JensenZ

If you look at a temperature chart by the hour of your locality (Pattaya for me), you'll note that nearly all of the day the temperature is over 30C, and it only drops to 25/26C for an hour or so before dawn (if you're lucky). My room temperature will remain 29C and over, so 27C is always lower than the room temperature apart from a few days in Dec/Jan. Also note, that with my setting at 27C, the temperature at bed level is 25C because the warm air rises. There's a 2-degree gradient in the room.

I didn't forget that, but new units can be incorrectly installed, and even faulty. I've had new units installed incorrectly more than once. Here are some examples of bad installations: 1. An outdoor unit was installed in a corner of my balcony, on the floor with the front very close to a wall so it was creating a vortex of hot air that it was sucking in and overheating. The unit needed to be relocated. 2. The back of an outdoor unit was installed too close to the mounting wall. I needed to get longer mounting brackets. 3. An indoor unit was mounted at the wrong angle, so the drip tray wasn't draining to the exit pipe, but accumulating water which after a while grew a lot of clear slimy algae which blocked the drain pipe. Despite "professional" air-con installers, I'm the one who had to figure out why these units were not operating properly and give them instructions on how to fix the problems. These were all brand-new units. 4. Another interesting one... when I first arrived in Thailand many years ago I was getting 5000 plus electric bills in a very small 2-bedroom apartment. That's quite a big bill for 2006. It was a brand new unit the landlord installed for me in one of the bedrooms, a very small bedroom. The problem was that the outdoor unit was installed a very long distance from the room (over 25m). As a result, the compressor was always on to cool the room as it was operating at very low efficiency. It could not lower the room temperature to below 25C and it was a well-sealed room with no direct sunlight. What made it worse was that I couldn't tell if the compressor was on or off as it was too far away. I had a huge fight with my landlord over this. And finally, even if the unit is brand new and installed correctly, there are other considerations: Is the unit powerful enough for the size of the room and the desired room temperature? If not, with the unit turned down to 23C, it might never reach the target temperature making the compressor work full-time. I suspect a lot of units will have trouble reducing the room temperature down to 23C. I keep mine at 26 - 28C but I've never tried to create a refrigerated environment. Is there a considerable cool air leakage under doors? Ceiling fans can increase the leakage of cool air if there are large gaps under the doors. Is the thermostat working correctly? It's always a good idea to keep a digital thermometer in the room. This will tell you quickly if the unit is underperforming.

Assuming he's not paying for neighbours usage, the aircon units might be malfunctioning. They could be low on gas with the compressors on full-time. This could easily account for a 7500 baht bill.

It was a question, but you didn't answer it yet... My understanding of Beach was too literal? How should "beach" be understood in the context of the writers claiming that Indonesians (who have more beaches than most other countries) are coming to Thailand for nice beaches? Why did I come here? On a visa run from the Philippines... but an Australian expat visiting Thailand is a long shot from an Indonesian tourist visiting Thailand. There's nothing to compare.

That certainly is nonsense - Indonesians traveling to Thailand for beaches. Indonesia has a long list of incredible beaches, far more than Thailand. Why would any Indonesian want to travel to Thailand for a holiday?

Maybe you're quick with the phone, but since paying with the phone became a thing, the queues at 7-Eleven and other stores are moving much more slowly as people mess around with their phones to pay for things... and it's getting steadily worse as more people start using them. I like the card - quick and easy and no messing around.

It's a good thing we have a smart*** to keep us all in line.

The headline contradicts the findings. According to surveys, circumference is important, which is an element of "big" or "size". This is nothing new but they are pretending it's ground-breaking news. Question to OP: Did you conduct a survey or go around observing the size of Thai men's erect penises?

Apart from your disgusting condescending attitude, what you say is pure nonsense. Delivery people own motorcycles and phones, which puts them above "as low as it gets". Your comment is "as low as it gets" IMO.

It's not surprising you had a good turnout with free catered food and drinks, but who's going to pay?

I think you are right. I can imagine a table full of guests with their eyes fixated on their cell phones. It's hard to find anyone who is present these days as the cyber world is always the most important. A party with a no-phones-allowed rule might be an idea if anyone can manage an hour or two away from their phones.

This is absurd - They use a covid lockdown year (2022) as a basis for claiming a tourism surge of 98.2% to 2023. Did they forget about covid? They don't bother using pre-covid stats, which are the only stats that have any meaning. All tourism is doing now is getting back to normal.

Of course, there are always alternatives, but I liked that store more than the others both when it was Baan & Beyond, and the earlier Home Works.

Is this a contest now? I'm sure I use less per hour - I'd put money on it. Brand new inverter units on the lowest settings, - can't use less. The only variables are the size of the bedrooms and the BTU of the units.

If I don't use air conditioning at all, I'm still going to spend at least 1000 baht per month. My 2 refrigerators, cooking, fans, TVs, hot water, etc cost at least that much.

I've never seen that movie - so had to look it up. Here's the screen from "The Beach". The uploader says it was polluted when he visited there in 2014. The Beach - Maya Beach scene Apparently, as a result of the movie, over 3000 tourists per day were visiting and they nearly destroyed the coral reef. "Call some place paradise - kiss it goodbye"

My bill runs between 2 - 2500 a month (this month 2000). There's no way I would be interested in paying 5 - 8000 a month on electricity. Maybe you need to improve your equipment and "whatnot". I have brand new Daikin units in the bedrooms. I don't want my whole house airconditioned even if I could afford to pay the electric bill. I have my slide doors open relying on breeze and fans. It's nice to sleep in an airconditioned room, but it's also important to acclimatize, so living in aircon 24/7 is a bit extreme.

It's a bit dumb to advertise to the whole of Thailand that you're working illegally. Ben said: "Despite still being involved in a UK chef recruitment business, the reduced cost of living alleviated work-related stress for him, reported Business Insider. “I don’t need to earn thousands every week or month.” Beyond work, Ben devoted himself to farming and chronicled his experiences on YouTube. He aimed to portray the realities of his journey authentically, encompassing both joys and hardships." So he's working on a chef recruitment business online, and YouTube is a business too. He's a bit of a dumb***

Of course that guy knew that pit bulls were bred for fighting. He was breeding dogs for that specific reason - to use in illegal dog fights.

This post confused some people. I primarily use aircon in the bedroom when sleeping. The rest of the condo is un-airconditioned except in my workout room when I'm using it. It would cost far too much to aircondition 240m2 of living space. Fans are quite ok in the daytime.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't all the Pattaya visa runs go to the Pailin border crossing? It has been a long while since I crossed there. The way I see it, this is not a common crossing that tourists use and is a bit of a backwater. It's kind of a purpose-built, money-generating crossing mainly used by Visa-run services. The chances of being turned away if you're with a group would be small. The agents can probably determine the success of a visa runner before they embark on the run.

Fortunately, the Thai Immigration officers will let you know before you enter Cambodia if you won't be let back in.

Thanks! This looks like a good option. The price depends on your nationality due to the varying prices of the Cambodia visa. If you're Filipino, Indonesian, or from another ASEAN country, it is 2199 baht.

You are a responsible Pit Bull owner, unfortunately, they can be deadly in the wrong hands. They were originally bred for dog fighting, so when they bite, they bite hard and cause more severe injuries than your average pet dog.

It is alleged that the man was breeding fighting dogs.