kannot

is that a leaf blower???

Wonder "how"  those fires  started?

On 2/24/2019 at 5:38 AM, rooster59 said:

The colonel said members of the public might be confused and panicked by such groundless rumors

oh  yeah , im  sure its  on  their  minds so  much,  probably  more  than  wheres the  nearest  somtam

comical............just  like  the  country

18 hours ago, hotchilli said:

During the next 2 years start to name & shame farmers or products that do not conform to pesticide safety levels

in  Thailand............yeah  thatll  work  alright

8 hours ago, Chelseafan said:

The real bottom line is that there will be a oncost which will invariably lead to higher food prices

bingo......... and  how  many  will be  willing to  pay  that  price

12 hours ago, webfact said:

organic alternatives

such as?

3 hours ago, gdhm said:

I 100% agree with you Kannot ????. 

Seems to me in Thailand one to often has to reluctantly settle for these type of workarounds/fixes to offset lack of expert skills of personnel purportedly called experts by their companies (or self proclaimed self employed "experts"). I have yet to meet good electrician who really knows his onions (sad when an ex office clerk knows more than the "supposed" self proclaimed expert electricians do). Additionally the number of times I get asked if I have for tools of their trade by these "experts" ). Even yesterday I was asked by the installer/fitter if I had a multimeter so he could check if volts were being received to the Motor's flashing light - they were which is how he diagnosed LED light component faulty ). 

Maybe the problem is worse for those when not living in Bangkok area as there seems little interest by companies to expand service centre or agents outside Bangkok. In UK there is a term "North - South divide" but in Thailand it seems like a "Bangkok - The rest of Thailand Divide".  This is probably why so many Thais have a "if it breaks throw it away and get a new one" because after sales service in the provinces is often very lacking and need to be sent to Bangkok.

 

At least in THIS single case of my motor jamming, the workaround may buy us some time (maybe not). At least an offered workaround is better than the all too often habit of workers/companies walking away or not answering phones when they do not have any solutions or workarounds or cannot be bothered.

 

I certainly will never buy this Motor again (428) in its various brand labelling versions, nor will I buy any new ones from Same company as I do not believe in rewarding lack of service ability.

 

Regretfully, although I found the one alternative contact I mentioned in previous posts nobody has been able suggested any others in this Thread (maybe there are no others in Khon Kaen City or, readers of my OP do not live in these parts).

 

AS  mentioned the reason I  bought an identical spare  motor was to fix  it  myself at my leisure by  totally swapping them out then dismantling the old  one if  needs be to find the problem.

3 hours ago, gdhm said:

Maybe the problem is worse for those when not living in Bangkok area

yep cant get anyone to come here for anything usually so gave up  about 5  years ago and started to learn to do it  all  myself..............pathetic  really isnt it.

2 hours ago, stud858 said:

Mobilise opponents?

Can anybody explain further what this means?

 

moan/ bitch to each other whilst downing low  khao

4 hours ago, Artisi said:

So long as the uniform has lots of shiny buttons, parachute wings, plenty of gold braid, lots of highly coloured campaign decorations, and  of course a newly issued whistle. This will ensure the necessary authority and greatly reduce the level of pollution. 

Im sorry isnt  that all those <deleted>'''''s  on big  posters  everywhere asking for you to vote for them.?? Looks  like  many belong in a morgue or an  asylum

3 hours ago, webfact said:

diesel particulate filter to be installed in all vehicles.

no  good  in an urban environment needs a  "run" to regenerate

10 hours ago, gdhm said:

but since being given that advice

all  well and  good  but it  should  not need  to have this  done to work correctly, a  temporary solution maybe but not how it  should  function

56 minutes ago, gdhm said:

(after we were advised to always open gate to at least half each time).

 

comical...............theyre  winding you up big  time, someones done a  <deleted> installation and now youre  getting the usual BS excuses

7 hours ago, fredob43 said:

My electric box is 10" off the ground with the first lot of electrics being a foot. If you cant see the snaps clearly, or you don't know, why put in stupid posts? My post was referring to fitting the Motor off the ground because of the heavy rain we can get here. It's called LOGIC. That some on TVF don't seem to have.

 

N/B we do get floods here so why take chances, just put it higher in the first place and you'll be fine. I see that you haven't, that's up to you.

Maybe my snaps arent clear enough for you, why put in stupid answers, I clearly said I made sure any rainwater would NEVER be an issue by sloping the correct way EVERYTHING and it  all runs into a  lake. Logic  dictates  not to buy land on flat ground.

Golly  really you get floods............who would  have known in a tropical country...........amazed, huh u learn  summat knew everyday eh

Madeira

The  only slight problem I had was  locally finding a  decent sized  earth wire, could  only get 6mm I think, the NYY cable was two core and 10mm  but this does  feed a  few  other things as  well not  just the gates, it  also feeds  the small house down by the water which has an electric  water pump + lighting and  a outlet socket inside.I also encased it in a large stainless   box the local metalwork knocked up for me just to keep the sun/weather off it, its  open at the back so doesnt get too hot and is  out of the sun by 10am anyway.

I  bought TWO motors for the gate, I usually buy two of everything here as  when it  breaks ( not  if) I can easily swap  out parts and at 9900 baht each it saves a  lot of  mucking around trying to find parts, I also bought a  spare micro-switch control as reckon this  will expire  first and 4  remotes direct from China. The brand was  "Foresee" been in for about 2-3  years  now.

Back up service from them is useless ie asking for parts  supplier or in fact any interaction at all but the thing works fine, also has the sensors to stop/reopen incase anyone cloese it whislt their car is  in the path of the closing gate etc

On 2/20/2019 at 12:54 AM, builder said:

It took me a long time to find wax ring here and was told by many Thai people that they don’t use them they just set the bowl on mud job done . I eventually found wax ring that turned out to be made of some kind of synthetic and was very hard would not compress and toilet would rock changed it for a more expensive one that is almost a gel type of stuff and the flange was never able to find that had to retro fit for that


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HOMEPRO  sell  the wax  rings they are  about 5-600 baht  I wouldnt use  cement  ever , its a  very easy  job heres  mine. Depending on your ttoilet you can also get push fit  rubber  seals  attached the back of the bog exit  pipe which are triple sealed into the floor  pipe like this 

On 2/22/2019 at 9:01 AM, gdhm said:

never thought of that, and am surprised companies who make gates and fit gate motors (as mine who made the gate and sold and fitted our two motors) have not come up with this great (and logical) idea to avoid weather and debris issues

a  correctly designed drainage  system and concrete surround  negate  all this  but has to be done before doing your gate. All my water runs into my pond down carefully designed and sloped  concrete  gulleys, also helps to not have leaf dropping trees .

14 hours ago, gdhm said:

 

 

Thanks again fredob43 and especially for the photo of the inside of the box.

 

We have been told to use MOS2 Oil for rack pinion and wheels. No ideas which is better or longer lasting between use.

 

The ONLY alternative supplier and fitter I have found in Khon Kaen sells Roger Gate Motors only (Italian Brand). If anybody has any knowledge or experience with that Brand any information would be very much appreciated.

 

 

gawd , that wirings a  right mess, wouldnt be a Thai installation "expert"  would  it? dont see an earth?

On 2/21/2019 at 12:08 PM, fredob43 said:

1 foot (Can be more). From ground level.

hmmm

On 2/21/2019 at 12:08 PM, fredob43 said:

1 foot (Can be more). From ground level.

Motor a  foot  off the  floor ........... but your electrical  box isnt