Problem with stove next to fridge

[julie]

Hello :) Many thanks for posting such valuable information in this forum!
My question regards having the stove next to the refrigerator. I recently moved the fridge to a better location away from the stove and my husband doesn't like it at all. He has offered to help me re-do and make the necessary changes to the house for better feng shui -IF- I move the fridge back to where it was. Your thoughts on this would be appreciated. Also, if the stove IS next to the fridge; is there any cure for that? example: placing a wood wall exactly between the two?
Thanks.
julie

[Administrator]

Dear Julie,
A stove can still be placed next to the refrigerator but give an allowance
of at least six inches or 150 cm. It would not be ideal to place a wood
wall unless it is heat resistant. If you can leave a gap as suggested above,
then it would be OK to move back the fridge without the need to place a
wooden wall partition.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil Lee
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From: "Julie Deering"
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Hello :) Many thanks for posting such valuable information in this forum!
My question regards having the stove next to the refrigerator. I recently
moved the fridge to a better location away from the stove and my husband
doesn't like it at all. He has offered to help me re-do and make the
necessary changes to the house for better feng shui -IF- I move the fridge
back to where it was. Your thoughts on this would be appreciated. Also, if
the stove IS next to the fridge; is there any cure for that? example:
placing a wood wall exactly between the two?
Thanks.
julie

[pikkie]

Dear Cecil
Thanks for a great forum!
I have my microwave oven on top of my fridge. I know this is not ideal, but it is difficult to put it anywhere else. I have however, placed a block of chipboard/wood approximately an inch thick between the fridge and the microwave so that they are not in direct contact with eachother. I was also hoping that the wood element would bridge the contrasting fire and water element. Do you think this is completely unacceptable?
Best regards
Toni Pedro

[Robert Lee]

Dear Toni,
I believe there are two schools of thought in considering a microwave oven:-
1. One school of thought is that microwave ovens were never invented in
ancient times and some Feng Shui practioners may argue that since this is
the case, there is no standard way to say whether it is good or bad Feng
Shui. This camp will usually be not sure and can either give you a Yes or No
answer.
2. The second school of thought is that a stove is different from a
microwave. Under the Five Elements concept, the characteristic of a stove is
that the fire flows upwards and thus this is considered a `Fire element'.
However, if you are only using the microwave, it implies energy that `flows'
inwards which has the characteristics of the metal element. Therefore if you
are only using the microwave and not the `oven' feature, then in this case,
it no longer represents the fire element.
Currently, it is my belief that the microwave represents the `metal' element
and not fire element which has no effect on the water element unless you use
the `oven' feature. In such a case, there is no longer a clash of Water and
Fire element or a clash of yin and yang.
As I mentioned earlier, the microwave is new and in my opinion, I will
classify the microwave as belonging to the metal element based on the
reasoning in para 2. In such a situation, there is no effect of the
microwave on top of the water element i.e. the fridge.
However, can I ask you a question?
Which direction is the microwave located and whether do you have a stove?
1. If you have only the microwave in the home, this is not favourable in
Feng Shui as one should ideally also have a stove in the kitchen to
represent the fire element.
2. If you only have the microwave and if it situated at the North sector of
the home, this is equally unacceptable as the North represents water element
and worse still if you do not have a stove, your kitchen is considered
`cold' and thus you most unlikely can retain the warmth in your home.
3. It is acceptable to have a stove and a microwave in the home. But
remember not to have two set of stoves in the home. This is considered very
inauspicious.
Like I mentioned, earlier, a microwave is a modern `invention' and based on
it's characteristics of energy moving `inwards', it can be classifed as a
metal element. If you are using the oven feature, then the heating element
will (glow... unseen inside the microwave) and it is considered a Fire
element. If you are using it more often as a fire element, then, it is best
not to place the `oven' on top of the fridge as this is a real clash and
very inauspicious.
Hope that helps.
Cecil

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From: "Toni Pedro"
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Dear Cecil
Thanks for a great forum!
I have my microwave oven on top of my fridge. I know this is not ideal,
but it is difficult to put it anywhere else. I have however, placed a block
of chipboard/wood approximately an inch thick between the fridge and the
microwave so that they are not in direct contact with eachother. I was also
hoping that the wood element would bridge the contrasting fire and water
element. Do you think this is completely unacceptable?
Best regards
Toni Pedro

[pikkie]

Dear Cecil
In answer to your question, yes I have a stove in my kitchen as well. This is placed against the south wall of my kitchen. Since this would be a fire area, I trust this is in order. However, the door of the oven does face the entrance to the kitchen, and the entrance to the kitchen is close to the main entrance(at a right angle). I hope all that warmth is not going straight out the door too fast.
As for the microwave - I'm relieved to hear it can stay on top of the fridge, since it is not a convection microwave oven and therefore not used to cook food in the conventional sense.
Thanks again for clarifying this for me.
Kind regards
Toni Pedro

[Robert Lee]

Dear Toni,
Please see below:-
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Dear Cecil
In answer to your question, yes I have a stove in my kitchen as well. This
is placed against the south wall of my kitchen. Since this would be a fire
area, I trust this is in order. However, the door of the oven does face the
entrance to the kitchen, and the entrance to the kitchen is close to the
main entrance(at a right angle). I hope all that warmth is not going
straight out the door too fast.

Since the stove is in the south, this is acceptable because at the south
position, the stove is able to `retain' the heat as it is at it's most
comfortable location i.e. South.
Normally, if the stove is at the South position, you can have the stove face
a water element e.g. a frige. This is because a stove at the south can still
be `cooled' down by the water element opposite it. Contrast this if you
place a stove e.g. in the North sector. Here, you must not let the stove
face a water element else the `warmth' will `die off'.
In your case, the `heat' can still escape and you will not have a problem.
But do not "purposely" add a water position in front of it as it may offset
this `delicate' balance.

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As for the microwave - I'm relieved to hear it can stay on top of the
fridge, since it is not a convection microwave oven and therefore not used
to cook food in the conventional sense.

Yes, the microwave is not considered a fire element and it is no problem
placing on top of the fridge.
Cecil