) nearest Home-Fix DIY shop and purchased Mr Mckenic Choke Clear (S$16.50)

    4 – Followed the instructions on the product label and poured around 1/4 bottle solution into the pipe, wait for at least 30 minutes to take effect.

    5 – Here’s something extra – we purchased a small diameter plastic tube (around $1 per meter) and used it as a flexible hose to insert into the drainage pipe to try to “push out” any remaining accumulated dirt (aka jelly) in the pipe.

    Aircon’s been turned on for sometime already and no leak yet (usually leaks within 15 minutes). Seems like the problem has been resolved!

    Total Time = 90 minutes

    Total Cost = $20 = $16.50 + $3.50 (for 3m plastic tube)

    Article source - http://www.singaporerealestate.info/blog/2011/07/27/mr-mckenic-clears-chockage-jelly-in-aircon-drainage-pipe/

  4. Posted

    Not bad I used them before, lately i used another company, where I found the the pamphlets from my mailbox.

    Guess what during the servicing, they screwup my compressor. And now I have to change the whole UNIT.

    And when I spoke to their operational Manager and company directory, I thought they would charge me cheaper for new aircon, but their prices is more expensive then other company. Actually thought of reporting to case, but doesn't want to waste my time on them. But for sure Im going to blacklist them in my mind.

    what's this company name? for reference sake ... so we can be careful in future =)

  7. Posted

    hi,

    wondering if anyone knows of shops that will buy back rosewood furniture?

    we have a set of rosewood furniture to sell away - includes dining set, tv cabinet, display cabinet, and some other smaller pieces

    please leave contact here or PM if you know shops / people who are interested to buy

    can see and quote before decide

    thanks

  8. Posted

    Hi, being the first time owner of a property and planning to rent out the unit, I have encountered a few pushy housing agents. I would like to share my experience.

    1. Decide how much your apartment is worth renting for

    2. Decide about the type of furnishing that the tenant will get

    3. Get tenant to sign on Letter of Intent and Tenancy Agreement before meeting Landlord to reach an agreement on the clauses provided within the 2 documents. Then the agent will say he/she went through all the trouble to get booking deposit cheque, to meet the tenant to sign this and that, and then Landlord wants to change some of the terms and conditions.

    4. Moreover, I notice different agencies have different "styles" for the Letter of Intent. For Knight Frank, it is apparently not stated in the LOI that the tenancy agreement must be signed within XXXX days. For another agency, a decision has to be reached within XXXX days after signing of the LOI.

    5. Make sure the pre-termination clause is stated explicitly. Coz the agent will say for a 1 year lease and if the tenant is Singaporean, there is no need to have the pre-termination/diplomatic clause coz he is a Singaporean, and it is implicit or "standard practice" that there is no such thing as pre-termination. After arguing with the agent for some time to include it explicitly in the TA, he relented.

    It is very interesting how they will exploit "standard" clauses. One moment they say, no they can't add or amend the clause to your liking. Then next moment, they would say, by right, the tenant need to give 2 months notice of termination but here the tenant requested 1 month's notice instead.

    6. Before the TA is signed, never proceed to get the requested stuff by the potential tenant for the house. I have a case where the agent says the couple is desperate to move in because their current lease is running out and so I need to get my curttains and light fixtures done. But then 2 days later, agent called to say another potential tenant wants to view the unit. IN other words, the desperate couple has "poofed". To make things worse, the agent recommended some company for the light fixtures and the quotation was $100 more expensive than others and also that company did not follow up with a proper written quotation. Luckily I did not get the lights done.

    Meanwhile anyway, this particular agent has found another tenant for me who has signed the TA but before I agreed on the terms and conditions. So I am keeping an eye on the situation and see if the deal pulls through or not. If it doesn't I will remove my unit for his sale listing.

    1. agents shouldn't be pushy. job is to advice the client properly

    2. let the tenants decide and offer .. part of negotiation. don't buy before there's any commitment from tenant

    3. LOI should be signed first and TA is usually quite standard. minor changes may occur but as long as it's just difference in wording and not meaning, then it's fine

    4. LOI must have "TA signed by XXX days"

    5. there usually is no such thing as a pre-termination clause. the formal term is diplomatic clause and it only applies to foreigners (because if they are not allowed to work here, they are not allowed to stay here). early termination may sometimes be used for cases such as purchase of property by tenant

    6. yes, don't rush, agent should explain the situation to both parties about the difficulty in timing .. and both sides be more accomodating ... such as just settle for the really necessary stuff (light, bed, appliances) and the rest goes in a week later

  9. Posted

    Perhaps you would like to check out our article here on "why" you really need an exclusive agent

    http://www.singaporerealestate.info/blog/2...-your-property/

    An agent's job is to help you - help you get a good price, help you minimise the hassle of sale, help to advice you on the correct process & procedures (to prevent hiccups & headaches later)

    You don't have to engage us as your agent. Just saying that you should get an agent, and make sure this person is someone you can trust and will protect your interests.

    We understand many of the buyers and sellers concerns regarding the unprofessional agents and also do hope the industry changes that come along this year will help to improve the standards of agents in our real estate industry.

    Best of luck in your sale.

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