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You can make 2-3kg of bacon last 2 months??? Too many members of the extended family now like Farang Bacon (they didn't until they tried it of course). They also "didn't like" kimchi, until persuaded to test it, now I have to go and buy extra when they come for our Korean barbie - Thai Style ????

Somehow things seemed bigger and better in the past. That's not a baguette, this is a baguette (and six bottles of wine in a handy carrier)! Paris 1946

For the Ford owner who has everything!

Conclusive proof the aliens are here!! Run for the hills!! Note- It's actually a chicken coop made from an old trampoline and a couple of redundant satellite dishes ????

Yup ^^^. Take the vaxx to them. KhonKaen started last year. https://www.khonkaenlink.info/read/293743/?fbclid=IwAR3GTJpNLPlIR_UbfN6RMLQ-KMbdOOJQh66tkrcRYdBzTLJHfCwLwUrS9zQ

Seems you beat me to any edit.

Did the quote go wrong as it says james.d? If you want to refer to a member you can put an "@" before their username then everyone is clear who you mean. OP or Original Poster invariably means the thread starter. So @nahkit will get you a notification that you were mentioned and allow you to respond as required.

As the OP. Since I don't smoke (real or fake) my bacon, nor do I do any "cooking" at low or high temperature before it goes in the frying pan ready to pair with the eggs etc. I saw no reason to respond to the comment on liquid smoke. The ham although not smoked does get steamed to cook so it can go on sarnies straight from the fridge. Accompanied by a nice smear of real Coleman's mustard of course.

Yeah, those look like the 100Ah green Sinopoly cells that are flooding the market at present. Probably the cheapest way in to LiFePO4 ????

Those BYD packs look interesting, my major worry is that the cells are welded so it's "less than easy" to replace a failed cell. The green 100Ah used cells do seem to be the best value at present, 200Ah ones seem to be running out of stock / prices going up.

I'm rather too obsessive with monitoring our energy consumption. Here's our history for the last couple of years, the red "total" bars are what you are interested in. Peak consumption around April / May, we don't use much A/C but even so you can see the changes with the weather.

Yeah, your A/C usage will have gone up significantly as the weather warms up. You can check your actual consumption history on your bill, alternatively both MEA and PEA have apps which have up to 12 months of consumption history available.

Rapid response as usual from the Snakes of Bangkok Facebook group (there's a group for various regions of Thailand). He's a Radiated Rat Snake(Coelognathus radiatus) Also called Copperhead Racer Non-venomous/harmless. Protected by Thai law. Good for rodent control. No problem of having them around

You used the same number of units both months?? Please post a scan of your bill with personal details redacted so we can try and sort out what's gone awry.

Madam sourced an "older lady" in the village, she comes in mornings only, 5 days a week. She pays her 4k per month, her hubby died way back so a bit of income is welcomed. In reality she chats with Madam, pushes the mud around on the floor and generally helps out. Madam won't let her do the ironing "she doesn't do it right" and she's terrified of the washing machine! My wife isn't as young or as well as she thinks she is, having someone around to keep an eye on her is good for my peace of mind too. That said, I've come home on occasion to find them both up a mango tree putting on protective bags! Of course YMMV

Yeah, Will produces a load of great content, I assume you are aware of his forum. There's a couple of good threads on there discussing DIY vs OTS (Off The Shelf) packs, plenty of, er, lively, discussion. Of course it's invariably from a US based perspective, things are a bit different here.

For a new/used price comparison you can get new EVE 105Ah LiFePO4 cells from Shenzhen Luyuan Technology Co., Ltd. on AliBaba for USD 60 a piece plus shipping (pack of 4). https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/4pcs-EVE-105AH-LiFePO4-LFP-3_1600191337976.html Shipping would probably be another USD 100 on 4 of them, then add duty at 10% and 7% VAT (both on the CIF value). Looking at other solar energy fora Shenzhen Luyuan Technology Co., Ltd. have a good reputation for actually supplying what they say they will. Compare that with the used 200Ah cells at USD 44 each, free shipping and no duty / vat. You make your choices and pay your money. If you have the coin to drop then new of course, but for those of us who are poor... Just under 3 Grand US ++ for a new 300Ah x 48V pack, time to start putting my 1Baht coins in a jar ???? EDIT To add to the mix - 200Ah deep-cycle lead acid are coming in at around 8,500 Baht (USD250 today) - If you get an equivalent life out of the used cells you're still ahead. Decisions, decisions!!

Yeah, for a conventional unit that's pretty much it, although your 9,600BTU units will be drawing more like 1kW when the compressor is running. How often it cycles depends upon the set temperature, ambient temperature and the size of your room along with any heat sources in said room, humans, computers and of course windows etc. I usually say a duty-cycle of 30% is about right for a correctly sized unit that's not set for arctic temperatures.

And it's not just Toyz for The Boyz!!! If my dad built me that I'd be beaming from ear to ear!!!

Check with your local providers if they have a WiMax type solution, should be cheaper / faster than mobile data and they will tell you when fibre becomes available. When we moved in I expected to get ADSL (we are a bit far out), "sorry no lines"! Argh. Why not use WiMax (it was ToT i don't recall the actual name)? It worked well most of the time (6km to the tower) then the resort nearby paid for a fibre trunk!! Our pet ToT chap asked "why don't you get fibre" whilst sorting a problem for us. "We can get fibre?" says me. Two weeks later we had what is now 1Gb down, 500Mb up (it keeps getting quicker for the same $$$).

That's coz you need to ask for a haircut! With shampoo and setx!

For me, even with the capacity we are getting, we are still ahead of the game compared with "known" new cells of the same capacity. Very approximate measurement (I've still not commissioned my accurate coulomb-counter) is that the "200Ah" cells are doing about 134Ah running to the "knee" on charge and discharge (10% to 90% ish). It remains to be seen how many cycles we get before the cells are so worn they're not worth using. I'll probably just keep adding parallel packs until I run out of space. And, of course, lithium cells are re-cycleable (just not yet in LoS). Still comparable with lead-acid and no maintenance.

Yeah, you have to have a 5/15 meter too.