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Gsxrnz

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  1. I tend to listen and stay shtum. Its surprising what Thai women tell each other (answer below) after they've concluded the obligatory 90 minute discussion about what they ate yesterday, what they ate today, and what they will eat tomorrow, the last lottery draw, the next lottery draw, their cheap-charlie husband, their best friend's chep-charlie husband, ad nauseum. :coffee1:

     

    Answer: Not very much of interest.

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  2. OP - get the meter checked for accuracy.  My condo with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, three adults and four a/c units cumulatively runs about 35 hours of a/c per day at 27 degrees. PEA bill is 3k to 3.5k baht per month depending on season.

     

    I won't be getting my meter checked for accuracy.

  3. 9 hours ago, BenStark said:

     

    But how you explain the paint peeling at the highest point/

     

    I understand water getting between paint and concrete at the front of the balcony, then spreading over the horizontal part of the beam.

    But how does the water climb again at the inside of the beam, then start further spreading over the ceiling?

    Because water in Thailand is able to defy gravity. 

     

    Seriously, capillary action of water defies gravity. That's how plants and trees absorb water from the soil and transport it to their uppermost leaves and branches. Hold a sheet of tissue paper vertically and gently touch the surface of a glass of water and see what happens - that's capillary action, and your concrete is the tissue paper.  

     

    Your paint problem is a combination of poor paint preparation, and poor building design that allows water to wick from the outer wall when it rains. Repaint everything correctly, and install a wicking barrier to prevent it happening again.

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