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Slight topic drift: 1) I'm going to replace most of the 20A and 32A breakers that were installed by the builder in a Bticino QO-style cabinet with RCBOs. I can get Nano brand for about 500 baht, Chang brand for 700 baht, and real Schneiders for around 1,700 each. For a dozen breakers that's 6,000 or 8,400 or 20,400 baht. Any comments of the quality of Nano vs. Chang? 2) I intend to replace the 3-pole 50A main breaker with a 63A model. Actually, since the mains are 16 mm2, I'm tempted to up the breaker size to 80A. That would allow me to feed 12A or more per phase to a 3-phase Juice Box. As best I can see from the Bticino catalogue, the installed cabinet is a 24 slot model 125A so it should be able to handle a 63A or 80A master. I am open to any and all questions, comments, and criticisms. Cheers.

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I've had 3BB's gig over gig service for several years and it has served me well. Now I am moving and it also happens to be time for my annual payment so I am reviewing their current offers. One of them is 1000/1000 at 999 baht monthly and comes with a router and a separate device that seems like some kind of access point. So, is it an AP? If so, can it be used via Ethernet link to the router or can it only receive and re-send via radio?

- That's a good reminder about connectors. Happily, in this case the wiring will be a straight run from the heater to the breaker. - This heater will be in the master bathroom. It will supply two sinks, two showers, and a good size bathtub. I was advised by the contractor's engineer to choose 8,000 watts rather than the usual 6,000.

It will be on a 40 amp RCBO.

This Mazuma product specifies VAF wiring at 6 to 10 mm2. A similar product from Mex specifies VAF or individual wires. Does it matter if I use or don't use what we Yanks call Romex? How could it matter?

The new residence is in fact brand new and I (by way of a 30 year lease) am the housemaster, as is noted on the chanote. I am guessing in this situation I may need to go in person to soi 5. Just not sure if they will want a TM28.

Variation: next month I will permanently move from one part of Pattaya to another. Should I file a TM28 at the office? Or can I just go online and update my TM30?

That is a walkway. In order to relieve congestion on Pattaya streets, the next proclamation will legalize driving on all the city's sidewalks. Watch out for tour buses!

All the big DIY hardware stores like Home Pro carry an assortment of stranded steel cable. Take along the broken piece so you can find the best match for diameter and flexibility. Also check to see if you need to buy any replacement clamps.

If you want to change your surname to match that of an existing family to which you are not related, you must get permission from the nominal head of that family.

Seems like the OP has gotten some useful replies but here are some additional random thoughts based on the 19-camera system that I designed, built, and manage for our mooban as a donation: - Professionals don't use Wi-Fi cameras unless there really is no alternative. There are some technical aspects of CCTV that are not suitable for Wi-Fi connection. At the very least, ensure that there is a convenient way to power-cycle the camera without having to climb a ladder. - Nearly everyone has exaggerated expectations about image quality because of what is portrayed in movies. For sure, without lots of light, nighttime images will be monochrome and movement will be blurred. - Cloud storage requires a high-speed Internet connection (which often is too easy to disable), usually monthly charges, and you lose exclusive rights to the video. - Most CCTV cameras run Linux and many contain spyware that can view your cams, take part in global DOS attacks, and get inside of any computers connected to the same LAN. There are two fixes for this: buy a high-end VPN router and hire an IP professional to configure it. Or, "air gap" the CCTV system by not connecting it to your household LAN in any way. Quite safe but has the downside of no remote access or notifications to your mobile phone. Since we'll be moving this summer to a new house in a different mooban, I am already designing a 13-camera system and stocking up on parts from Ali Express. Residential CCTV is a huge topic. Much more to say but it's naptime.

They provided me a phone that looks like a fancy landline desktop phone but it's actually a mobile network phone. Has a 3G SIM inside which cannot be changed. That is entirely different from a VOIP phone that connects to your standard router and different from a router that has 1 or 2 RJ11 ports for old-style phones.

Last year our landline went dead. TOT said there were no usable copper pairs left so they gave us a 3G phone. It's quite a good phone except that it is not capable of extensions. We had a second phone in this big two-story house. Now that is not possible, cannot share a number. If I'm upstairs when the phone rings, tough beans.

I sold a Honda Jazz a few years back. It was a good car in near-perfect condition. I spent several dollars for a Red Book certificate just in case a potential buyer made any silly statements about the car's market value. https://www.redbookasiapacific.com/rbcert/index.php?lang=en&cc=th I used that Red Book quote in a listing on this website and the car was sold within days to another farang. A fair deal for both of us.

I agree with you in the general case, but: - the gates are for child safety and these outlets will not be accessible except to very gymnastic kiddies - most USA style 3-prong outlets are versatile and accept several other plug types but not if they are equipped with gates - there must be some simple trick for inserting the plug so that the gates move aside but I'm too dull to figure it out - the real risk is that I will have a fit of frustration and stroke out

One last question: what can I do about safety shutters? Is there usually a way to disable or remove them?

Thank you all. There will be nine of these in the kitchen.

In the photo above, see the bread crumbs on top of the toaster? The chrome panel is grounded via the ground prong on the plug. My voltohmmeter says so. And the hot pot next to it, also from Electrolux, also has exposed metal parts and all connect to the house ground via the 3-prong Euro plug. Naturally a cheaper product may not be so well designed. As for replacing the plugs with straight-on USA style, that often puts the appliance's cord dangling over the toaster or the fryer. That's why it is kitchen stuff that most often has 90-degree plugs. Changing the sockets, not the plugs, also can sometimes help cure the problem caused by phone chargers and other combo plug/transformers. These are usually only 2-prong but their size and shape can render useless 1 of 2 or 2 of 4 sockets.

I will look for sockets that are single and reversible and fit in a standard box & cover. It sounds like the smart thing to do. I have used plug adaptors for this purpose but then tend to wobble. Thanks.

Sorry. I completely failed to make my point. The two sockets need to be reversed from each other, as in the fake photo I posted. This allows plugging in two kitchen appliances (which often have 90-degree "flat" plugs). They are rare but they do exist. Great for phone chargers too.

It was previously mentioned that someone makes a receptacle like this: I'm hoping to get a few, in black rather than white or ivory. Anyone remember the source? I came up empty on Lazada. Cheers

Sorry, I wrote that poorly. I meant they will be standard, with backsplash, hinged doors and/or drawers, just as you would see in most modern kitchens. But actually not standard because they will be custom built to slightly different dimensions from those in the kitchen.

I'm having a house built and I've specified the use of a row of standard kitchen cabinets to build an office area. Just mentioning. Years ago, when I had three CRT monitors that weighed more than 40 kilos each, I went to the big builder's supply store and bought a solid core interior door. I also went from one furniture store to the next until I found one selling metal table legs. Put one in each corner plus a 5th one in the middle of the back edge for extra stability. Since the table was free-standing, I had no need to get it cut to a specific size. Probably a door (80cm x 200 cm) is much more than you need, just wanted to mention that it worked well for me at the time.

I'm learning a lot and I appreciate it. To clarify: if the roof has already been built, with tiles in place overtop the metal foil, is it too late to spray PU foam? Will it adhere to the foil or not?