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I'm not sure what you're trying to say. I've paid for a comprehensive water test of my well water. That's how I became aware of its quality and if it's suitable for drinking without any treatment. Even significantly contaminated water can be purified to make it safe to drink via robust enough RO systems. I'm sure you're aware of common now commercial desalination plants or "toilet to tap" purification systems. https://borgenproject.org/toilet-to-tap-drink-water/ I'd agree with you on the point that it's impossible to judge the quality of the local companies selling RO purified water without paying for a test. But even then one can not be sure of their production consistency and especially of their bottle cleaning processes. And how is it different from the west?

I'm only familiar with Philips LED bulbs and lights which are considered to be good. All of them are manufactured in China. As for the undercounter RO units. I don't think there's much of a difference between the linked RO filtration units, at least in the filter materials. More likely than not all of them are using the same RO membranes. e.g. the Xiaomi RO membrane material is a GE product made in the U.S. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VpNUJExyY8

I think your concerns are unfounded. Are you residing on/next to the geological fault? It takes a long time for any geological structure to form. Why would the recent tremors affect the existing aquifers? Thailand's seismic activity is not a recent development. It was an ongoing process for at least the last few millions years.

I've tested my well water. The test result came out all good on all parameters except of fluoride which is elevated.

If they well is properly sealed, doesn't get contaminated by surface water along the wellbore and is deep enough (more than 50 m) then it's safe to assume that the water quality in the aquifer has nothing in common with polluted surface water. Depending on the local geology and depth it might take centuries for surface water to filter through. It's also common for water to travel miles underground.

Are we talking about a company that distributes drinking water on trucks, similar to the one below? If yes, then they certainly do use RO.

If they're not obligated to display test results, then they certainly won't do that even if they regularly test their output. Yes, I've tested my drinking water at a Bangkok lab, at my own expense.

As far as I know all bottled water companies are regulated and do periodically lab test their product. Are you saying your local bottled water companies are not using RO? My understanding is that every company that is in the business of selling drinking water does use RO.

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Can you elaborate on "Thai Colorbond"? Did you mean the Chinese/Korean metal panels? Colorbond is the higher quality grade manufactured by Bluescope in Thaland, which is the most expensive and carries the longest warranty. Bluescope also offer the lower grade called Zachs, which is cheaper with shorter warranty.

I'm not sure where you're getting your numbers. Are you trying to convince everyone on this thread that the cheap Red Brick - the default building material for every cheap and not so cheap house currently built in Thailand is actually horrendously expensive? Don't you see the glaring contradiction? Have you priced a house building project lately? In both, Red bricks and ACC blocks? Have you priced the labor cost differences? Do you know that most of the lower and even medium tier house builders use red bricks exclusively? Certainly not because it's such a "horrendously expensive material"...

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This is a very confusing statement. If you want to build an insulated house then It's gonna cost you tons of money as compared to a regular house cheaply built with default materials/procedures. There's no way around that. You'd also want to consider thermal properties of every other major component of the house - roof, ceiling, windows, doors. Insulated walls on their own won't make enough of a difference to justify the extra expense if the rest of the house is composed of default cheap materials. Even a cheap house can be kept sufficiently cool with just properly insulated ceiling and completely shaded from direct Sun wall/windows.

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There are always exceptions. We're not discussing those. Just pick any high end builder. Do they employ farmers? Have you observed any high end house being built in close details? Just this year I've had an opportunity to compare building practices of two house building companies, positioned at both ends of the spectrum. The high end one was very consistent with pretty much everything: schedule, communication, on site engineering support and supervision, quality of materials and work. No major mistakes. The low end one was very good at communication, lacking on schedule, spotty with consistency of labor, with not nearly enough of oversight but still quick enough and willing to fix the out of spec parts, including the major ones like structural components (required component's demolition and rebuild). No part-time farmers employed, even at the lower end as long as it's an established company with enough of prior years sales.

With the expected start of production at the end of 2023?

How long is the warranty for the battery? And what does it cover? Let's say the warranty is 8 years long but only covers certain conditions, like full battery failure or failure to hold charge above 50% What would be the resale value of such a car after only 5 years if the battery is pretty much shot (retains 60% charge) but not covered under the warranty replacement? I think it would be a good guess to estimate that the resale value would have to include (rather subtract) the cost of the battery replacement.

Disagree. There is a huge (yes huge!) difference in quality of houses in those price ranges. The 20 mil mansion most likely than not will be built by a premium market specialist company utilizing quality materials and very high quality of labor, as compared to the 1 mil house built by part-time workers (farmers).

That's all very good advice but given from one certain perspective when one decides to become his own general contractor. That requires lots of research and/or prior industry knowledge, certain people skills (language, local customs), time and patience. Not for everyone, to say the least. The alternative would be hiring a full service home building company that handle all related to home building processes - from A to Z. Each company is different. Some (most?) specialize in a certain price tier.

Should it be? I haven't looked into the resale values of older Toyota hybrids as compared to the purely ICE cars. Don't the batteries in them experience significant degradation, especially in the cars that are more than 8 years old?

Thank you for the link. ???? The subject matter discussed in the video is very much relevant to the OP's question.

@Ade1969 You haven't mentioned if you're prepared to pay for real good insulating values. The ACC block is the best material. But it will cost you more compared to red brick (material and labor). If you choose ACC then you'll have to make sure that your builder is familiar and qualified to work with that material, or it will get you in trouble later on. Cavity walls do work wonders but also cost more compared to the single layer walls. From best to worse as related to insulating values: ACC cavity wall - 7.5cm blocks. ACC wall - 15 or 20cm blocks Brick cavity wall Brick standard wall Don't use foil insulation on walls. As carlya has mentioned in the post above, you'd also need to insulate the roof/ceiling structure. IMHO, the best and relatively cost efficient option is the PU insulated Bluescope metal roof. The 25mm thick PU foam is a proven and efficient insulating material. Properly done ridge vented roofs are also great, but virtually unknown around here. You might also want to insulate the ceilings with fiberglass batts. But even if you've chosen to pay for the best insulated roof and walls, your house will still be hot on the inside if you go with the Thai standard single pane aluminum windows. Thai PVC windows would be better, but not by much. Especially if many of them are facing the afternoon Sun. Only the western standard, double pane, Argon gas filled, solar glass PVC windows would provide sufficient insulation as compared to other measures mentioned above. That all costs money, especially the western standard windows. You'll will need to find the best combination of measures to fit your particular budget. Or you might want to save on all that expense, get a minimum of insulation on the roof/ceiling, opt for the cheapest walls and windows, shade the house with trees from the direct Sunlight and just run A/Cs.

I was wondering the same thing. Who, where and when prints and attaches those labels. And yes, not a bad idea to spend a few minutes to verify the label numbers against the database at the egat's website: http://labelno5.egat.co.th/new58/?taxonomy=language&term=en

He'll have to force them to replace that transmission. They will not do that if he just asks.