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Could you please explain it as you would do to a 7 year old? What do you mean under "mains powered equipment"? Appreciate your help!

I'll check with him on the pool lights voltage. All equipment (electrical and pumping) is enclosed in an above-ground little structure, which they call a machine room. There's a waterproof brick wall separating pool's water and equipment.

I would like to get some confirmation from the knowledgeable people on this forum that my pool is not an electrical hazard. It's still unfinished at the moment. I've recently came across western requirements for swimming pool bonding. When I've mentioned them to my local, experienced pool builder (has done many pools before) he'd looked unsure about the question. It's a simple salt water pool with lights and the usual pool electrical equipment - water pump and chlorinator. The contractor has mentioned that the pool lights will be connected to the house earth/ground, which is a standard procedure. I'm assuming that it would be the case with the pump and chlorinator. As to the pool metal ladder, he said that he "can" (not a normal thing over here) earth/ground it separately from the house system. Shouldn't it be tied up to the house earthing/grounding? Or maybe even left without bonding/earthing/grounding like he's done with the rest of his pools? The house has just been wired to the Thai electrical standards. It has the full house RCBO installed.

Here they do mention the "law". See 3. https://wave.co.th/2021/06/12/ถังเก็บน้ำสำคัญอย่างไร/

To apply for an opportunity to host a supercharger? "Tesla manages the construction, operation and maintenance of Superchargers at your site. Fast, efficient and completed by a team of Tesla installers, the installation process is designed to get your Superchargers up and charging quickly." Where exactly does it say that all those goodies come free of charge? ???? It doesn't say a word about Tesla spending a dime, or sharing the expense. The way I read it, it's structured as a program designed for companies/buisnesses/shops to apply for the privilege of purchasing the right to host a Tesla charger. Associated costs undisclosed.

Because the U.S. is Tesla's home turf, where it was enjoying years of governments subsidies, tax credits and billions of dollars in investment to create a nation-wide charging network. Thailand is an absolutely different, rapidly moving market, with already a multitude of players getting involved in all kinds of partnerships including with Government controlled companies in order to build charging station networks. Why would Tesla invest in its sole charging network? Do you really think that it's competitive or even innovative enough (by now) to command a bigger slice of the Thai market? Have they made any announcements? Other companies have. At least one of them is a partnership that is positioned to spread nationwide.

I did post a link to the video of the guy's experience describing his charging stations reliability symptoms, which he encountered aplenty on his single trip. I'm not an electrical engineer to know the reasons. btw, I did that as a response to another poster saying that there's no any reason to believe that there' will be any problems with them. Apparently there are many.

That's an important question. Will Tesla build an extensive and reliable network of charging stations, they same way they have done it in the U.S.? I'd say, not a chance.

Maybe because there's a slight difference in maintenance/operation or rather reliability of the electrical charging stations? I don't know... Check out the recent real world experience of the Rivian driver in the U.S. Starting at 14:00

Akio Toyoda: "At Toyota we believe in creating a full portfolio of carbon-reducing choices for our customers, from hybrid electric vehicles like this Camry to plug-in electric vehicles like our Prius Prime to full, battery electric cars like our new bZ4X... ...But we're not stopping there. That's why we've introduced fuel cell vehicles like our Toyota Mirai and are pursuing hydrogen fuel options like these GR Yaris and Corolla Cross hydrogen-powered concept cars." Some say the EVs are the future. At Toyota they seem to think that EVs are just a stopgap.

Either way, it's not going to be cheap. It's a personal decision - either paying sooner and getting a new roof at today's prices that will stay leak free for the next 20 years or longer, or start spending incrementally in cosmetic improvements plus inevitable repairs that will surely follow, risking additional damage to the ceilings and then, in the end, still paying for a new roof at the future prices.

The tiles themselves also experience daily expansion/contraction cycles leading to invisible hairline cracks at the weakest spots. With time they will only get worse and eventually end up creating complete breakage and leakage. I've also been dealing with an older concrete tile roof before moving to Thailand. Wouldn't even consider tiles for either a new build or a replacement over here, considering the roof building standards, where any single broken or moved out of position tile virtually guarantees a leak. instead of spending on tile painting, or any other mostly cosmetic treatments.... Would rather put that money towards a complete replacement and get it done ASAP, before the roof starts leaking.

Patching up old tile roofs is a loosing proposition. Might want to start saving for a new roof. Concrete Tile roofs are not as long lasting as most assume them to be. Especially in Thailand where tile roofs are constructed without water proof membranes or underlayment. There are better options for a roof material from the point of thermal insulation and longevity perspective.

Triple glazing is not worth the extra price even compared to double glazing with equal thickness. And as others have already pointed out, a window is a system of different components. Even tripple glazing will yield marginal results if the rest of of the window is badly designed/built.

I'm not sure if you're aware of the sustained labor shortage experienced by the Thai "industries". Farmers are not forced to stay in their villages. Most of the older generation own their parcel and prefer not to move. Unlike the younger ones. You can hardly find any young, capable or rudimentary ambitious person still working in the fields. The vast majority have already moved out of countryside into the industrial areas.

Not as harsh is the OP labeling the participants in this thread "hijackers".

30% agriculture is not sustainable? The last time I've checked there's a huge shortage of cheaper foods in the world. The situation that is been forecasted to get only worse in the coming years. China's massive economic growth has been propelled by the foreign investment. Migration patterns were the result of the incoming investment that in turn has fueled the industrial growth, not the other way around.

They would also have to come with lots of extra electricity and the grid that will be able to handle the added load. Otherwise there'll be even more of unhappy owners.

Then re-post your question with a specifically mentioned condition not to discuss anything beside the asked question or seek a paid advice elsewhere.

Every program will have a learning curve, especially if you want to draw the house in every detail. I've also used SweetHome3D and it had worked great for a free application. The other paid program is probably even better at that. I'd assume you realize that if you don't have an architectural background then your proposed design might need to be extensively re-worked by a qualified architect, sometimes to the point that it might end up just loosely resembling your initial design or have significant alterations. Unless you have a fluidly allocated budget without financial constraints then you'll be able to get everything you want and how you want it. I'd say the usability of such programs is in their ability to give you an opportunity to clearly and easily communicate your needs and wants to the qualified architect which in turn will convert them it into a real, workable design. And frankly If you just want to envision the position of the house, garden etc on your land parcel then the easiest way would be to just hand draw it to scale on a piece of paper or use a drawing tablet.

A test drive is a must, and not just on perfectly smooth roads. In general the unibody based SUV's are considered to be smooth riding vehicles. The reality is that some manufacturers are purposefully tuning their product to ride on the firm side.

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Bluescope doesn't produce steel in Rayong. The steel is being imported from elsewhere, mainly Australia, Japan and China. "BlueScope Steel's Rayong facility operates a pickle line, cold mill, metallic coating lines, paint line and recoil line. BlueScope Lysaght was founded in 1988 to manufacture quality coated steel building products at Rangsit in Pathumthani Province." https://www.bluescope.com/about-us/where-we-are/thailand/

There's no such a thing as Colorbond Zacs. https://www.nsbluescope.com/th/en/our-brands/bluescope-zacs/

Road trip charging woes of the hyped up Rivian. Start at 13:07