JBChiangRai

In theory, there is no reason why you shouldn't run both, keep the humidifier away from the inlet duct of the aircon. Also, running you air con fan as fast as you can help. The air will be delivered faster and warmer and dehumidified less. If you want the science behind this, let me know.

I have Mitsu's as well as TCL. The TCL is as near damn silent as you can get. 2m from it, I defy anyone to tell me whether or not it is running on silent setting. Mitsubishi Inverter units post a decibel reading for their A/C's, on the silent sitting you will see they don't give a reading, it's unmeasurable. I notice you get the Mrs and the A/C cleaned every 6 months, unusual, but each to their own, I'm interested how you clean her every 6 months?

Over the course of a few hours, a dozen or more times per hour, it will make a difference. For me, it's not about the power, it's about the comfort. I like my air con silent, you can't do that with a legacy system because it can ice up as the compressor can't slow down. I do mean silent, I don't mean quiet.

You won't see it as it's typically a second or less, and typically 3-5 times the steady state.

It helps if you understand the ECO mode. On your Mitsu, it cannot slow down the compressor, what often happens on these type of units is ECO mode sets the temperature to 1 or 2 degrees higher than what it displays. You select 28C and it will deliver 30C. On an Inverter unit, it does something with the compressor. I'm not sure what, I've tried to research it on TCL units several times and I'm still not sure. I think it prevents the compressor from running at full speed. 28C on both units will get the room to different temperatures. On your Mitsu you will get hysteresis of about 2C so the room will cool to 27C and then wait till the room hits 29C before restarting. On an inverter the temperature control is much finer, often within 0.5C which is why they are recommended for bedrooms. I don't think you can compare them very easily. Additionally, on an Inverter model, setting it to whisper mode will reduce the available cooling to prevent evaporator icing. Ideally, test over the same period, preferably a whole day and again on a similar day.

I have just had a week on Phu Quoc island in Vietnam staying at the Dusit, stunning weather every day and the plane from BKK took 45 minutes. Everything is about half the price of Thailand. We are going back for Christmas. In Thailand, depending where you are, October is the tail end of the rainy season and a lot less rain than August or September. That is true for Chiang Rai and Khao Lak.

Inverter units save money in normal usage by adjusting the compressor speed and rarely if ever, starting up from stationary. Your test isn't comparing like with like. You need to get the room to the temperature you like, then compare the costs of maintaining at that over an hour and similar times of day/outside temperature. I think the refrigerant gas can make a difference too, old units may use gas that has been outlawed on new units. You could compare EER ratings too.

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There's a 3rd ICE brand, Ford, they emailed me saying they had a top secret special price for the Ranger Raptor and invited me into the showroom to find out what it was. I posted about this a month or two back. I can only think of the same number of EV manufacturers, MG, GWM & BYD, I'm sure there must be others, perhaps you know them Vinny?

Actually, we have seen ICE vehicles drop in price significantly, Mercedes did it with their E class and Suzuki did it with their Ciaz. I think you will find there is just as much oversupply for ICE vehicles as there is for EV’s, demand for ice vehicles in Thailand has crashed even more than EV’s

I’m hoping to see no bailout but new EV prices to be slashed. I’m in the market for another EV for my youngest daughter to replace her Suzuki Ciaz.

I like to look at monthly figures every month and annual figures every year. In particular, I’m interested in trends. The trend of vehicles sold tells me the overall state of the market. I don’t think anyone would argue 2024 sees the whole industry in trouble. Comparing YTD EV absolute sales numbers (say) to the same period last year would tell you that either EV demand has crashed, or that the entire auto market is in trouble. To decide which, you have to see what’s happening to ICE sales and market share gives the full picture.

I never said the UK will hit the 22% target (I’m assuming you mean for the year?). I said the UK recently exceeded the 22% target. That happened in August, I think I posted that in full when the figures were released by the society of motor manufacturers and traders. I don’t expect the UK to hit that for the year.

It would help if you posted a balanced viewpoint Vinny. Many of your posts lead the reader to an improper conclusion. On a positive note, I am currently in Hong Kong, almost every other car is a Tesla. BYD are here but not popular, my HK friend told me that HK people don’t like China/Chinese products. I have also seen 3 of Toyota’s bZ4x, although it could be the same car on 3 different days. I was in Phu Quoc last week, the only EV’s I saw were horrible VinFast.

For too many riders it’s about speed, exploring the limits around bends, using all the road etc. If we drove our cars that way, we’d be called idiots.

I don’t think China is dumping EV’s in Thailand, because there is in no way parity between the prices in Thailand, even after huge discounts compared to the prices in China. The prices in China are massively higher than the prices in Thailand, even after the discounts.

Most of the incentives you list have finished sometime ago, that doesn’t explain the 96.4% EV market share in September this year. You mentioned the UK, in August the UK exceeded it’s target for the year of 22%, the UK is storming ahead with EV’s. China, more than half of vehicles sold are EV’s. Thailand approx 15% of new passenger vehicles are EV’s, new figures imminent. People like EV’s, they prefer the superior driving experience. That the driving experience is superior cannot be argued.

Fulfilling our roles is how we have historically had and raised children and if you’d asked me if this was the best way 30 years ago, I wouldn’t have been able to suggest any alternative. I wasn’t a very present parent, initially I was climbing the corporate ladder and later building my own businesses. My wife was the same, she did what was required, but she wanted her own life too. After coming to Thailand, a failed relationship left me with my partner’s 5 year old child. I wasn’t going to throw the child out of international school and walk away. I knew from the start that letting the child aged 4 live with us was a lifelong commitment whatever happened. Second time around with kids, I did have the financial security to raise her and later her cousin. However, I also had the “ability“ to make my time available to put them first. First time around, I didn’t have the “ability” to do that, and I didn’t want to, my priorities were business, wife, kids in that order. Second time around, my priorities were kids, business in that order with a very heavy weighting on kids. I got the kids up in a morning, fed them, got them to school. Picked them up after school, got them dinner and put them to bed. I have been very much present and I think I’ve done a much better job than my wife and I did together when we had to fulfill our own roles. I couldn’t even have understood that 30 years ago.

If you are not generous with your cleaner then you will lose her to someone who is. My advice is always pay more than everyone else. I have a live-in housekeeper, she is much more than a maid or cleaner. She is hotel trained and that makes a big difference to the attention to detail.

It’s important to remember that having children is a long-term commitment. You need to be young enough to be sure you are there for them as they get into their early 20s, likewise if you have a track record of several marriages and if they never lasting longer than 10 or 15 years than you’re better giving it a miss. If you really want to do some good, then adopt children.

Inscrutable indeed cue: @transam

I am currently in Hong Kong and surprised to see a lot of shops and restaurants saying no cash. I was also surprised to see that using my Kasikorn debit card I can just touch it on the receptacles in places like McDonald’s and 7-Eleven and pay direct from my bank. Uber taxi from my bank too, I think you could live cashless here quite easily. You probably think when you make a digital transaction in Thailand to pay for something that the exchange is simply between your bank and the vendor, that’s not the case, your data is also stored centrally by the government in a data lake that can be analyzed by AI.

September in Norway saw EV’s take a 96.4% market share. https://electricdrives.tv/norway-sets-record-ev-market-share-for-september/#

How horrible, a quarter of million km before something breaks. cheap Chinese junk.

You are all wrong, please read section 71.3 of the Thai Road Traffic Act. You must not cross a green light unless your exit is clear, therefore he committed a crime.