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Yes, this was my concern and why I was trying to understand how to pipe the outlets, in series or separated by floor. I think that if the tank is in the process of being filled by the City supply, water supply to the downstairs outlets will still be OK. But the incoming City supply in that scenario will be split between flow to the tank and flow to the upstairs outlets which as you say, will result in little or no pressure upstairs. Is there any way around that without first adding a pump? As I said, there is unlikely to be more than one outlet used at a time so this may not be a show stopper, for a limited time.

The schematic below is broadly the one I've adopted, minus the pump in the short term. The tank will provide gravity feed to the downstairs outlets but will will not be used when upstairs flow is required because the water height in the tank is below that of the outlets upstairs. As a consequence, the float valve in the tank remains closed and supply to the upstairs is solely from the City supply, via the check valve and pump bi-pass....the upstairs supply water circuit in that scenario is almost exactly what it is now, without the tank.

That's correct, there is no pump at present. But currently, city water supply pressure is sufficient to feed the upstairs outlets, I intend to continue to use that in the short term albeit I'm adding the tank into the loop.

I’m going to install a new water tank at the MiL’s house and I have some questions regarding pipe size and configuration. MiL’s house in the rural village is connected to the city water supply, the pipe from the water meter to the house is only half inch (13mm). As far as I can tell the feed pipe into the meter (road side) is also the same size. The water inlet pipe is going to feed a 1,000 litre water tank, this in turn will feed up to six outlets, three at ground level, three at first floor level. It’s unlikely that more than two outlets will operate at the same time, for 98% of the time. Phase I of the installation will be to use the tank and city supply in unison, using a check valve and float valve, Phase II, some weeks later, will see a pump installed to increase pressure to the first floor. My questions are: 13 mm into the house is quite small, will this lead to some flow issues, until the pump is installed and will a pump even handle such a small feed pipe? Also, what’s the best way to divide the flow between the six outlets, in series, one after the other or divide the flow by floor? Any tips, gratefully received.

As previously said: poster ianguygill is/was an employee of Bangkok Bank for many years and has been instrumental in helping many many expats open accounts at the bank for over a decade. He replied to thread earlier on and confirmed it wasn't a requirement, that is not to say that paid Agents may require one. And whilst individual branches are known to vary the rules from time to time, the rules regarding ID emanate from head office and from BOT hence it is highly improbable that branches set discrete insurmountable ID requirements except perhaps on an ad hoc or rogue basis.

Age is not the issue, type of visa and/or re-entry permit is. If you don't have a long stay visa and a re-entry permit, a return ticket is required.

For the BOT Governor to publicly blame politically parties for this, he would be seen to be partisan and to have entered the political debate, he would be biased and that would mean he was not independent. What other choice does he have? He wants to warn voters that what the political parties are saying is fiscally irresponsible hence he's taking the only route open to him, making voters aware. His option? Do nothing, that would be irresponsible but safe. Remember, the voting public is uneducated and mostly poor, the political parties have stooped about as low as they could possibly do in offering these carrots on sticks.

I had an account there when I was 18, anyone who worked for IPC Group was allowed one. All the statements were hand written, all the tellers and staff were men and wore frock coats. The first time I went overdrawn by a couple of shillings (the day before payday) they closed my account and sent the subsequent balance to me in cash in a brown envelope with a handwritten letter telling me I had contravened the bank rules. I believe they are owned by NatWest now.

Almost certainly you wont find one in Chiang Mai, in over 20 years I've never heard of one. Pattaya yes, Chiang Mai no.

I don't think you'd ever want to be a BOT governor who wasn't independent, the last one who wasn't and was in charge when the crash took place, will go down in history for all the wrong reasons.

I see my post above has attracted early morning sad emjoies, let me explain further: Below is the Pound/Baht exchange rate over the past 30 years. Many Brit retirees who moved to Thailand after the crash in 1997 thought the exchange rate was only ever going to get better. Of course it didn't, it peaked and as soon as economic recovery was underway, it was only ever a one way downwards bet. But it took over a decade before many would understand or believe that, the visual appearance of most of Thailand didn't match an economy that was continually strengthening, at least not in their eyes. As for the future? I've always believed that the Baht will settle around 35 to the Pound, given both economic pictures and nothing in them has changed for me in the past twenty years, your mileage may be different. It's important to remember that Pound Baht is dependent of USD Baht and we all know how well USD is performing and what the likely future is on that front. Note: see the major drop in 2008 from 65 to 50, all USD related. https://tradingeconomics.com/gbpthb:cur

Exchange rates will likely become an issue for you at some stage, they have for everyone else over the past two decades. Mostly the problem has been for the really older people who were accustomed to receiving 70 baht per Pound. When that fell to 40 something and even 30 something, that's when stories about Baht manipulation started to arise and of course they blamed corrupt government rather than their own lack of financial planning ability and comprehension.

I used to have my UK State pension paid into my UK HSBC account. Last year I changed and now it's paid directly into Bangkok Bank here in Chiang Mai and it suits me perfectly. No more worrying about exchange rates and transfers. DWP will let you change backwards and forwards but you can't change more often than once every six months. Next year I may go back to the UK and get my pension uprated, at that point I'll revert to HSBC UK.

If you look at the graph further up the page, you'll see the first quarter averaged about 22 million per month. Low season months will see a drop, presumably, but high season months will see an increase......25 million seems like a pretty sound forecast to me at this stage.

"So down 5 million in 3 months".

Predictive modelling and forecasting are both an art and a science that use historic and current data to forecast forward. Targets are constructed and derived very differently and don't rely on historic data. Targets can be political or motivational and are intended to provide direction rather than a calculated estimate of the arrival point.

I think that if you are going to state publicly that tourism has fallen 5 million in 3 months, you should be prepared to support your claim, if you can't you shouldn't post disinformation or incorrect information.

Show me a link/quote where TAT forecast 30 million. And before anyone goes there, a target is not a forecast.

Incorrect! The PM said he was confident that tourist arrivals will exceed 30 million in 2023, TAT didn't forecast that, the PM is just alleged to have said it. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/thailand-prime-minister-foreign-tourists-30-million-2023-3259781#:~:text=Thai PM confident foreign tourist numbers will exceed 30 million in 2023,-Vietnamese tourists dressed&text=BANGKOK%3A Thailand's prime minister is,on Tuesday (Feb 7).

I'm pretty certain you'll find that TAT doesn't change their forecasts several times a week, what does happen however is that elements of their forecasts are partially repeated/quoted by media and others and often they are misquoted or are quoted out of context. And every time anyone in the press is quoted as having said this or that with regard to tourist numbers, it is nearly always assumed by posters that TAT has changed their numbers yet again. To be honest, posters need to grow up just a tad and shed their pavlovian responses, every time TAT and tourist numbers are mentioned, it makes many appear like dullards who don't understand simple things.

Perhaps, but they're ahead of a particular target for the past three months so maybe not after all. https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/math-vs-maths/#:~:text=The only difference between math,and other English-speaking places.

I don't understand your problem, maybe math is not your strength but 2 million a month times 12 months should pretty much make the forecast a reality, don't you think! "The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects at least 8 million foreign tourists to visit Thailand in the first four months of this year and is confident that the country will meet its target of welcoming 25 million visitors in 2023". https://tradingeconomics.com/thailand/tourist-arrivals

Hahahahaha......I'm looking at my post and thinking, why's everyone laughing at it, stoopid people! Thanks. It should of course say, "alternative". Too funny.

I also have 21 such consecutive extensions to my retirement visa yet I since I don't have permanent residency here, I know I am not resident.

Have you read any of the posts in this thread?