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Hi Guys, I'm considering getting some instant water heaters and these will be connected to a rain shower (well a small 8 inch one). I understand that water pressure is really important for rain showers and was just looking through some water heater specifications. In particular those instant heaters with pump, they have the following: Min. Water Pressure : 0.14kg f/cm2 (2psi) Max. Water Pressure : 3.87kg f/cm2 (55 psi) While some seems to include the following spec: Min. Operating Water Flow: 3 Litre/min Max. Operating Water Flow:7 Litre/min Max. Water Pressure:6.5 Bar In regards to the above values, just wondering are they indicative of the maximum output pressure due to the pump? Or does it indicate the maximum water pressure and flow that the heater is allowed to operate with? I was hoping to find some indication what is the maximum water pressure that the heater's pump can produce but can't seem to find any indicator. Hopefully you guys could guide me in the right direction? Thanks everyone!

Hi kimsim, thanks for the info Will check out the daikin inverter R22 models

Hi kimsim, it's currently using a LG model HS-C126 It's rated at 12,000 BTU which according to the shop it's 1.5 HP. Guess it may go down to whether this unit uses 12.7mm piping. I noticed some Daikin, Panasonic and Toshiba 2.0 HP units seem to be able to use 12.7mm pipes. Not sure if my assessment is correct though. Thanks for your help thus far kimsim. Appreciate it:)

Thanks kimsim will check out the link

Hi Guys, my subsale unit previously had a 1.5 HP air cond in the living hall. I have since removed the unit and planning to install a new one as part of my renovation. I was looking at potentially obtaining a 2 HP unit instead of a 1.5. Talking to a few people, they mentioned that potentially this will require modification on the compressor or something as the pipe size for 1.5 and 2 HP are different sizes and that this may potentially void the warranty. Just wondering if anyone here has had a similar experience or performed this type of modification before? Not sure whether should I just stick back to a 1.5 HP or go for the 2HP. Appreciate your thoughts everyone and thanks in advance

Hi Guys, sorry my PC has been down for days. Come to think of it, I didn't really have a serious consultation with the light shop. Thanks for the heads up january! Will do that tomorrow:D

Hi auguston, sounds like a really creative option:) Surely it will turn out well! I'll be going for Nippon easywash on my end and now I just gotta look for an equivalent to the Pearl Glo range which Nippon can offer.

Hi hihihi, thanks for the inputs. Was hoping to understand that, when you mentioned 3 per long side, did you mean that on each side of the living hall you have 3 downlights? Perhaps I would have to space my downlights closer to each other? Currently it's spaced about 6 feet from each other (bottom to top, and the subsequent ones). I've attached another updated image file to this post. It's basically a continuation of the earlier image (my apologies I don't have a good image editor here). It's basically the living hall area. The earlier picture was the foyer and dining area. Based on my measurement the living hall width (left to right is approx 4 meters). Certainly hope to learn from your experience on how I could perhaps position the lights better as I was just following some rough guidelines on the net Thanks in advance everyone:)

Thanks for the tip hihihi, appreciated. I will likely place a SS panel there, and the areas between the top unit and the bottom unit I will probably place glass there. My contractor recommended easy wash as well. That's going into my quote right now:) Appreciate the inputs guys!

Hi Guys, I'm currently doing a bit of planning for my reno for my kitchen. My kitchen has some areas (there's no kitchen cabinet, hob etc here) that are exposed. It's just open walls. Currently the walls are tilled, but the tiles are in pretty bad shape. I was thinking of knocking them down and either having them: 1) retiled 2) skimmed and painted over My concern was mainly whether if I just painted those exposed areas, will the paint develop blotches over time due to oils resulting from cooking activities etc. Also I was hoping if you guys could recommend a paint that is particularly resistant to this and/or easy to clean. Other areas of my kitchen where the hob/hood and kitchen cabinets are will have a glass panel over it, so I don't plan to tile them. These exposed walls are basically framing the doors for the utility room and toilet. Hoping to get some great insights from you all here and thanks in advance:)

Hi january, I'll check out the floor lamp. Looks good:) I did consider cove lighting, although just a bit concerned about having to clean that area. Seems like dust has a tendency to settle into the cove area?

Hi january, thanks for your great insights! Actually my contractor also raised the same concern as he mentioned potentially the center portion of the living hall is going to be fairly dim. That was actually another dilemma I am having. My activity area will be centered around the dining table and the living hall coffee table. I was thinking of placing tracklights aimed at the wall and bounce it to the center of the living hall. Or another option I had in mind was to place some hanging lights right in the middle, although i'm somewhat concerned about the distance between the hanging lights and the fan. Do you think these concepts would work?

Hi Banned, thanks for the suggestion! Looked up some hanging lights and decided to go ahead with placing one at the foyer. Thanks again and really appreciate it:)

Hi Guys, this is my first post here on renotalk. Been reading around these forums and it's been a great learning experience as I prepare to renovate my home. I was hoping to get some opinions from you guys as I'm currently arranging my downlights, specifically the one right at the entrance of my unit as well as the ones in the living hall. I have tried to place the downlight in the entrance to my unit dead center (approx 60cm from the left and right walls). However, for the living hall, I moved the downlight somewhat closer to the walls (approx 30 cm from the walls), to see if perhaps I could reduce the amount of space consumed by the plaster ceilling in the living hall. The result of this is that the downlight in the entrance is no longer aligned with the downlights in the living hall (60cm from the wall vs 30 cm from the wall in the hall). The dilemma I am facing is whether this is a good idea, or should I standardize the distance of the downlights from the walls throughout the enterance and living hall. Another possibility was that for one part of the living hall, I could place the downlights 60cm from the wall to align it with the entrance, while on the other side of the living hall, I place it 30 cm from the wall. Was hoping if I could get your opinions on this kind of arrangement or if you guys would have any other ideas that could work? The objective of me doing this initially was to reduce the amount of space taken up by the plaster ceiling in the living hall. I've attached a picture of my floor plan where the green arrow denotes the entrance and areas beyond that would be the living hall. Hope you guys would not mind helping me to have a look and truly appreciate any suggestions you guys may have Thanks in advance everyone