Thanks. Made up my mind to get gas after reading this thread.

Although getting the gas silinder up 3 storey will be a challenge.

gas cheaper

now getting harder to find empty cylinder? current house only 1 tank but i prefer to have 2 now

any1 know the reason?

Why would you want to find empty cylinder? When you finished a cylinder, buy new one and keep old one. You get 1 empty cylinder. If you want additional spare, order two cylinders, return the empty one. Now you have one for use and one standby

This post has been edited by Zot: Dec 11 2015, 10:20 AM

Anyone here using induction built-in hob (not table top type)? What is the good brand?

using Teka IR631
http://www.teka.com/en/products/view/22055-hobs-ir_631

but now no more this model already

my boss complain "induction very slow to heat up"
first time using induction so i dunno if mine is working correctly or not
setting put to 5, above that scared burn my SS pots and pan

normally takes how long to boil a quart of water?

but for a house that currently have 1 cylinder. u need to buy a new cylinder either be full or empty.
problem now is it is hard to get a cylinder.

Many dealers said Teka service is bad. So about 9 years ago I went for Fagor, but recently the new technician is very bad. I was told that Fagor closed for a while and now just started again. Was it true? The problem is that the hob dimension is slightly different and I just try to avoid hole trimming. I'm using the modular type with 510x288mm. Looks like Rinnai has the exact dimension but it has no timer. Smeg is same dimension with Electrolux but dimension is 515x300 if not mistaken

LIke gas, how fast to boil water is how much power the hob can produce. Many table top induction is low power. So it might be slower than gas unless using small gas hob. If same power between gas and induction, for sure induction will win because induction heat the pot directly

deswai all these hob should have standard measurements, maybe one for square, one for rectangular. That way, can find a replacement without having to worry about cannot fit the hole....
anyway I think mine is pretty standard size.

I think newer models from many mfr is slightly bigger. The Teka is 510mm just like Fagor, but new Fagor I think is 515mm instead of 510mm. Anyway, how was your Teka? Any problem in 6 years of usage? Fagor has same failure on control board where it cannot detect the pot. Ii is using an OEM board and I think it is used by many other models also. Was trying to look Internet but not found. Only found the big power board

just started using for few months

So it is a discontinued model. So you must be getting very good price on it? Since it is a 3 hobs model, probably need a 30A power source, right? So, you cannot use the 3 pin plug I believe

"yup" to all the above
bought it at 50% off during their warehouse sale. brand new in box
not using a plug, terus sambung to a switch

This post has been edited by idoblu: Dec 11 2015, 11:43 AM

Hope that it need no repair within 5 years. My induction power board faulty once and it costed me RM800+. The control board faulty and replaced (cannot recall how much it costed) but after 6 months faulty again. I wrote a letter to Fagor Malaysia and the manager get it replaced for me FOC

Teka is more expensive brand. So it will cost more

instead of repairing (if it cost too much), just wait for next warehouse sale and buy a new one
you should see how much Bosch sells their induction hob during their warehouse sale. Around Rm500 according to one forummer here

This post has been edited by idoblu: Dec 11 2015, 12:04 PM

Really? Bosch is even double the price but unfortunately the size is bigger and it won't fit in

Anyway, you have to be really lucky to be able to have your hob faulty during sales event

It should be boil faster than gas.

It only take less than 2min to boil a liter of water.

Check is there any boil water mode. Which usually at higher power.

If there is something like oil, water or cooking stuff in your SS pan, it won't burn. SS pan burn when dry. But it will take time start to burn.

Check your manual the 1-5 mode at each is represent how many watt. 2kw-2.5kw should be very fast boiling. My 1 use 1.8kw to boil.

The problem is we takut to turn on full power. I think 9 is high then got one more step full power. We put to 5 cause sked the SS pot turn color to blue. That Zwelling pot put 5 with water in it also can change color wan dunno why so lauyar 😞