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I try and visit Nonthaburi IMM only once a year. I think that they are quite organised and get a time and date booked for annual extension..
Always use on-line reporting for 90Day, as for me it's a 20km drive each way.
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54 minutes ago, MJCM said:
Re: Cleaning
We now have 6 panels in operation, and I have to clean them almost every single day. Why?
Because feathered friends (NOT my friends any more ???? ) like to sit on the edges and then use it as a Toilet ????
Fortunately the panels are "ground mounted" and thus cleaning is easy, just using lots of water and then a Chamois Leather Cloth to wipe them down.
Good idea to dry off as will help reduce deposits from the water. Maybe not the best idea to use a Chamois though. Microifiber towel would be somewhat better.
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4 hours ago, MJCM said:
I guess 90% of the people who are using ON-Grid inverters are Feeding back into the Grid and thus spinning their PEA meter backwards.
One member forgot to turn off his Export and the Meter Guy showed up to read the meter and saw the meter spinning backwards and the only consequence for the member was that PEA replaced his meter to a NON Back spinning Meter.
I have a GTI that is connected to the grid and it's spinning back my meter, and I did the test which @Crossy described in his previous post and the GTI stopped "producing" and showing 0 V from the Grid, in which it normally shows what the grid is delivering.
Note, what I am doing is only to cover our DAY-Time use, but some days the GTI produces so much (and we are not using a lot of energy during the day) that I am using approx 1 Unit only from the PEA from 17:30-6:30am (<- time when the GTI isn't producing)
Edit: 2 tips when starting with GTI's
1- Don't let the Meter reader see that the Meter is spinning backwards
2- VERY important as well, don't go into negative territory, what I mean by that, suppose this month the bill says under "Current reading" 8505 units (example), don't let it go under that reading the following month. I am aiming (read told to by SWMBO) that we must use approx 130-140 units per month from PEA , which means at a certain point in time in the month I have to turn the GTI off.
If you were to be given a ‘no export’ meter…how many units (kwh’s) do you think you would have to pay for in one month?
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Nonthaburi always ask me to provide proof of the last 13 months of pension transfers when I go for my annual extension …
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Cost me 20Baht in 2002 … though it was a bargain at the time ……….
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Still working OK for me. Did a transfer Thursday evening UK to Thailand .. said it would be in my account on Monday and it was at 14:01hrs International Transfer
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4 hours ago, cjinchiangrai said:
Is the yellow house book a valid residence document? It is a nuisance getting the letters from immigration.
Generally yes. I have used mine for renewing driving licence, buying a car etc. However you might meet Mr Difficult who wants to apply his own version of the rules ...
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18 hours ago, Eleftheros said:How about the cost - I guess you saved on labor costs, but can you estimate the material costs? Plus, how much do you expect to save in a typical month? Thank you.
Your first question is straight foreword to answer…and you can easily price the main bits yourself.
Hybrid Inverter ……….48Kthb
LVTopsun Battery …..65Kthb
Cells ……………………….58Kthb
All other bits … rails/fitments/cable/switches/extra steel etc ….11Kthb
Because we have
…. more than enough cells for the present situation
…. the fact that we can export
….the fact that we have a battery
I can make, over a period, the import from the grid match our usage or even go negative PROVIDED we have a reasonable amount of sunshine.
There is a topic discussing what sort of usage may not attract the attention of PEA/MEA.
So at present it seems that we can use as much electric as we like. We leave the aircon on when we go out. I don’t ask MrsJ anymore why she fills the kettle when she is only making one cup of coffee! I suggest that she does the washing and ironing during the day so that in the evening the battery is full.
Hope this goes someway to answering your question. But I would still change to Grid-Tie if someone would buy our battery and inverter.
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With help, technical and other, and am very grateful to a friend, we installed the system on a flat south facing roof. I also had the help from a couple of guys to locate the panels on the roof. I am just too old now to tackle that job.
So ended up with
One … Sofar ES5000 Hybrid Inverter
One … LVTopsun LV48100 5kwh battery
Seven … 450W Mono Panels. Kerry lost one so only six installed at present
Seven … 340W Poly Panels.
Bit of a mixture but bought bit by bit.
The system has been up and working for a couple of weeks. Some delay was caused by LVTopsun sending the wrong battery to the company from which we bought the battery.
Our minimum load is very low ie one fridge/freezer. However we have a PHEV with a 6.3kwh battery and several air con units, computers, TV’s, Coffee m/c, kettle, microwave, oven etc. Three of the aged air con units were replaced, very recently, with Daikin KTFM18WV’s. These considerably lowered our electrical usage. We are now running two units downstairs all day. Also put the bedroom one on mid afternoon, if we have spare generation. Our bedroom is at the front of the house.
The weather hasn’t been great since installation. The highest daily generation has been a little over 18kwh, actually no idea if this is good or not and highest max instantaneous being 4.11kws.
Sofar have a comprehensive monitoring system such that when you input your ‘Plant’ details you can access and download an amazing amount of info. It downloads straight into excel which is very handy.
The only oddity found so far is that the inverter gave more output when PV2 input was changed to be the seven mono cells. On the face of it, this doesn’t make sense. When we finally install the last 450W cell I’ll swap the inputs over and see if it is still the case.
That is basically the reason why the PV1 and PV2 wires have, as yet, not been boxed in as it is much easier swapping the dc inputs at the breakers rather that at the inverter.
What have I learnt/would do differently ……
Yes you can install solar yourself and it would be much easier the second time. Isn’t it always the case?
Would probably have bought the inverter and the battery from the same supplier, more likely to help if had a problem. Could have bought direct from China. I have a Chinese speaking friend who would have sorted for us, but wanted to avoid hassle with customs etc. It could have been somewhat cheaper that way.
Should have understood better how to locate the rails for the panels as installation was delayed because of the need to add extra steels under the roof. Fortunately, due to the roof design MrsJ and myself managed to ‘slip in’ what was required but not without some difficulty. We put in 25mm2 galvanised pieces.
That painting galvanized steel using the wash with white vinegar first method isn’t always successful.
When buying steel there is in spec. and there is not in spec. What is called ‘one inch’ can come out at about 20mm. and we needed 24mm-25mm. square. Had to buy twice.
Went for Hybrid as was concerned what would be the effect of in the future being given a no export meter. Now looking at all the data realize that we would have been much better installing a Grid-Tie system. We just don’t get power cuts, well very infrequent. So if anyone wants a Hybrid inverter and 5kwh battery we would sell. PM me if interested.
It’s not that we are unhappy with the system, it is working well, just that the payback would have been shorter. I would certainly stick with Sofar though.
Can see the space for the last solar panel...when it eventually arrives
Additional Roof steels...painting failed
Boxing of wiring still to finish PV1 and PV2 input wiring reversed going to raise the battery also
DC Switch Box
Some system info from today ...generally thinish cloud..a couple of times not quite so thin
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28 minutes ago, kwak250 said:
Hi yes I am told Bridgestone on the Civic are one of the worst saying that when they were new they were fine.
Never had any vibrations though.
Might give the primacy tyres a go.
Still love the car just drove 2k on a recent trip and apart from a BMW or Merc not sure what else would be better.
Fuel economy is awesome as long as your not flooring it everywhere.
Yes, ours would do 20km/l on a run.
The Merc we have now came on Primacy RFT's. The ride was harsh and noisy. Thailand doesn't have Primacy in conventional tyres in the size that we wanted. So went for PS5 (conventional)...and the ride and tyre noise was like night and day.
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Primacy should give you the softest ride …also very quite. You could also consider Pilot Sport 5 … 5S will give you a more sport like ride
My wife had the Civic RS for a couple of years … tyre noise was really bad … NVH not good at all … the car has gone now …
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17 hours ago, KannikaP said:
Yes, it really is a P I T A to press the 'Repeat this transaction' button again.
I think if you check 3*20,000thb transfers cost more than 1*60,000thb transfer maybe nearly £5 ...still not really worth bothering about though... is it
I didn't have any problem doing my monthly 65,100thb transfer from the UK this afternoon..
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It’s telling me that I cannot send more than 20k thb. (from UK) …my usual is 65,100 each month to keep IMM happy.
Lets see if things change later today or tomorrow
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Michelin Primacy, if they do them in your size, would be my first choice. They give a soft ride.
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The air con unit is brand new? If so it will have come will a full charge… you should never need to have it topped up.
We have three new FTKM18WV units. Very good units and of course R32.
If units come with Thai manual.. do a Google search… you should find something. But TBH just select the mode (cool) temperature and fan speed 1-5 or auto.
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5 hours ago, denis911 said:
Hi,
Here at Prachuap I.O, the rules are 12 x 65,000thb. On arrival at the office for renewal of extension, you have to submit a recently updated bank book, a 1-year bank statement, (showing 12 monthly incoming credits of 65,000thb or more), and a payment advice note showing that the payments have been internationally received and also the relevant forms and photos. With Bangkok Bank, you have to give 7 days' notice for these documents, but I believe other Thai banks will do them quicker. I am also sure other I.O's and offices have different rules, but this seems the norm here for over 3 years.
I get around the 7 days notice problem by getting a BB statement from their head office after about nine months and nearer the time a printout of the remaining transfers… BB will issue an up to six months printout on the day
Nonthaburi always ask to see 13 months of transfers.Also get the printout showing the monthly transfers are international.
Then on the day update bank book and copy of that page plus the bank letter saying it is my account etc
Been doing it that way for a few years now
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On 9/7/2022 at 6:59 PM, foreverlomsak said:
When my Thai wife came to live with me in England in 20 years ago, my UK High Street bank wouldn't allow me to open a joint account with her unless she could provide Utility Bills in her name and of course no bank account = no utility bill, catch 22.
So it's not something new.
Twenty years ago I didn’t have any problem making my current account with the Royal Bank of Scotland to be a joint one with MrsJ.
After we came to live here full time I wanted to do the same with another account, that did require quite a bit of verification and a complete pain….
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New Tyres make a huge difference on a car … but choose carefully… Michelin Primacy would probably give you the softest ride.
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I guess that you are sorted by now but … this guy fitted a system for us and maintained it … Dream Auto Service .. 17 Ngam Wong Wan 47 Alley, Lane 38, Thung Song Hong, Lak Si, Bangkok 10210.
I have his phone number but he only speaks Thai …
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A post containing a language ,other than english, has been removed. Please post in english only as per Forum Rules … tks
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1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:
wet sanding that aint gunna make it worse !!
Exactly….well not unless he goes through the clear coat…thinking about it though… even if he does you are still right ..lol
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7 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:
I would wet rub that with 1500 then using a buffing machine polish it with 3M Finesse.
Wet sanding requires quite a level of skill, especially if you don’t know how thick the clear coat is. You have the area to practice on though … let us know how you get on … can always respray .. ????
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7 hours ago, eezergood said:
O … that does not look good. So what vehicle, how old and is it a respray. I very much doubt that you will make much improvement without an orbital polisher and even then……is most of the car like that.
The guy up the road has an old Merc. Had it resprayed a few years ago. It looked good… now all still looks good except the boot lid which looks a lot like your roof. I tried a little polishing compound on it by hand … no improvement at all ….
I know that he didn’t put a wax or anything to protect the surface very often, if ever… could be where he parks the car that the boot lid catches the sun a lot…
Bank Savings Interest Rates 2021
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How you thought about bonds. There are quite a few companies wanting to run on Bonds. They just keep churning them over. BBB+ reasonably safe.
My wife has just done a couple ...one for 1yr and 2m and other I think is for 3years. 4.25%/4.5% something like that. She gets offers from CIMB as we both have accounts there.
Bangkok Bank have a couple on offer at present 2Yr 3.65% 3.5Y 4%....BBB+