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I've removed a (very reasonable) post discussing moderation to avoid us going off track (again).

Got it. Going by the experience of another member @Thaifish you could be in for the long haul Which inverter do you have?

Bu99er!

I'm as guilty as anyone for leaving the TVs etc. on "standby" but we have none of the "smart home" stuff, all the lights have actual switches.

This ^^^ and those ruddy "smart" bulbs using <0.5W each. All those vampire loads add up. A simple, mechanical switch means "Off" really is off!

Look after the pennies ... Looks like a pittance doesn't it. But that's nigh on 11kBaht a year that's not going out of the coffers. And after 3 years or so recovering the outlay the energy really is free!

Are you saying your panels and inverter have been sitting inactive for a year?? Your contractor should have hooked everything up so your inverter and panels were active and generating with your existing meter (if of the disc type) whizzing backwards when exporting. This is actually how most of the small systems here operate anyway. The contractor would then arrange a PEA inspection of the system at which point an export meter would should be installed. It's also at this point that the delay happens, but if your meter reader doesn't actually see the meter going backwards (turn off the solar on the days he's likely to come) you could carry on for years in this state.

Yeah, that place was built about 5 years ago, after the mega-flood and (importantly) after the post-flood road scheme that raised the road level by a good 50cm. We were half-way through our build when the flood happened and it was too late to adjust our downstairs floor level, we had about 30cm of water downstairs. No damage of course as we were still in-build. We are a Thai-style "bungalow on sticks" although we have kitchen/dining and my workshop downstairs we are reasonably flood resistant. From 2011: Madam indicating the 2011 flood depth, the finished-floor level is rather higher than the slab she's stood on.

My usual "Green House" reference has a lot of water hyacinth blocking the view of the water level, so I'll switch to the "Pink House" level reference, it also has conveniently calibrated level markers (ok the concrete retaining planks). Level is currently 115cm below my "worry quite a lot" level (at which point water would be lapping around our ground floor entrance). Let's hope it stays that way ????

It is absolutely fine to respond to, comment on, like or whatever a post made by a mod just like you would a normal member. Of course, applying an insult would have a similar (but rather more rapid) reaction than it would to a normal member's post. The only exception would be to comment on a moderation action which would contravene the roolz that you all accepted when you signed up. Just remember that the forum rules apply just the same to all.

A comment on moderation has been removed. FYI the earlier post that got hidden would have been removed anyway, it's just that the heads up came rather more rapidly than it would have for a normal member's post.

An observation. Mods get notifications about responses to their posts just like normal members. Just saying

Yeah, I was just conveying the facts, I didn't say I agreed with the policy. No mask and you won't shop in makro or Lotus's's's either. I just go with the flow, if the majority are using masks I put one on, if not I don't. It does me no harm whatsoever.

Passbook update, ATM, CDM are available outside at most branches. With online banking I very, very rarely go near a branch let alone in one. You have a perfect right to bank elsewhere of course. Shooteth-not the messenger ????

Pipe works quite well ????

The BTS now "recommends" that you use a mask, if you don't you will be in a very small minority and will likely get the evil-eye from other passengers. The MRT still want masks. As with the banks etc. etc. their building, their rules. They reserve the right not to provide service to anyone.

Yeah, applied the latest updates, the site opens but the video won't play. It was ok last year but won't work on any of my Chrome PCs, works fine on Edge. Should look like this if you click the Play icon. I get worried when it gets to the top of that concrete beam.

Not really, the water isn't stationary it's a khlong that flows into the river so Mr Mozzie can't get a foothold.

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.