Crossy

Sorry, no way I can make this Thai related.

Before you write off the old one, is it actually running and not pumping? Or just not running?

Do you know what's on the other end of that 'cable' socket?

If you're in a condo talk to the management, you may just be able to plug a TV in and watch.

Is this the service you mean http://www.dtvthai.com/index.php ?

If so it appears that the only option is to use a dish

Yup, most portable electronics has 'universal' chargers, look on the rating plate / sticker for something like "Input 100-240V 50/60Hz", if you see that you're good to go global with no converter.

Do check your other electrical stuff as a lot of US market kit, even from global brands such as Sony, are 110V only and will require a converter. If you are bringing household appliances be aware that anything with a motor may run slow and hot on 50Hz.

Yes, both upstairs bathrooms have 6kW multi-point water heaters for the shower (with a thermostatic mixer) and sink, I like warm water for my shave There's a 3.5kW shower heater in the downstairs loo and a 3.5kW multipoint under the kitchen sink (it only serves the sink).

The combi does excellent baked spuds in about 30 mins, in convection mode it gets used for baking pies (but only I make pies). All in all I suppose it would have been better value to get separate oven and microwave but at the time we didn't have space, even in the new house we're not bothering with a conventional oven, it won't get the use it deserves.

OK enough gentlemen.

We are all entitled to opinions some of which may have been better voiced in more subtle terms.

Let's cut the bickering and get on with looking at people's homes, some of which won't float everyone's boat.

I applied some time back so it was done via the embassy in BKK (although they sent the application to HK), second PP application was authorised on the spot. How things differ now we have to go direct to HK I don't know, it may be wise to contact the embassy before sending off your application.

There are a number of sample letters on the web one is here http://www.majorvisa...nd passport.odt there are several others.

I do remember that the letter I used had notes suggesting that you do not use the 'incompatible countries' reason unless you are actually going to visit those countries although they didn't actually say why. Of course the list of countries should contain ones for which UK citizens require a visa.

Good luck, my second PP gets used often and was well worth the investment in time and (of course) money.

If you have visas then one way tickets should be no issue whatever, if there are problems at the airport ask to see a supervisor.

Moving to the visas forum.

Short cycling like that is usually a sign of no air in the pressure tank, but it sounds like you've got that one covered

Firstly determine if your tiles actually are painted, most if not all ceramic and concrete based tiles are self coloured (the same all the way through), these should pose zero risk.

I can think of no reason why it would be unsafe, let the first storm run to waste so all the dust and bird droppings are washed off and you should be good to go.

It does indeed look like our OP had a hookey copy. In which case he is performing an illegal act by using it so I must close this thread.

To our OP, if you have indeed acquired the software by legitimate means PM me with details and I'll re-open.

The plumber has been AWOL for a week, his father has been ill. Sadly we found out on Monday that his dad had died over the weekend so he will be out of circulation for a week.

No problem says Dusit, we will get another plumber. No problem, say the labour, we can do that, how hard can it be to hook up the incoming supply to the tanks, tanks to pump and pump to house, the donkey work is already done (internal plumbing was completed a while back)?

How wrong we were.

So on Wednesday I get a frantic call from Wifey, what time will I be home and can I come via the house?

Sensing trouble I made my excuses in the office and headed home. It was hammering down, Wifey was holed up in the kitchen looking through the window at some very wet workers scratching their heads, the pump was running but no water coming through.

Ten seconds of looking through the window later 'they've got the pump backwards honey, the tanks are connected to the outlet', 'they already tried it the other way, it didn't work'.

'Well get them to turn it round again because it certainly won't work like it is'.

Ten minutes of cutting and glueing later and it's hooked up right (again), indeed there is still no water flow.

'Is there water in the tanks?', 'of course', 'have you checked?', 'will check'.

You guessed it, no water in the tanks. The abysmal water pressure can't make it the 2.5m up to the fill point. Sod it says I, send everyone home and we'll check the tanks tomorrow, hopefully the pressure will get higher overnight and fill the tanks.

Thursday AM, tanks are full.

Turn on the pump, open a tap, and wait. Gurgle, splutter, water, hurrah!

Since it's stopped raining time to look at the job.

Tank plumbing, I wouldn't have done it like that, but it works and doesn't leak, I'll put some plants in front of it.

Pump plumbing, spot the two deliberate mistakes, one of which is a result of the frantic swapping of pipes last night.

The other resulted in my thread on pump service unions http://www.thaivisa....service-unions/

Sorry about the image quality, had the camera on manual focus.

Meanwhile the en-suite

(Yes, there is a hand shower to go on that pipe)

and second bathrooms

are hooked up, showers showering and water heaters heating

As move-in approaches there are more and more 'essential' items to be bought. Today dropped 10k on bathroom accessories, bog roll holders, towel rings, towel rails, soap trays, shampoo trays, the list goes on. Of course My dearest does not do cheap, it's all Hafele branded, nice quality but not exactly low cost

No gnomes, but the MiL's neighbour has a DC3

It seems complete (the wings are against the fence), apparently belongs to a farang (not me) who is going to use it in his restaurant, he's apparently paying 1000 Baht a month rent for it.

Yup it's correct.

With the earth at the top the Live is on the Left looking into the socket.

In reality getting L and N transposed is rarely a problem with modern appliances.

You should try and get the live core under the screw more like the neutral is, a nightmare in these fiddly plugs I know

Cheers guys, I actually got a couple like Boksida shows by taking the photo to our local pipe chap.

He had PVC, iron and brass. We got brass ones as the PVC ones looked rather flimsy and I suspect the iron ones (even though galvanised) would be rusted tight when our pump fails (sods law states that it will also be dark and raining).

Of course when I showed them to the plumber he knew exactly what they were and where they fitted, once again my poor Thai, his poor English and my wife's (non-existent) knowledge of plumbing had conspired to muddy the waters but everyone is happy in the end

As per my OP "Anyone know what the locals call a pump service union?"

I'm having difficulty getting over what I want, I'll be giving the man the photo today but he does not seem to grasp what it's for.

Is it this program http://esl-software-review.toptenreviews.com/tell-me-more-premium-review.html ?

Each to his own, if we all liked the same thing the world would be incredibly boring.

Here's ours, near enough finished to go in this thread now

Wifey designed it, I paid for it, I like it.

We both wanted something that wasn't the typical cookie-cutter place, and She Who Must be Obeyed wanted a traditional style but in materials that the creatures would not like to eat. Didn't stop her buying half a rainforest of Teak and other hardwoods mind

Blow by blow thread here

Mr BJ, your budget place must be nearly done by now

Anyone know what the locals call a pump service union?

One of these:-

Our wonderful 'plumber' has installed the pump with welded connections, have to cut the pipe if the pump fails

For a heater yes, treat it as three x 5000W single phase loads, about 23A per phase.

NPE have them in their stores, but I don't see them in the online catalog http://www.mynpe.com/index_product.php

Any particular reason you want to buy online, most electrical suppliers have or can get units of assorted sizes?

Nobody actually seems to bother, but the Thai regulations require exothermic welding to attach the cable to the rod. See page 20-22 (Chapter 6) of http://www.pea.co.th.../groundwire.pdf