Dazinoz

2 minutes ago, toofarnorth said:

Er , quite possibly Daz.  We might hear from soon.

If its the one I am thinking of he usually has something (negative) to say. Has made a few comments on some of my posts.

8 minutes ago, toofarnorth said:

Yes indeed , one irritating poster comes to mind.

I think I know who you mean. One of those words in his title.

1 hour ago, Lupatria said:

When alcohol turns into tea money. I wonder how many shop owners will call these 'emergency numbers' to get rid of their competition.

Talking to the owner of a bar in Chiang man last night. I mentioned bars closed tomorrow night. She said don't know yet, have to talk to police, not all close.

Tea money? Or should i say alcohol money?

1 hour ago, malt25 said:

Might be that some TV members look for negativity in all posts ?

Definitely.

They must be farang imported cats as Thai cats would not be that lazy.

Drove down past the airport today and noticed a jet with big red covers on the 2 engines. Never seen before in CM. As I drove further I could see it was a Lion Air jet. Wonder if the guilty jet?

4 hours ago, grkt said:

 

Totally agree that this is the only right way to set an aircon but people are so crazy, and do not understand that the only thing that is needed is few degrees less than outside and dry air.

 

 

Oh, yours is the only right way and everyone one else crazy?

2 hours ago, Oztruckie said:

There's a thing called TX valve,it's a safety valve which can and will shutdown the unit to protect the system from extreme high pressure inside the system,extreme high temp usually are the triggers for these valves to close,gas leaking out is usually a gradual thing over time. 

TX valves are generally not used on domestic split ac systems.

1 hour ago, tropo said:

Seriously, you get your bedroom temperature down to 18C if it's running well... with room temperature currently over 30C? IMO that would be impossible unless your bedroom was totally sealed, small and extremely well insulated with no cool air escaping under the doors or anywhere. Cool air sinks and quickly escapes under the doors. You don't really want your room totally sealed though, as you'll build up too much CO2 if there's no ventilation.

 

I've tested my bedroom unit to see how low I could go. I managed 21 point something Celcius, and that was a big effort with the compressor running full time. I set mine at 26 - 28C depending on what the room temperature and humidity are before I start it.

No. I usually run it at 24 but as it was not working I had remote set to 18 in case there was a discrepancy in the remote/unit settings. Have seen that happen once before and remote needed a reset. Obviously not the problem and after clean remote is back at 24.

16 minutes ago, stevkob said:

Waste of time. Owners just have to keep the filter clean......

Everything else,,,,  call a tech.

 

Problem here in Thailand is to find a good tech. Read so many forums posts about having the refrigerant topped up every time the tech came. If it needs topping up there is a leak. I had an AC in my bedroom 19 years and never needed topping up. I installed an inverter and moved the old 19 to my shed where it still ran another few years up until I left.

In Australia now (well when I left 5 years ago) you have to account for every gram of refrigerant. If you report you topped up refrigerant you have to show invoices where you checked for and repaired any leak. Supposedly those few grams are very important to the contributing to global warming.

The stupid thing was that I worked in an oil refinery and as part of one of the processes there was a huge refrigeration unit which contained 22 tonnes (yes tonnes) of R22 and they used to top up hundreds of kilos at a time.

1 minute ago, masuk said:

I don't believe this!!!    Installed by a rank amateur.

When I saw the pic I thought no one could be that stupid, but....... Photo looks too permanent to be a setup but could be.

Also saw another where the outdoor unit was inside and indoor unit out. Maybe they wanted heating inside.

7 minutes ago, nss70 said:

Under the cover are two start capacitors, one smallish  black one for the fan and a larger "can" style one for the compressor. A faulty capacitor often bulges or leaks when in a faulty state.

His is an inverter so many capacitors under the cover.

39 minutes ago, stevkob said:

 

True, but to an owner this info doesn't help much. They still need a tech to repair the leak and then leak test and replenish the refrigerant.

Yes I know. I was just saying to your comment that specialised equipment is needed where as I mostly found by oil. I didn't say he could fix it.

3 minutes ago, stevkob said:

If there was a gas leak it is unlikely you could find it without specialist equipment. The tech would use gauges to check gas pressures in the system then hunt for any leaks. Sometimes a gas leak is obvious but most often they are a bitch to find and repair so you want to hope it isn't that.

Most refrigerant leaks occur at the piping connections. Usually 2 at indoor unit and 2 at outdoor unit. Oil travels around the system with the refrigerant so a leak can often show up as oil on the joint or soaked into the insulation. I had a refrigerant leak detector I used in Australia but rarely used it on split AC systems as the oil leak usually showed me where the problem was..

5 minutes ago, KittenKong said:

A sudden drop in efficiency due to dirt is unlikely. A progressive drop is more likely.

But if it really is suddenly not blowing cool air at all then it seems likely that there is a fault, which could be a complete lack of gas, or a faulty thermostat, or perhaps something else.

A decent technician should be able to locate the problem easily enough. If your unit has not been fully cleaned for more than 6-12 months you could start by getting them out to do that. Once it is cleaned it will be easier to see if something else is wrong, and any decent technician will come with a meter to test to the gas pressure with.

Exactly. I am renting a house for just over 1 year and the bedroom AC gets a lot of use. Recently it did not seem to be cooling I had thermostat set at 18 and took ages to cool and definitely not 18 degrees. I cleaned the filters and used a spray can of cleaner to try and clean fins on indoor unit. No better. So I called agent who had husband and wife team to come check. They pulled covers off out door unit and used high pressure water blaster to clean fins. It is mounted just under the eaves (single story house) and the dirt that came out and ran down the wall was amazing. Did the same with indoor unit. Yes used high pressure blaster on indoor unit. When finished ran it and checked refrigerant pressures. All ok. Runs great now and it quite in running. 700baht.

1 hour ago, altcar bob said:

just when I thought it was safe to come out of the woodwork,another one. (i only buy one,big ones usually 2 tix)   quite confident on this one,even though not the actual big one, know most of the numbers  getting someone in the UK to open my account up for this one,do not want them smelling a rat,hopefully I really am outa here

The Australian one sends me an email the night I have won and tells me how much. I don't know if they do the same for a BIG prize but would be nice to find out.

17 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I'll give you same advice I give all newbies.

Rent an hotel room somewhere for a couple of weeks and look around. What one person likes another may hate.

 

Yep, great idea. Lived here 5 years and now in my 5th house. Moved for a variety of reasons.

11 minutes ago, StevieAus said:

Totally agree, we brought our two Jack Russells which we had had from two months old from Australia when we moved here.

Sure it cost money, a lot more than it cost us to fly here but if you care for your animals you do not entrust them to others however well meaning they may be

Sounds like we might have used the same company excellent and very professional.

Good to hear. Not sure if allowed to mention company name but its about pets flying in jets.

11 minutes ago, PEE TEE said:

As A British person i find the term Brit offensive and racist,  yet it seems to used by all other countries. We are NOT allowed to refer to people coming from most other countries by their countries name ( ie pakistan ) you know what i mean  PC and all the BS . Many people who come from Britain  who refer themselves  are from other counties who reside in britain. so are they referring to TRUE British people or the ones who just live there  If so then its just more fake news 

I used to joke with a bBritish friend in Australia. I said Australians are AUSTRALIANS, Americans are AMERICANS but you people from England are only BRIT....ish.

Remember is only a joke before you get offended.

7 minutes ago, SupermarineS6B said:

Maybe you should, might make you appear intelligent....... Boom boom !     Only joking......

Nope. Nothing makes me appear intelligent. Only my last payslips.

14 minutes ago, SupermarineS6B said:

To know the world and its people you must start at the bottom and aim for the top........ otherwise you're talking out of your hat........ I've been here nearly three decades now and twenty years ago you didn't have to do much to get plugged, but it was all fun......... And by the way, some of those people were classy..... just in the wrong place at the wrong time........

Example, had a mate shot in the middle of Silom by a copper twenty eight years ago who was having an affair with his girlfriend, he walked up behind him, stuck his pistol to his head and blew his brains out....... He was a good bloke , just the wrong woman and wrong fruit cake copper.....

Unfortunately I started higher up and have worked my way down here. Had a couple friends die on motorbikes but none murdered. Although have an ex that I wouldn't cry about if she was.

1 minute ago, SupermarineS6B said:

To know the world and its people you must start at the bottom and aim for the top........ otherwise you're talking out of your hat........ I've been here nearly three decades now and twenty years ago you didn't have to do much to get plugged, but it was all fun......... And by the way, some of those people were classy..... just in the wrong place at the wrong time........

Don't wear a hat.

1 minute ago, Russell17au said:

As this is a thread on a British survey company on British citizens behaviour, it would be interesting to see what a similar survey conducted by an American survey company and an Australian survey company and any other country doing a survey like this on their own citizens behaviour overseas would show.

And I would like to see one conducted by a Thai company (yeah I know, stupid statement) that shows the arrests here in thailand by others from other countries.