Andrew Dwyer

Now there is a true officionado of the Floyd. 
 
Awesome my my friend just f...ing awesome. 
 
BTW we are the same age +/- 1 year. 

Not in Bangkok,takes up to 3 weeks

Nobody mentioned those gifted musicians and wholly underrated band 10cc yet? Much more of a studio band due to the complexity of their music but they did pump out some memorable tunes. 
 
Who did not jiggle around in an embarrassing manner to "rubber bullets"?
 
if truth be known my first ever bass solo was derived from "don't feel the benefit" 

Am gonna get round to these electrical issues........honest !!
Have got the new house blues right now, house is full of boxes, am constantly moving stuff around to make room, the garden has taken over the land, the rubbish has not been collected ( and it's a lot !! ) and my gf's collection of shoes and bags is getting on my nerves [emoji35]( how many bags does a person need ?? )
Bear with me.

so you saw David Coverdale singing, I presume it was the Burn tour and my favourite purple album but Glen Hughes the bass player wiped the floor with Coverdale and purple wanted Glen just to sing and  not sing/play bass. very jealous mate .....

Actually it was Gillan/Glover ! so must have been 73' or maybe earlier, will have to ask my brother, although like me he probably has vague recollections about that era ( he would have been around 17/18 at the time ).

I must admit to being sorely disappointed when Gillan and Glover left and found it hard to adapt to Coverdale/Hughes but realised later that they were more than worthy replacements.

Have you heard Glenn's new album , Resonate ?

Lol you stupid **** I was 20 yrs later but wish I had been nearly 30 yrs earlier in the Filmore East for The Allman Brothers live recording and for your information I ******* hated Frampton comes alive. My favourite live album is UFO Strangers in the Night and please don't anyone quote Thin Lizzy Live & Dangerous as it was re-recorded in the studio as all of them were out of it and even their producer Tony Visconti slags it off although Brian Robertson in his hard man way denies his parts were overdubbed. 
 
A very close second is Free Alive Vol1 (they never made a vol2) and just youtube Free at the Isle of Wight festival, absolutely awesome but I was only 9 at the time although I did see ACDC on their first tour of the UK in 1975 when I was 14 in Swansea and they were ******* brilliant and the stickers and badges I had from the Lock up your Daughters summer tour would be worth money now. About 60 people in Swansea Brangwyn Hall, it was their 3rd album Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap and I never saw them again with Bon Scott.
 
And to freak you guys out I saw Tangerine Dream in Cardiff Capitol in 1974, the Stratosfear tour - I wish I could put these memories to video files. I was a dj in a HM nightclub and watched the likes of Def Leppard, Iron Maiden, Saxon, Girlschool and a few others before they were big and a special mention for ex Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell, what a gent. 

I would keep the mains on & then just leave 1 CU on & run around the house checking every switch (lights & power ) with a pen & paper to record so you know exactly what is on each circuit 
PS: plus aircons & pump

OK. thanks.
 
Would still be nice to know what's physically running off of each CU breaker.  So Amp load vs breaker Amp rating.
 
...and find out how/where all the Earth Grounds are terminated, and test them.  
It's usually 'best' to have the Earth Grounds running directly back to the CU and have a MEN-link (Earth Neutral bridged link) in place when possible so any potential earth-fault can be handled directly (rather than assume a 2nd-location ground will always be functional).   
 
Also, it might be the forum suggests replacing the CU with one holding more breakers so you can run dedicated circuits and wiring to the 2 ACs and Water Pump -- in addition to what's already wired in the CU.  If that's the case then you can purchase a CU that includes a RCD.

 
 
Can you clarify these two posts?
Originally I assumed you meant the ACs and Water Pump had dedicated breakers in the CU, but the second post seems to state otherwise.
 
Can you give a description of what is run off each CU breaker.
 
Also, do you have direct experience with handling live 220~240v AC, or will you be relying on getting a local sparks in to do any necessary changeover.

I have my elder brother to thank for educating me in music, him being 5 years older than me and playing to death a wide variation of "great 70's music ".

From Floyd to Zep to Free to Rory Gallagher to Deep Purple and the rest including Can, Roy Harper , Pink Fairies and Camel. ( the list goes on and on )

From that era ( 71 to 73 )my 4 favourites ( in no particular order ) are:

Allman Brothers - Brothers and sisters

Deep Purple - Made in Japan

Pink Floyd - DSOTM

and this one

Not a bad track on these albums ( excluding the obligatory drum solo track The Mule of course )

Crossy and Wayne:
Didn't get chance to buy those bits ( 10mm2 wire, RCD breaker and multimeter) today as had to go back to the apartment to sign off and the rain didn't help either !!

Will hopefully tomorrow get the multimeter ( Homepro should have one ?) and with a lot of guidance from yourselves I will investigate the earth issue.

Is there an earth rod  pounded in the ground somewhere outside?  Could be that the earth connection goes to a junction box and the earths are radials from there. 
 
I did something similar to my house in Bangkok which only had non earthed two pin plugs installed.  I put three pin plugs where I thought that they were needed and ran earths from a rod that I installed to the plugs but didn't go back to the CU which was upstairs.

Hmmm, so where do those green wires go one wonders?
 
Do you have a multimeter?
 

The OP says separate circuits to the AC's (2?) and water pump.  Leaves one circuit for all outlets and lights?  Where do these guys come from, I wonder.

[mention=77463]wayned[/mention] 555 it's not really that bad as Thai electrics go, but for a recent install it is.

 

As a matter of urgency:-

• Replace those two bits of (too small) black with a piece of 10mm² (buy a couple of meters from HomePro or the like).
• Whilst in HomePro buy a DIN mount RCD (63A/30mA).
• If you have 3-pin outlets pop one off, let's have a look how they're wired.

 

Yes, all 3 pin outlets

If you have time take the cover off of the box and take and post some pictures so we can see how it's wired - grounds, earths, MEN connnction, etc.!

Have moved into a new build house yesterday and some questions have arisen due another thread I started on a different topic.

Anyway, here is a photo of my breaker box and some other info that might be useful

Air cons have their own breaker as does the water pump.

I have no water heater or bath/jacuzzi etc.

There are no outlets in any of the bathrooms or near the kitchen sink or even outside.

My outlet sockets are grounded as is the water pump.

My electric meter and power was installed about a week ago, the house was built roughly 12 months ago and stood vacant until now.

My question is:

There seems to be a new law which states that new house builds need a RCBO or RCD breaker. ( this came from a post on TV which was brought to my attention by Crossy)

Do I need to do anything, I.e. Get a sparky in to fit a different breaker or contact PEA for them to assess etc.

Please be gentle !! I am not from an electrical background .

Thanks everyone for all the answers and suggestions, seems like I'm good to go right now but I'm certainly a lot wiser on the subject.
From the number of different suggestions it is surprising how many people have encountered the same issue.

Whoever said " farangs sh1t don't stink " was wrong !!

Re: the electrical questions, I'll open another thread in the electrical forum.

I think your post about smell has just about cleared itself and think you should start a new thread on electrics -  rather than a mixed thread. 

Located the vent on the tank, a blue pipe sticking up at the back of the house ( pretty much where Thais would make their outside kitchen [emoji51] ). Close to it is a white cap sunk into the concrete, about 4 inches o/d with a couple of holes in the top , presumably to unscrew it ? was gonna investigate further but I'm whacked and the mozzies are biting !!

Electrical

Well done mate, on your job so far.
In your consumer unit (CU, that white thinggy in the wall), the first breaker in the right, I think you could get your electrician to replace that with a RCBO, but Crossy's the guru, (may be a sinking guru If his river gets a lot of the rain we're still having). So do what he recommends.

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Nice comeback !!

  I see no earth leakage protection (RCD, RCBO, Safe-T-Cut).

 

Time to start a thread in the Electrical forum methinks.

 

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/forum/191-the-electrical-forum/

 

 

 

Who's responsible for checking these new rules are enforced ?

The meter was fit, and power connected, outside last week, I wasn't present and not sure if they even entered the house.

Should PEA check that earth leakage protection is fitted?

Just for info: There are no outlets in bathrooms, no water heater, bath etc, and the double socket in the kitchen couldn't be further from the sink if it tried.

Air cons have their own breakers and the water pump breaker is outside.

EDIT: just found your The Thailand Wiring Page site , very interesting, most of its completely over my head but useful nonetheless.