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Crossy

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  1. Fixing a leaky pipe for Madam over-rides all other tasks!
  2. I've not done any research other than a quick look on Lazada, so I can't really recommend any particular unit. Sorry.
  3. It would come back on whilst you were feeling around for the light switch In these days of interconnected everything I'm sure some enterprising individual could come up with a "smart" system with interlinked door and window sensors, occupancy sensors and a time of day reading, throw in some AI to make an educated guess as to whether there was someone in there or not.
  4. Occupancy sensors work pretty well https://www.lazada.co.th/products/220v-800w-microwave-sensor-pir-occupancy-body-motion-detector-light-switch-i2653378457-s9541413294.html To work an A/C this one would need a contactor, but not difficult or expensive. They do have some downsides: - Many moons ago an engineering company decided that they could save on energy by fitting occupancy sensors in the lavatories. These would turn out the lights when nobody was in there. Unfortunately, the time out in the men's room was just a little too short and sometimes the lights went out when you were in a stall. The solution was to open the stall door and wave at the sensor. All fine and dandy until one fateful day the elderly lady cleaner happened to walk in just as a young engineer was waving at the sensor with his trousers round his ankles. The cleaner survived the experience and the sensors were disabled. I wonder who that young engineer was
  5. Our "usage" remains pretty constant, but the actual energy consumption has whizzed up recently: - The red column is our total consumption, up 30% since February. This is purely from A/C and freezers working harder during the warm weather.
  6. 700k Baht would be about 150k units or 5000 units per day! Finger in the air would need nigh on 1.8MW of solar! This is serious solar-farm stuff, probably 2 rai of space. Plenty of commercial roof systems in Thailand that big. Our local Global House could probably help ???? Or something a little more affordable.
  7. At 48V it's well less than an amp, 24 would be fine.
  8. One as your original drawing, second 50R across the -ve side breaker.
  9. That would work, you have to press the + and - switches together, it would be better to find a 2-pole switch. Alternatively, just have single-pole breakers to the inverters and retain 2-pole from battery to bus-bar. OR Get 2 x 50 ohm resistors and put one of them across the -ve side breaker, then you could use your single existing switch. There are many ways you could do this. Throw in a few 10A diodes and you could have one switch pre-charge both inverters.
  10. Then, 4.77 to 4.70 : - I really have no idea what the rate will be for us at the next bill. ????
  11. Yeah, the ranges are not necessarily interchangeable within the brands let alone cross-brand ???? Pop out the switch and take it along to the store to ensure you are getting the right thing. You may have to order online (Lazada etc.) ????
  12. The UK would require a "double-check valve" which is essentially two non-return valves in one housing.
  13. Yeah ^^^, it's likely less costly to give 10k to everyone than to means-test the handout.
  14. Moved to The Pub to avoid having to close as not Thailand related. A warning to all AirBnB hosts.
  15. I'm a southpaw but not totally disabled on the right, I can successfully aim and shoot with my right hand ????
  16. RIP k. Somsak! It's always sad when a rescue worker dies whilst performing his job.
  17. That is a single-pole switch. Having 3 terminals does not mean 3-pole. A 3-pole switch of that format would have NINE terminals.
  18. OK. You show two breakers (one on + one in -), I'm assuming this is actually a 2-pole breaker, correct? The other inverter has its own 2-pole breaker (not shown)? Let me finish this ruddy meeting (due to finish at 4PM) and I'll draw something.
  19. Push both buttons together to pre-charge, yup that would work.
  20. Not us as we never use COD, but others have reported similar issues. It works something like this: - The seller moves the transaction outside the Lazada system (not difficult if they are COD and "seller to deliver") and an unsuspecting buyer pays COD and receives junk. Lazada are not interested as the transaction is outside their system, buyer is out xxx Baht ???? You may score by giving them what they want but ...
  21. Not if it's fuel injected ????
  22. Only slightly. https://www.velothailand.com/service/
  23. No that won't work. You will need a 2-pole switch, the second pole just needs to short across the -ve side breaker.
  24. Yeah ^^^, that's my understanding too, it is supposed to trigger even foreign mobiles that are connected to the tower.
  25. "Carb-cleaner" works in the absence of Easy-Start.

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