JAS21

19 hours ago, blackshadow said:

i have over 50 yrs driving experience and am qualified to pass comments on thai driving....they would not/never pass a Uk driving test end of story !!

A litle bit wrong ... MrsJ passed her UK driving test first time .........

1 minute ago, MJCM said:

AFAIK the only credit card that Makro accepts is the one from CitiBank other options are cash or as previously mentioned pay via QR code

YES….I have a Citi CC and use it at Makro

MrsJ and myself have both accounts with BB and CIMB. Very good service from the bank branches.

However phoning BB is a different matter. Try to avoid that like the plague. 

A new one is now open. You get up to five days and you only pay 60% of the room cost.

Scheme lasts until the end of April.

This time it is easier to book as the hotel does it for you.

As previous only Thais can book. MrsJ has already booked our five days.

Troll post removed … please stick to sensible and useful answers.

We live not far from junction of Chaengwattana and Prachachuen Road. A guy in the village has a ‘station’  Air Visual App.. right now AQI is 171 and 2.5 is 93.8. Air purifiers are running flat out in our house

44 minutes ago, Lucky Bones said:

Not exactly sure why you are posting or what you expect us to do?????????

Suppose will have to go to doctors again. I assume that it is too much of a risk to leave it is as most likely a bacterial infection.

Guess he was hoping for some advice as to how long he can avoid not getting antibotics again, does he really need to see a doctor tomorrow. are throat infections likely to clear on their own.

HoloRoof are in Nonthaburi. If I remember correctly the guy imports the sheets from Indonesia. He has a huge stock so availability is not a problem. 
 

I have seen Chinese copies advertised so be careful.

Our carport is quite wide so we had to have quite some steelwork to prevent excessive sag. You will have to ask the guy …he speaks english …about load bearing… but yes it’s very strong and sheets are not exactly light ….

We are not far from ChaengWattana immigration so if ever around that way come and look if you wish.

As an aside we also used 2M screw piles instead of conventional piling.

I’ll find some pics later of ‘during construction’ …

When I had a search for you there were several more videos 

When we had the Car Port buil we used a double skinned uPVC product, comes in sheets. The company goes under the name of HoloRoof. I know now that this product has been copied by the Chinese ... as you would expect.

During heavy rain it is surprisingly quite. The roof is now supporting 14 Solar panels.

There is a short video ...  https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=206854153579377

If I can use my credit card to pay, I do. All other times my wife pays … even tips my caddie when we play golf.

Of course her bank account needs frequent topping up …..

Now there is some tie-up between Citi and UOB…UOB have taken over Citi consumer banking.

I have a Citi Credit Card ….I am retired …I don’t have to ‘lock away’ any money …my normal limit is 160,000 Baht. I have to pay all off each month. If I don’t spend 300,000 Baht a year then there is a charge for the card..MrJ doesn’t have any problem helping me with that …..

I don’t have any bank account with Citi …just BB and CIMB Thai 

9 hours ago, Toolong said:

Dante....you were right......but I didn't say so until now because I felt so stupid. How on earth did I miss that??? My goodness, it was always so obvious. Now I do feel rather embarrassed......but grateful to you for pointing this old fool in the right direction. Much obliged. ????

 

Come on … we are all waited with bated breath as to what will be found when you remove the pan…watch out for snake lol

1 hour ago, Encid said:

Another good thing about @sometimewoodworker's installation above is hidden behind the pot plant in the stand in the corner... two separate valves from the water supply... one to fill the cistern (at full pressure and flow rate so it fills quickly) and one to supply the bum gun (which may be regulated by the valve if the pressure is too high for comfortable use). 

We have three valves … his and hers bum guns  plus the toilet supply …true… 

Judging by that pic …you maybe should have a can of mozzy spray handy when you eventually get the pan out …also have something ready to seal the soil pipe …water in a plastic bag … rags etc BUT tie some string to whatever as you don’t want a bigger problem ie blocked pipe. ????

55 minutes ago, Toolong said:

Got a question, JAS21.....and it's a question that baffles me at the moment (because I've a feeling once the toilet is lifted out, the answer will be more than clear.....hopefully! 

 

So the question is: if the toilet body is ONE piece, with only access to holding-down bolts via the hollow area at the back.....which in my case is too small for getting wrenches, rachets & sockets in..........how the hell can tightening of the bolts be done??!!!! Or don't Thai plumbers bother and just rest the whole thing in cement/ silicone?? ????

My toilet has a 20cm gap ..the rear is 7cm from the wall. So I didn’t have a big problem accessing the studs. 
 

Can you get your hand in to feel if it is bolted down …can you feel the two nuts.

I cannot say for sure BUT I think mine wasn’t bolted down initially.  it was just sitting on a bed of something like white cement …but it was actually a pink colour.

If your wife is dainty/thin boned ask he to put her hand in and feel around for the nuts. 
 

If  the plumber set it on a thick cement bed it will be reasonably easy, although time consuming, to chip out. Post a photo of where the pan joins the floor…if you can chip a bit out to show how close it is to the tiles …of course he might have glued it to the floor….

enjoy

22 minutes ago, Encid said:

 

@Toolong

A few important observations about this diagram/method statement by Cotto that you need to compare with your own toilet...

 

Fig. 1 shows a dimension of 305mm from the face of the wall to the centreline of the 4" waste pipe outlet. Is yours the same?

 

Fig. 2 shows the fitting of the floor gasket, the PVC adapter flange, and most importantly, the sealing gasket that most Thai plumbers neglect to use. Is yours the same?

 

Fig. 5 shows the location of the holding-down bolts for the toilet. Typically these are covered by white plastic caps so they might not be easily noticed, but all toilets have them. Can you find yours?

Good points …. Re Fig5 … my holding down bolts were inside the hollow area. I needed to use a small ratchet and socket. I bedded the toilet on white cement and pulled the holding down bolts down whilst checking that the pan was level. If your tiles are perfectly flat you can get away with no white cement …. Just sealer as shown…I was just concerned about cracking the pan if I overtightened the holding down bolts.

Also  check that the pan looks parallel to the wall …you don’t want to be ******** at an angle do you ……..

Use the viscosity stated in your handbook.

but you won’t go far wrong with Mobil1 Oil For Turbo Diesel Pickup synthetic 5W-40

Toyota oil filter is fine.Buy from them and you know it won’t be fake

10-12000kms normally ok … if hard driven/off road/all short journeys manual will say half that

Here is the link to my problem of 2019   https://aseannow.com/topic/1088431-how-to-deal-with-this-plumbing-bodge/

So here are some pics of a problem I had .. if you search towards then end of march 2019 you will see the problem that I had and the solution. Basically the soil pipe was put too far to one side and they bodged it my moving across.  I had to repair with a sleeve.

I show a pic of the kit you need together with pics that show you how to fit correctly. 

Use the proper Cotto Kit!

What is the make of toilet …. Photo?

They are not too hard to take out … there should not be any opening between the bathroom itself and the soil pipe

29 minutes ago, pagallim said:

No problem.   Like many, I've been using Wise/Transferwise for a few years, always in the belief that I was using the most beneficial method.   As I said previously, its only been through the deterioration of service that I've looked again at home bank to Thai bank transfers.   In my case, HSBC now permit international transfers using their App, same as their on-line account, which is much more convenient.   Because of their low transfer charges (or free in some cases), as opposed to the escalating rates as a percentage by Wise, a typical monthly pension transfer may only be one or two hundred baht better with Wise.   However, I know that if I make a transfer from my bank late p.m. on a working day, it will be in my SCB account in minutes, and will show as a FTT if needed for visa extension monthly income purposes.

This topic has interested me. WISE have recently increased their fees.

Like you I have used WISE for years. Previously Moneycorp and before that sent GBP to my BB account.When sending GBP I always found that BB exchanged early in the morning and looking at the posted rates later found that I had always lost out. No idea if that is the same case.

Whatever turns out to be the financially best way I will continue to use WISE … it is so straightforward. We have a joint account in the UK, my wife can do transfers to either her BB account or mine.

It is always a concern that one day I may not be able to do the transfers myself, so the fact that she can is a blessing. She is used to using our RBS account transfer system in the UK …also using WISE so I don’t want to complicate things by changing the process.

I’m not sure if it’s possible but setting up a WISE automatic monthly transfer of 65,100thb is another way …as long as it comes FTT. So far transfers always have and I have never had to repeat the transfer after talking to then.

As someone mentioned previously in a post, I always keep the backup 800K in another bank. We have been self insured medically for quite a few years now as premiums were becoming outrageous.

I will add that our BB branch, Samakee Road, who we have been with since about 2006 are extremely helpful … we always get great service …
 

Been with Bangkok Bank since about 2006.

I do my extension based on pension. Immigration always ask to see thirteen months deposits.

I order a twelve month statement 2-3 months early. Then the day before I visit Immigration I order a statement for the remaining period plus the letter detailing all deposits from the UK. 
 

On the day, I order the letter saying that I own the account and what the balance is. Also update my bank book… copy front page and last page which shows updated balance.

Never have a problem. Seems from comments I may be a little fortunate.

5 hours ago, elena edwards said:

Until this year I've had no issues renewing my car tax via the local guy's inspection place - but this time he's demanded a full respray at a cost of 40,000 baht. My car is a 20 year old Toyota Vitara, is fully insured and is in good mechanical condition as well as only having a paint issue on its roof where the sun has got at the paintwork- also a few very minor scratches on the body.  I'm really nervous about continuing to drive with an outdated tax disc - and also have no other way to get essential shopping and other needs downtown as I live in a small village off highway 118.

 

When I took the car to his place for inspection as usual- I was horrified at his refusal - as it was the first time in 15 years I've had an issue. Any advice would help.....

Find another testing place … quite an old topic revived!