Water Outage...

Post by **papaguido** » February 21, 2008, 3:28 pm

in our area (PK 5) since yesterday. Anyone have a number for water delivery to fill 1000 ltr tank.

Post by **mackayae** » February 21, 2008, 5:09 pm

Same here in Sinchaithani. I guess the drought has started.

Post by **papaguido** » February 21, 2008, 5:19 pm

Apparently it's effected many areas of the city. Part of the drainage/sewage project that's going on. This according to the water delivery guy. He also stated that the planned water outage was announced via roving PA equipped trucks, which evidently never passed through PK 5

The number for the service we used is 089-276-8272/042-341637, Khun Yu.
200bt for 1000 ltr tank.

Post by **mackayae** » February 21, 2008, 6:08 pm

Thanks for the info.

Post by **stattointhailand** » February 23, 2008, 7:58 pm

Watch out for the excessive amount of chlorine which most delivery trucks use

Post by **rickfarang** » February 25, 2008, 11:52 am

We ran out of water here in First Home a couple of days ago. When we called the water truck to come fill out tank, he said he can't because he ran out of water too. Since then, the water has returned. Are thinks better now in other parts of town.

BTW, the last several times we had to have our 2000 liter tank filled, it cost 200 Baht.

Post by **papaguido** » February 25, 2008, 12:35 pm

rickfarang wrote:We ran out of water here in First Home a couple of days ago. When we called the water truck to come fill out tank, he said he can't because he ran out of water too. Since then, the water has returned. Are thinks better now in other parts of town.

BTW, the last several times we had to have our 2000 liter tank filled, it cost 200 Baht.

It's back to normal for now. As for the price, I think the water delivery guys took advantage of the situation and jacked up their price. We paid 200 for 1k ltr. Some of our neighbors who serve in the military had the benefit of the local base which sent out a water truck to help them out w/out charge.

Post by **polehawk** » February 25, 2008, 2:05 pm

We spent most of last week down in Pattaya and missed the water shortage drill at PK 5 but glad to hear that the water situation is back to normal, Rito. When we lived at First Home I think the water guy was getting rich off of us. For a while he was filling our 1000 liter tank every other day at 250 baht a pop.

Thanks for the phone numbers, will keep them for future reference.

Post by **papaguido** » February 25, 2008, 4:08 pm

Well you picked a good time to be out of town. I think it was Fri & Sat the water was shut down. Turned on again Sat night, but not enough pressure to do us any good. It wouldn't be so bad if the water dept made a half azz attempt of warning their customers...TIT

Post by **rickfarang** » February 25, 2008, 6:33 pm

That would be out of character.

Post by **happyinthai** » February 27, 2008, 1:54 am

So why not put a well down? Not recommended if in First Home or Romyen etc or you will get your own (as it were

) but elsewhere? Easy.

We have mains and a well, the well water goes on the garden and lawn normally but it is there for main supply failures. I have not bought from the truck for years

Post by **Thai_1_On** » February 27, 2008, 8:56 pm

I guess I must have been lucky as I have been here in Khon Kaen for the last 2 weeks. I'm coming back Thurs. and with any luck we'll have water. Living here in the Khon Kaen campus student ghetto hasn't been much fun thought

laphanphon · Post by **laphanphon** » February 27, 2008, 9:19 pm

you should have well water out where you are

Post by **Thai_1_On** » February 28, 2008, 8:27 am

As long as I have electricity to pump it to the house. I know I should have never got rid of that buffalo powered pump. Damn to fangled technology