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Well here we go again the river is on the up already so I will attempt to post daily images. You can monitor for yourself at the Pakkret water level monitor site Pakkret Water Report (thaiclouderp.com) it seems not to work with Chrome now. So a couple of photos from our back garden, the village is already a bit "moist". The usual "Green House" which is located here - 14.054011343688499, 100.55204306162572 And a view in the opposite direction.

Hmmm, if those pavers are laid with the usual Thai precision, then they will be part of the beach after the next decent storm, they might help to retain the sand mind. Also, from the heading photo I suspect that PEA will be digging it all up again soon to finish their cable burying activities Cables? I see no cables.

OK, here is a segment of an ampacity table Your 16AWG cord is rated for 13A max. Note that there is no mention of voltage other than the maximum voltage rating of the cord, it's 13A at 120V or 250V or 12V. I can see where the confusion is arising. The cord is rated in amps, but as a user guide a maximum load in watts is also specified, importantly this load in watts is at the supply voltage in the intended marketing area of the cord. So a US market (120V) 16AWG cord would have a maximum load of 13*120 = 1,560W close enough to the 1,625W in our OP (which is at 125V). The same cord if marketed in the 220V world would be marked as 13*220 = 2,860W. 16AWG is roughly equivalent to 1.5mm2 in the metric world. According to Bangkok Cable their 1.5mm2 VCT flex is rated at 16A in free air so an extension made from it would be sensibly rated at 13A / 2,800W @JimmyJ Your US extension will be fine here (unless it has a surge arrestor, and any neon indicator will be rather bright). The amount of insulation required for mechanical strength is far greater than that required to actually insulate at 220V so no worries there either. I wouldn't go over a couple of 2kW load mind.

Please explain your last sentence, you can use non-lay terms if you wish. Why is the current carrying capacity reduced at higher voltage? But I agree with @Excel just buy a local one.

You need to re-visit your high-school physics class I'm afraid. Mr Ohm is your friend. The same size cable (ignoring insulation strength) could carry 13A at 22,000V meaning a load of nearly 300kW and still get no warmer than it would at 120V 13A, this is why long-distance transmission is at very high voltages, keep the current down and you minimise I2R (heating) losses.

Of course, the Pakkret water monitoring camera is off-line ???? It's here in case it does actually return http://www.thaiclouderp.com/video/pakkret_water_report.html EDIT Seems it doesn't work with Chrome now, no idea why but it's working fine with Edge

If you take photos of the pipes before plaster / render and file them you have a record. Do ensure there's a reference point that won't get hidden so you can match photo to pipe later. For your A/C drain maybe run it just off horizontal across from the A/C to a corner, then straight down.

Your Easy-Pass device will work in Easy-Pass lanes (duh) and M-Pass lanes but NOT M-Flow lanes. M-Flow is a new system that uses automatic plate readers, you MUST register and get a confirmation before using these lanes or else you will get a fine. Not sure yet what Easy-Pass Plus is, I only saw a message about it today.

Unless you have a very large inverter / UPS you will need to split off your essential load. Dependant upon the inverter / charger you pick you may or may not need some form of transfer switch. You absolutely must not allow your inverter and the grid to be connected together, ever!

You lead will still be 13A capable, the insulation should be OK at 220V, any surge arrestor WILL NOT BE OK!!! So theoretically it should be good for around 2.8kW but I wouldn't be going anywhere near that! What size cable is fitted (it should be marked)?

Real capacity with our used cells is around 9kWh but we don't use all that at present since exporting is available ???? More capacity will be added if PEA come along with electronic meters.

Yes ^^^, that's correct. Provided you have a valid licence you can jump in and drive. You can drive for up to 6 months on your home licence (I believe it must be in English so if it's not then an IDP might be advisable too). Note that "restricted driver" policies do exist and are slightly cheaper, but they are the exception rather than the rule.

An oil tanker has run aground in the Suez Canal sparking a massive recovery operation on the major international trade route. Tug boats were sent to help free the Affinity V with *immediate fears that there could be a repeat of the Ever Given ship that was stuck for three months in Egypt. World trade ground to a halt with the Ever Given, that had 18,300 containers on board, completely blocking the Suez Canal last year. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-oil-tanker-runs-aground-27880195

Well, the August generation numbers are in, not such a good month as several really miserable days knocked production for six ???? Still, 905kWh from solar vs 222kWh from PEA is not to be sneezed at ????

You'll be OK anyway, 1 day overstay isn't an issue although you do get a stamp in your passport, no fine. Arrival day is "day 1" even if you arrive at 23.55 ????

No problem, terminals up or terminals horizontal but not terminals down (messes up the venting).

You should be able to get a replacement BMS, but of course it would have to come from the pack manufacturer in order to drop in (Seplos sell packs, case kits and BMS's but they are not cheap). If it's a failed cell it could be a problem as most packs use welded cell connectors, very reliable, very hard to DIY a cell exchange.

I would go direct from sunshine to hot water, it's far more efficient than going PV => water heater. And it is far, far cheaper to implement. A mate has had 2m2 of hot water solar for nigh on 20 years, on really sunny days his water will actually boil! (ok, so he says, I've never actually observed it)

Jenny / Docan have a very good reputation on other alternative energy fora, you could do a lot worse!

Possibly. One flooded morning Madam wandered down to condo reception for a natter with the other residents who had decided to sit it out to the sight of the lone security guard trying to persuade a crocodile that the reception area wasn't a good place to take up residence!

Before The Flood our local moto-taxi guys would go to the market etc. for a nominal fee. They were just a phone call away! About a week after Madam got flooded into our condo (I was working away) she got a call from the moto guys "we're back in business", give them a call and they arrived in a long-tail after visiting the market (now moved onto an overpass). Thai's are not particularly good at planning, but they are amazing at coping!

"An unruly passenger was escorted off our flight prior to take off in Phuket". Maybe they should take a leaf out of the Indian ticket inspector's playbook. Whilst working in Bangalore we read several reports of railway ticket inspectors putting ticketless passengers off trains. At 70mph between stations ... Apparently Indian Railways do not condone this action.

It was 32 tons, just 32 tons of rice husks.

A large crowd was seen downwind, floating about 2m above ground level! ????

I reckon they're using pretty naff 2.5Ah 18650s. Pack is 3P13S so I divided 100Ah by 39 cells giving 2.56Ah per cell. In reality 3 x 2.5Ah in parallel gives 7.5Ah which is the real capacity.