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T_Dog
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I think the main reason is that concrete without steel has a strength limit of about 3500 PSI without steel, and Superblocks start to indent or crumble at about 450 PSI. Superblocks are great insulators, but they have poor structural strength. Try drilling a hole into one and placing an anchor some time.
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My wife and I don't really believe in the astrology horoscope lucky pendant stuff, but we did decide to start our building project on 11-11-11 at 11:11 in the morning with 11 people present throwing 11 orchids into the first footing. We are even stopping at Seven-11 on the way up to buy 11 bottles of water for the 11 people present. One can never be too careful!
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I'm not sure where Mountain View condo is, but if it's anywhere near Canal Road in the Nimmanhamin soi 6 and 8 area, it will not be quiet much of the time. There is a festival/concert area between Nimmanhamin and Canal Road, sois 6 and 8, and the stage focuses all the sound towards CMU. Students in dormitories a kilometer away complain about the noise.
Mountain View is near the convention center. Thanks for the info, the area seemed pretty secluded when I was out there but that was during the day.
I am just trying to find something close enough to get me into town if need be, close to the Lanna golf course, and just far enough away from the hustle and bustle to get some good sleep.
Thanks again
I'm familiar with that area and you will need your own transportation as a red taxi rarely goes through that zone, and you rarely see one on the Canal Road just east of there. Grocery stores and such are quite far off if you are on foot.
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Saw Cloudhopper post this link in the CM forum and thought it should be on this thread too as it gives another view to aviation in Thailand.
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Ran across this well done YouTube video of Mae Ngat Dam that shows how big that body of water is. Flying over Mae Ngat Dam . Thought others might find it of interest.
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Solent01.... Here is an old thread that has a lot of informative links if you are willing to wade through it.
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Did my extension last week with an 11 AM appointment. Name was called at 11:10 and spent about 10 minutes with the officer going over the documents. Got the passport back at 11:50 so a total processing time of 40 minutes. A great speed improvement over prior years.
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Crossy, Are you putting any lightning rods above the roof of the house with dedicated grounds? I never considered this back in the USA but the storms here can have much more lightning occurring. We are bringing in our power underground from the last pole so a major stroke has a place to go and will probably have at least one rod up above the roof. I have had a lot of experience with lightning mitigation and there is never a guarantee as it is so unpredictable.
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We are in need of a 20 or 40 foot ship container for a few months and I have seen a few of them being used for storage in Chiang Mai. Can anyone provide a location of a firm that rents them out?
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Ran across this online calculator for voltage drop. Scroll to the bottom of the page.
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Crossy..... Very sorry to hear your build is affected by the flooding. Is the house site okay, or is the whole plot getting wet? Best to you on that as all of us greatly appreciate your insights on TV on sparky stuff.
Regarding inputs:
Nice to see your whole RCD protection, but why 30 mA unit protection when Square D sells 10 mA units individual breakers in Thailand that do not false trip? 30 mA is lethal in many cases so 10 mA is advised these days. I know the cost adds up this way but I like the isolation of problems with the individual breakers so this is what we plan on doing. I got shocked two years ago fairly severely when I was installing a burglar alarm so I am going with the 10 mA Square D units.
Other inputs: How about a dedicated 4 sq-mm line and breaker to the kitchen for an oven? Agree with the other post that the kitchen needs several outlets. You might not want an oven but if I want to buy your house, that would be nice!
Refrigerator and freezer outlets should not be RCD protected to ensure no false trips cause food spoilage.
For stereo wiring, we are using a fan conduit arrangement under the slab. Five conduits for speaker wires fan out from the stereo location and using a large size so we can run the burglar alarm wires there too with one conduit going to the secret room where the battery supply for the alarm and cameras resides.
Edit: Forgot to add: We are putting in a key operated "Away" switch that turns on the alarm system and also turns off the pump and possibly other non-essential stuff. Have not worked that out yet but that is a concept you might be interested in.
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Hey fellas those twisties on the way back after coming out at the checkpoint were great, been looking for something like those curves around here. Went left after coming out at the checkpoint to Chiang Dao, then turned around and went back the other way, those curves are awesome ! These Michelins were loving it !
Just so no one gets confused, those curves are on 107 on the way to Chiang Dao/Fang... the main road. Just a guess, but its about 8-10 minutes worth of curves. Just go straight instead of turning at mile marker 47.
Going to check out the ride to the surrounding areas of Fang next, looked beautiful around there.
Doesn't sound like you liked the steeps through Huay Kod! If you like the curves on the 107 back from Chiang Dao, try the cut-across between Chiang Dao and Phrao some time. Best direction is to go up the east side road (I forget the number) and hit Phrao, then find the road that cuts directly west to the 107. It is not a long run of curves but the sight distance is good so you can really cruise.
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16mm2 2 core NYY is your stuff http://www.bangkokcable.com/catalog/BCC_CATALOG/NYY2EN.HTML suitable for direct burial in ground (in a layer of sand) so you don't really need the conduit.
Crossy.. Ran across this old thread searching for the size we need for an overhead run. For our 15/45 amp service, I thought the overhead 16 sq mm aluminum would be fine, but today one of the power company guys putting in the poles told us to buy 25 sq mm aluminum wire for the last 35 meter run. Would appreciate your take on this.
If you're going for aluminium general rule of thumb is that you need to go one size larger than you would for copper, so 25mm2 would be the stuff for a 15/45 supply.
It should still be significantly cheaper than copper and rather less attractive to the light fingered.
Do be aware that Al needs special terminations if you want to use it with fittings intended for Cu, ask your contractor.
Thanks Crossy. That is what I was expecting. Good point about the copper being more attractive to the nefarious as well!
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16mm2 2 core NYY is your stuff http://www.bangkokcable.com/catalog/BCC_CATALOG/NYY2EN.HTML suitable for direct burial in ground (in a layer of sand) so you don't really need the conduit.
Crossy.. Ran across this old thread searching for the size we need for an overhead run. For our 15/45 amp service, I thought the overhead 16 sq mm aluminum would be fine, but today one of the power company guys putting in the poles told us to buy 25 sq mm aluminum wire for the last 35 meter run. Would appreciate your take on this.
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Sounds great, love Mae Salong so will be sure to check it out.
Was just checking it out on Google earth and you can really see the elevation rise.
I've been looking a this same peak from 1095 and trying to figure out how to get there. Thank you for the tip.:jap:
You got it! Let us know how you like it up there. By the way, once you get to a three way intersection above the Lahu village, take a left and you end up at a viewpoint with lodging for government employees. Nice views from up there.
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If you Chiang Mai riders want to do a cooling system check and see some nice jungle at the same time, take a run up past Mae Taeng on HWY 107. Go through town, then straight past the signal light at the road to Mae Ngat Dam. Then take a left just before Mile Post 47 which is about 6 km (guessing here) past the last traffic light. (The number 47 faces the road, not traffic. Don't let the smaller digits confuse you.) There are two roads at this Mile Post and take the one before the post. You climb 18 kilometers of the some of the steepest roads I have found yet. A fun ride on a light bike but it will tax the cooling system especially two-up as we did it. Once over the top, you can continue 8 km back to the 107 and come out at the Chiang Dao check point or explore other roads on your own. Very beautiful area and it reminds me of Mae Salong with all the tea fields.
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Sure I do. Everyone must, if only to get home from time to time.
But I will intentionally set out in rain if it's not heavy, with rain gear. But for local drives only, and depending on mood. Weekends with it raining and likelihood of more = no.
So ...... what kind of rain Gear ? and where did you buy it. I just started riding here a few months ago and the only rain gear I could find are the cheap plastic rain jackets, I found at big C. I got the largest "fit all" size and it's still too small and useless for me and I am not a big person. Any recommendations ? I live in Pattaya and tried a few dealers, they have nothing.
Paulin.... I have a Goretex shell I brought from the USA and I put that on over my riding jacket on longer runs, or just wear the shell around town. Had to do a lot of rain riding in the past few months in CM and at least the top of me stayed dry. Put some diving anti-fog drops on your visor, both sides as well to keep it from fogging up.
And I agree that riding in the rain does not clean your bike! Just one short run and the slime coat takes over.
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Wondering if anyone has seen the remote GPRS video cameras for sale in Thailand. Automatically sends an image based on set interval or on external triggers.
http://www.avancarindia.com/gsm-product.html
These things look great for monitoring a construction site or for home security. While you are out for dinner you can pick up your phone and see who is breaking in!
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but it amazes me how much info for an event comes up after its happend
tit .. i guess .. but its a shame more people didnt know about it until it was over
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Agreed d2. So much good stuff happening around the place. Even with the keen eyes of TV I'm usually finding out about stuff in the final days.
Not sure how much there was to see. We went by the stage on Saturday and there was lots of announcing going on but I didn't see anything in the way of Lego construction.
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There was also an incident on September 23rd on the river that left two dead in the same exact area. A friend was due to take one of the cargo ships but no tourists were being allowed to board either the ships or the long tail boats due to the attack. That incident apparently never made it into the news. I posted a query on the Chiang Rai forum but never received a reply.
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Ooops, wrong thread
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Nice photos and inf, T_Dog and IanForbes!
Is the lake the same as the dam T_Dog refers to?
Yes. One fun thing you can do up there is take a boat to the upper reaches of the dam where you can rent a floating guest house. Nice quick get-away and a great way to see the area.
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Nice to see you posting your superb photos again Ian. That lake really is a gem. Nice fish in there too and those jungle perch look pretty strong.
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That's it! A bug that has been around for 300 million years, and this is the first time I see it? Thanks Nienke.... Guess you are more than a dog expert!
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Travelmann.. You can do it with a long reach Makro. Not every company has one so you will have to look around. We had a smaller scale project done and the Makro was able to move the dirt 70 meters away. Would not have believed it if I had not seen it. If you hit water however, you will have to just pile it up next to your pond until it dries. Give it 3 weeks and then move it. Again with the Makro or an endloader.