Water Shortages In Surin - July 2019
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Yorky
Fullritis Member
Yes, I used to have one. It uses pressure the raise the ground water level about 2 metres (not 20 metres). The fact is that a pump cannot suck more than 10 metres. Unless Hitachi have changed the laws of the universe since I've been retired.
nomad97
Resident Geek
HomePro does not carry this pump in their online catalogue. However, it is in stock and available from Thai Watsadu, just along the road from me.Why? HomePro just up the street from you.Btw My water table is about 4 meters and this unit works fantastic.
Yorky
Fullritis Member
My wife has just this afternoon been in discussions in the village. There is "free" water being distributed but my wife says that it's mud. We now have an agreement with the resort and the fat lady to share a 3500 litre truck of "clean" water tomorrow. Bht 400.00 for the full truck I understand.
nomad97
Resident Geek
Conversely, I will go for a submersible pump such as ......................
Good for 90 metres!
Or I may go the @Bandersnatch route with a solar cell powered 3" pump ................
gotlost
Kap Chong R Us Member
Yorky
Fullritis Member
You need to decide which way that you are going before you specify the diameter of the bore.
{strange that the website considers a downhole pressure pump a "pet accessory"?)
gotlost
Kap Chong R Us Member
HomePro does not carry this pump in their online catalogue. However, it is in stock and available from Thai Watsadu, just along the road from me.
Online cat at time sucks. Get off for lazy duff and go to HomePro or Global House.
gotlost
Kap Chong R Us Member
Yorky
Fullritis Member
90 metres is 9 barg (130 psi) - ensure that your pipes are adequate for that pressure.
gotlost
Kap Chong R Us Member
The last bore at CRU 2 years back was a 6 inch bore punched to 160 feet or 48 meters including 50 foot of 6 inch cashing was 25k. The deep submersible was 19K.
nomad97
Resident Geek
I ain't going down to 90 metres - NFW! As I said, I will discuss with the man who is drilling the bore. At the moment I have no idea how deep we have to go. I would have thought not very deep judging by the once in a 50 year flood we had back in 2013. We are certainly downhill from and lower than the reservoirs. I would think the water table is not too far below the surface.
gotlost
Kap Chong R Us Member
Just a point that Yorky brought up. Well your moobaan allow this and does your local government require a license? Also where is the closest bored to you and at what depth is its water?
Yorky
Fullritis Member
It doesn't matter how far you are going down. If the water table is only 4 metres ( 0.4 bar) and you install a pump that's good for 9 barg then you shall have a pressure of 8.6 barg in your pipes at ground level. I don't think the blue plastic pipes are good for that pressure.
However, I'm sure the driller will know best.
nomad97
Resident Geek
If you snooze you lose. See: https://surinfarang.com/forum/threads/water-shortages-in-surin-july-2019.26413/page-10#post-281383
Copied for ease of reference: "My wife has looked into this and reckons that up to 16 metre 2" bore does not require a licence. I was speaking to @Bandersnatch earlier this afternoon and he thinks a 3" bore is okay. We do not live in the city but in Muang Surin. As far as the council is concerned we could be living in Buachet, out in the country."
Of further interest, the person my wife has been talking to about drilling the bore was recommended by a member of parliament. He, the MP that is, was on Farcebook and strongly recommending people without water to drill a borehole to help themselves. Does that legitimise drilling a bore? Not really. However, as I said before, we do not live in the city and are, effectively, living in the boondocks as far as the city slickers are concerned. My wife did her research and is not concerned (I think). Some of her friends have boreholes, as does her brother in the village, and none have licences.
The nearest borehole is about 100 metres away although I do not know how deep that is. I saw them drilling the bore and I doubt that it is very deep. The property developer drilled the bore for the workmen building the new houses around the corner from us.
gotlost
Kap Chong R Us Member
nomad97
Resident Geek
Yes I did .....................last sentence "The nearest borehole is about 100 metres away although I do not know how deep that is. I saw them drilling the bore and I doubt that it is very deep. The property developer drilled the bore for the workmen building the new houses around the corner from us."
P.S. GL was too quick on the 'buzzer' and posted while I was still editing.
nomad97
Resident Geek
This was the big red water truck ...
Mind you, I am not so sure about the water ......................
It's wet at least. My wife received a phone call last night from the water truck operator. She had ordered 1,000 litres and he told her that she would now only receive 500 litres. They are rationing the deliveries to 500 litres maximum. Sounds like they have 7 trucks doing the rounds to deliver water to housing in the city and surrounds.
Mind you, I am not so sure about the water ......................
It's wet at least. My wife received a phone call last night from the water truck operator. She had ordered 1,000 litres and he told her that she would now only receive 500 litres. They are rationing the deliveries to 500 litres maximum. Sounds like they have 7 trucks doing the rounds to deliver water to housing in the city and surrounds.
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gotlost
Kap Chong R Us Member
This was the big red water truck ...
Mind you, I am not so sure about the water ......................
It's wet at least. My wife received a phone call last night from the water truck operator. She had ordered 1,000 litres and he told her that she would now only receive 500 litres. They are rationing the deliveries to 500 litres maximum. Sounds like they have 7 trucks doing the rounds to deliver water to housing in the city and surrounds.
Its a forking civil defense fire tanker or truck.