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Forum: Portugal
Dec 23rd 2023, 9:06 am
Replies: 5
Views: 575
Posted By zoff

Re: Lisbon-Lagos Bus

I've taken the bus a few times and for me it's better than the train. The Orient bus and train station is about 3K from Lisbon airport. You can take the metro or car from the airport to Orient...
Forum: Portugal
Nov 21st 2023, 7:10 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 640
Posted By zoff

Re: Solar water heating panel covers

How often does the anti-freeze need to be replaced?
Forum: Portugal
Oct 3rd 2023, 7:05 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,089
Posted By zoff

Re: Someone to fish cable through conduit

Also, if you aren't using the ethernet cable to power a device (POE) why not use wifi instead?
Forum: Portugal
Oct 2nd 2023, 9:03 am
Replies: 23
Views: 1,089
Posted By zoff

Re: Someone to fish cable through conduit

Get a GUIA PASSA-CABOS like this one and run it through the conduit with the long springy part first. With this type of "Guia" the ends are are screwed on, when you get the guide to the end of the...
Forum: Portugal
Oct 1st 2023, 8:35 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,089
Posted By zoff

Re: Someone to fish cable through conduit

A have a good cable puller but I still always use Vaseline. Give it a try.
Forum: Portugal
Sep 21st 2023, 4:46 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 905
Posted By zoff

Re: Via Verde

Estacioner = parking, and I believe is for street parking. I use the Via Verde transponder for parking at Faro Airport, some parking decks and road tolls.
Forum: Portugal
Sep 5th 2023, 8:50 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 577
Posted By zoff

Re: caderneta predial rústica

I've used a downloaded and printed caderneta predial many times. Towards the bottom of the page a date "stamp" is added make sure it has a recent date:
Emitido via internet em 2023-07-04

I had...
Forum: Portugal
Aug 10th 2023, 3:00 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 632
Posted By zoff

Re: New kitchen doors

Sergio Bigodinho Carpintaria (http://sergiobigodinhocarpintaria.com)
These guys located in Porches replaced all my doors. They did a great job but are very busy and hard to get a hold of.
Forum: Portugal
Aug 8th 2023, 8:02 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,173
Posted By zoff

Re: Looking to marry in the Algarve - Advice please

I don't have any specific information to help you but I see many weddings on the cliff top next to the Senhora da Rocha chapel (Porches - Algarve). I see a wedding at least once a week summer and...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 1st 2023, 4:46 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 1,698
Posted By zoff

Re: Ryanair. STD to LIS more expensive that LIS to STD

I just booked a flight to the US for my wife to go to her father's funeral, I got to the last page, the payment page and a message popped up saying something to the effect that the flight was no...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 21st 2023, 8:36 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,324
Posted By zoff

Re: Driving Licence Exchange

If your Certified Abstract of Driving is a US document is has to get apostilled in the US.
Forum: Portugal
Jun 21st 2023, 6:57 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 2,324
Posted By zoff

Re: Driving Licence Exchange

Someone will come along and explain it much better than I can but apostilled is basically an internationally accepted certification. While your Certified Abstract of Driving is accepted in the...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 18th 2023, 5:59 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 537
Posted By zoff

Re: Ali Express - Import duties and IVA

I just looked at the Ali Express site for the first time. The prices look unrealistically cheap, what's the catch?
Forum: Portugal
Mar 24th 2023, 4:16 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 1,881
Posted By zoff

Re: Rules of the Road different from in UK ?

I like the roundabouts and the roundabout rules in Portugal. I drive mostly in Algarve but when in Lisbon, especially near the airport, roundabouts with six or more lanes and with some lanes having...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 17th 2023, 8:46 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 1,787
Posted By zoff

Re: Customs

Yes. I fell for this scam and I've been using the internet since it was mostly text based! I was waiting for a package from the US that was supposed to arrive around the date of the sms and the link...
Forum: Portugal
Dec 11th 2022, 7:16 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 2,726
Posted By zoff

Re: EDP online

In the US when you call customer support you have a very long wait and when finally someone answers, the person has an incomprehensible accent. The accents mostly sound Indian, once I had someone who...
Forum: Portugal
Nov 30th 2022, 10:42 am
Replies: 24
Views: 1,464
Posted By zoff

Re: Solar PV

:thumbup: Thank you.
Forum: Portugal
Nov 30th 2022, 10:11 am
Replies: 24
Views: 1,464
Posted By zoff

Re: Solar PV

Hi, can you post links for info on these devices. Thanks.
Forum: Portugal
Jun 3rd 2022, 1:38 pm
Replies: 39
Views: 5,632
Posted By zoff

Re: LONG TERM PARKING AT FARO ?

When I bought my VW Jetta in 2008, it came with a solar panel stuck on the inside of the sunroof. It was connected to the OBD port.
Forum: Portugal
May 22nd 2022, 8:16 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,947
Posted By zoff

Re: Soakaway (Portugal property)

I have a septic or cesspit and I still have to pay for 'saneamento' or sewage costs. This entitles me to 2 "free" septic clean outs per year.
Forum: Portugal
Apr 30th 2022, 4:43 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 4,102
Posted By zoff

Smile Re: No IMI

Forget about the topic. Looks like you're having a good time:thumbup:
Forum: Portugal
Apr 30th 2022, 3:17 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 4,102
Posted By zoff

Re: No IMI

Regarding IMI, I just got my bill by ViaCTT, payable in May.
Forum: Portugal
Mar 1st 2022, 4:04 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 9,947
Posted By zoff

Re: septic tank systems

Thanks for the info but I don't think any of that applies here. There is a lot of open space and the soil is like beach sand. In the eighties property owners sold the sand to construction companies....
Forum: Portugal
Feb 28th 2022, 4:50 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 9,947
Posted By zoff

Re: septic tank systems

I don't know, the neighbor calls it a fossa. There are actually 2 tanks side by side. The neighbor says one is for "clean" water and the other is for "dirty" waste. They are interconnected because...
Forum: Portugal
Feb 28th 2022, 2:37 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 9,947
Posted By zoff

Re: septic tank systems

Really?! In the 3 years I've been living here the tank has to be emptied twice a year. The house was built 40 years ago and I don't know what "maintenance" was done to the tank.
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