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Im offering to live in your condo while you work in the UK for the original 30k a month. I won’t burn the chanote. I’ll even evict the current ‘tenant’.

Hmm. [Leechawengwongs] is a lung specialist and has 31 scientific publications to its name. Can you please share your experience in and contributions to medical science? https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Manoon-Leechawengwongs

Okay, thank you!

There is no MEN. so, do I connect the incoming N through the ground bar in the CU, or not?

There’s no MEN or any ground anywhere to be seen. Apart from the new one now which goes to my CU ground bar. I’m still not understanding the need to connect the neutral and ground bar in this case. If there’s a L-E short after the CU, wouldn’t the electricity then just flow back through the E from the appliance to the CU, and from there via the N through the RCBO? Meaning it won’t trip? Or would part flow from the CU to the ground bar, so the RCBO would trip?

Okay, so the aircon guys installed the aircon and we’re so kind to put a ground rod in. Initially they just wanted to connect it directly to the aircon but they agreed to go through the CU, so other future grounded equipment can use it as well. my question now; do I keep the ground separate from the neutral in the CU, or run the incoming N via the ground bar to the RCBO, as it’s indicated in the wiring diagram? Wouldn’t connecting it mean that if a live wire touches a metal casing the RCBO doesn’t trip, since it’ll still flow to the N before going out through the RCBO? Or does the ground have less resistance than the N, so it prefers that route?

Quick update. Managed to install the CU. Couldn’t cut the power without putting the whole row of houses in the dark, but just capped the live wire off and was extra careful, even wearing rubber sandals while standing on a wooden chair ????. There was no sign of grounding anywhere, so I connected the N directly to the RCBO. It took a while to figure out why one group kept tripping the RCBO, but some genius had wired the porch light with the switched live wire coming from inside and the N going directly to the meter, bypassing the CU. All good now. ps, the aircon is a 12k BTU inverter in a tiny bedroom, so should be fine on a dedicated 10A group.

Hi, A relative is moving into a small house, part of many connected houses. There’s a 5(15)A meter at each house (not from the PEA, but from the landlord), and I have no idea what it looks like before that point. There is no earthing anywhere. Inside the house is only a simple single MCB with everything connected to it. so I want to add some safety and install a consumer unit with RCBO. The lightest one I could find is 32A with 4 CB’s from 10 to 20A. I do have some questions; - do I keep the original MCB and install the CU after it, or is there really no need for that? - the wiring schematic wants the E and N connected. There is no grounded wiring or a ground rod (at least after the meter). There will be a small aircon installed later though. Would adding a ground rod only increase safety in case of neutral failure? But in that case the RCBO would catch it when someone links L to E right? So the only benefit of the ground rod (and wiring) is that the RCBO would trip at leakage even when no one is touching the live? - is there anything to take into account if I do decide to install a ground rod? Or just connect it straight to the earth bar in the CU?

Pretty sure the government is not targeting Pepsi for their cola or other soft drink price increases, but for their bottled drinking water.

Only 7% VAT on the value of the goods plus shipping and insurance. However!!! If the value is 40,000 Baht you’ll need to register as an importer first which is a bit of a hassle. And don’t try putting a low value on the paperwork, Thai customs just checks what the items cost in Thailand and will work backwards from there to asses the true import value. Also beware that you will need to get an import license if the iPhone or watch have broadcast band abilities other than those in the models already licensed in Thailand, something you will definitely not be able to do, and you’ll lose the goods. My advice; ask money and purchase the Apple stuff here, cheaper and much less hassle. Plus you’ll then also have warranty. IPhones do not have worldwide warranty.

The only reference in the US constitution toward the age for holders of public office is discriminatory as it sets minimum age requirements. It would be far better to remove those and introduce maximum age requirements.

I rarely watch any YouTubers, but I’ve seen quite a few videos of him in the past. He mostly travels through Russia and Eastern Europe and speaks Russian fluently.

That is not true for all airports. At Samui Airport they don’t and you’ll be referred to the immigration office.

I got one today. 3rd one in a row.

Cue the “I prefer a dark skinned small Issan girl with webbed feet” crowd….

The conclusion we can draw is that the Russian army is comprised of utterly inept drunks, led by an evil megalomaniac.

More people are killed by dogs and even elephants in Thailand every year than by cobras. Let’s kill them all.

That would work if the local demand is high enough because no exporter is shipping sunflower oil from Asia to Europe as that would add 500 dollars per ton at current extreme shipping rates.

Palm oil yield is 3 to 4 times higher per acre than sunflower oil. There is a good reason why everyone around the tropics are growing oil palm.

Does the invoice clearly list shipping and insurance charges separately? If not then customs uses a fixed per kg price to asses shipping cost for duty assessment.

Uhm. The press release you linked to is from March 3rd, almost a month ago…

What a weird story. This drug was developed by Merck and touted to be the new wonder drug against Covid last year already. But early results showed that it was ‘only’ 30 to 40% effective in real world studies. Subsequently some countries like France dropped its use in favor of better treatments.

Aloe Vera is so abundant in the wild, that it’s hard to find in any shop. Why would anyone buy it when they can just get it for free. But I understand the OP’s problem. Last month I spent half an hour driving around visiting many roadside vegetable and fruit stalls nearby looking for bananas! No where to be bought or only very dark green ones. Ended up getting a couple overpriced ones from 7/11. I have garden filled with aloe Vera plants though ????

It’s her loss or hair loss?

Countries don’t end up on a watchlist for manipulating their currency to keep it artificially strong. It’s about unfair competition in exports, so if anything Thailand was suspected of keeping its currency artificially low in the past.