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Video: No injuries but so close to potential death for many!
carlyai replied to webfact's topic in Central Thailand
No. They were critcised by the tester and encouraged by other people in the line. Was a simple test, tester pointed to Red, Amber or Green and you had to say the colour. Maybe they were shy, tester pointing to Red and the person saying Green. So many of them, hard to understand. -
Where Does Thailand Get Their Civil Engineers From?
carlyai replied to NickyLouie's topic in Pattaya
I was sure when I saw this construction marvel that they were going to lay another concrete road base to bring the road up to the drains level. Not a strange idea when you have witnessed Pattaya's contemperory Engineering works over the last 30 years. Thinking like a Pattaya Engineer I would just plant trees in these drain spots and widen the footpaths so cars could drive there. -
Wow, that's a long way. I stayed at the KC Grande last visit, we loved it. Hope to get back there next year.
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The one to Ko Chang...where they collect the money give the ticket and you hand it back along abit. Only been there 3 times.
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Video: No injuries but so close to potential death for many!
carlyai replied to webfact's topic in Central Thailand
Went to renew my 5 year licence and half of the 15 people with me got the red, amber and green colours wrong. -
Worst Joke Ever 2024
carlyai replied to warfie's topic in Jokes - Puzzles and Riddles - Make My Day!
Zyxel, better clean up your act. -
Official foundation stone laid for the 5th Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge
carlyai replied to snoop1130's topic in Isaan News
Good on them, great to provide more links to the two countries. -
Yes first class insurance just call the insurance company and their rep. handles it.
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Let us know what your decent build is please. ????
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I found it pretty good myself.
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New 3-phase installation with 3-phase heater
carlyai replied to campyk's topic in The Electrical Forum
Thanks @SomchaiDIY I hope the moderator doesn't mind me saying this but you are a welcomed addittion to this brilliant forum. Not detracting from the other posters (except the guy redoing his condo who rubbished posters). ???? -
Got it all sorted?
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New 3-phase installation with 3-phase heater
carlyai replied to campyk's topic in The Electrical Forum
KhaoYai said: 'I was a little confused as to why you needed a heater in Thailand.' Gets cold in Isaan near Lao. Gets down to 4 to 6 degrees C. So the other heater was a water heater but this one in the picture is the house gas log fire. Sit around in your undies, drinking red, watching the flames flicker. ???? -
New 3-phase installation with 3-phase heater
carlyai replied to campyk's topic in The Electrical Forum
The 3 phase multi-point heaters are great. Fairly instantanious full flow hot water, but I wouldn't install them again. Before I built the house we had a 3 phase supply close by from a de-commissioned rice mill, so we just asked PEA if we could move the meter and use it. Very difficult then to get a real electrician that knew about 3 phase installations. We eventually got someone who installs power in factories and he was the one that said to install the 3 phase heaters. -
New 3-phase installation with 3-phase heater
carlyai replied to campyk's topic in The Electrical Forum
I think this is a direct quote from the information sheets from the company. -
New 3-phase installation with 3-phase heater
carlyai replied to campyk's topic in The Electrical Forum
Reply from the company in Germany. 'You cannot connect RCBO for Steibel eltron 3 phase water heater. As they require wiring of 3 phase + Earth. RCBO will not operate since there is no Neutral connection. Would Suggest connect TP MCB for protection. Ideally we suggest individual MCB's to be fitted in the Main DB box for respective equipment and an Isolator switch be installed for maintenance inline near to the equipment.' -
Tourists given suspended jail sentences/fines after Bangkok-Sathorn raid
carlyai replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Chinese aren't Farangs, they are Khun Jeen. Have you ever looked at one? Something wrong with your eyes if their features look anything like a Stale White Person. ???? -
Worst Joke Ever 2024
carlyai replied to warfie's topic in Jokes - Puzzles and Riddles - Make My Day!
Pattaya's full of Dirty Old Men .....so they say. -
New 3-phase installation with 3-phase heater
carlyai replied to campyk's topic in The Electrical Forum
Thank you for this detailed response and the unit sounds safe. I got a quick phone call response from Thailand but no response from Germany. Maybe some of us Falangs get a bit carried away with safety, but it is hammered into us when we did our tech training. When I started on my 5 year Telecommunications traineeship in 1963, some trainees were cutting their hand, so eventually they banned the use of knifes. Also later on a couple of trainees were electrocuted working on live switchboards, so they banned us working on power. And so it goes. ???? -
New 3-phase installation with 3-phase heater
carlyai replied to campyk's topic in The Electrical Forum
That's what I thought. I know it happens, but It's pretty disturbing when the company technical division gives very bad advice. Makes you wonder if any water heaters of this brand have RCBO protection. If you can just bear with me a little longer. ???? The 3 phase water heater is earthed, about 3 m away from the shower, connected by PVC pipes to the metal shower taps, set in bricks and mortar, not physically tied back to the earth system. The water is very pure (lots of filtering). I have an MEM system. Just say one element developed a short to ground. How's them there deadly electrons going to get to me, enough to ruin my shower? (Go easy, it's Friday). -
New 3-phase installation with 3-phase heater
carlyai replied to campyk's topic in The Electrical Forum
I just had a phone call from Steibel Thailand. Previously I'd made enquiries about installing an RCBO on the 3 phase water heaters. They ensured me that if the heater has a ground wire, it doesn't need an RCBO. I asked them to check again with the technical department and they said 100% sure. So does the water heater need an RCBO? -
Winter to start in Thailand Thai Meteorological Department says
carlyai replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Log fire at the ready. -
New 3-phase installation with 3-phase heater
carlyai replied to campyk's topic in The Electrical Forum
Thanks. In my case the multi-point heaters are in a domestic house. Heaters are fed from the house CU, which has a lockable door. The heaters are mounted under the kitchen bench and under the laungry bench. Next to each heater is another 3 phase breaker. I don't have an actual lockable isolator next to the heater unit. I read that now (in Aus) each sub-circuit final must have a RCB/RCBO. Does that mean each seperate feed from the CU must have a RCBO? Eg. Stove, kitchen. -
I'm only 77 and also forgotten most of this even though I taught it to year 12s before. What I can remember (sort of) is Excel have a very good Help menue. Go to the Help menu and type something like: how do I insert a forex line chart?