tjansen

Does anyone happen to know of a falang friendly landlord or perhaps a rental agency in Nakhon Pathom, inexpensive and handy with the TM 30.

On 6/15/2023 at 6:45 AM, zzaa09 said:

In a pinch, one could always give 'em a ring and hopefully be directed to the appropriate individual.

02.205.4000

I get a recording that it is an emergency number only. 

 

 

https://th.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/

When I try to find the form to make an appointment at the US Embassy Citizen Service in Bangkok, I get caught in a do-loop.

Could someone please tell me the exact steps for making an appointment? A screenshot could work.

Lot's of good precautions here. Thanks from several months into the future. I have been using Transferwise to build a history of transfers. From what you say,. I should also have a pension statement when I go for renewal. The reason for recyle of portion of the money is that I don't use that much money, and I prefer not to continually amass an excess of money in baht.

As you all probably know, Transferwise transfers "for long term stay in Thailand" deposited into Bangkok Bank are no longer certain to be coded FTT. I did a trial yesterday and it was not coded FTT.

Has anyone used OFX? I am preparing a trial after speaking to one of their staff. Another thing I have been unable to do with .....Wise, in spite of the fact that they instruct one to log in and get personal questions answered. 

Thanks to all who contributed.

18 hours ago, Mutt Daeng said:

@tjansen The problem you are experiencing is why I closed my PayPal account a couple of years ago. I was being asked to change/verify my password EVERY time I tried to log in to pay for something. I think the messages ARE from PayPal and not a scam. I reported this to PP several times but could not get the issue resolved to my satisfaction. After about 20-30 times I got sick and closed the account.

Great that's what I want to do. Did you find a good replacement for PayPal?

Help please on the safe use of paypal or even better, an alternative to use.

I don't even know that the website that I reach is a spoof or genuine. Therefore, I cannot do anything. Whèn I entered my email and password, I was presented with two sign in blocks telling me to change and confirm my password. No mention of my name. When I send it to spoof, I get an auto reply that is totally irrelevant.

I anticipate a problem even closing my account.

I would appreciate detailed guidance on closing my paypal and then secondarily replacing paypal.

Thanks to anyone who can help.

Tom

On 2/24/2021 at 10:06 AM, Tony125 said:

If you are from USA, Great Britain, or Aus you must have deposits of 65,000 baht deposited into a Thai bank monthly or 800,000 basically left in Thai bank. Other nations simply get a letter from their embassy verifying their income. USA, Britain and Aus no longer do that.

Thanks a lot for everyone's replies. They look pretty unanimous.

For retirement extension, is anyone using some method of verifying a monthly pension, e.g. SS Income from the US without having to make monthly transfers to Thailand?

2 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

You can apply for a extension by showing 12 months of transfers from abroad that are 65k or more.

After the 65k baht is in your account you do what your want with it. I suggest if you want to transfer some of it out of the country I suggest you do a domestic transfer to another account before doing a foreign transfer.

ubonjoe, your answer is very useful. Thanks a lot.

Can I use the "income combined with bank account" method with transfers? e.g. 32.5k per month (65/2) and 400,000 in the bank with all of the proper account aging.

Hello, I have a question about replacing the former Embassy letter with monthly transfers, and I am hoping to get the usual informed assistance from Thaivisa Forum members.

-I am a US citizen, currently using 800,000 baht in a Thai bank account for my visa retirement extension.

-I had used the incomer voucher letter from my US embassy for a few years until that option was removed.

-I live in Ratchaburi province and use the Immigration office in Ratchaburi.

-QUESTION 1: Can I personally transfer, monthly, at least 65,000 baht into my bank account in a single transaction each month for a period of twelve months initially, then continuing on into the future, to satisfy the income requirement for retirement extension of my visa?

-QUESTION 2: Is it permissible to transfer a portion of that money back out of my account ongoing?

I am hoping to hear from anyone with either direct experience doing this or certain knowledge of someone doing it. Thank you very much in advance.

Sincerely,

Tom Jansen

I am using my first ever wetsuit for swimming in a pool. It is tight in the crotch and tends to 'displace' the nuts up into the groin, especially when it is cold. I am thinking a groin protector cup would help. Any suggestions or ideas would be useful.

The material of the wetsuit is 90% neoprene, 10% nylon. I have seen suggestions to alter the suit with neoprene and glue and don't know how that would work.

I live in Ratchaburi Province and would like to know the best source for any suggestions, e.g.

-Exactly what cup would be recommended. There is a very large selection on the internet. I think if I could get one by mail within Thailand it would be good, but only if someone could recommend a good choice.

-If modifying the suit is recommended, where would I get the materials and any guidelines to use.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated. I am kind of counting on the wetsuit for continuing to swim in an outdoor pool during cold season. My body becomes a bit stressed after 30-45 minutes of swimming in cold water.

Thanks a lot, in advance, for any ideas.

Tom

Yaay, I coaxed the Panasonic heater into allowing the water to flow and to heat. The basic premise is that the unit needs enough pressure to activate the pressure switch, then it needs enough flow to activate the heater(s). 

With the cover off, I saw what I believe to be the pressure switch activate. I didn't actually see the flow switch, but there is a chamber with an inlet opening and a small exit hole in the other end. I would say that maybe it will indicate flow by bleeding off enough water through the small hole to keep pressure at that point within a certain range. 

Pressure is applied by opening the supply valve, and it is increased by choking down on the exit valve. Not enough choking down, not enough pressure. Too much choking down, not enough flow. Playing with the balance with the mixing valve open and turned to hot got the flow of hot water going. Then I just left the valves alone and turned the shower on and off a couple of times. I may have to tweak it later, but now I know how to do it.

Thanks for all the suggestions. 

Tom

Hello, well I got my Panasonic tankless water heater Model DH-6GM4 leak fixed at a local shop, and now I have re-installed it, and I am encountering a problem that I had and accidentally resolved a while back.

What I would like to obtain is an online instruction manual. I have been searching for a while but haven't found one yet.

Here is the problem. When I turned the shower on, I could hear water start to flow through the heater then suddenly stop. When I turn the temperature control water knob to cold, I get water, but to the left, hot, there is no flow. I am thinking that the inlet pressure as well as the flow rate have to be in the right range or the heater shuts off to protect itself. In the last go-around, I was tweaking knobs around, not really knowing what I was doing, when suddenly everything sprang to life and has been working ever since.

So, I think I need to find out what the set-up sequence is to get both pressure and flow rate in range to allow proper operation.

I also realize that the internal temperature protectors may be tripped, so I will push down on those (with the power off) before starting the set-up.

Any help will be appreciated. 

Tom Jansen

P.S. By the way, I don't think it is a clogged filter because when I take the water exit hose loose and turn on the water supply to the heater, water flows through the filter and the heater very freely. This is with the power off and water just free-flowing through the unit with no controls activated.

Thanks a lot for the three replies. I have an inquiry in with Numchai and also plan to call the SN Parts number when my gf is available to help with translation. And Lobburi 3, If I can't get the part through the mail, your suggestion to buy a new unit will probably be the solution of choice, as it is, indeed an older unit.

I am attaching a photo of the unit, which I included in my inquiry to Numchai. I have sent a message, in English, via their Chat feature. If that doesn't work, I will give them a call, again when I have translation available.

Thanks again for your very useful suggestions.

Does anyone know where I can order replacement parts for a Panasonic DH- 6GM4? I either need an exact size o-ring or a replacement for the plastic pressure switch. I think that's what it is. It is spraying water out of the connection between the pressure switch and a copper chamber above that. The plastic connection looks like it could be cracked. I replaced the O-ring with one I had on hand with no improvement.

Thank you.

Tom Jansen

Thanks very much for all the replies. Sorry about the late response. I was waiting for email notification that there were replies, but I had an obsolete email address in my profile.

Yes, this is what I was looking for, from the chart from Chickenslegs and from Metropolitan. 2.1 and 2.8. My nameplate says 2.2 for cut-in and no info for cutout. That is close enough to buy a tank.

The info was probably in the other two posts as well. So, thanks to all.

Tom Jansen

Hello, I am looking to buy a pressure tank, and I would like to know the cutoff pressure of my pump. It is a Mitsubishi EP-305Q5, photo attached. The nameplate is in Thai, and I think the On Pressure is 2.2 kg / cm2, which I believe is around 30 psig. I don't see anything that looks like it might be the cutoff pressure. I am thinking it should be something like 50 psig, or around 1.65X2.2 kg / cm2 or around 3.5 kg / cm2. I don't see anything on the name plate that is close to that number.

I am trying to learn how to size a tank, and I am thinking I need both cut-in and cut-out pressure, especially for any safety pop-off. Thanks for any help.

7 hours ago, soisanuk said:

The Pattaya City Expats Club has an information page on transferring funds into Thailand: http://www.pattayacityexpatsclub.com/expats/docs/TRANSFERRING-FUNDS.pdf

 

I used to use the domestic ACH transfers through Bangkok Bank NY branch, but switched to Transferwise (TW) when Bangkok Bank announced they would cease accepting domestic ACH transfers - the International ACH Transfer format they will accept, unfortunately, is not provided to retail customers by most if not all US banks.

 

TW does the exchange but at a generally good rate very close to what Thai banks offer (onshore rate) but fees are a bit higher but still more favorable than my bank's int'l wire transfer charge.  TW has several different funding methods - I use the ACH pull from my US bank account.  TW uses at least 2 partner banks in Thailand - Bangkok Bank and Kasikorn Bank.  Last July there was a big fiasco when most Bangkok Bank account holders had their transfer routed through Kasikorn Bank resulting their deposit being coded as a SMART (domestic) transfer rather than FTT (international).  This of course causes a problem for those using the transfers to meet Thai Immigration requirements for extension of stay.   However, apparently because of many inquiries/complaints, TW add another "reason" to their drop down list which was for "long stay" in Thailand -- since then, it appears that all with Bangkok Bank accounts using that reason have had their funds go to Bangkok Bank and are coded FTT.  More information is available in the Transferwise Solutions Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2432994320280784.

 

 

Very informative. As of a little while ago, I switched to Transferwise. Once I got the procedure down, it went pretty well. And everything you said is accurate. A very fair exchange rate, and a fee that seems to work out to around 1+ percent. Actually Bangkok Bank's fee is 0.25 percent if I were to transfer dollars to BKK, but their exchange rate seemed slightly worse than Transferwise. Without getting too detailed, I went ahead and used TW for the experience.

AS of a couple of months ago, maybe December, money can no longer be transferred from a US bank to the Bangkok Bank branch in New York. Money was rejected by BKK. A call to BKK in Bangkok revealed that that practice no longer works. 

Anyone have any other suggestions for ongoing, inexpensive transfer methods, including a favorable exchange rate? It is sounding like transferring USD to BKK might be the best way to handle the exchange rate issue, as BKK, in my experience, gives a very reasonable rate differential, or whatever you would call it. Not so, however, with my US bank.

If that proves true, that leaves the charge for the transfer on both ends. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Preferably based on recent experience, as conditions do indeed arise and pass away. Anicca.

Does anyone know exactly who is required to fill in form tm30?

I don't know if this will add to the conversation, but I just looked at what I used. It is as follows:

• a form from Thai Immigration titled, NOTIFICATION FROM FOR (SP INC) HOUSE-MASTER, OWNER OR THE POSSESSOR OF THE RESIDENCE WHERE ALIEN HAS STAYED. This probably has one of those form numbers on it, but not on the copy I obtained to use. Actually, this is a form that is supposed to be submitted by the homeowner to Thai Immigration as soon as the person comes to live with them. I don't think that happens in general.
• the property ownership document, along with a copy of the picture ID of the owner (landlord)
• a form called NAME OF ALIENS IN RESIDENCE, of which I am the only one.

Thai Immigration stamped the bottom of my 90-day report a couple of years ago, wrote in the address, and stapled that as a 'permanent' in my passport.

I used the same 'aged' forms to get my Thai Driver's License and 'got by' without having to update the documents after a couple of trips to the DMV.

Note: I sometimes have to point to that stapled-in document when asked for my proof of residence at Thai Immigration by various agents at various times. 

Question for topt, were you talking about the Thai Immigration office? Thanks. I may need to do that sometime.

Thank you very much for all the details from everyone that replied. And sorry about my late response. I'm not very used to The Forum, and I was thinking I would get an email notification of the replies. It sounds pretty straightforward, and I have some breathing time, since I don't need the permit until October.

Hello, I hope someone can help. I am a US citizen living in Thailand on a retirement Visa. My Oregon driver's license is expired. My Thai driver's license is current. I am traveling to Poland in October, 2019 and need an international driving permit. How and where can I obtain a permit in Thailand? Thank you for any help. Tom

I have a non-critical document that I need to get "notarized". I have heard that there is no such thing as a notary service in Thailand. I just need an inexpensive service that will Stamp & Seal a document with the word notary in it someplace. Thanks for any help

I need some serious handholding to configure my Tenda router. Can anyone help? I haven't gotten help through standard channels on the Internet.

Thank you. Tom