Our experiences buying, and building a Vacation Home

Originally Posted by Anonymous

How much do you like critter's?

One would think that would make an excellant bed for all the bugs to make home in and raise their family....

Especially those ****roaches


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..yes it would, a noticable improment , but it has to be well-sealed unless you want a wild-life park..

..to be honest tho, just one block layer wouldn't really be enough, to get the heat transfer rate really down, you need walls a meter thick, double skin block with cellular infill..and about the same on the roof, tho lighter materials

Originally Posted by DrDisk

I must add my two cents here.

The power in the Philippines is 240 with one "leg" hot, and the other nuetral, or tied to ground.
That is, if you measure with a meter, the hot leg to ground, you will read 240VAC,
If you measure the other leg to ground, you will read 0, because they are at the same potenetial, ground.
If you measure between the two wires you will of course read 240VAC.

If you look at most transformers here, you will see on the secondary, 3 posts sticking out. Just like in
the USA. The capability is there for 110 service if you desire. I know of people that have done just that.

If you have only 240VAC two wire service entry, then it is IMPOSSIBLE to get 120VAC power from this
configuration. You can not do as bolangguy wrote, as one leg is already "Neutral" and the other leg is hot at
240VAC. How can adding another nuetral give you 120VAC?

The other very dangerous situation here, is the mixing of teh hot and nuetral wires. They seem to use
only black colored wires, and couldn't care less how they are finally terminated. They are conventions
to be followed in wiring, for very obvious safety reasons, of which I can tell you are NOT even close to
being followed in the Philippines.

.. two core flat 1.5 and 2.5 mm double insulated electric cable is readily available in Davao...

Originally Posted by jlg

I am humbled by your nomination, but I must decline to be the Barangay captain, I find I create enough problems on my own to take up more than two lifetimes of grief, LOL

What is life without humor! LOL

Bryan

..your wife then ?

[jlg]

I think in her mind she is more of the “Barangay Princess�!

Originally Posted by jlg

I think in her mind she is more of the “Barangay Princess�!

... ..,

..yeah, know what you mean..

[jlg]

Merry Christmas to all, we are spending our first Christmas in our place, isn’t quite complete, but extremely comfortable. Every day it’s more complete. I spent three frantic days doing the finishing plumbing, electrical, unpacking and installing the appliances. It was a real experience going through TSA security with an entire water treatment system in our check baggage, then when we were seated on the plane they paged my name, I thought they had a second thought about our baggage, but it was to upgrade me, my wife and daughter to first class. ,
All the tractor and stuff from china is here and I am having a blast assembling it.
I just took a quick snap walking back from the beach. I have a lot of pictures to add to the album, but it will have to wait until I get to DSL Land.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas.

Bryan

Thanks for keeping us updated!

..nice tractor, i'm envious...

Merry Christmas and let us know when you upload the pics. After all the exterior work, we are anxious to see what the inside looks like. Take care, Marilyn and Peter.

thanks,

this is the most awesome post.

thanks for everything.


ed & ruby