where to put stove

[myfs_114030]

Edited by Robert: Merge 2nd post into single post.

dear sir

I am a single owner of a flat and my litchen in the flat is in the SE ans S which are my favarable directions, including N. However, i learned that the stove should be located in one of the bad directions of the 'spouse' and face the good direction.

I have a problem, when i place the stove against the wall to movecloser to the NW and the mouth of the stove faces SE, behind the wall is mybed and i cant put it anywhere else because that's the best position since my bedroom is in the NW / Nof the flat and the head points SE.

If i create an island stove so that it's mouth can still face the SE, is it sitting closer to NW? Please advice, im really lost.

What about rice cooker or electrical appliances, where is the 'mouth'?

i hears that the mouth for electrical appliances like rice cooker, microwave, conventional oven, electric multi cooker, even toaster are at the plug of the gadget is that right?

[Robert Lee]

Dear Mei Yee,

mei yee wrote:
I am a single owner of a flat and my litchen in the flat is in the SE ans S which are my favarable directions, including N. However, i learned that the stove should be located in one of the bad directions of the 'spouse' and face the good direction.

Before answering your questions, I would just like to point out a few issues.

Ideally, it is nice if everything can be perfect. However, in reality, not everything can be placed in such a way that everything is auspicious under the various feng shui concepts. This is virtually impossible unless you custom build your home from scratch.

Thus, you must understand that that in feng shui there are major and minor issues. What is important is to correct and fix up all major issues. The rest which is termed as minor issues, there is no real issue if you place it here or there. Especially smaller everyday used items. These you should place wherever is most practical for you to use, rather than based on feng shui placement.

You should always attempt to position or place furnitures to the best of what you can do. When it is impossible or no choice, then you just have to make with the best and most practical arrangement.

mei yee wrote:
I have a problem, when i place the stove against the wall to movecloser to the NW and the mouth of the stove faces SE, behind the wall is mybed and i cant put it anywhere else because that's the best position since my bedroom is in the NW / Nof the flat and the head points SE.

Like you mentioned, since there is no other way, then it will have to do. Anyway, the most important thing in a home is:-

A.Suitability of the house to the breadwinner.

B. Favourable Bedroom for the breadwinner, spouse and other family members.

C. Kitchen and other key rooms like Study or Office room.

As long as the house is favourable to the breadwinner, and the bedroom is also suitable to the family members, the rest of the room even not so suitable or favourable is perfectly ok. You need to focus on what is important and prioritise what should be given the best.

Of course it is ideal if your kitchen can be located in the best sector especially for the main person who cooks there, but sometimes this is not possible. There are only a few good and bad sectors for every person. So as long as the key areas are given best suitability, it is perfectly ok that the other rooms are less auspicious etc.

In most apartment especially in Singapore, a stove and sink are two areas not possible to be corrected or moved due the position of the piping etc. But as mentioned, these areas in the home where if you can have it in the better direction of course it will be better, but if not it will not create too much of a problem as well. Otherwise, everyone in singapore who has a bad stove position will be facing problems.

So place it the most practical sector for use. What is more important would then be like where you place the moveable objects(ie. fridgeshould not face the stove directly if possible else there is a clash between water and stove etc).

mei yee wrote:
If i create an island stove so that it's mouth can still face the SE, is it sitting closer to NW? Please advice, im really lost.

Frankly, in most kitchen layout, the better layout is always to avoid island type of design. For two practical reasons. If you have an island type of design, the likelyhood is the sink will be located on the opposite side of the island.

One danger is where you have kids, and often you need to bring a hot pan over to the kitchen sink which is 180 degree behind. You may bumb into your kids and scale them.

In addition, you will have a scenario where the sink is located opposite of the stove and that is like water and fire clashing.

Thus, the most practical is always have the stove and sink at 90 degrees of each other for small kitchen especially.

mei yee wrote:
What about rice cooker or electrical appliances, where is the 'mouth'?

mei yee wrote:
i hears that the mouth for electrical appliances like rice cooker, microwave, conventional oven, electric multi cooker, even toaster are at the plug of the gadget is that right?

As mentioned, these have small impact towards you whether you place it in this direction or another. So really, better to place them where it is easy & practical for you to use.

Hope that helps.

Warmest Regards
Robert Lee
GEOMANCY.NET - Center for Applied Feng Shui Research

[myfs_114030]

Edited by Robert: Combined similiar post together

Dear Robert,

Thank you for your reply. I have a clearer idea what to do for my stove in the kitchen now. However, im now more worried as u also mentioned:

A. suitability of the house for the breadwinner

B.favourable bedroom for breaswinner, etc

i'm only owner and living alone with flatmate so i am main breadwinner. According to the personal analysis, i belong to the east group, my gua number is 9 and i'm a south house with N, E, SE and S as best directions.

My main door faces SW [six killings] and my best bedrom in the flat lies in the NW [death for front of room]/ N [longevity for back of room near window]. As long as i sleep in the North sector of the room, with head pointing SE, that's good for me but what can i do for my main door facing?

My unit is on the 12th floor and main door faces a wall, belonging to the side of corridor balcony(see photo attached). Does that mean my unit is protected from six killings because of the wall? if not, shall i put a partition, water element like fountain to block six killings?

Please advice, i've just got iut if a rut in 2001 which took 3 years to get myself back on track and do not wish to be affected again. Thank you.

Additional Posting (Combined): i mean i was in a rut in 2001 and didnt recover til mid 2004. So i do not wish to get affected again ... and since then, i've been careful about my positioning. Thanks. Sorry for the typo.

Meiyee