How much do you pay for your electric?

[HAKAPALITA]

25 in House and Car, Bangkok Bank must be below zero, the Cashiers ware Anoraks.


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[Naam]

2 hours ago, Nemises said:

2 hours ago, BTB1977 said:

Around 500 baht a month. One air con running at least 12 hours a day. I do not ask why? I rent a small 2 bedroom one bath house built about 2 years ago. No plans on moving. 

 

Hmmmm...An efficient A/C using just half a unit per hour for 12 hours per day for 30 days month @ 4 baht per unit equals 720 baht per month.

Yet you’re paying 500 baht a month for “12 hours daily a/c usage” plus fridge plus HWS plus TV plus whatever else = nah, 500b not possible for all that consumption.

he is one of the chosen people who own miracle aircons. you find them in all threads pertaining to electricity consumption.

 

if he unplugs his fridge and TV his meter runs backwards with the aircon on full blast. 

[HAKAPALITA]

13 minutes ago, Naam said:

he is one of the chosen people who own miracle aircons. you find them in all threads pertaining to electricity consumption.

 

if he unplugs his fridge and TV his meter runs backwards with the aircon on full blast. 

Think he needs a Plug on end of Aircon unit.

[RichardColeman]

I pay about 1,800-2,000 a month. I think most of that goes on the aircon we have on all night in one room from about 9pm to 9 am for baby to sleep better. When wife and baby went away for a month it dropped to about 800.

[HAKAPALITA]

2 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

I pay about 1,800-2,000 a month. I think most of that goes on the aircon we have on all night in one room from about 9pm to 9 am for baby to sleep better. When wife and baby went away for a month it dropped to about 800.

And your Beer Consumption went to 1000-2200 a month.

[Speedo1968]

Live in small 2 bed, lounge, kitchen, bathroom house outside small village area of a market town.

Gardens all around.   Local area seems to have a micro climate, cold desert winds from China in the winter.

PEA is supplier, unit cost inc tax is 3.6 baht.

Winter bills 200 baht, summer 600 baht.   2 AC's, use only if high humidity.

Neighbours bill 50 - 200 baht inc. one AC; in winter their bill can be below 50 baht so no charge.

Main line water bill about 60 baht, buy treated drinking water refilling 5 litre bottles at 1 baht litre.

[HAKAPALITA]

1 hour ago, Speedo1968 said:

Live in small 2 bed, lounge, kitchen, bathroom house outside small village area of a market town.

Gardens all around.   Local area seems to have a micro climate, cold desert winds from China in the winter.

PEA is supplier, unit cost inc tax is 3.6 baht.

Winter bills 200 baht, summer 600 baht.   2 AC's, use only if high humidity.

Neighbours bill 50 - 200 baht inc. one AC; in winter their bill can be below 50 baht so no charge.

Main line water bill about 60 baht, buy treated drinking water refilling 5 litre bottles at 1 baht litre.

And you call that living.?. i hope you still young so things get better.. we as Students cooked Bacon with an Electric Iron, no oven back then.

[Finnc99]

13 hours ago, wgdanson said:

You are very lucky man. 500 Bht is 125 units per month / 30 = 4.14 units per day. A small fridge will take at least one unit, a 9BTU a/c takes between 500 and 1000 watts, depending on condition and temperature selected. Lets average it at 750 x 14 = 10.5 units PER DAY, 300 per month x 4 Bht per unit. You don't have to be Rachel Riley to do the maths.

My bill was 138 units, which I have already stated. 497/133 = around 3.6 baht a unit.

I don't see your point? Or what you are even getting at.

[Finnc99]

9 hours ago, Naam said:

he is one of the chosen people who own miracle aircons. you find them in all threads pertaining to electricity consumption.

 

if he unplugs his fridge and TV his meter runs backwards with the aircon on full blast. 

Lolol, you people in this forum are so salty. Have to argue with everything. I use the aircon from average 7pm until 9am, fridge is always on, never use the TV it is actually unplugged.

If you actually looked at the government pricing you would realise it is actually less than 4baht. My aircon is brand new, so is the fridge. Fridge is on the lowest setting and aircon is mostly on 28 - at nights is on 26. 

And here is my receipt since your brain struggles to believe it.

[HAKAPALITA]

Not Salty, just amazed.!

[blackhorse]

Lolol, you people in this forum are so salty. Have to argue with everything. I use the aircon from average 7pm until 9am, fridge is always on, never use the TV it is actually unplugged.
If you actually looked at the government pricing you would realise it is actually less than 4baht. My aircon is brand new, so is the fridge. Fridge is on the lowest setting and aircon is mostly on 28 - at nights is on 26. 
And here is my receipt since your brain struggles to believe it.

Looks like a fan room bill... means nothing

[Naam]

10 hours ago, Finnc99 said:

I use the aircon from average 7pm until 9am,

aircon is mostly on 28

there wouldn't have been any salty comments if this info was available. there's a huge big difference using aircon at night vs. daytime.

[wgdanson]

11 hours ago, Finnc99 said:

138 units, which I have already stated. 497/133 = around 3.6 baht a unit.

Get you figures correct before critisizing others. NO WAY can ANY a/c on 12 hours a day use less than your bill. Even if it only uses average 500 watts (0.5 units) per hour x 12 hours x 30 days = 180 units x 3.6 = 648 Bht. 

[steve73]

I know someone here who was renting a small house.  He wanted to do some work on his electrics so he shut off the main incoming breaker, and was surprised to see the A/C still running.  He then checked the meter and it was stopped.  Seems the owner had taken his A/C feed BEFORE the meter.... 

Needless to say he kept quiet..!

[HAKAPALITA]

1 hour ago, wgdanson said:

Get you figures correct before critisizing others. NO WAY can ANY a/c on 12 hours a day use less than your bill. Even if it only uses average 500 watts (0.5 units) per hour x 12 hours x 30 days = 180 units x 3.6 = 648 Bht. 

Perhaps hes a failed Ferang Maths Teacher, teaching English here. Never read such rubbish.

[wgdanson]

2 minutes ago, HAKAPALITA said:

Perhaps hes a failed Ferang Maths Teacher, teaching English here. Never read such rubbish.

Sorry, do you mean Finnc99 or myself talking rubbish?

[steve73]

1 hour ago, wgdanson said:

Get you figures correct before critisizing others. NO WAY can ANY a/c on 12 hours a day use less than your bill. Even if it only uses average 500 watts (0.5 units) per hour x 12 hours x 30 days = 180 units x 3.6 = 648 Bht. 

 

When I installed a small A/C in my bedroom (after a couple of years using only fans) my bill only increased by around 300bt /month.  A/C was only on for around 8-10 hours, at 28 C, and was cycling perhaps no more than 20% of the time (except during the really hot season). 

Of course everything else, well & irrigation pumps, shower, fridge, lights, etc. was already using around 2x that, but I was surprised how little extra the A/C used.  I later bought a small upright fridge/freezer and the bill again went up by a similar amount - this time surprised by how much it had increased. 

[steve73]

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[Nemises]

Did I read somewhere that condo managers are no longer allowed to charge more than the government rate?

 

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[HAKAPALITA]

2 hours ago, wgdanson said:

Sorry, do you mean Finnc99 or myself talking rubbish?

Not You.

[blackhorse]

Only if you own 5 or more condos. Strange rule I know

Did I read somewhere that condo managers are no longer allowed to charge more than the government rate?
 

[balo]

I can't see under 500 baht is possible if you use your air con 10 hours daily !  Are you sure you live there 30 days per month ? 

 

Maybe you just pop in for 1 week and impress us with your bill . 

 

 

[Speedo1968]

22 hours ago, HAKAPALITA said:

And you call that living.?. i hope you still young so things get better.. we as Students cooked Bacon with an Electric Iron, no oven back then.

72 if that means am i still young.    Hippie trails from Uk to Asia etc twice in the early 1970's, roadside or wherever sleeping.  Stayed by a river for nearly 2 months in Malaysia in 1971 on a tiny sand beach in a tent etc etc, water and electric no charge.    Lived back of beyond in South America for 6 years also in 1970s, dug own well for water etc.    I wasn't a student just a traveler.

[Naam]

here's the beef and proof that the Right Honourable Sir Finn is trying to büllshite. look at the consumptions of earlier months! 23kWh in the usually hottest month of the year? 8kWh in may? 

 

 

[HAKAPALITA]

1 hour ago, Speedo1968 said:

72 if that means am i still young.    Hippie trails from Uk to Asia etc twice in the early 1970's, roadside or wherever sleeping.  Stayed by a river for nearly 2 months in Malaysia in 1971 on a tiny sand beach in a tent etc etc, water and electric no charge.    Lived back of beyond in South America for 6 years also in 1970s, dug own well for water etc.    I wasn't a student just a traveler.

I see, never saved much then sleeping by roadsides n beaches, Jungles etc.Hence the  thrifty lifestyle now.

[Finnc99]

2 hours ago, Naam said:

here's the beef and proof that the Right Honourable Sir Finn is trying to büllshite. look at the consumptions of earlier months! 23kWh in the usually hottest month of the year? 8kWh in may? 

 

 

Yes sir, that was with two Aircon units on 24/7. Only 8 units! 

Impressive right?