LukKrueng

4 hours ago, DekDaeng said:

LK, if your fridge is running full time, you may need a new one. My largish (2 door / 1 drawer) Toshiba runs much less than full time, average consumption is  86W. Maybe borrow / buy an e meter so you can test?

I meant it's always connected and I wouldn't like to unplug it due to lack of power, not that the compressor actually runs nonstop.

Anyway, with all the info and suggestions I got here I think the answer for my problem might be a UPS system that can support lights, fridge, ceiling fan,  computer and router for few hours.

It seems that powerful enough solar system might be too expensive and also a bit complicated, and genset - even with auto start/ stop won't solve the power interruptions. 

39 minutes ago, Crossy said:

 

Did I say read it to the end?

 

It contains all the iterations as they happened including how to modify the choke on the Kwaithong generator and a really (really, really) cheap auto-start box.

Yes you did - my bad... Will go back to it ????

While we're at it - do you recomend Kwaithong generator? Gasoine or deisel? Any specific model? If I rule out all the heavy duty appliances such as oven / water heater / water pump and live only fridge / lights / a fan or 2 - what level of output am I looking at?

As for AVR per suggestion of @arjen - can I use that on the main lines or only between the generator and the house?

4 minutes ago, Arjen said:

The auto gen start is more important for you I think? 

I'd love to have auto start/off, but in the thread I was referring to Crossy came up with a working and cheap solution only for the off part...

4 out of my last 6 electric bills were just around 520THB and the 2 highest bills were 645 and 750 THB so I am not trying to save there.

I think my best solution will be:

1. Some sort of current regulator

2. Small backup generator (I can live without baking / hot shower and probably even with low presure shower ie no pump for few hours, but I'd like to have lights / fans / chargers and possibly a cup of coffee...)

3. The auto gen-stop from Crossy's other thread

Any suggestions/ recomendations for those?

2 hours ago, Crossy said:

Neither of the above provide any form of UPS functionality, mains go off so does the solar. We have a genset as backup which pre-dates the solar.

 

If you want to keep power during blackouts then a hybrid system would be the answer, these are grid-tie but have small battery banks to keep essential power on when the grid is out.

 

The unit I link to below also has the facility to do "zero export" meaning if more solar is being generated than is being used excess power is stored in the batteries and released when the sun goes behind a cloud. In principle it tries to keep grid consumption at zero.

I think you have perfectly described what I want - long lasting UPS system... With the current prices of complete solar systems and how long they last (especialy baterries), and the price of electricity here, it will probably never actually cover the costs. But the black-outs - sometimes just few minutes, other times can be for hours, as well as power surge and drops, sometimes just off/on (I am not sure I use correct terminology but I trust you understand what I mean).

I am pretty sure all those disturbances are not healthy for most appliances (I had an auto-gate and an underground dog fence fried due to power surges  - so those 2 are connected to an old UPS with a current regulator for protection). So basically all I want to get is a regular undistrupted electicity at the most effective cost both for buying/installing and future maintanance. 

I thought a solar system might get me that, but seems most people here think there are better solutions?

I'm getting a bit fed up with black-outs / brown outs / and all sort of electrical network disruptions. We had few good years but now it's getting bad again.

In the past 6 months my minimum usage was 140 kWh and max 197, avaraging about 157 kWh.

The only appliance that works full time is an old medium size fridge. I

have a 6000 Watt water heater (using max power only during the cold season), water pump that kicks in evertime I open a tap and a 3000W (max power) oven.

Other than that mostly light (all LED), ceiling fans (usually only 1 works but sometimes 2-3 at the same time- don't remember the max output), a notebook, desktop and a TV screen.

I am thinking about 2 options:

1. Full time solar system, and relying on PEA only if/when batteries dry out

2. A backup system the will only kick in incase of PEA supply distruption (but only if it is possible to set it in an automatick way so I have no actual disruption)

Any advice as for how to calculate and configure a suietable system will be appreciated. Links or directions to a good trustable supplier in Chiang Mai province will be great.

Thank you ????

Didn't pass my area. Very strong winds, some heavy rain. Knocked down power lines. We've been without electricity for about 4 hours already and I don't think it's gonna get fixed tonight...

7 hours ago, frodo77 said:

So many lies by the mainstream media. I wish everyone would wake up to the truth.

Which is? 

9 hours ago, vibration said:

I live in Udonthani and last month I bought a new car Nissan X-Trail in Khon Kaen which was provided with temporary red number plates, a book for registering trips and a document confirming insurance and finance; my questions are as follows:

As long as you have the book for the red plates you are fine. Really should fill in every trip but most people don't. As for the 6PM to 6am rule- not sure if it was removed already, but mostly not enforced. 

You can drive all over Thailand and if you insured the car you are insured. 

Dealers usually register cars in their own province so I find it hard to believe your filler can/ will register in another province. Basically it makes no difference for you, but you can always change plates in your province later. I never tried to do the registration process by myself, but for my current car I went to the dlt to select a number. Once selected and filled in the forms, the rest if the process was done through the dealer

10 hours ago, baansgr said:

So no happy endings...gonna explode soon 

You should look at it as a game of bridge. If you have a good hand you don't need a partner....

for all the desperate people here - I have a couple of bottles I might be willing to sell at premium price ????

22 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

So, 10 million will lose jobs (25%+ of the population) due to less than 1 days death toll on the road ? Something does not add up there or someone is not being honest somewhere about something

22 hours ago, eeworldwide said:

I have to agree. The stats are not adding up at all.
Whilst I want to believe the best about the number of cases in Thailand and the dead etc etc, it simply does not add up. And if the stats ARE true, then we really dont need curfew and all the shutdowns, right?

You completely miss the point. It has nothing to do with the number of active Covid19 cases in Thailand nor the number of dead or will die from the virus.

The whole world is in standstill situation now. Travel and tourism industry and all that is related to that is DEAD all over the world - not only in Thailand. Even if Thailand lift all restrictions to the point it was the day before the 1st case was reported - Thailand (actually pretty much every country in the world) is not an isolated, independent and self sufficient country, and the restrictions and economic crisis all over the world will still effect Thailand.

Unless more and more countries realize that there is no real way to STOP the spread of the virus, and all movement restrictions, although MIGHT slow it down a bit, will do more harm to the economies and eventually to the people all over the world, the end result from the economic downfall will be far worse than the death toll from the actual virus.

13 hours ago, ezzra said:

There was this US article from last week of a sh*t for brain guy licking a public toilet bowl and he got infected with the Covid 19.. som nam na...

I find it hard to believe he got the covid19 from the toilets

16 hours ago, yuyiinthesky said:

Don't be so nosy!

Not being nosy. If it's something GOOD we might want to join ????

3 hours ago, Ventenio said:

@LukKrueng  Actually, I think you are totally wrong.  LOLOL.  Go back and read my post, i NEVER tied Christianity to summer break.  But I did tie it to the school year.  Schools have many breaks around the Xmas, Easter, blah, blah, blah...Christian stuff.  

 

I can go read my post again, but what in the world would Christianity have to do with summer???????????????? LOLOL

My bad. I was probably thrown off by your opening statement:  Thailand isn't Christian, which affects Western school years

My point was that the year break is usually during the hottest time in the year, which in Thailand it's March- April. 

Other posters mentioned the break to be aligned with agricultural cycles. That might have been the reason way back but I think it stays this way around the world due to the weather

9 hours ago, Scott said:

Quite a number of years ago, the Thai government was considering changing the school year to run in conjunction with most of the Western countries.   That would mean running from roughly August/September to May/June.  Traditionally, the school year is roughly May to March.  The proposal did not materialize.  

It was about 6 years ago and it materialized. Most if not all universities changed the semesters timing. The idea was to make it easier for exchange students and foreign students to come study in Thailand without losing time between semesters. However the system didn't change for primary and high schools which meant a very long time from graduating high school to start university. After about 2 or 3 years it went back to the original schedule. 

Should it change to match western countries? I'd say no. 

 @Ventenio ties western countries summer break to christianity - I think he's totally wrong. Summer break is during summer, the hottest time of the year. Therefore in the northern hemisphere school break is July- August whereas in Australia and new Zealand it's December - January and in Thailand March- April

19 hours ago, kevin612 said:

I hope it includes the condominium as well. I would like to save some money too.

I'm pretty sure most condos have 15amp meters

4 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Do you know whether 7 Eleven, Familymart, Big C or Makro accept the QR method?

At 7-11 I buy small things so paying cash. No big c / familymart / makro in my area so I don't know if any of those use QR method 

On 4/5/2020 at 7:31 PM, 4MyEgo said:

esco/Lotus, Big C and Makro and have asked if there is a charge if I use my SCB debit card to pay, and the answer is always yes, 5%

I don't use debit card, I use credit cads. I don't usually shop at Makro and Big C, I do shop at Lotus Express using the cards - no extra charges for card using. Same goes for any big chain places such as Central, Tops, Petrol stations and many more. 

It is usually the small businesses that either don't accept cards at all or charge extra for using them.

However - many businesses allow transfer directly to their bank accounts which can be done through your bank's app, mostly by scanning a QR code and there is no extra cost for that

2 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

The 1% have seen their revenues being affected more than they imagined, so time to reverse the figures and get the money train rolling once more...

If it was only the general population suffering financial hardships, there would be no need to relax the control but.....

Maybe I'm just being cynical ??

Yes, I think you are. This virus has proved already it hits everyone. It doesn't care if you're rich or poor, a villager with no connection to anyone or the prince of Wales / prime minister of the great UK 

18 hours ago, kekalot said:

 

written poorly, I assume but 70 to 90 celcius? between 158 to 194 Fahrenheit

 

Estimated Times/Temperatures Causing a Full Thickness 3rd degree burn in Adults

 

<160°F     1 second
<149°F     2 seconds

 

good times.

I'd say these temperatures are meant to wash clothes and not your body, but you could do as you wish...

On 4/5/2020 at 12:08 PM, Dante99 said:

Convenience and economy.  Cheaper to make one trip and pay one time payment fee than it is to make multiple trips and fees.  True because bill is small compared to cost of transport.  Even a large company experiences costs for making a payment which could be prohibitive for making $10-20 payments.

 

Your finance lecturer was most likely correct in the advice about paying large bills.  He was also talking about a time when you actually did get interest on deposits which mostly does not apply now.  Nobody is getting 4% on their working capital accounts like we were 20 years ago when your finance book was writen and many are paying because of negative interest which is quite widespread.

 

So I have a some thousands of baht  out in advanced payments, total less than 10k.  The interest on that is a few stang or nothing and the effect on my cash flow is nil.  If a few thousand baht is significant for your cash flow, you need a new job.

Most of my bills are paid by automatic charge of the credit cards. 3BB paid manually by cc directly on their website - no extra charges and no travel expenses. But anyway, you probably have to go out from time to time, so why not schedule your payment accordingly? 

17 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Pray tell, where can I go to buy some masks.  No where around my area is there any.  Pharmacies, are out, none at 7-11, stores do not have any.  I have been trying for over three weeks now, and no luck.  I think I would have better luck wrapping a pair of nickers around my face, since I can not locate any, and have been recycling and cleaning the two I have had since the end of February....

As now many shops / places demand people wear masks before entering, I reluctantly decided to buy some. The 1st pharmacy I stopped at had the carbon type masks - the pharmacist insisted the regular ones are BS and refuse to hold/sell them, especially as they are sold for the same price as the carbon masks. I bought 4 masks for 25 THB each. That was on Friday, opposite Maejo uni. 

Also saw the cloth washable ones in the market for 30 THB each and the same type in another shop for 20 THB

On 4/1/2020 at 6:11 PM, baansgr said:

You will need the Chanote number of the plot...usually a small payment is required. Of course they will ask why so have a valid reason..you wish to purchase etc.

No payment needed and no one ever asked me why I wanted to see it

5 hours ago, mike324 said:

yes its public information, a tip is always welcomed or they may not let you see it depending on the land department

No payment no tip - done it in different offices with no problems

2 hours ago, bradiston said:

Surely if you have a copy already, you wouldn't be asking for one?

Yes you would - If you plan to buy the property you would like to see it's a freehold, not mortgaged or have any other claiming on it such as a court case pending. Also, as there are many fake chanots floating around, seeing the original at the LD is the only way to know it's real.

16 hours ago, Chazar said:

and  God  is real too, in fact anything you  want to believe without evidence is  true, we  should  all be in an isolation bubble 10 miles  apart dressed  in yellow singing kumbyaaaaa, lack of evidence doesnt mean this is  incorrect.......surely??

Must it be yellow? I don't really like that color.......