Where exactly to place the stove.

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Dear Cecil,
I am going to be completely remodeling my kitchen and am at a loss as to where to put the stove.
My kitchen is a U shape almost fully closed with an island in the middle. The wall directly in front of you when you enter has windows and faces southwest. My sink is placed here currently.
The south/south east wall is diagonally on your left as you enter. I have been advised to place my stove along this wall, but it would place my back to the entrance of the kitchen which I know is not ideal.
Currently, the only way to face the entrance in my kitchen would be to place the stove on an island which I have also been told is not a good thing to do.
On the right when you walk in is a peninsula, open to the dining room. This again does not seem to be a protected area.
Is having your back to the door such a problem? Is it more important than placing the stove in a good direction, or a protected location. I have looked through many many books, and read all the info on this site but cannot seem to be able to come up with a solution.
Is it bad to place the stove in the island? How about the sink.
Any advice you could give me would be so appreciated.
Sincerely,
Fig

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From: "Amely Rosenberg"
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Dear Cecil,
I am going to be completely remodeling my kitchen and am at a loss as to
where to put the stove.
My kitchen is a U shape almost fully closed with an island in the middle.
The wall directly in front of you when you enter has windows and faces

southwest. My sink is placed here currently.
A sink at this location is fine or OK! While it is inauspicious to place a
stove without a proper `backing' such as an open window.

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The south/south east wall is diagonally on your left as you enter. I have
been advised to place my stove along this wall, but it would place my back
to the entrance of the kitchen which I know is not ideal.

Sorry, I was reading this a few times but still cannot get the correct
picture. How about an image map drawn. If it is too much a trouble.

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Currently, the only way to face the entrance in my kitchen would be to
place the stove on an island which I have also been told is not a good thing
to do.

Yes, it is preferred to have the stove `flushed' against a wall rather than
on an island.

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On the right when you walk in is a peninsula, open to the dining room.
This again does not seem to be a protected area.

Most Western kitchens are like this. Symbollically if you have a `partition'
e.g. a side table or even a `bar counter' to screen it somehow, it works
just as fine.

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Is having your back to the door such a problem? Is it more important than
placing the stove in a good direction, or a protected location. I have
looked through many many books, and read all the info on this site but
cannot seem to be able to come up with a solution.

Sorry, I still cannot visualize this portion so, I do not want to give the
wrong advise.

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Is it bad to place the stove in the island? How about the sink.

Yes, it is not advisable to place the stove in the island. As for the sink
this is not the norm as it is usually not practical to do so because of the
piping. Do becareful not to have the water pipe run below the stove or criss
cross the stove.
Here are some guidelines as to the placement of the stove and water
elements:-
If the Kitchen is located at the South (Fire), East (Wood) and South-East
(Wood) ,W (Metal) and West (Metal)
In the above situations, the `fire' in the kitchen will not `die' out and
even if you have a water position opposite the stove, it is fine. In fact, a
water position opposite the stove at the above locations can help `cool'
down the fire.
If the Kitchen is located at the North (Water), North-East (Earth ) and
South-West (Earth)
In the above situation, where there Water and Earth, the fire can easily be
extinguished, you should NEVER have a water position too close to the stove.
Especially avoid a water position opposite it in the above situation.
Hope the above helps.
Cecil Lee

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Thank you Cecil for your reply!!
It is helpful. I will try to get an image to you to see what you think of having the stove on the wall, with your back diagonally to a door.
But again thank you for what you have told me so far it is helpful.
Amely