A hillbilly shack in the jungle...

**man with no head** · 16-09-2006, 08:11 PM

I'm thinking of recyling my 'gray' water to provide irrigation for plants, etc.

**hillbilly** · 16-09-2006, 08:13 PM

That's what I thought Dr Andy. Hope I'm not wrong...

**hillbilly** · 16-09-2006, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by surasak

I'm thinking of recyling my 'gray' water to provide irrigation for plants, etc.

I thought the same thing but could not get my head around a storage basin.

**hillbilly** · 16-09-2006, 08:25 PM

More cooking.

And now we have dinner.

**hillbilly** · 16-09-2006, 08:28 PM

I think it is best if one leaves these critters out all day and then cook in the evening.

And then add more chillies.

**DrAndy** · 16-09-2006, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by hillbilly

That's what I thought Dr Andy. Hope I'm not wrong...

I think that is the main thing about a septic tank, the shit has to gently stew and degenerate. When new shit comes in, it pushes the older shit out to the next tank, or ring, where it should get completely broken down. It is then safe to slowly soak into the ground, bacteria free.

There must be some good info about this somewhere

The one I had put in, in Portugal, was a single tank, but inside was a series of concentric rings which the shit had to flow through. At the end, it discharged into the same soakaway as the grey water

**buadhai** · 16-09-2006, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by hillbilly

Originally Posted by surasak

I'm thinking of recyling my 'gray' water to provide irrigation for plants, etc.

I thought the same thing but could not get my head around a storage basin.

I did this on Saipan. You don't want to store it. Even gray water will stink pretty quickly. Just run it out to some place where you have water-loving plants. I had some white ginger and pak bung out where my gray water emptied.

**man with no head** · 16-09-2006, 09:25 PM

^That's sort of what I had in mind.

**Dougal** · 17-09-2006, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by hillbilly

That's what I thought Dr Andy. Hope I'm not wrong...

I think that is the main thing about a septic tank, the shit has to gently stew and degenerate. When new shit comes in, it pushes the older shit out to the next tank, or ring, where it should get completely broken down. It is then safe to slowly soak into the ground, bacteria free.

There must be some good info about this somewhere

The one I had put in, in Portugal, was a single tank, but inside was a series of concentric rings which the shit had to flow through. At the end, it discharged into the same soakaway as the grey water

There is a whole thread on Septic tanks here:

https://teakdoor.com/construction-in-...-thailand.html

One of my posts in there has some links to other sites that tell you more than you ever wanted to know about getting rid of shit.

**quikia** · 23-09-2006, 10:36 AM

Why did you chose the fencing that you have now. Would the cost of the fencing be at least 1/6 of the total cost? Or 100,000.00 baht? And are there cheaper alternatives like plant hedges or cement poles with stringed barb wires (you know strays!)ination Or a combination of both, for landcaping purposes.
What about human intrusions?

**ceburat** · 23-09-2006, 09:23 PM

Great post HB. I hope TD keeps it on record for years for referrence. Much good information in there.

**hillbilly** · 24-09-2006, 08:37 AM

From today's BKK Post.

Phitsanulok may sacrifice outlying areas

Irrigation office may be forced to close gates of dam and dyke in order to save commercial centre from flooding

By Chaiwat Singha Sunthorn Pongpao

The Phitsanulok irrigation office may be forced to close the gates of a major dam and a dyke and let peripheral areas flood in order to save the province's commercial centre. Mongkol Vichianchit, director of Irrigation 3 Office, said the option would be considered if the water level in downtown Phitsanulok, the commercial centre of the lower North, showed signs of reaching a critical level.

It is possible the water level could rise beyond a manageable level. In that case, the Naresuan dam and the Makhamsoong dyke, the province's main floodgates, may have to be shut down, even at the expense of greater Phitsanulok.
The closure would result in the outlying areas of Phrom Phiram and Muang districts, already suffering from recent inundations, being more heavily flooded...

Bangkok Post : General news

My home is in this area of Phrom Phiram and about 5 km from the dam.

Naturally, many of the outlying farmers are rather upset! The old lady had to leave by plane last night to go up to her village and argue with the government officials about this plan.

**man with no head** · 24-09-2006, 09:48 AM

Damn, that sucks. The Nan River, unfortunately, gets its start in the valley where you live (it's actually a basin) and the only outlet for it is through the dam circled in red near the bottom. It's amazing how close the Mekong is.

**Thetyim** · 24-09-2006, 10:00 AM

That picture is the Sirikit dam near Uttaradit and not far from me in Phrae.
I don't think that is where HB problem is comimg from.

It's the dams further south

**man with no head** · 24-09-2006, 10:04 AM

Ah, now I see. I was thinking he was building the house in this thread further upstream.

**Thetyim** · 24-09-2006, 10:06 AM

I think HB house is north of Phisanulok near Phom Phiram so it is the dams south of Uttaradit that would affect him

**man with no head** · 24-09-2006, 10:10 AM

They must be small dams because a quick glance at Google Earth shows nothing in the river downstream from the Sirikit Dam. That's why I got confused.

**man with no head** · 24-09-2006, 10:14 AM

Aha, found it:

It's dreadfully flat there.

**hillbilly** · 24-09-2006, 10:14 AM

This is the Naresuan Dam near my home. Not very big!

**hillbilly** · 25-09-2006, 08:18 AM

This is a shot of the new bridge they are building at Phrom Phiram. This was taken a few weeks ago. My home is just a short boat ride from here.

This is a scene from this past weekend. You can see how much the water has risen.

**hillbilly** · 25-09-2006, 08:22 AM

The water is slowly rising to the road. First to go was my corn crop and now it appears the bananas are gone also.

Since I can't do anything about the water, let's go inside hillbilly's compound to see what has been going on. I have to admit, the wife's photos are pretty good.

**buadhai** · 25-09-2006, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by hillbilly

The water is slowly rising to the road.

Wow, this is incredible. Keep the photos coming. I hope the water doesn't get much higher. Must be both frustrating and frightening.

**hillbilly** · 25-09-2006, 08:27 AM

We will head to the house first.

Hopefully, in a few months my idea for this tree will work out!

**hillbilly** · 25-09-2006, 08:31 AM

The concrete has been poured underneath the house.

Might as well walk up the stairs and see what is going on. K. Pa will guide us...

**hillbilly** · 25-09-2006, 08:55 AM

Even though our home is sorta of a traditional Thai teak house, I did not want traditional Thai bugs getting in. So we had screen doors and windowns installed. In this view we are lookiing into the master bedroom.

The bathroom is quite simple. The washing machine will also go in here.

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