zlodnick

Our first Issan fuse box was just a big knife switch and a buss fuse. During a thunderstorm, I opened the knifeswitch thinking, I'm all set now.  Then we got a close lightning hit. The lightning jumped right across the knife switch and blew out a couple of lights. 

Now we have a real fuse box and so far we've had a few close strikes that tripped the main breaker and no damage. 

I now know a direct hit can fry everything, so I'm wondering, would it be possible to put a big plug in the line before the fuse box. Then just unplug that instead of unplugging every appliance during a thunderstorm?

I just want to report on the temple dog I mentioned in the op.

Last week, she got her second dose of Nexguard. She is tolerating it well, no side effects at all. And, her skin has cleared up completely. You would never know this dog ever had mange. I know it's still early, but so far I'm very pleased with the results.

This dog had a rough start in life, so it's great to see her healthy and happy.

Huh, I'll be damned.

Thanks Steve

Bankruatsteve,

 Could you please explain what you mean by, "anything sensitive", and also, how can something fry when not plugged in?

I always unplug the laptop, television, and refridgerator, thinking at least those will be safe.

 Durian seedlings are sold all over Issan, but I've never heard of anyone being successful and producing a single fruit.

 They say it's the weather.

I just want to update everyone on al007.

I was concerned as I haven't heard from him in awhile. Sent him an email and got a pleasant reply.

He is doing very well and is in great spirits. He is doing so well, he said he probably will just keep the colostomy and not have reversal surgery. He said why rock the boat. I think that is a wise decision.

He has some more tests coming up next month and I hope everything turns out well for him, he deserves it.

Thanks ww89,

 I'm keeping my fingers crossed hoping for the best for this dog. 

I went to the Khon Kaen University Animal Hospital today and got some Nexguard. The pet store there has everything.

I gave the dog the first dose and am watching her closely, hoping there are no bad reactions.

I know the ivermectin works well and it cleared her up in about a month. The vet said she was all set, but I asked for one more dose to be sure. Wednesday, I noticed it was back, and yesterday and today, I can see it is spreading. This is a shame as the mange appeared to be gone for a month or more.

I was reading one website that said ivermectin is great, but the mange will return when the medicine is stopped. If she tolerates the nexguard and it clears up the mange, I will keep her on it.

Thanks for the replys,

 I'm going in to Khon Kaen tomorrow. I'm not even sure if I can find Nexguard there. If anyone has it, it would be the University Animal Hospital, so I'll start there.

 I've been caring for a neglected temple dog and now she is healthy and happy, but she is having a problem with mange.

My vet treated her with ivermectin and it seemed to work well, but it's been a month and the mange is back.

After a lot of research, I think the best thing is to try Bravecto or Nexguard. I'm just not sure which to use. They both sound good but I worry about the large dose in Bravecto. Instead of giving Bravecto every 3 months, perhaps it would be better to give Nexguard, with a smaller dose of the drug, every month.

The dog is 7 months old and about 45-50 pounds.

Any advice will be appreciated.

Artisi,  Under water,

The pump I looked at comes with a flat wire about 1 meter long. 

Lots of youtube videos, but not sure if they have whats needed here.

There's a real electrician next to the pump shop, so he can probably fix me up.

Thanks again,

I turn down the flow rate and get the same results, shut off after 10 min.

This week, after the fun is over, I'm going to buy a new submersible. Then I'll have a new set of challenges. I'll need to learn how to splice the cable so it's waterproof and decide if I want to install a check valve or not. The last submersible had no checkvalve so the water would siphon back down the well when I shut it off. That was a good thing when I pulled the pump out the other day. It was all this old guy could do to pull up the pump. If it was full of water, I'm sure I couldn't do it. 

 No problem, I like a challenge and gives me something to do.

 Thanks again.  Z

230 volts not running        223v running

thanks, I'll check it out.

12 feet

Wirejerker,

I can check the voltage at the breaker switch when the pump is running, but don't know how to check at the pump itself.

230v not running

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

Artisi,

The footvalve is down 10 meters and the water level is down 15 feet ( just over 4 meters).

I checked the voltage,   230 v. 

I haven't tried turning the tap down to reduce the water flow, as was suggested. I just don't know, but it would seem to me that would make the pump work harder?

cooked,

I understand I will only be able to suck to 8-9 meters. Thats all I want. My submersible burned out, and I just had this shallow well pump that I will use till I get a new submersible or the water level gets too low.

carlyai,

 I think you read my op wrong. The outlet is 1 inch, reduced to 3/4 inch.

I used the 1 inch pipe I had and it works fine, except that it overheats and shuts off after about 15 minutes. I can't think of any way to stop the overheating.

Yes, surface mounted.

15 feet from inlet to water level in well.  1 HP Italian pump.

I'm going to use a 1 inch shallow well pump to pump out of a borehole.

I will put 10 meters of pipe with a footvalve down the hole, then at the outlet, reduce it to 3/4 inch.

As I understand it, it will be less strain on the pump if the suction pipe (in the borehole), is larger than 1 inch.

My question is, how much larger, 1 1/4,......1 1/2......2 inch?

Thanks Pib,

The way the Pu yai Baan explained things to my wife was a bit confusing. He told her what month she had to sign up, but also, told a neighbor who is a few months younger than her, he had to sign up the same month.

 Then the PYB said she wouldn't get her first payment till next year.

So, I guess if you're lucky and were born on the right month, the payments will start right away. If not, it will take awhile.

The wife opened a Krung Thai savings account and filled out the paperwork so the 600 a month will be deposited there. We just got connected to the Ubonrat dam water system and will have the water bills automatically deducted from that account. The 600 a month, of course is nothing to us, but if we just leave the bank account alone, we will never have to pay a water bill. Just makes life a bit simpler!

Thanks again for clearing that up,

Thank you, asiaexpat.