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I do not care about the heat of Thailand. I have ACs running 24/7/365. I keep my rooms at about 20 degrees C. Why? Because, I spent a few years in HK. If you have ever been to HK, then you will know that guys in HK like their living spaces super cold during the hottest times of the year. I have a 24,000 BTU AC in my bedroom. I like to sleep at 18 degrees C during the months of March, April and May. When not asleep, I just have the temps set at 22. I am not worried about heat.

Why is this ASUS mainboard so expensive at JIB (Thailand)??? I really want this MoBo for my Intel i5, BUT, I will NOT pay almost double in Thailand, or at JIB, to get it. What to do? This is the MoBo for me. But, why is the price so crazy high in Thailand, anyway? Any thoughts? (Also, the JIB board is not even the DDR5 version. What is going on with JIB, these days? How could import duty be so high as to cause this huge price difference??? I wonder.....) But, no worries...because.... I have Old Friends in China who can help me get the newest boards from China, at the lowest cost, and hand-carry them to me here in CM. I am so lucky to have Old Friends in China who appreciate this Old Ham......

I, too, am looking for some way to seal my bedroom windows in order to minimize incursion of dust, as well as noise. I had thought of the 3M Tape solution. But, I am still looking for a better solution which I can apply from within, and not from without. I do not want to have unsightly tape visible from the exterior. (My windows are those wooden ones that "open out" and pull closed. They always leave open "cracks" which let dust and noise in.)

a. It might possibly be an installation issue. b. My belief is that it is a manufacturing defect issue, and production QC issue with the fan manufacturer, and the testing of the fan before assembly in Malaysia with the AC, on the production line. c. One commenter has already stated that this noise issue is not as intended in the original design of the machine. Therefore, the fan needs to be replaced, I guess. However, how to communicate this to the importer of the ACs manufactured in Malaysia? I do not know. As I have stated: This multinational has a large group in Thailand, and a manufacturing site in Malaysia where the ACs are built. Trying to communicate with these groups, and also trying to communicate with the local designated service center, which is not part of the multinational, is very difficult. Also, another compounding factor seems to be lack of adequate understanding and poor communications due to lack of English language skills, even though, as we know, a multinational should realize that the English language is sort of the Lingua Franca for conducting international business. Welcome to the Kafkaesque world of HVAC in Thailand, I guess....BIG TIME.

I have never had any problems setting up a Gmail account. Personally, I have over 25 separate Gmail accounts which I have set up over the past 11 years. Important Note: The new policy is to delete these accounts if not used during a 2-year period of time. At least, this is my understanding. I like to sometimes use creative names for my Gmail accounts. Sometimes, I even use obscene names for my Gmail account. And, Google never becomes, in the least, flustered when I do. I am sure that someone here on TV knows about some of my creative names for my Gmail accounts, but not ALL of them. In short, setting up a Gmail account is just as easy as it has ever been. This is the closest thing we will ever get to a Free Lunch, maybe....

I used Express VPN in China...for about a year. GuangZhou ChengDu I received quite good support. Maybe you can just contact Express VPN, and ask? Also, as far as I know, these guys at Express VPN are located on a beautiful tropical island. I forget which one, at the moment. My Chinese friend uses Express VPN anytime he returns home, behind the Bamboo Curtain. I would continue to use Express VPN, for sure, if I needed to return to China. Hopefully, I will not need to, not until the demise of Xi.

No Simon! There is a time and place for everything, under heaven. This is my time for a very serious post. These AC issues are driving me CRAZY. I am unable to communicate with the local service people in any adequate way. They just do not get anything! They look at me with vacant stares....and it's unnerving; please believe me. Am I in the Twilight Zone? It is the VERY RARE times like these that I wish I were back in Taiwan, where the technicians were from planet Earth, and not from Neptune. Anyway, Simon.... At my wits end, I am now even thinking of buying some type of premium aftermarket fan, of identical specs, and installing it myself, just to prove my point to these local service guys, and even to the company itself...because.... This machine is manufactured in Malaysia. When you call the local multi-national office/company headquarters in BKK, they seem to know NOTHING. In fact, for any technical question, the BKK guys must send emails to Malaysia just to get a reply about any simple technical issue. So, in truth, the BKK office is nothing more than a sales and importing group, and not a technical/manufacturing group. They tell you that they will contact the manufacturer in Malaysia, their manufacturing site. And then, you need to wait for a reply, from Malaysia, passed through the guys in BKK. It's like.... It's like a game of CHINESE WHISPERS: It seems that most of the manufacturing/tech people have been moved out of Thailand. This company stopped producing ACs in Thailand, several years ago, according to my understanding. So, Simon.... Thank you for your reply.....! (Also, here on TV, I will not name the manufacturer. There is no point or benefit in doing so.)

What, me worry?

Yes. This could happen with an AC that is not an inverter unit. However, the reason I pointed out that this is an inverter unit is because.... With an inverter unit, the fan speed progresses in very many "steps" from lowest RPM to highest RPM. And so, the lower range of RPM speeds are not a problem The higher range of RPM speeds are not a problem. It is only the mid-range of RPM speeds which are loud and noisy and "rattling". Also, the machine will often just stay at the mid-range RPM speeds, and this becomes unacceptable, in a very short time.

a. The best solution would be to solve the fan problem. b. The next potential "solution" might be to move the compressor unit about 10 meters from the window of the room in which the indoor evaporator unit is located. c. However, it is my understanding that there might be some loss in efficiency by extending the length of copper pipe from the evaporator unit to the condenser unit, due to heat loss from the extended coolant pipe. (maybe only marginal efficiency loss, but IDK) Try explaining this, in Thai, to your local AC service person, why don't you? This will really put hair on your chest.

a. I think it might not be good for me to mention the brand/manufacturer. b. The outdoor unit, the compressor unit, is sitting on adequate rubber feet. This is not the problem. In fact, the machine is quite heavy. And, the "outer case" of the outdoor unit is rock steady, and does not vibrate. c. The only vibration, or noise, seems to be coming solely from the compressor unit fan. AND, the compressor sound is quite normal. The issue is not the compressor. d. I would provide photos, if needed. But...then...photos of what? I would need to open the case of the outdoor unit to take a photo of the fan. e. The AC was purchased new, about four months ago. f. This AC brand is similar to the premium brands, such as Hitachi. But, this is NOT a Hitachi. Neither is it a Daikin. And, neither is it Mitsubishi. Perhaps Important: This machine was manufactured in Malaysia.

Thank you. YES, I agree this might very much involve harmonic resonance induced noise/vibration. However, the sound, the "high-pitched" rattling sound, makes me think that there is something more to this than just harmonic vibration, or resonance.... Anyway, thank you. If you might have any further thoughts..then...please add if you have time. (As stated above: Two out of three of these ACs have had this problem of excessive vibration, and excessive noise, at only certain RPM. However, just try to explain this to some local technician. This is an almost impossible proposition. I wish I could just swap out the fan on the new AC for another fan, and then test to see what happens. But, how to get the locals to do this, is not going to be easy.)

One thing I will always recall is that.... We once had an extremely nice lady who did the cleaning and managing of our building. Then, I left for China. When I returned, she was no longer working at the building. I asked if she had retired. The owner told me that she had not retired. She had, instead, been killed. She had been run down by a pickup truck, while riding on her tiny motorbike. She was such a nice person. So kind. Always a smile Hard to forget this. And that was over eight years ago.....

Lost or loose?

Fielding was a god.

Such a nice sentiment. Trump is definitely a Strong Man, if there ever was one. Xi is also a Strong Man, if there ever was one. They both come from the ends of the earth. They both stood face to face, and they knew they were the same. And, what is a strongman? Xi is the only one who can solve China's many problems, even though he, himself, is the problem Trump may, in the end, solve all of the world's problems, in one fell swoop, or one full sweep. Beware the strongmen....

I am definitely a Celtic Music fan, for sure, and have been for decades.

Just terrible! Please stop riding here, Folks! This is not the place for worry-free riding. I know a few, personally, who have died in this way. NG!

Absolutely, I do not pay any attention to Trump. What would be the point of doing so? Trump can do his thing. I will do my thing. I will take the high road. Trump will take the low road. And, never the twain shall meet. This guy just must be a Trump Man! Don't you just HATE country bumpkins!? And, there is no accord between Trump and the rest of the world, and there never was. Trump appeals most to the country bumpkins of America, IMHO.... \ But...even though I will never return to America... I would gladly go to Scotland or Ireland.... Much more preferably....

There are no cretins on TV, in my honest opinion. (Maybe only a few misunderstood individuals....)

False. I can assure you that I DO worry about public opinion. Or, worry, is the wrong word. Conscientious Concern is more appropriate in this case.

Here is the persistent problem with several ACs.... aa. This problem involves the OUTDOOR unit of a split-AC system of 20,000 BTU. bb. The AC is new. cc. The problem is caused by a noisy fan which pulls air through the cooling coils of the outdoor unit and expels the heated air out the front of the compressor unit. dd. The noise problem occurs only at mid-range RPMs. (This is an inverter AC, and so the compressor and fan speeds vary from very slow to very fast.) ee. Fan speeds and noise: 1. At lower fan RPMs, the sound from the fan is quite normal. At these fan speeds, the "noise" from the fan is easily tolerable, expected, and typical of most new AC units. 2. At higher fan RPMs, the sound from the fan is quite normal. At these fan speeds, the "noise" from the fan is easily tolerable, expected, and typical of most new AC units. 3. However, at mid-range RPMs, very suddenly, the sound of the fan becomes much louder. The sound is difficult to describe, but it is sort of a much higher pitched "rattling" sound, as if something might be loose, even though I doubt that there is anything loose. At mid-range RPMs, the sound of the outdoor unit suddenly becomes quite noticeable indoors, even though the windows are tightly shut. ff. So then, my question is whether or not the fan motor, or fan, suddenly becomes "unbalanced" at certain mid-range RPMs? I would liken this to tires on a car being out of balance, for example. At some RPMs, there is a definite shimmy or vibration. And, at other speeds, the tires rotate without vibration. gg. What might be causing this, and what to do? The machine is still in warranty. However, trying to explain this to some of the AC technicians here is quite difficult. They do not understand the concept of RPM, and may not know that a rotating object, such as a fan or an auto tire can vibrate at one rotational speed, but not at another. Maybe they do understand but just do not know what to do about the problem. hh. As to what I might do: 1. Should I try to get the AC manufacturer to replace the fan-motor/fan assembly? 2. What can I do to convince the technicians that the operation of the fan is not normal? (Why should the highest fan speed be much quieter than the medium-range fan speed? This is crazy.) 3. Or, is this problem normal? 4. I have other AC machines made by the same manufacturer. Another of the machines I used in the past had a fan that was extremely quiet at all RPM states. That machine was the same cooling capacity as this new machine. 5. I also question whether or not the fan-motors/fans on newer AC machines that are being supplied by this company might be manufactured with cheaper fans and manufactured to less rigid tolerances. ii. Nobody here would drive a car with wheels that shimmied at certain RPMs and not at others. And, similarly, why would a manufacturer intentionally produce an AC with a compressor unit fan which made excessive noise at mid-range speeds, and which was much louder than the noise at lower RPMs or much higher RPMs? Any thoughts about this, any help with this, much appreciated. No doubt, there are several here on the forum who have long-term experience with HVAC systems and with split-air-conditioner systems. Hopefully, one of these experts will reply to this query.... Thank you. (If this is not the correct forum for this AC Topic, then please kindly move to a more appropriate forum, more concerned with AC issues. Thank you.)

Good show.

Which do you prefer? Hyde? (Anyway, not to worry, because Dr. Jekyll spends much of most days helping others. The question is: Will Hyde outlive Jekyll? Or, will both fall together....)

That is, actually, a very beautiful photo you have uploaded here. Beauty is nothing to joke about. Who is that girl with the very long braided ponytail. She is my type of girl. I once had a wife from China, whom I met in Pennsylvania, at university, who was tall, and yet her ponytail behind reached below the beltloops in the back of her jeans. She was very straight-laced, and never inhaled anything of note. That is one very tall tomato plant you have. And, the one on the left looks like a cute tomato, too.