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That's what I wanted to hear! The idea would be to cut the 1" pipe from 700-liter tank to water pump below the tank cut-off ball valve, splice in a 3-way connector, with the 3rd opening pointing upward. There is a 90-degree bend there, so perhaps I should put the connector there, more in direct line with the pump. Glue on a 1"-2" or 1"-3" reducer, the a 15-20cm section of either 2" or 3" pipe with an endcap. The air chamber should compress to absorb the pressure when the pump shuts off. That's the theory, anyway. About the pressure switch. The pump is constant when showering as there is enough demand to keep up with the pump. But the toilet refills rather slowly. I'm guessing the pump fills the 2-liter reservoir tank to capacity and shuts off. The toilet tank takes a few seconds to lower the pressure enough to cause the pump to switch on. The pump again fills the reservoir in a few seconds, faster than the toilet can drain it, so it shuts off again for a short time. Continues until toilet tank fills. The water pipes are 1/2", but the refill tube in the toilet tank is the size of a drinking straw.

We know that now. As i surveyed the current system, and started digging, I found that in the soi, water pipe from city and water pipe from village were joined at a T-junction, from there a single pipe came onto our property with (of course) one ball valve to rule them all. Honeybunny called city and village to inquire whether the meters had integrated check valves. No, they do not, and they informed us that the piping we had was not approved. Yesterday, i dug up the pipes, added check valves at the meters, cut out the T-junction, ran two separate pipes onto our property to a mixing station with two ball-valve shut-offs leading to a T-junction. Now we can leave both meter valves on outside in the soi, and select which water source from inside the property. Interestingly, there was an old valve in the city line, underground just ahead of the T-junction, that was heavily corroded and stuck in the 1/4 open (or mostly closed!) position. That is now gone, and flow from the city line is much higher than before. The two systems WERE connected, with a branch running to our property. Turn either meter valve on, and one wee tiny white spinny disc spins clockwise really fast. (There are three discs that turn super slow with various increments inscribed next to them, and one disc with no increments that spins fast, I assume simply to indicate water flow.) If both meter valves are on (with our single property main cutoff turned off), then that one disc with no increments (on the village meter) begins to spin slowly counterclockwise. And here I assume that would indicate backflow into the village system.

Mains water goes via 1/2" pipe into the top of the tank. Down at the ground at the base of the tank, there is a T which branches and joins the input pipe going into the house (after the water pump). This has a PVC ball valve, closed. Should have no effect on the system currently. I haven't checked the bladder since adding pressure. The pump seems to be working correctly, refilling the 2-liter pressure reservoir as needed. Previously, the pump was constantly switching on/off (ticking sound) when water was drawn.......which I originally thought was the pumping noise from a cheap pump, but was the pump switching on/off a couple times a second. Now it runs to fill the little tank, then switches off, followed by the "boom."

This is a 250W household pump (POLO brand) put in less than three years ago by previous owner. Costs around 2500 baht at homepro. One story house, 700L supply tank, two occupants. It's switching off when the water demand stops. This happens when the toilet tank fills, drawing down pressure from the 2-liter tank attached to the pump. The pump fills the reservoir can faster than the toilet refills. Draw down, refill, boom, draw down, refill, boom. No problem during showers with constant demand. Yes. Removed, emptied completely, cleaned, pumped up to recommended 1 bar. No. One pipe in from supply tank to pump, one pipe out to house. There is an additional branch from mains directly to house so low-pressure water from village or city can bypass the pump. I'm hoping to get this to work for another year or so as there are so many more upgrades to the house required. Just yesterday I re-piped the connections coming from the village water and from the city water. Seems the last engineer that lived here connected the city water system and the village water system outside the wall, into one pipe coming over the wall to a single shutoff valve. No check valves. If both city and village meter valves were on, higher pressure city water would flow into the village line, running the water meter backwards. Planning to replace the POLO pump with a Mitsubishi or Hitachi in the fall.

Howdy! I've recently repaired my el cheapo house water pump by re-inflating the air pocket in the bladder of the 2-liter pressure reservoir tank. Pump is now working fine, but I've now got a water hammer problem. This is most noticeable when the toilet tank is refilling, causing the pump to on/off cycle continuously. As toilet tank slowly pulls water, pressure drops in the reservoir, pump switches on and runs for a couple of seconds to bring the pressure back up, then switches off. At that point, I get a shock wave that runs thru the pipe back to the 700-liter water supply tank and "boom!" This repeats until the toilet tank is filled. That can't be good for the pipes or the pump innards. I've checked the YouTube videos, but most are concerned with water hammer inside the house causing pipes to rattle, not applicable to my situation. I'm still researching, looking for a solution. Any advice? What if I spliced a 3-way coupling into the pipe between the water tank and the pump, then put a short (20cm?) PVC pipe vertically, capped to hold an air pocket to absorb the reverse pressure? Or would that simply get blown off?

If I land on [establishment name deleted] do i pull a card that says "You did not shoplift a carton of cigarettes. Pay 5000 baht or go directly to jail."

The large stadium I went to in Bangkok (Bangkapi) had at least two gyms available. A smaller fitness room under the bleachers (same as Chiang Mai), and one in a separate building that had recently been renovated and got all new weights and machines, with treadmills and stationary bikes. Mostly male visitors of course, but still a good number of females were visiting. They had an active bodybuilding club that attended competitions with some female members. Stadium also had a rubberized track, tennis courts, archery field, and swimming pool for public use.

Check the local stadium(s). They usually have a decent fitness room associated and charge 40-50 baht per visit. They're not heavily used (from experience in Bangkok and Chiang Mai) during the day. More of a rush 5-7 pm. If you have a space in your home, weight sets and simple equipment are cheap enough on Lazada.

How many opposing Trump were actually Republican? Iowa has day-of party registration.

That's a strange take on Iowa. Considering the weather...... ..........I'm surprised that many showed up for a primary. And claiming Trump "only" got 51%? Sets new records = losing? That doesn't make any sense.

Landlord must have copies. No point unless you changed the locks already.

Riding in a van offers protection. Enclosed metal cage, proper seating with headrests, airbags, seatbelts. In back of a pickup, in case of accident or sometimes massive pothole, occupants become airborn. My anecdote: Dated a nurse from the US southwest who told me one of the more common notations on motor vehicle fatality reports was "FOOP" --- "fell out of pickup."

Sanctions must have prevented the sale of "Jenga" games as dual-use goods.

401(K)'s, like IRA's, come in two flavors. Traditional using pre-tax income, and Roth, using after tax income for contributions. It's hard enough for 'merkan tax professionals to understand the US tax code. Can't imagine the Thai bureaucrats will be able to wrap their minds around a gorillion pages of tax code. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/oct/17/roy-blunt/tax-code-so-long-nobodys-really-sure-its-length/ Guess we'll have to wait and see. In the meantime, we can research the procedures for converting 401(K)'s and traditional IRA's to Roth IRA's.

Local cops ignore the locals riding in pickup beds, driving the wrong way on the highway shoulder, overloaded trucks, etc. I suspect you might be more..............visible. At the very least you can expect outrage on the part of netizens, and we'll read about it here.

Why stay home when you get 7-8 days vacation? Not much to do locally as most everything is closed. Don't want to travel domestically, not with half a billion migrant workers traveling to their home villages and back.

I hope the bricks weren't damaged.

Are you saying there are foreigners that don't have a title to nothing?

Assuming these are all savings accounts. Bangkok Bank savings without ATM card to hold the major portion of your cash. Bangkok Bank savings with ATM for your daily use with 10-20k baht, top up as needed from the non-ATM account. Keep the Krungsri account for online purchases, lazada, delivery, or any time a clerk will have access to your account information. Maintain minimum balance, online transfer (no fee) as needed.

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Need more detail, but start here. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/30x30-cm-6-i3096513837.html

It might be wise two attedn to won's spilling and punctuation\ and Grammer whenn complayning about other Posters comprehensile.

You are currently on a marriage extension. What are the financial requirements pertaining to maintaining a bank balance for the two months prior to extension? Does a marriage extension allow for combined deposit+income? Have you asked at YOUR local immigration office about using your Thailand income?

3. You've already applied for a new passport. Won't your old passport be cancelled when you pick it up at your embassy? Why can't you transfer the visa/extension to the new passport before you leave?

In case you're wondering: Most people in China get 7-10 days holiday, plenty of time for a 2-hour flight to Thailand. Teachers and students, however, get a glorious 5-6 weeks vacation, depending on the lunar patterns. Sadly, this year, just over 4 weeks.