I had bought the Roman Duo DeliCooker HL-400 (S$1288.00 including 7% GST & delivery) on March 2014.
I had found a Vees Electric Hob HL-400NEG from Malaysia that had exactly the same design, outlook & specifications. The only different is the name: Roman (selling DeliCooker in Singapore) vs Veees (selling DeliCooker in Malaysia).
[JackNg, update on 2023-04-24]
Roman Duo DeliCooker HL-400 is S$1588.00 (including 8% GST & free delivery) since 1 Feb 2023.
- Replacement of Left-Hand-Side (LHS) burner is S$120.00 (update on 2023-02-08).
On 2023-02-08, the LHS burner was not hot and was replaced at S$120.00 by Kuan Fat Trading Pte Ltd.
On 2023-04-24, the LHS burner became not hot again despite that we seldom cook on weekdays and only cook during weekend. Upon checking by Kuan Fat Trading technician, I was told that the top control board + below PCB need to be replaced at S$350.00 (has 6 months warranty), a sharp increase of S$70 from S$280.00 (2023-02-08) because they review the parts price every 3 months and the PCBs parts were delivered via flight. - Replacement of Right-Hand-Side burner is S$180.00 (update on 2023-02-08).
- Replacement of top control board + below PCB are S$280.00 on 2023-02-08 (has 6 months warranty). On 2023-04-24, the price had increased to S$350.00.
- Free collection of faulty Roman Duo DeliCooker HL-400 from your home to Kuan Fat Trading Pte Ltd for checking. However, if you do not accept the service charge later, the transportation charge will cost S$40.00 (collect and return back your faulty Roman Duo DeliCooker HL-400).
The Roman Duo DeliCooker HL-400 requires a 18 Ampere (A) socket. According to the vendor, you will need to install a 15A wall socket that is connected with a power socket of round-pin type (but has no fuse inside the power socket) that is normally use in the air-con:
Picture 1: 15 Ampere (A) wall socket (round pin type)
It is not recommended to use the normal 13A power socket that is used in Singapore because the high 18A current consumption might blow the 13A fuse and cut off the power supply. Hence, you might want to consider laying a new electrical wiring to connect the Roman Duo DeliCooker HL-400 to your home circuit breaker (advisable to use a spare 20A circuit breaker only for the Roman Duo DeliCooker HL-400) at a cost of around S$80 (no drilling) to S$120 (with drilling).
[JackNg updated] After studying my home electrical connection diagram, there are 8 unit of 13A wall sockets (P18 to P25) connecting to a 32A (B32) Miniature Circuit Breaker (MCB, P3):
- Living room 13A wall socket is P18.
- Kitchen 13A wall sockets are from P19 to P22, P24 to P25.
- Service yard 13A wall socket is P23.
The Roman Duo DeliCooker HL-400 wire (slightly thicker than normal 13A cable) length is around 1.8 meter (excluding the plug) and is not-detachable type. The wire is locates underneath the DeliCooker at around the lower Left Hand Side (LHS).
After deducting about 40 cm (0.4 meter) width of the DeliCooker, the wire length has left around (1.8 m - 0.4 meter) 1.4 meter to connect to the wall socket. You might want to consider the wire length if you want to install the Roman Duo DeliCooker HL-400 as built-in type where the vendor recommend cutting dimension is 67 cm (Length) x 40 cm (Width).
Picture 2: To install the Roman Duo DeliCooker HL-400 as built-in type, recommend cutting dimension is 67 cm (Length) x 40 cm (Width)
5 comments:
Question 1:
I am contemplating to get the HL400 for my new place but I'm uncertain about the usability since we have been using gas hob for years. If it's not too much of a trouble, will you be able to share your experience using the hob, the pros and cons, and whether it will incur a considerable amount of electrical bill?
[Jack] As our deli cooker is not very heavily use, eg: boiling water, cooking only on Sunday, heat up food, etc, my home electricity & water bills total amount is around $70 to $80 per month without air con usage. We switch off the deli cooker when not in use. Hence, electricity bill seems normal to me.
The deli cooker buttons sometimes need to press a few times in order to get it working properly.
After cooking, we normally open the bottom cabinet doors to dissipate away the heat that generated from the cooker.
Question 2:
I just wonder if the food gets cooked faster as compared to normal gas stove. And whether soup or water will over spill easily as the heat can be quite strong. Having used the vitro-ceramic for a few months, do you feel this is a better option or investment as opposed to gas stove?
[Jack] The heat from the deli cooker can be controlled (9 is maximum heat being generated & 1 is the lowest heat being generated). Instead of turning the knob on traditional gas stove, you press the up or down Power touch button to control the number that represents the generated heat output.
Each deli cooker cooking glass surfaces come with its own Timer Automation function that can automatically switch off that cooking glass surface after your specific set timing. Traditional glass stove did not has this Timer Automation function.
Easy to clean the deli cooker because the whole surface is flat.
Save the hassle of laying gas pipes in your kitchen.
Safer (using 15A fuse and 32A miniature circuit breaker protection) as compare to traditional gas stove with gas & flame.
However, if power supply break down, then you cannot cook.
You will also need to buy flat surface cooking ware to make full use of the flat surface heating area. These cooking ware in the market have limited size. Hence, you cannot cook huge quantity of food at one time.
Hi Jack, Im an active cooker. I cook at least 2 times a day for lunch and dinner. Do you think using this ceramic hob is cheaper than using gas stove? The marketer of the ceramic said they are cheaper than gas (expected). then again marketer always a marketer right? Thx for your sharing.
Sorry, as I do not have a gas stove, I cannot compare and conclude whether the electricity usage is cheaper than the gas usage.
Repair too costly, and have to bring back to company to find out whats the problem.Price quote: $ 280/.
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