Kitchen design & stove location

[wasis]

Dear Cecil,
I'd like to ask you some questions regarding kitchen & stove:
1. Is it allowed to have a water tank above a kitchen (but not above the stove)?
2. I have been told to have a stove with solid backing. May I consider plywood as solid backing?
3. You say stove is not allowed to be in front of a wash basin. What if the stove faces East & the wash basin faces West but they are not opposite directly?
4. Is it allowed to have a toilet (with its own toilet door) inside a kitchen? Please take a look at the picture.
5. While cooking, which hand-swing is preferable: to the left/right side of the house or to the back side of the house?
6. Is it allowed to have a balcony above a kitchen?
7. Is it allowed to have a door (to the balcony) above a stove?
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Wasis
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Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 3:53 PM
Subject: Kitchen stove location

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Dear Lola,
1. Just take note that one Feng Shui School of Thought finds it highly
unfavourable for the kitchen to be at NE. In addition, the stove is at NE.
2. This School of thought suggests that the kitchen, should not be at the
North
and NE sectors of a home. It has more the concept of cold winds blowing
from
the North. And, thus, this affects a stove situated at the North and NE.
3. However, I personally find this argument to be not exactly applicable
to
every geographical locations.
4. The idea behind Para 2 is because, it may be hard to cook IF - there
high
winds blowing into the kitchen from openings close to this. Here, if one
is not
affected by the winds, then this is not a major issue.
5. The idea is also equivalent of the "commonsense approach" to Feng Shui
in
that a stove should not be placed with it's back at a window area.
6. The next more critical point emphasised by nearly every FS practitioner
is
based on the Yin and Yang concept. Here, it is not ideal for the stove to
be
just next to the water position.
7. Another major consideration is that a stove must not sit below a beam
or a
water pipe. If water pipe is to be run below the stove, it must not pass
the
stove within 6 inches distance. Where possible, the pipe should run in a U
shape design away from the stove.
8. Since both of you are of the same Gua (Kua) then, it is good for the
stove
to be facing your favourable direction.
9. Some Feng Shui practitioners recommend the stove (fire) face the East
or SE
(wood locations). And alternatively facing south as opposed to north.
Since
north is the water position. But, here, I find that this may not be
practical
in many instances. Since some of these positions are inauspicious e.g. the
stove facing the back toilet bowl/wash basin etc...
10. Under my last point, it is important that the stove does not face the
toilet entrance e.g. facing the toilet bowl, wash basin or shower of the
back
toilet.
>I understand that by
>placing it on the NE walls the
>"oven mouth" is facing SE and
>both these directions being
>bad directions for us should
>give us good chi ... is this
>correct ???
11. As mentioned, there are many different interpretations of the position
of
the stove.
12. Some FS practitioners feel that it should be placed facing a bad
direction
to burn away bad qi. While others feel that it should be in a good
location to
enhance qi.
13. I have already listed, the major considerations regarding the stove. And
the above statement above under Para 12 - can have different meanings to
different people and practitioners.
14. What matters most is to look at the total kitchen in relation to Shapes and
Forms - Feng Shui first, then look out for the above points of
considerations.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Wasis,
Part I of reply:-
Based on your kitchen layout, the most optimal stove position is at locations : Marking A or B.
For marking A, the only major issue is that there is a window.

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2. I have been told to have a
stove with solid backing. May
I consider plywood as solid
backing?

Yes, this can be used. But, under commonsense approach to Feng Shui, in case of a fire, plywood is a combustable object and may cause more damage in a real fire.
In the above example, Marking B is more practical, since a stove a marking A will cause the window to be closed - no air.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil
P.S. Please see attachment

[wasis]

Dear Cecil,
Please see below:

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Part I of reply:-
Where is the Part II? :)
Based on your kitchen layout, the most optimal stove position is at
locations : Marking A or B.
For marking A, the only major issue is that there is a window.
The position of the window is above head-level. Perhaps the bottom edge of
the windows is 2 meters from the floor. However, I am afraid the stove will
face the balcony door on the second floor indirectly (both are parallel).
>2. I have been told to have a
>stove with solid backing. May
>I consider plywood as solid
>backing?
Yes, this can be used. But, under commonsense approach to Feng Shui, in
case of a fire, plywood is a combustable object and may cause more
damage in a real fire.
What kind material do you suggest for temporary condition? My main concern

is that the toilet is inside the kitchen. So I want to make some change.
Under new arrangement (as attached), the kitchen has its own room and the
toilet is not inside the kitchen anymore. Please give some comment about it.

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In the above example, Marking B is more practical, since a stove a marking
A will cause the window to be closed - no air.
However Marking B will make the stove facing North. Is it good? Coz I heard
north facing stove means excessive spending. And I guess the position is in
South East sector considering the size of the house is 5 meter wide x 18
meter long.

Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Wasis