[aquavivarium]

all companies just do branding , appliances are centrally made in mostly china , Don,t fall for gimmicks like quick de-frost etc .

Take the one with the best warranty and after sales . Keep it at a distance from the wall and check the door seals every 5 years .

[thanixravindran]

Originally Posted by suzuki san

I would like a chimney which would suck up the smoke and fumes/odours and deposit it out of the kitchen through a plastic conduit pipe. Powerful suction and quiet operation are paramount factors.

I am being offered a brand called "Sleek" and "Prestige" by the local brick and mortar shop but I have never heard of these brands wrt kitchen chimneys. I also cannot find them on Amazon at all.

We have couple of chimney's from Prestige at home. It is the same TTK Prestige group which has many Kitchen appliances and quite famous in TN. It used to be available in Amazon too earlier. They don't have many models like Faber or Elica but their models are mostly based on baffle filter to cater the heat and oil of Indian kitchen. Suction is okay and does the job but are really noisy. No service experience as we did not require any for the last 3 years. If your primary need is quiet operation, it is not the one to choose.

[meerkat]

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

My man said that the Duracell batteries have higher voltage and the clock mechanism gets hot. I didn't argue but dismissed it mentally as rubbish. They are good at watch and clock repairs, though, so we still go there.

Originally Posted by avira_tk

He's right, my Seiko clock movement was repaired with the same comment at Richfield, Safina plaza. I don't use Duracell in any of my clocks now and none of them have given me trouble. We have a Seiko clock that lasted nearly 3 decades, of course for most of that time Duracell wasn't available.

Just a few points to note:

1. The voltage supplied by alkalines is decided by the technology, and not by any roadside clock repairman. There is not much to choose between the voltage levels of the alkalines and those from the Carbon-Zincs (the nominal level supplied by fresh cells from either technology being ~1.5V).

2. This fresh-cell voltage falls below this nominal voltage soon enough during use. So it's not like the device keeps cooking under this claimed too-high voltage, even if it were true!

3. I doubt if these repairmen really know what it takes for the clock mechanism to get damaged due to "getting hot"! If it does happen somehow, it would be pretty much impossible to fix it, short of replacing the whole mechanism!

4. Last but not the least, I suspect that the designers of these devices do know a bit more than these repairmen, -- like how to design a functional device with reasonable tolerance levels on a set of input parameters. The expected power sources, for example.


Bottomline, I suspect that on job, these repairmen get good at finding common problems that are easily fixed. All these technical-sounding nonsense they spout willy-nilly only to impress customers who are usually not interested and/or are even unable to query critically to learn the real reason behind the failures, as long as they have their things back fixed to their satisfaction.
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[Red Liner]

Originally Posted by suzuki san

Hi Guys,

I am looking at buying a new chimney for the kitchen as, for various reasons, fitting an exhaust fan is not feasible/possible.

I would like a chimney which would suck up the smoke and fumes/odours and deposit it out of the kitchen through a plastic conduit pipe. Powerful suction and quiet operation are paramount factors.


SS

Bosch. Just head to their showroom and buy it. Made in India, and has the highest suction power of all models in the non-extravagant side of things.

[suzuki san]

Originally Posted by Red Liner

Bosch. Just head to their showroom and buy it. Made in India, and has the highest suction power of all models in the non-extravagant side of things.

Hi Red Liner,

Thanks for your quick response. I am afraid that I have had bad experiences with all German Household appliances that I have bought in the past and hence am loathe to go down that road again. Their products are not long lasting and repair costs are astronomical.

Regards,
SS

[ramki067]

Hello,
We are using borewell water for our daily needs and wanted to install an under the counter water filter in Kitchen. Kindly suggest some best ones in the business. Water level depth in borewell is 500 feet.
Thanks,
Ramki

[KL01toKA03]

Here is a review of my Mealthy multipot:

I bought a 6 liter Mealthy multipot in October 2021. I have been using it mainly on weekends since I do not trust my cook to handle it properly. Recently, I noticed that one of the screws in the handle was loose and couldn't be tightened. I tried contacting the customer care number mentioned on their site, but the call was never answered. I sent a mail to their customer care, and their response was that the lid was not covered by their warranty and that I should pay and get the lid replaced. I asked them to send a replacement screw which I could try. The reply was still the same.

I told them that I do not see that as a satisfactory resolution due to the following reasons:
1. It is not a component that affects the pressure seal and is just one of the screws that hold the handle to the lid. There is no need to replace the lid before checking if the problem can be fixed by changing a screw.

2. If it is not a problem with the screw, could it be a design flaw? It should definitely last more than this period with careful usage.


Overall, I think the Mealthy multipot is good appliance to have in the kitchen. However, I am not happy with the service provided. They are either technically incompetent or their idea of service is limited to replacing the lid or the body, depending on where the complaint was reported.

[whencut86]

Originally Posted by suzuki san

Hi Red Liner,

Thanks for your quick response. I am afraid that I have had bad experiences with all German Household appliances that I have bought in the past and hence am loathe to go down that road again. Their products are not long lasting and repair costs are astronomical.

Regards,
SS

You have a lot of brands to choose from - Faber, Elica, Whirlpool, Glen, KAFF, Gilma, etc. Choose from one of these for which service is better in your city/area. Bosch and Siemens are easily minimum 3+ times the cost of the other brands and from demos and personal experience I have seen that the performance across brands is the same with same/similar features and suction capacity. Faber, Elica, Whirlpool, Glen will have better servicing. Gilma has good service in Karnataka mostly since the manufacturing unit is near Bangalore.

[Aroy]

"A regular AA battery has a nominal charge of 1.5, but when it's fresh or brand new, it will have 1.65. The full capacity of the alkaline battery will be considered dead when it reaches about 1.4 volts."

"What should AAA battery voltage be?
0.9 to 1.5V
Appliances and devices that require AA batteries are usually designed to work within the range of 0.9 to 1.5V. Note that while Panasonic eneloop AA batteries have a lower voltage, they are capable of maintaining a steady discharge rate at around 1.0V throughout its use.

"Lithium batteries, as opposed to alkaline, are capable of giving off a strong energy surge after a long period of low discharge. This makes them ideal for fire alarms. Alkaline batteries provide good, long-term power, but they lose strength over time."

https://turbofuture.com/industrial/K...e-in-Equipment

Some battery fact from the NET.

[sagarpadaki]

I find the AA/AAA batteries still have good amount of juice left in them after they are used in the FireTV stick remote and newer age TV remotes and also the clocks. I use the discarded batteries in my wireless mouse since it consumes very less power and works till the battery voltage drops to 0.6~0.7 volts. I do not remember the last time when I put fresh batteries in my wireless mouse. Each of these recycled batteries last more than a month in the mouse and by the time I will have more discarded batteries at my disposal.

[reignofchaos]

Originally Posted by suzuki san

Hi Red Liner,

Thanks for your quick response. I am afraid that I have had bad experiences with all German Household appliances that I have bought in the past and hence am loathe to go down that road again. Their products are not long lasting and repair costs are astronomical.

Regards,
SS

Which german brands did you buy from?

[suzuki san]

Originally Posted by reignofchaos

Which german brands did you buy from?

Siemens Fridge and Washing Machine.

Plus friends Bosch fridge which was a disaster.

Cheers,
SS

[reignofchaos]

Originally Posted by suzuki san

Siemens Fridge and Washing Machine.

Plus friends Bosch fridge which was a disaster.

Cheers,
SS

Ouch! What happened to them? Died?

Also was the fridge made in india or germany?

Was the WM made in India or Turkey?

[Thad E Ginathom]

Battery checking.

I have a full-featured digital clamp/multimeter, but I recently got one of these:



It's great. Battery voltage checked before I would have even unzipped the case of the multimeter!

[suzuki san]

Originally Posted by reignofchaos

Ouch! What happened to them? Died?

Also was the fridge made in india or germany?

Was the WM made in India or Turkey?

Hi,

Sorry but I have no recollection of where they were made.
The front panel of the fridge failed twice costing 5k each time.
Numerous problems with the washing machine.

Regards,
SS