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Amazon...find it at any service station ....

I didn't see any mention of the route length of the sub-mains.

An important factor when calculating maximum demand and hence cable size.

The shower heaters are the killer here.

On 2/13/2021 at 12:47 PM, rastarr said:

I've met a few ladies on ThaiRomances recently and one, in particular, is keenly interested in some travel with me.

Gees, it never ends.

Must be millions out there......????

5 hours ago, ourmanflint said:

And this lady is a teacher. Not sure what she teaches though

How NOT to do things I would imagine.

Different approach to teaching but whatever works I guess......... sad part is she is not intelligent enough to see this could be a possible outcome.

Makes one wonder how she managed to get to 40.

Maybe one of these.....

15 hours ago, Thaivisa Golf said:

Do you think that if one player has a device, then everyone in that fourball during a competition, should be entitled to use it?

Not for the reason given but perhaps, as most instruments require calibration to be called accurate, one instrument would elimate that requirement as it would be common to all four.

21 hours ago, Daffy D said:

 

That looks promising. Do you know what basket they used?

 

Already have the hook below front seat and another on the front panel on the screw between the two "pockets"

 

Got plenty of hanging space but some times a basket to keep bags away from the feet would be useful.

Asked the missus but she said she doen't know any details  except she asked the Yamaha dealer in the local shop and he ordered and fitted one.

As I say, that was over 8 years ago but I'm sure a query at your local Yamaha shop may get a similar result.

Best approach as usual is "show a photo of what you want".

https://shopee.sg/Front-Basket-Vegetable-Basket-Motorcycle-Plate-Holder-Honda-Scoopy-Yamaha-Fino-i.332201702.5962661791

We had one fitted when we first bought the fino back in 2012.

Fits below the headlight.

Works well. 

Also found the hook installed below the front of the seat carries masses of plastic bags when leaving the Friday market.

Thanks everyone......this is really good stuff.

Sirineou, thanks for the offer...I'll be in touch.

Always get back there every year and planned on having longer stays now that I've hidden my phone number from many who just cannot accept that one wants to retire.

Then along come that flamin' mob with their virus and stuff everything up well and good. 

Still, wife will probably be around longer than I will so good thing for her to concentrate on and look forward to, Thai family as well.

Cheers Jorgo.

Used to be a link to the free house plans in Thailand on Crossey's web site but appears the site is no longer up.

Any other link to these plans...?

Wife eventually wants to build a 1/2 decent place on our land near Chum Phae but begin with a granny flat style.

Idea is to add on later.

Yes, I've seen those and there were quite a few installed maybe 10 years back. Part of all the greenies hike.

Never liked them from the beginning and most have since been ripped out and reverted to standard storage systems.

One downside was if it ever failed. (Or if you lived anywhere where the temperature dropped below 5 degrees C.......Just don't work then at all)

First one would naturally call a lecky.......he would come out, test for power and then leave after handing over a bill for a call (maybe $80 to $100)

Then a plumber was called in to check any valves etc....... same outcome and another bill for usually a lot more as plumbers here really sting.

So then a refrigeration mechanic would be called and he would check basic things and as the system manufacturers would not release any service details, he also would leave a bill.

Final approach was to a manufacturer recommended service person who would usually have a two day travel bill waiting before he even looked at the system

Usual conclusion was for a quote closely resembling the cost of the original system ( and the weren't cheap by any means)

Basically I wouldn't touch one with a forty foot pole. ????  

Another alternative would be to run a ground mounted storage hot water system and run the internal thermostat controlled element direct from 3 or 4 solar panels.

I'd tend towards a 250 litre just for the not-so-sunny days.

Of couse you could always incorporate a changeover switch for manual heating off the mains should you think it necessary.

I'd tend to get a lecky to do that part though as you don't want mains supply backfeeding into your panels.

Seems to be done in a few places over here in Aus.

No pumps, no piping from the roof to the unit etc. etc.

Just a run of 4 sq mm cable.

Life span of the system would depend on your water quality.

As an example, the water on my brother's side of town is not so good and he has a replacement every 8 to 10 years.

If he checked the anode a bit more regularly he might squeeze a few more out of it though.

Whereas my systems tend to last anything up to 20 years.

I've seen one Rheemglass on tank water on a farm go for over 40 years.

Big deal and expensive app didn't work in Australia so why should it be any different here.

In my experience as a lecky, failure of these so called long life LED bulbs is, as Crossy says, insufficient cooling.

Each of these fittings to operate on 220v ac or whatever require a driver or controller to operate.

When broken down to find failure cause, it is 99.9% the driver from overheat.

Most bulbs, this is an integral part whereas in other designs where the LEDs may be in a ring arrangement such as in oyster fittings, the driver is a seperate unit.

Whatever, the result and cause is the same and replacing just the driver is not an option.

The driver itself, if one manages to track one down, costs more than the complete fitting.

This whole LED light thing is really a foo fee compared to the old tungsten filament bulb.

The amount of energy cost it saves the householder is a pittance and the bulb costs 10 times more than the old ones and last, maybe 2 years.

Then one gets a lecky in to change the fitting in many cases at another high cost.

These LED manufacturers have been claiming a 15,000 hour lifespan since day one, but how would they have known at that stage beats me.

Just sales hike.

On 10/10/2020 at 12:52 PM, kwak250 said:

I will check on my new battery today but i checked the volts before it was fine mind you it should be as from new it has done this the Honda dealership said all models with all the electronic devices will do this.

i drive about 50-60k a day and lots of trips maybe 4-500 k in one day

My old Toyota Vigo lasted 6-7 years on one battery but then it only had a Cd player ,

Check the battery is secure.....a battery floating around will suffer from every bump in the road.

Also check terminals to see if they are secure and in good condition.

They have to be nuts opening up anything until a proven vaccine is available and proof of vaccination supplied.

As it stands, Aus won't be opening up international travel anyhow until the above.

21 hours ago, Seeall said:

as we all do because most do not heed the simple "Give way to the right" or

in fact have ever heard of it..

If you've been driving here for 10 years you should know that it is actually give way to the left....check it out.

17 hours ago, Crossy said:

OK a quick and dirty load assessment:-

 

Downstairs

2x24000 BTU A/C + 1x9000 BTU => 5,700W => 26A

Upstairs

3x9000 BTU A/C + 1x12000 BTU = 3,900W => 18A

 

Water heater (big tank) = 6,000W => 27A

 

General lighting (LED) 500W => 3A

General Power 2500W => 11A

 

Total assuming upstairs and downstairs A/C is not running together would give a peak of 30A per phase. Easily within the capabiltiy of a 15/45 3-phase.

 

In reality you probably won't get anywhere near that. So an electric cooktop and oven would be OK too.

 

Crossy, 

Don't think there was mention of how far this bloke has to run his mains or how far he is from the nearest transformer.

20 hours ago, AndyAndyAndy said:

What is considered a big bike?

Many countries, anything over 250cc.

Looks to me like he was hit in the head by his own bike after he's gone over the bars.

Don't try to fix this by tightening the bolts whatever you do.

Many of these have spacers under the studs and pull down to a predetermined level when tight.

If you try to tighten the bolts, you'll end up snapping them off and then you are in real trouble.

Reason it leaks is the gasket goes hard and brittle with age.

As suggested above, take it to a reputable repair shop and have new gasket fitted.

Not a big job but clearly you have little knowledge and you could end up breaking something and costing far more than it should.

It does not appear to be a model where the plugs go down through the cover, but if so, then these seals need replacement at the same time.

Gees...one would need to be a REALLY bad driver to roll a mini...????

In the video, I could see this coming at least 100 metres before the incident and yet the car driver does nothing to slow down or apply any defensive driving whatsoever.

Give them both a ticket.