LoeiI

1 minute ago, LoeiI said:

Thanks for the replies the original query was about transferring funds from Thailand to UK in an emergency, I popped into the Kbank branch and asked the deputy manager (via google translate) she seemed to think i could do it on the app without much hassle i might try 100 quid and see what happens  

Just as a quick aside is it easy enough to get a Thai credit card ? as the reason I use my uk account is to pay my uk credit card bill when i book a flight  TIA

Thanks for the replies the original query was about transferring funds from Thailand to UK in an emergency, I popped into the Kbank branch and asked the deputy manager (via google translate) she seemed to think i could do it on the app without much hassle i might try 100 quid and see what happens  

10 hours ago, Mike Lister said:

You are not allowed to send THB, any funds must be in the currency of the destination account..

So its not possible to use the Transfer service on my Kbank app ?

Hi All

Is it possible to send money from a Thai Bank account to a UK bank account ? Has anyone tried it, are there crazy charges or really poor exchange rates ? or is it as simple as sending money from the UK to Thailand TIA for any replies

On 1/22/2024 at 7:22 AM, Pattaya57 said:

For similar traditional English pub to Pig n Whistle try Queen Vic on soi 6. 

 

As mentioned Sportsman on Soi 13 and Nickys on Soi Bukhao also good English pubs with great breakfast and Sunday Roasts.

I visited the sportsman this morning had a full English with extra black pudding and a pint of cold Guinness it was the best I've had for donkeys years including the UK Highly recommend it

1 hour ago, NanLaew said:

OP, is this a Doylem Geordie thing?

More of a Yorkshire thing and there's nowt up with a divorcees winter special, Fray Bentos S&K pie tinned new spuds & tinned runner beans 

4 hours ago, Mutt Daeng said:

Was that on the Fossway?

The Main factory was (Heaton Works) I was out on site and they used to send the Geordies out when there wasn't much doing in the factory

2 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

Bring plenty of stottie cake and peas pudding.

Oh dear reminds me of working for Parsons back in the day 

23 minutes ago, Phulublub said:

Many bars do English breakfasts - Sportsman, Nicky's Witherspoons, CheapCharlies, Kungs.  All have their devotees; best you try for yourself! 

Siamburis has an online shop https://expatfoodsthailand.com/  They delievr throughout Thailand; local delivery is free on orders over THB 1000.

 

PH

It's brilliant now i wont have to fit 143 Fray Bentos pies into my suitcase 

17 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Not English but great food

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Cheers but not on Facebook My Daughters decided years ago it would be far too dangerous for me on account of me being a Doylem

14 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

I haven't visited Pattaya in a while, but I hear The Sportsman on Soi 13 still gets regular good words.

 

Siamburi's is probably the best bet for your tinned stuff as well as fresh-made and perishables.

 

If you live in Isaan, there are several 'importers' of what you seek in the region who have an online presence and are happy to send stuff overnight by bus. I used to do the 'freezer run' from Udon Thani to Pattaya and back maybe 2 or 3 times a year but haven't needed to do that for maybe five years already. Everything is available in town or, if you seek a particular pie or sausage, overnight by bus.

 

If you're over in Loei, Udon makes for a decent day-trip (stopping overnight optional but recommended).

I was just looking at the sportsman on google but I had to stop as i was drooling on my keyboard 

Is Siamburis a shop or just online ? I found some Spam in the local Makro and nearly went off in my pocket 

Hi all

Off to Pattaya for a weeks hols soon and I just wondered where the best English grub was these days (Full English with good black pudding and Sunday roast) ? I used to go to Rosie o Gradys and the pig n whistle on soi 7 but i heard both are closed now ?. I'm also looking out for tinned stuff to take back up North (Custard, Heinze beans, Fray Bentos pies etc) TIA

6 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

OK, if you have export enabled your meter should run backwards when exporting. As noted by others, the easy way to check is to turn off all the loads in the house at lunch-time on a sunny day and observe the meter.

 

IMPORTANT NOTE: - Doing this is definitely not permitted so ensure you are not exporting when the meter reader comes and also ensure that you never end up with an overall net-export (meter reading lower than the last one). Many small systems do this, it's absolutely guaranteed that PEA are aware of these systems and tolerate the unofficial net-metering.

 

If your inverter is a clone/badge-engineered Sofar then enabling/disabling export may be as easy as simply disconnecting the current transformer (CT) with export disabled, the inverter will then export any available energy.

The Mrs has messaged him this morning so am hoping he comes to see me, quick question is it worth exporting ? on the app i have only ever seen it sending 3W to 4W back to the meter. I'm not sure when the meter reader comes as the meter is on a concrete post about half a kilometre away as when i bought the land she got a shed built for the grass cutter etc and somebody ran a cable to it and they never moved it when i got the main house built.

The system only generated 1kWh yesterday but she had the well pump running most of the day watering all the trees plants and topping the fish ponds up so would the inverter generated power on the app be less if the consumption was higher than usual ? I would have thought the generated power would be the same as other sunny days regardless of the consumption, every day in January so far has been sunny but the generation data on the app ranges from 1kWh yesterday to 7.8kwh the day before. TIA 

6 hours ago, Crossy said:

Also, @LoeiI can you check the setting of the inverter "no-export" control (Sofar call it anti-reflux), do you have an electronic or spinning disc meter??

Cant see anything on the inverter settings and the meter is a spinning disc type

2 hours ago, Crossy said:

No inverter manual???

You should be able to download it from the PSI website, with luck.

 

The PEA App, keeps basic historical data for >6 months, but 6 months that data will be on your bill anyway.

I'm going to get him back to check the system production levels and ask him (via google translate) about feeding back to the grid etc. 

6 hours ago, motdaeng said:

what was your consumption in units before installing solar? 

your current electric bill (with solar) indicates 621 units.

 

the screenshot from your app shows 6.9 units generated power, x 30 days resultes about 200 units / months.

that would sounds not too bad, if you may have 8 panels with only 350 max watt (and not 500 watt)  = 2'800 watt max ...

 

do you do not have any bill for the solar installation? with info's panel typ etc

Only got it installed in August 23 and the Mrs used to chuck the bills straight in the bin (I've been saving them since about last June) so no comparisons until later this year, the app states total generated power which is the total for the day and on the inverter panel it gives the same reading as kWh so it looks like an app mistake. The only paperwork she got with the installation was a PSI energy booklet in Thai and a QC sheet regarding power, efficiency etc.

22 minutes ago, Fruit Trader said:

PSI products are available to anyone online which raises the question: who installed the system

As I said in the OP he's a big hitter at the temple she goes to so he'll be getting the benefit of the doubt or he may just be a really good bloke I really don't know, but most of the comments regarding this post are that the system is not functioning as it should

2 minutes ago, Fruit Trader said:

Maybe best contact the installer and let them explain how the system has been configured for export and express your concerns about production levels at the inverter and mobile app.

I've met him once when he came to seal a leak (there was a small damp patch on the ceiling) he didn't (or wouldn't ??) speak any English and the Mrs was struggling to understand anything technical, my initial post was aimed at any solar users with a similar set up and whether my system was producing what would be expected, I'm not in any way an expert but was under the impression from what the Mrs said originally that it would pay for itself in 2 to 5 years ? although he could have meant Jupiter years which now seems closer to the mark  

31 minutes ago, bluejets said:

What I meant was you were showing readings of 19W from the array, 16W used and 3 W as feedback. 

Although these figures add up, it also shows generated power at 6.9kW and that is labelled as "todays generated power" .......generated power over time (today) would be in kWh , not kW.

No idea what this Pac is supposed to represent, can only guess at it being instantaneous power.

 

In all though I can see where you are consuming bucket loads of power when you say only one of your RAC's is 17,000BTU (around 5kW)

 

What is the actual size of your array?

You say the inverter is around 3.3kW but without knowing the panel size, it's really irrelevant as to power being generated.

Asked before but seems to have been lost.

If the Pac is indeed instantaneous power, it does seem a bit low if you had a 3kW array.

 

Cheers for the explanation, the 19W figure was on the screenshot of the phone app i didn't realise i had screenshotted it when it was dark so it was hardly generating when i took the figures today at 11.42am the generated power on the app was 1706W with 1702W used and 4W going back to the grid and it now says todays generated power is 7.8Kw but the actual box on the wall is saying Etoday 7.86kWh I tend to agree with you that the Pac and the app figures are probably the power being generated in real time. The booklet supplied with the installation says there are 8 Mono 540W solar panels as i said in the OP i wasn't here for the install so never actually saw the panels but i have attached a pic of the bloke fitting them for some size perspective (I cant get on the roof as my knee is Knacked) is it too simplistic to assume that 8 x 540W panels generating in perfect sunny conditions would produce around 4000W ??    Thanks again

6 hours ago, bluejets said:

Figures you supplied don't make any sense and conflicting both with info you have already supplied and the readout, such as it is.

 

It doesn't make any sense to me either that's why i consulted the experts

On 1/6/2024 at 12:17 AM, LoeiI said:

It would make sense for the OP to read output from the inverter display at sunny noon; once with all the house appliances turned on and again with them turned off.

The 1st reading with all the electric appliances turned off read, Normal Pac = 1642W

All the appliances (4xAC units, lights TVs fridge freezers etc) were switched on the display read, Normal Pac = 3W 

If i press the button on the RHS it gives a different display like Upv1, Ipv1, Vac,

not sure if these readings are of of any use regarding the fitness of the system but i have pics if required

The reading now is Normal Pac = 350W with 2 x Fridge freezers and 1 AC unit 17000 btu running at 27 degrees which is normal daytime usage hope this makes sense 

, Freq, Etoday and Etotal not sure if these would

9 hours ago, Fruit Trader said:

Yes.

 

The PSI P33 inverter (3.3 kW from the Sofar stable) has real time production values available in display along with total production to date. The photo indicates possible CT connected so likely derating and not exporting.

 

It would make sense for the OP to read output from the inverter display at sunny noon; once with all the house appliances turned on and again with them turned off.

I'll check the inverter display in the morning I've attached a screenshot of the app home screen and it appears to be exporting 3 w to the grid and 16 w to the house any further explanation would be greatly appreciated TIA 

6 hours ago, bluejets said:

So you are using 20 units a day from PEA and 3 units from your solar...something wrong there.

As Crossy quoted, should be higher than 3.

I get 30 units a day from a 5kw system(summer) and around 20 in winter.

 

Seems your are facing the correct direction and angle should be somewhere between 15 to 20 degrees.

No shading at any time during the day..??

Angle looks ok and there is no shading until the sun goes behind the trees around 5 pm looking on the app for January the generated power is 3, 7, 2.6 and 4 kWh today could it be down to a bad connection or some other problem you may have heard of before ?

2 hours ago, UWEB said:

In which direction facing your panels? Production is not very high.

this photo is looking North

14 minutes ago, LoeiI said:

According to the app In November it generated 90 kWh and December 107 kWh, there wasn't any rain and not many cloudy days as i remember, I'm trying to find the paperwork see if it has any details on it

Its a PSI P33 it says on the adverts I've just seen the break even point is 5 years (It doesn't say if that's Dog years or Giant Turtle years tho) got a feeling my grandkids will be reaping the benefits