stament Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Need to set up the dishwasher and washing machine with the right water type, soft, hard grade of soft, hard. We live in Tha Salaa does anyone know this or how I can find out. I assume the water authorities will know but not sure my thai is good enough to ask them! Any help would be most appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 If nobody can answer perhaps order one of these for 111 baht? Great for such testing and to confirm operation of RO water filters. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stick-Meter-Tester-TDS-Fashion-TDS3-Digital-LCD-Temp-Water-Purity-Filter-Pen-PPM/262702864652?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D38530%26meid%3D86aa3929b63d44648a6642be98679217%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D262672129191 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stament Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 (edited) Fantastic, even better than someone telling me as I can test water elsewhere too. Any idea where I can buy one in CM Lopburi3? and as well as advising the water temperature it will give me a reading in the water hardness/softness right? Edited December 5, 2016 by stament Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgal Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Can be done by SGS (private company)http://www.sgs.co.th/en/Agriculture-Food/Seed-and-Crop/Soil-Leaf-and-Water-Services/Water-Testing.aspxCan also be done -faster- at Chiang Mai university. A previous thread covered your issue with more details :http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/888534-water-testing/Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Believe only local source for the TDS-3 meters are high markup sellers on Lazada, which is also same import wait as Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stament Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 1 minute ago, lopburi3 said: Believe only local source for the TDS-3 meters are high markup sellers on Lazada, which is also same import wait as Ebay. So order from EBay today then . Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stament Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 3 minutes ago, Thorgal said: Can be done by SGS (private company)http://www.sgs.co.th/en/Agriculture-Food/Seed-and-Crop/Soil-Leaf-and-Water-Services/Water-Testing.aspx Can also be done -faster- at Chiang Mai university. A previous thread covered your issue with more details :http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/888534-water-testing/ Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Useful if I am growing and having the soil tested but I only want to know about the tap water. I think a call to the water company would be the cheap option and buying the device Lopburi3 recommended but thanks for helpful advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgal Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 TDS meter doesn't give you feedback of pH, chemical composition, hardness etc...It only tells you only 'total dissolved solids'.Your tap water and your bottled water can for instance have the same TDS values...Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 TDS (total dissolved solids) includes soft solids as well as hard but in general will be a good indication of hardness for what is intended here. One grain of hardness equals approximately 17.1 ppm (mg/L) in TDS. As for bottled water being the same as tap - unless it is special process or mineral water it should not be - most normal bottled water is tap water than has been RO filtered and TDS should be much, much less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 26 minutes ago, Thorgal said: Can be done by SGS (private company)http://www.sgs.co.th/en/Agriculture-Food/Seed-and-Crop/Soil-Leaf-and-Water-Services/Water-Testing.aspx Can also be done -faster- at Chiang Mai university. A previous thread covered your issue with more details :http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/888534-water-testing/ Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect We have used a laboratory in Bangkok for water testing - HiAdvance They are expat managed and we found them to operate to a high level of quality and service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 I wouldn't put much stock in any government, utilities officials and their information, I found out throughout the years and a lot of experience that most of them just wing it and give you an answer just to get rid of your pesky questions, Thai people in general don't ask such questions, so just like the smiles on Thai people faces that mean nothing, so is most of their information.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stament Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 18 minutes ago, bubba said: We have used a laboratory in Bangkok for water testing - HiAdvance They are expat managed and we found them to operate to a high level of quality and service. Just for your washing machine settings like I want it for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 4 minutes ago, stament said: Just for your washing machine settings like I want it for? No, that was for an environmental site assessment. If you are just testing water for your washing machine, a simple hardness test is probably all you need. Any swimming pool maintenance company would do that for you quickly and cheaply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stament Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Thanks bubba that sounds a better and cheaper alternative! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 11 minutes ago, stament said: Just for your washing machine settings like I want it for? Since your washing machine seems to have only 3 settings it would be fairly easy to test all 3 washing a load with each and see which is best, wouldn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sappersrest Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 (edited) If you are setting up for a dishwater and you use water supplied the provincial water company i.e. city water then you should set the setting to soft.If however the water comes from your local municipality then maybe get a check done as well water differs enormously from area to area. Results of a water sample from PWA water in the Maya area done about 8 months ago UNFILTERED WATER PPM TOTAL ALKILINITY 68 ppm 68 TOTAL HARDNESS 40 ppm CALCIUM HARDNESS 22 ppm pH 7.55 PHOSPATES 0.12 ppm CHLORIDES Below 1 ppm NITRATES 0.8 ppm COPPER Less than .01ppm IRON LESS THAN.03 ppm MANGANESE .02 ppm CHLORINE .45 ppm The PWA standards can be found here https://en.pwa.co.th/download/pwastandard50-1.pdf Edited December 5, 2016 by sappersrest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sappersrest Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 2 hours ago, lopburi3 said: If nobody can answer perhaps order one of these for 111 baht? Great for such testing and to confirm operation of RO water filters. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stick-Meter-Tester-TDS-Fashion-TDS3-Digital-LCD-Temp-Water-Purity-Filter-Pen-PPM/262702864652?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D38530%26meid%3D86aa3929b63d44648a6642be98679217%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D262672129191 Perhaps ok for indicative purposes, remember whatever reading you get on the meter is pretty meaningless unless you are able to break down the components of that figure i.e. sulphates sulphides nitrates etc etc. TDS meters are really only an indicator of water quality and make up (NOT INCLUDING PATHOGENS) at that price I would suspect it is not much good, as for calibrating with a salt solution???? how do you determine the tds of the calibrating solution.?There is a pool company on the Doi Saket Bo Sang road who I believe are agents for Hanna instruments who make first class TDS meters and calibration solutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stament Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 The company that supplies our water is called Garnprapa, head office near Tesco Lotus, Chang Peuk on the superhighway if that means anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johpa Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 If it is just for your washing machine setting then just take a shower and note how easily your soap lathers up. A quick thick lather means soft water and a slow thin lather means hard water.Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stament Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 What's better hard or soft water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sappersrest Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 2 minutes ago, stament said: What's better hard or soft water? Soft water in this case. ps city mains water in Sanameng district Sansai was 60ppm TDS 3 hours ago, stament said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sly4all Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 These TDS meters can be bought at World Chemical on Mahidol road. They don't sell cheap and need to carefully read the box, different brands, looks the same but have different capabilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estrada Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 4 hours ago, sappersrest said: If you are setting up for a dishwater and you use water supplied the provincial water company i.e. city water then you should set the setting to soft.If however the water comes from your local municipality then maybe get a check done as well water differs enormously from area to area. Results of a water sample from PWA water in the Maya area done about 8 months ago UNFILTERED WATER PPM TOTAL ALKILINITY 68 ppm 68 TOTAL HARDNESS 40 ppm CALCIUM HARDNESS 22 ppm pH 7.55 PHOSPATES 0.12 ppm CHLORIDES Below 1 ppm NITRATES 0.8 ppm COPPER Less than .01ppm IRON LESS THAN.03 ppm MANGANESE .02 ppm CHLORINE .45 ppm The PWA standards can be found here https://en.pwa.co.th/download/pwastandard50-1.pdf This water is corrosive, as is any R.O. water also. The water in Chaingmai would be soft water since it originates from rain water that is stored. Water that is pumped from below ground is hard water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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