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Even when the appliance states "this appliance must be earthed" in Thai!

Others have succeeded in this, so it can't hurt to ask. Your inverter mains-in should be on a breaker from your main panel, opening that would ensure that you are guaranteed that nothing is going out and all your "solar" stuff is purely running on solar.

You should have a main breaker on your incoming grid supply which you can pull. It is of course possible that your new meter is over-reading, I think PEA do offer a check-meter but you'll have to ask them. We are still on a spinning meter. I have a separate "home brew" monitoring system that uses Hiking electronic meters. That agrees with the PEA meter to within 5-10kWh per month, the guestimate from the inverters is just way off, so far off that I've not actually bothered with it for a couple of years.

Are you actually exporting to the grid? If so, disable export. Some digital meters have been reported as counting UP if the solar is exporting ???? I'm afraid I would trust the calibrated/certified PEA meter more than what your inverter is telling you. EDIT Since you have a hybrid could you turn off the grid power whilst you are away just to verify the meter isn't "creeping"?

Back to him of course! That smug grin says it's all going to plan!

A quick scan of Lazada shows suitable AC coil relays are like hen's teeth, and 24V AC contactors are $$$. So, how about an AC to AC solid state relay? First one I found is 80V input ????

If your Rainbird is putting out 24V AC then you need a relay with an AC coil, what's the Amps / HP rating of your pump?

Or worse, entered any beauty contests? Seriously, I'd be eating elsewhere, cooking the cotton-tied ones should be no problem, but plastic ...

Snip the plastic or the twine before cooking Properly "linked" sausages do seem to be a rarity.

Settlement crack in the non-structural barrier. Shouldn't be there, but no hazard and certainly no risk of collapse. As above "a dab of Polyfilla" ???? "Drama-addict" - most apt.

Does Aus produce anything like the IET On-site Guide https://shop.theiet.org/on-site-guide-bs-7671-2018-a2-2022-8th-edition which contains the essentials without the salad-dressing and is rather cheaper? Or, something like the TLC site I linked to earlier? The Aussie regs are rather closer to the Thai requirements than the IET Regs. but the full book is expensive and mind bending for the average chap.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/hairyhippy/12373065024 P860 Ticket Machine - TIM This type of bus ticket machine was made by Ticket Issuing Machines, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, an offshoot of the Roneo company. The business was approached in 1931 by London United Tramways to design a portable ticket printer. Yes, I've been around ticketing for a loooong time ????

Been there, done that, even had LTA from Singapore in to talk. Sadly TiT!

It actually says MRTA (Mass Rapid Transit Authority) which is the government agency the controls all except Green (which is BMA) and Red (Ministry of Railways). MRT is the colloquial name for the Blue Line from way back. Coined to distinguish it from the BTS Skytrain. As I said, dashed confusing. Note the front of the train.

It's all down to who is the actual operator rather than the authority. Green, Pink and Yellow are operated by BTSC (as BTS, NBM and EBM) - Rabbit Blue and Purple are operated by BEM - MRTplus Red is operated by SRT - Their own card, can't remember the name they use. I work for one of the operators (evidently not SRT). It can get horribly confusing for the public, particularly when many refer to any elevated railway as the BTS or Skytrain. Blue, Purple and Red are all, at least partially, elevated but only Green is actually BTS.

There have been some valiant attempts, Rabbit came within an ace of working on Blue and Purple when the Purple Line was in development, thwarted by "commercial issues". Then there was the ill-fated Mangmoom, which never worked anywhere.

Ah, the more long-term members know who I work for I'm afraid your lady is mistaken.

Nope, the Bunny works only on the Green, Yellow and Pink (when it opens). MRTplus works only on the Blue and Purple. Neither of them work on Red.

I've been playing the ticketing game here since 2004, and when I started they were talking about a common ticket The closest we have is the contactless EMV but it doesn't work on the BTS Green Line (works on Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple). Krungthai Bank even have a transit dedicated EMV debit card. I've not had time to try and get one as a foreigner. https://krungthai.com/th/content/personal/cards/debit-card/tranxit-card

Have a look at this guide. https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Book/1.1.htm It's aimed at UK regs but the principles are the same. The Aussie regs are closer to Thai installations, but I don't have a simple guide. 00. AS_3000_2018.pdf

Rystad Energy says that about €7 billion ($7.8 billion) of solar panels are now being stored in Europe, but European developers continued to buy solar modules from China throughout the first half of this year. https://www.pv-magazine.com/2023/07/19/european-warehouses-currently-host-40-gw-of-unsold-solar-panels/

Panel mounting hardware https://www.lazada.co.th/products/solar-6-i3361673427-s12469147560.html

Thirty years since this was first published, it's as true (maybe more) today as it's always been.