Prakhonchai Nick
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If the weather is not permitting, conceivably there will be ample water and you will not need to plumb it in.
Water Shortages In Surin - July 2019
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If the weather is not permitting, conceivably there will be ample water and you will not need to plumb it in.
Bandersnatch
Surin Solar Legend
https://surinfarang.com/forum/threads/we-have-water.26161/page-2
An update on the water bottling plant in Salak Dai. I have been told that the company is owned by someone who works in Surin government.
Today I spoke to the guy who owns the brown house in front of their new plant. He said that they had already sunk one 400 meter 6 inch well and they were currently working on a second.
They have erected a fence to hide their deeds, but I went to investigate.
Bandersnatch
Surin Solar Legend
Meanwhile my own attempts to conserve water:
The condensate from my air conditioners is piped into my Grey Water System to water my teak trees in the garden. It is moisture pulled out of the air, and so it does not contain chlorine or other additives, but it does travel through copper pipes, so I will not be using it for drinking. "A central AC for an entire home can collect 5 to 20 gallons (18.9 L to 75.7 L) of condensate water per day"
The condensate from my air conditioners is piped into my Grey Water System to water my teak trees in the garden. It is moisture pulled out of the air, and so it does not contain chlorine or other additives, but it does travel through copper pipes, so I will not be using it for drinking. "A central AC for an entire home can collect 5 to 20 gallons (18.9 L to 75.7 L) of condensate water per day"
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@Bandersnatch.
Same thing in my village Salakdi Moo 13
A lot of villagers without water have been given the blue containers.
It is shocking that the water company can do this, but this is Thailand and if the owner is high up in Surin Government it is sod the little guy
I heard they were expanding production because they had a big new contract
Same thing in my village Salakdi Moo 13
A lot of villagers without water have been given the blue containers.
It is shocking that the water company can do this, but this is Thailand and if the owner is high up in Surin Government it is sod the little guy
I heard they were expanding production because they had a big new contract
Ivor the Engine
Nowhere man
After being a qualified plumber for 7 years in UK, I’m not sure if there is any danger of drinking water that’s been through copper pipes?Meanwhile my own attempts to conserve water:
The condensate from my air conditioners is piped into my Grey Water System to water my teak trees in the garden. It is moisture pulled out of the air, and so it does not contain chlorine or other additives, but it does travel through copper pipes, so I will not be using it for drinking. "A central AC for an entire home can collect 5 to 20 gallons (18.9 L to 75.7 L) of condensate water per day"
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Merlin
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My old house in the UK was built in 1902 with lead pipes throughout. It wasn't considered to be a health hazard at that time. During the 1970s, the kitchen was replumbed using copper pipe, but the gauge was very thin as American pipe was used due to the copper shortage in the UK. As a result, pinholes developed which eventually caused leaks. In 2003, I replaced it all with new copper tube, but there were no health warnings associated with using it to carry drinking water. On the contrary, as plastic piping for drinking water can include vinyl chloride and organotin compounds, with the former known to be carcinogenic.
Copper is an essential element required by humans for good health (up to a certain level which is not exceeded by water carried by copper tube up to 1.3 ppm.) Beware also of the solvents used when bonding lengths of plastic tube.
Bandersnatch
Surin Solar Legend
@Ivor the Engine I am sure you are right, but as I have more than enough filtered rainwater for drinking, I wasn't taking any chances. The article I quoted states about condensate from air conditioners: "The water should NEVER be used for human consumption as it may contain heavy metals from contact with the cooling coils and other HVAC equipment. The lack of minerals in the water (similar to distilled water) also makes it corrosive to most metals"
Ivor the Engine
Nowhere man
The problem isn't the copper piping. It is the solder used to join the pipes, which can have lead in it. Not sure what is used these days to join the copper piping. But I'd prefer it to plastic piping if having my drinking water come from it.
I'm also considering in the near future of switching to the Singha glass bottled water. Get off the plastic bottled stuff.
Bandersnatch
Surin Solar Legend
Drinking water safety is something we should all be all be concerned about.
This is a water bottle purchased in Surin, notice the green colour
This is my local bottling plant and locals have complained that the trucks go out at night and suck up water from ponds near the plant:
"Plastic contamination is rampant in bottled water. That was the unsettling conclusion of a study published last year in Frontiers in Chemistry that analyzed samples taken from 259 bottled waters sold in several countries and found that 93% of them contained “microplastic” synthetic polymer particles."
https://time.com/5581326/plastic-particles-in-bottled-water/
I do not trust a water company with profit as it's only motive. I chose to trust Forum Sponsor Ruben from www.h2owatersystems.co.th
This is a water bottle purchased in Surin, notice the green colour
This is my local bottling plant and locals have complained that the trucks go out at night and suck up water from ponds near the plant:
"Plastic contamination is rampant in bottled water. That was the unsettling conclusion of a study published last year in Frontiers in Chemistry that analyzed samples taken from 259 bottled waters sold in several countries and found that 93% of them contained “microplastic” synthetic polymer particles."
https://time.com/5581326/plastic-particles-in-bottled-water/
I do not trust a water company with profit as it's only motive. I chose to trust Forum Sponsor Ruben from www.h2owatersystems.co.th
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nomad97
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@Bandersnatch, I will agree with what you say, especially if you are doing this all from new. However, when you have lived in many counties around the world, living a nomadic existence, drinking whatever water is available or supplied, and find you are still alive at 71 years old, does it really matter what water you drink, provided it is reasonably clean? I did know someone living in Surin who only drank water from the town's water supply, even though this was shut off several hours a day. I do draw the line at that. As a retrofit to install such a superb installation as yours I am afraid I would find the cost too prohibitive. Live long and prosper. 
gotlost
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gotlost
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My hat goes off to you guys in the big city. We country boys at least in my area I fill are far better off to weather this than the city slickers. With the water table being at 3 meters all the ponds are maintaining their level and we have had no issues with our wells. KC did not connect us to the city water only as a precaution. At his point I have not heard of any problem with KC supply. By the photo you see yes we still have green rice but if you were to get a close up it is stunted for growth for lack of rain. For us we have no measurable rain since June 12. All the talk is about NO RAIN. When that rice goes yellow then the heard will be put back out to pasture.
We country boys at least in my area I fill are far better off to weather this than the city slickers. With the water table being at 3 meters all the ponds are maintaining their level and we have had no issues with our wells. KC did not connect us to the city water only as a precaution. At his point I have not heard of any problem with KC supply. By the photo you see yes we still have green rice but if you were to get a close up it is stunted for growth for lack of rain. For us we have no measurable rain since June 12. All the talk is about NO RAIN. When that rice goes yellow then the heard will be put back out to pasture.
