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1 minute ago, steven100 said:

 

Let's see what their AIS engineer comes back with and then where to go from there ....   I think I can change carriers here without losing my number .. ( I can use the same number with DTAC )  

 

maybe this will be a good option ..

 

appreciate your help and answers Nobra.

Just another thought can you put the sim in a different phone then try again

3 minutes ago, steven100 said:

not really any promos because I think I told them some years ago not to send AIS advertisements, you can stop them if you want.  But I do get the AIS internet request for top-up if the balance is down, so they just send a reminder each day if I want their 200 baht a month internet .. then top-up ...

2 years ago when I had 2 sims AIS&DTAC I blocked AIS because of the promos.

This year got a new phone with 2 AIS sim cards, transfered everything and was getting occasional messages from AIS but no

top-up receipt.

I sent a sms to my self and it worked OK,that's when I remembered blocking AIS those 2 years ago.

So check your blocked calls list.

Just now, steven100 said:

No new app ....  but Notifications allowed is on ... messaging .... google ... and all other apps.

Do you get sms promos from AIS,I get 3 everyday

1 minute ago, steven100 said:

also Nobra,  it must be the correct number because I use to get the codes from Citibank Australia no problem ...  and NAB now has the same profile ... same number .. etc ..

If you have installed a new app make sure all notifications are allowed

Just now, steven100 said:

yes ... we had this discussion over the phone and I told her no zero when international ...  she thinks the number is fine it's just the receiving end possibly blocks.  I don't know for sure ...

Can you receive sms from friend?

You should check the Thai number you have listed on your bank account, example;

+66 123456789,No 0 after 66. And only 9 digits.

I have AIS sim and get sms from Westpac

3 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

Do you have a neon-screwdriver (the type you put your finger on the end to check for live)?

 

If so, with the switch pulled off the wall and turned ON (light lit) check if the terminals of the switch light the neon (they should). If they don't and with the switch OFF one terminal is live and the other isn't then you have a switched neutral.

 

Switched neutral is the No.1 cause of lights glowing (or CFLs flashing) when off.

 

 

 

With the switch off you will always get one light with the tester,whether it is on the switch wire (indicating a switched neutral)or the wire from the circuit breaker you cannot know,which is which with the light in circuit.

After disconnecting the light and you don't have any lights at the switch then the switch is indeed in the neutral.

28 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

I think what is earthed is the main power supply and the 2 water heaters, retrofitted in both cases.

 

As the original wiring was done without any grounding all rhe oulets lack ground wire. 

Do you have air con running while lights are glowing?

If so does shutting it down stop the glow?

11 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Lights glowing after switched off (for the entire night, getting brighter as the night goes on) and  mild shocks (tingles) from metallic surfaces have been the norm since my house was built and long predate switch to LEDs. 

The tingles are definitely earthing issues,but difficult to resolve this with 2 wire power cables to appliances 

10 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

The flickering was only in one bathroom light and has now been redolved by tossing the (new) bulb and using a different one.

 

Lights glowing all night  after turned off is most of the house and long standing.. Hence the discussion of grounding as orher pisters had said grounding might be the issue.

 

LED lights not lasting is the whole house and a problem  I never had with the old style fluorescents. 

It's doubtful that your LEDs can be earthed as is indicated by the connector in the pic you provided.

7 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

I have no way of knowing where the ground attaches to the neutrsl. But  the lights were glowing before any ground was added. (This was actual one reason I put in the ground...but it did not help). 

I have a couple of appliances with LED indicator lights that have 2 wire power cables ,the LEDs glow long after the power is switched off.

Also get tingles from metallic surfaces

11 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Update:

 

1. I completely shut off the water heater and took shower without it, and found that running water at all, even without the heater, also  caused the lightb to flicker just not as rapidly. Definitely no way the water pump, located on ground floor outside the house, shares a neutral wire with the hot water heater.  So the  flickering was related to dip in power supply and presumably otherwise unrelated to the water heater which - contrary to the claim of local "electricians" - does not draw more power than it is supposed to, per the specs.

 

2. Switched the bulbs to one that was working fine elsewhere. Presto - no more flickering!! So despite being brand new, a faulty bulb. I don't think an issue with installation as handyman re-installed it several times with no change, and also same handyman installed the other bulb. (And multiple bulbs throughout the house, none of which flicker).

 

As mentioned I have very bad experience with these new LED bulbs that contain multiple round bulbs, they seem to burn out at a very rapid rate.  I have no idea why, did not happen with the old kind at all and nothing new in my wiring that I know of.

 

For more than a year these multi-bulb things were the only things locally available. Just recently these have now appeared in Home Pro:

 

https://www.homepro.co.th/p/1055118?lang=en

 

Does anyone have any experience with these -- or other brands they can recommend??

 

As for the glow problem,  I will verify if the switches are on the live wires or not. This will take time as lots of switches/lights, it's a big house.

 

From what has been said I assume that if that is ruled out then the glow is  likely due to an  issue is likely with grounding?

 

The house was completely ungrounded when initially wired (of course). I subsequently had an electrician in from Bangkok (very, very hard to arrange) who put in a large ground metal  rod into the ground at the back of the house which connects to a large green wire running down  from what I think is called the the main circuit board or distribution board:

 

 

 

 

 

I can't begin to sort out what is going on within the circuit board/box other than that there are 2 fairly large green wires coming down from the ceiling area where all the wiring is into screws at the top,   and then a number  of green wires coming off other screws and eventually one fairly large green wires snakes its way around and comes out and goes down to  the ground.  It is quite crowded inside the box and I am nto about to start touching and moving wires within it.

 

In short there is a large ground wire that leads from the circuit/distribution box to  a metal pole going deep into the ground  but I have no idea what if anything it actually accomplishes, and I also don't know where   the ground wires that run from the 2 hot water heaters up in the ceiling go or if they connect to the green wiring coming back down (presumably should). 

 

Installation of this ground did not  change the light afterglows.

 

Is there some easy way to check the effectiveness of the  grounding?

 

 

Sheryl, You must slow down,the problem is only with the bathroom light,correct?

If that is the case then forget the rest of the house,forget about switchboards.

If you want to look further yourself you could remove the bathroom light switch cover, connect your meter, set to 250 AC and with the light switch in the OFF position, test the 2 wires connected to the switch, the meter should show near full scale deflection,if it does then test again with your heater in action,if the deflection is the same then your heater is not a problem.

If the meter deflection is reduced then you have a supply voltage problem This sould make further diagnosis easier,maybe loose connection at switch or light

13 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Ok thanks. This is not the immediate ptoblem, I only mentioned it as background in  case relevant. Probably shouldn't have as it seems to have distracted people.

 

You may well be right about it's cause though, makes sense . 

I hope you started at this point prior to connecting the new LED's

16 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

Is your trip to Oz more than 5 weeks?

In Oz you can only apply online same as here in TH.

I would not expect a noticeable delivery time improvement if you applied with an OZ address.

If time permits the pp is significantly cheaper

I dumped our 700 thb per month 1gb / 1gb true fibre due to frequent outages and connection issues 2 years ago.

Happily no problems with 2 AIS Marathon data sims which includes bonus of internet everywhere for both phones,hotspots for notebook and android box.

NT Thunder sim for router wifi backup.

2 hours ago, skorts said:

I just bought the Smart Air - The Sqair Air Purifier direct from wedo-air.com. Only just been delivered and unpacking it today. More than 10,000 sold in Thailand. Some great info in the attached link:

 

https://wedo-air.com/product/sqair-air-purifier/

 

This unit is suitable up to 40 sqm but they do others for bigger rooms. 

Unfortunately they don't have a pre-filter.

7 hours ago, Pattaya420 said:

Where do you live and what floor?

I am in Bangkok at street level,

Last week had first outage in 7 months,

I have an Android box,2 PC's and 2 phones all connect to internet OK.

Off peak d/l speed gets as high as 35 Mbps.

My current speed test NT Thunder sim.

Installed in a router watching live TV no problem

2 hours ago, JimHuaHin said:

Apologies to the delayed reply, I just got up to this page.

 

I have to dispute this, especially the paragraph beginning "Therefore ..."

 

My Australian super fund gave members the option of taxing contributions going in, or taxing benefits received.  I opted for the former, thus the monthly payments I receive are not subject to tax, as tax has already been paid.

 

How can tax be then paid in Thailand?

 

 

 

 

Some more info re your pre taxed monies brought to Thailand.

They can be assessed as taxable if the Thai tax rates are higher than the tax you have paid in Australia you may be required to make up any difference.

Thai tax rates( thb )on remittances

0 to 190,000 nill

190,000 to 300,000 5%

300,000 to 500,000 10%

Next stage 15% 

Then 20%

Government Service pensions are exempt from any Thai tax

41 minutes ago, JimHuaHin said:

Apologies to the delayed reply, I just got up to this page.

 

I have to dispute this, especially the paragraph beginning "Therefore ..."

 

My Australian super fund gave members the option of taxing contributions going in, or taxing benefits received.  I opted for the former, thus the monthly payments I receive are not subject to tax, as tax has already been paid.

 

How can tax be then paid in Thailand?

 

 

 

The above information from the ATO is about Centrelink pensions.

In Your case your super is not taxable in Thailand code states tax exempt .

Last time I used a fillable TM 7 at CW ,the IO removed the photo,stuck it to a blank TM 7 form and returned it for me to complete.

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

Simply not true IME but they are not that expensive anyway, 100b to see a doctor,

BKK hospital around 4K! just to see a doctor I have been told.

Sorry about that,my intention was to indicate prices for procedures not consultations.

24 minutes ago, bbi1 said:

I get a "Send fail" message when trying it via the modem's SMS feature. I also tried sending a SMS via the modem's SMS feature to my current AIS mobile number in my phone but same problem, I get a "Send fail" message too.

 

Taking out the SIM, well, it's a bigger size in the Wifi router than the size in my mobile phone. In the router it's a Micro SIM but my phone takes the smallest Nano SIM.

You used the number when you registered the sim,it was also on the delivery pack.

You can also slip the nano sim from the larger Micro surround so it will fit in your phone

The sim can then be returned to the micro surround before reinstalling in router

I have never had ads on AN,I don't have a dedicated ad blocker.

Stoner is right,be brave

If you do still consider moving, your best medical treatments would be in Perth,direct flights are quick and cheap. Cheaper than Thai treatment costs

Check with Medicare about keeping your card valid whilst your overseas (obviously the more treatments you have  the longer the validity of card)

You probably won't like their advice.

If you have a marriage visa Thai government hospitals will discount falang prices by 50%.