Rinnai 3Si Hob, Another Great Buy!!!

I did some research on the Internet and many people had recommended Rinnai hobs, particularly those with the inner burners. After discussion with hubby, we decided to go for a Rinnai hob and choose a stainless steel model instead of the glass top ones, with inner burners. As a SAHM, I do cook quite a bit for my family using traditional wok (except during this period when renovation is still on-going), so we have concerns about the durability of a glass top, especially if we forget not to put any hot pot directly on the glass top. Afterall, both of us are getting old, haha... Also, the stainless one goes better with our pocket, hee...

3Si is the only stainless steel model with inner burners, at least that's what we saw on Rinnai website, so we didn't have to headache over whether to get the 2 or 3 burners. We tested to see how small the fire can go and were really impressed with it as our previous hob wasn't able to have such a small fire. The fire can go smaller than what you see on the photo, just that I took the photo with slightly bigger fire so that people can see the burning flame.

At this point of time, I cannot say if this hob or inner burner technology is good as I have not yet really started to use it. So far, we only used it to boil water as kitchen is still "down". Perhaps, I would share my review later, probably some time 6 months down the road.

We bought the hob from Heritage Bathroom Gallery with Sharrine Yeo. She wasn't able to match the lowest quote that I got for the hob, which was a $15 difference, but she gave us further discount on other items that she's able to "slash" the price. As her explanation, recommendation and service were good, we decided to just buy the hob from her. It would be easier for us to arrange delivery if we were to just buy from one party. The savings from buying from another source may not justify the time that we have to wait at home for the delivery to be made, especially the delivery was done during the renovation period that we did not stay in the house.

Hope readers who have read my blog so far have gained some knowledge on the things that I had shared regarding my renovation journey and have helped you on your renovation journey if you're currently embarking on it. Upcoming posts... just to mention a few, in no particular order as I have not yet decided what to write next - review on Heritage Bathroom Gallery, Baron WC 888, air-con installer, electrician...

Update - 16 Jul:
If you have just bought a Rinnai hob and having difficulty to turn on the flame, you can read the following tips shared by http://renovation-greencoal.blogspot.sg/2008/05/using-rinnai-inner-flame-burner-hob_6584.html.

1 - Push down the burner flame knob and gently turn anti-clockwise until you reach resistance i.e. you feel the knob cannot be turned further. That resistance signals the "end" of the knob-turn but do not let go of the knob yet, continuing to pushing it down.

2 - As you continue to push the knob down, turn a bit more anti-clockwise until you meet resistance again. At that point you then turn back the knob in a clockwise direction until you hear a "click" sound. That' a "locking" indication you've turned on the fire successfully.