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I'm a lot more used to having correctly color coded wireing

Should have run each feed separately -but  as I only had one length I just ran them as I did

Whats the advantage to MEN connector?

have a couple multi meters

its all DIY-did all ,my own electrical back in Canada

mostly 110-220

black wires to sub panel are connected to main feed wires at 100 Amp breaker

both main and sub are grounded to rods

not sure if turning off sub panel-haven't tried yet

as both wires are identical-theirs a chance they are reversed at sub panel

how would i go about checking polarity?

i'll take some pix

No-sorrry

2 aluminum wires-heavy gauge

similar to main house leads from pole/meter

installed second ground just for sub-panel rather than run from main

Hi

I just installed a sub-panel in our guest house to handle increased electric usage ( mostly the air con)

Connected the wire between the main shut off and the house panel and ran to sub-panel in the guest house and installed a ground out there

Now the florescent and LED lights in the main house are all "ghost lights"  -they always have a glow at night

Also seem to have a really high elect bill now-almost double

Any idea whats causing this and a recommended fix?

Started off like you-couldn't get "real" bacon or ham back then

Then graduated to sausage making and smoke curing meats

Built a cold smoker and used coconut chips and fruit wood for a all-day smoke

Led the way to smoked fish/smoked turkey and smoked cheese

Far North ,near Mae Sai the mail is still being delivered regularly , but outgoing mail is now a problem

They wouldn't even accept regular international letters, ONLY registered , and delivery outside Thailand is real slow for any mail

What they allow for outgoing international mail seems to change "at there discretion" , which usually means more expensive

Looking at months instead of days or weeks for delivery outgoing

Strangely incoming parcels  seem to arrive in a timely fashion

Best verify before hand

Immigration wouldn't accept my foreign currency account,although hey had already accepted a friends at the same office

As always "as required by officer"

Must be just open

Had a couple packages stuck there that were just delivered today

I've got wifes name on all my accounts,including the 400,000 B one I use for married extension

Never had a problem with immigration and gives her access should something happen to me

Not a joint account buy shes registered tom withdraw

Honda dream-most reliable and longest lasting bike we've ever had

At 125CC gets us up into the hi country no problem and parts are everywhere

Another good source is PipingRock

Order most of my herbs and supplements there and never had a problem

Again all under 1500 B total cost

Wait till dark when there all quiet in the nest then just cover with a plastic bag

Close it tight and burn it-or just relocate them far away

After all they DO serve a purpose

https://www.pbs.org/food/recipes/masala-dosa-south-indian-crepes/

Recipe contains nothing that cant be found locally in Thailand

As always home cooked is best

Been using borax/sugar mix for years to combat ants and cockroaches

Whenever I see them in the house I just mix with water and bait the little buggers

Works every time and safe to use

Have 2 different dehydrators for use in wet season

Use them regularly for fruit,veg and meat 

In dry season hardly use at all    Much  easier to just air dry or sun dry depending on what were drying

Built a passive solar dehydrator but found it was only useful in the dry season,so sort of defeats the purpose

Agreed-   Warranty's are useless here

Bought a new Siemens electric oven from a major distributor

Within the first month the timer/display went bad,a pretty major loss of function.

Neither the distributor nor the manufacturer would do anything to repair it.

Went all the way to the top with Siemens and they wouldn't even offer a replacement part.

NEVER   buy there products,and been sure to direct others away from there questionable business practices

Plant shade trees NOW=something fast growing like tagop.

Choose a method of shading the south walls,like bigger eaves or an outer wall,Even shade cloth will help

Be sure theres adequate roof ventilation and attic insulation

A water sprinkler on the roof for those real hot days will reduce inside temp by 5" or more.Helps to wet the walls as well

An evaporator fan cools but adds water vapor-sort of a trade off to my mind

These methods got us thru all but 2 days of the last hot season