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In order to avoid going too far off topic, I've split out the battery discussion into a new thread. Please continue that discussion here:-

How are you regulating the temperature now? There's no reason not to have a solar pre-heat feeding your current heater but you would need some way of regulating the inlet temperature as the solar would be quite capable of boiling the water on a hot day! You would need some form of thermostatic mixing valve on the feed to the existing heater. Not impossible. Or, could you drill right through to fit a mixing tap in your existing shower, using a diamond hole saw and lots of coolant should avoid damaging the tiles. Of course, this would need access to the other side and assumes that the other side can be made good at sensible cost.

Getting everyone on to electronic billing is likely a precursor to going to remote reading (so electronic "smart" meters), less cost for MEA. Just how rapidly electronic meters are going to be deployed is another matter of course.

For reasons unknown this appeared in my Youtube Feed. Beautiful and timeless!

Just remember, rats "home": -

"Pantone" is one of a number of colour standards, but do be aware of batch / manufacturer differences if you are actually trying to match. Not paint but wall cladding, same Pantone number, different manufacturers!

Definitely some discount correction going on, not going to complain ????

Sorry, as an AN Mod, we get first dibs at the rain! But we only want it at night when it won't interfere with our solar.

Is that for raw batteries?

And soooo many members thought this was an AF joke!! You are now entering The Twilight Zone - Do do do do, do do do do!

Do you really think I'd let her loose on here, do I look like a masochist (sadist maybe - I'm a mod after all)??? I have enough issues with what she posts on FaceBore

She's out being made beautiful, the grandkids arrive from the UK on Monday ????

The excitement is building! Our man has been but I'm at work so can't post the bill. Yet!

Yeah ^^^, condos are usually (but not always) government rate. Apartments are privately metered and so can pad the bill (there are official limits but ...)

That is my assumption, my first pink card was free, I'm over 60. I've never lost it so I can't comment on replacement. I may have missed it, but is our OP over 60?

Offhand no, the Motoring forum would be the place to ask what the core fee would be. 500 Baht for a "tested" used battery sounds cheap.

Used lead-acid batteries are far too valuable for recycling to ever be free.

Lithium makes up about 0.002% of earth's crust, but in geologic terms, it isn't particularly rare. There is also a huge amount in sea water. Meanwhile. Lead makes up only about 0.0013% of the earth's crust (slightly rarer than lithium), but it is easily mined and refined. I agree with @Muhendis, lead-acid isn't dead yet.

Yup, I paid a big, fat, zero, in cash!

Yup, because I paid for it. Note that it is a "for-life" card as she (and I) is over 60.

All clear now @asiaexpat ???? I wonder if the pink card is cheaper because the blank is lower cost (it doesn't have the smarts that the pukka Thai blue one does). IIRC my pink ID was free on first issue, but I'm over 60 so got a lifetime one.

Long, long ago when I was at uni. the Student's Union decided to give away free condoms with a similar message. They decided that the best way to distribute them was to put one with every copy of the SU magazine. To prevent them getting lost they were stapled to each mag

I was responding to this! EDIT I don't know how much Thais under 60 are charged, so you may have received a deal, but TiT so ... I'm assuming you are under 60 as you got a 10 year card.

Madam "lost" her for-life Thai ID, replacement was free even though lost and no police report. "Lost" because the bank told her she didn't look like her photo. So she now has one where she looks 19 61 and a special one for the bank only.

Whilst we are on the subject of Lazada, Madam fended off a potential COD scam for 900 Baht "we haven't ordered anything"! I never use COD, period! Anything which might attract duty I always warn her.