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Yup, 4 x 5kW Deye hybrids plus our original Sofar 6kW grid-tie running through one of the Gen ports. When we decided to upgrade our single 5kW Sofar hybrid we needed: - Units that could parallel on the Load (UPS) port (Sofar couldn't) Inverters that would interface with Solar Assistant to avoid them being internet connected (Sofar couldn't) A sensible degree of programmability, TOU etc. etc. (Sofar didn't) Must be on the MEA/PEA list of approved inverters Decent bang-for buck without going ultra cheap. Sofar inverters are very good and robust but just didn't cut the mustard for our requirements. Deye (and their US branded version Sol-Ark) are pretty well regarded in the DIY solar community as being a decent mid-range choice. Thus far they are being exactly what we need. But, as with all these things YMMV 🙂

The signs says "have a good trip".

These chaps should be readily available locally, or get them off Lazada.

For those hunting for a link: - https://tdac.immigration.go.th/arrival-card/#/home And yes, it's for everyone despite what the topic headline says. Please, shooteth not the messenger!

It's in Pathum Thani, hardly local for you 😞 But there's bound to be somewhere similar in your area, the bike taxi guys are usually an excellent source of information about these places, for a nominal tip of course.

I've not actively looked for them, but try one of the specialist electrical places rather than a big box store, and ask for "fire rated" downlights. They will probably still need to order them, but at least they should understand what you need. Find some photos on the web, a picture speaks a thousand words. Somewhere like this, it's a lot bigger than it looks, they have a massive warehouse out back and as a bonus it's next to the bottle shop: -

Whilst this is undoubtable the case, our OP is a new build and he won't pass the PEA inspection for a permanent meter with ungrounded/2-pin outlets. You can safely plug 2-pin appliances into 3-pin outlets, the reverse is not the case. The additional cost for a properly wired system is insignificant in the overall scheme of things. I would also recommend running a neutral to light switches, you won't actually need it until you do, and it's a pain to retro-fit.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2994172/mp-demands-explanation-over-tsunami-warning-towers

It's never too late. The last survivor of the Sampoong Department Store collapse in Seoul, 19-year-old Park Seung-hyun, was rescued 17 days after the collapse, on July 15, 1995.

There's very little available in English, however the Thai requirements are very similar to the Aussie regs AS/NZ3000, if you wire to that you'll be good to go. The only point where you may go adrift is the Thai method for implementing MEN (providing a neutral-earth bond) the incoming neutral is routed via the ground bar. See the diagram below (my translations). The original PEA document is here it may be worth printing it out for your sparks. Groundwire Mk2 book-Manual.pdf that's a Onedrive link, let me know if it doesn't work for you. Real and "pattern" Wago connectors are much more available than when we built our place but many Thais haven't seen them and will require instruction in their use.

There's no escape It does appear to be a legal obligation under the Statistics Act, B.E. 2550 (2007) , although I don't see any specific penalties for non-compliance. EDIT The act is here for those really, really interested https://thailawforum.com/database1/the-statistics-act.html

For clarity this is the online census form, it expects one form per address, I don't know how it works for condo dwellers, perhaps a member could enlighten us. https://popcensus68.nso.go.th/?set_lang=en and the NBT announcement https://thainews.prd.go.th/nbtworld/news/view/1025516/?bid=1

There's an old guy who collects used oil from our family restaurant (at one time he was paid to take it away, now he actually pays for it). He filters it (coffee filters) and mixes it 50-50 with pump diesel. It runs his old indirect-injection Nissan pickup and the local farmer's iron-buffaloes just fine (it's going nowhere near our common-rail diesels). The exhausts definitely smell of fried fish!

This issues with adding capacity to existing UPS units are mainly: - The electronics (including heatsinks) are designed to run for as long as the standard batteries permit without cooking (value engineering). You can mitigate by adding ventilation and fans and/or improving the (minimal) heatsinks. And. The inbuilt charger was designed to charge the designed battery capacity in a reasonable time and may never actually be able to charge your extra packs (bigger capacity, longer charge time and larger leakage). Add an external charger to at least get your external batteries to a point where the internal charger can maintain. It is certainly possible to expand run-time with external batteries, but it's never as simple as just nailing on more battery capacity. For extended run time at reasonable power levels, it may be more economical to get one of the baby "silent" generators and retain your UPSs to keep things alive whilst you start the generator. We were doing this for several years before we became a solar household.

At least the raw material is free.

Sustainable, made with fresh materials - Yup I'll go with that. USED cooking oil in an aircraft - No way Somchai. The same stuff as proper bio-diesel, ok. If the truck stops nobody dies. Will we ever know which airlines are actually using this stuff??

Done 🙂 Fixed the quotes too.

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