Payed the electric. bill today.

[Paul Laycock1]

While waiting outside the offices today I noticed a sign saying 200+ day's without an accident, target 365. A smile came across my face as the temptation to change it saying supplied 200 day's of power with 165 day's of power cuts and shortages.

 

[bankruatsteve]

Ooh Kay.

 

[VocalNeal]

Hmmm. May one should be happy about the 200 days of power. This is Asia, not Kansas,  after all and things happen. 

[lopburi3]

Actually I have  experienced fewer power outages here in Bangkok than was my experience in USA.  The only cuts here are the dirty power switches where they throw it off for a few seconds a couple of times a week or local transform fuse replacement which is normally done within an hour.  Not the multi hour outages that we often had in States.

[Paul Laycock1]

Come and live in the north east. I have heard every excuse under the sun.

It pisses me off that my frozen food defrosts and then refreezes, not healthy.

[lopburi3]

Having lived in India/Bangladesh/Laos/Guinea/Nigeria/Lebanon/Philippines/China/Japan/Germany for extended periods; and Chiang Mai/Udon/Takhli/Bangkok in Thailand understand the defrosting freezer issues.  Suspect would be tempted to get a small generator just for that problem if living upcountry.  But here in Bangkok power is really quite reliable all things considered.

[Paul Laycock1]

Ok I'll take your word for it.

[steven100]

small 2500 watt genset NDL-3000NA

[RichCor]

Doesn't Honda make some compact gensets that are relatively quiet, for not too much money?

Though, it you really want to protect your frozen food stuff then you'd want an autostart/autotransfer.

 

 

[KhunBENQ]

It seems to highly vary dependent on location.

I live in the Isaan sticks and longer power outages have become really rare.

Maybe 3 in a year lasting longer than an hour.

It must be more than a year that there was a full night outage which is really bad especially in hot weather.

 

But indeed more often there are short interruptions of a few seconds.

Annoying when you sit on the computer/internet and some transaction is interrupted.

 

[colinneil]

We live in the sticks in Issan, very few problems with electric supply.

We have had only 2 power cuts in well over a year. ( minutes not hours)

Now i rely on electric more than most people, for my electric winches to get me on/off my bed, on/off my mobility scooter. My standby generator has not been used now for more than 2 years.

Edited October 16, 2017 by colinneil

[Paul Laycock1]

Deep joy for you all. I also live in Issan. My post was really about the wording on a sign outside the electric company rather than the amount of power dips and outages although when it goes off it really pisses me off.

[Crossy]

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

My standby generator has not been used now for more than 2 years.

I hope you run the beast regularly and charge the battery, you want it to start when you DO need it

 

[bluesofa]

On 16/10/2017 at 3:03 PM, colinneil said:

We live in the sticks in Issan, very few problems with electric supply.

We have had only 2 power cuts in well over a year. ( minutes not hours)

I obviously must have different sticks running to my supply in Issan.

In the past 4 years, we have had 44 power outages, ranging from 5 minutes to 11 hours.

[Paul Laycock1]

blue sofa, glad I'm not the only one.

[colinneil]

30 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

I obviously must have different sticks running to my supply in Issan.

In the past 4 years, we have had 44 power outages, ranging from 5 minutes to 11 hours.

Unlucky mate, we are 3ks south of Banphai, and as i have already posted, electric here has been pretty good.

Maybe PEA know i need my winch for on/off my bed and are being good to me.

[bluesofa]

On 27/10/2017 at 2:09 PM, Paul Laycock1 said:

blue sofa, glad I'm not the only one.

You too?

I don't know where you are, but we've just had another power outage this morning - two-and-a half hours, taking the total up to 45.

 

[Paul Laycock1]

bluesofa, up in the north east, Loengnoktha to be precise.