Popular Post worgeordie Posted May 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2019 The rainy season is just starting,yesterday we had a little wind and rain and off goes the Electricity,as it does,then late last night the water goes off, this morning its trickling out the tap,i can piss harder,we live a few Kilometers from the city centre so it's not like its the back of beyond. Why the Government spends Billions and Billions on Weapons of War, Subs, Tanks,Planes,Helicopters and other useless crap that will be broken down in a few years,spending on this stuff does not help the population,only ones that gain from it are the Generals, They need to spend some money on having a reliable Electricity supply for everyone in Thailand,as this has been an ongoing problem for years,get the simple things right...........I know,I know, not much commission from repairing the electrical system,so don't expect things to improve anytime soon. Anyone else having problems with electricity ,water supplies ? regards Worgeordie 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post madmen Posted May 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2019 What village are you in? No probs here in bangkok 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lamkyong Posted May 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2019 Near Kalasin this year particularly worse than others slightest indication of faraway thunder /lighting also close off it goes friend suggested they off the power to save damage to power lines/equipment but not to sure however far more cuts so far than other years i conclude lack of preventive maintenance 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 We still get regular power cuts here in Pattaya/Jomtien area. " The World class family and Riviera of Thailand resort" !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted May 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2019 And up North here in San Sai, power goes out nearly every time there's a strong wind or a bit of rain. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiLai Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 The rainy season is just starting,yesterday we had a little wind and rain and off goes the Electricity,as it does,then late last night the water goes off, this morning its trickling out the tap,i can piss harder,we live a few Kilometers from the city centre so it's not like its the back of beyond. Why the Government spends Billions and Billions on Weapons of War, Subs, Tanks,Planes,Helicopters and other useless crap that will be broken down in a few years,spending on this stuff does not help the population,only ones that gain from it are the Generals, They need to spend some money on having a reliable Electricity supply for everyone in Thailand,as this has been an ongoing problem for years,get the simple things right...........I know,I know, not much commission from repairing the electrical system,so don't expect things to improve anytime soon. Anyone else having problems with electricity ,water supplies ? regards WorgeordieYes, I’ve had it going off a fair bit lately, it’s pathetic in this day and age.To be fair though it’s not normally off for too long.Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 3 hours ago, worgeordie said: They need to spend some money on having a reliable Electricity supply for everyone in Thailand,as this has been an ongoing problem for years Well they are improving it in and around us, improving infrastructure takes a long time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiLai Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Well they are improving it in and around us, improving infrastructure takes a long time.Anything here takes a long time.Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CharlieH Posted May 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2019 Seems to be a common issue everywhere, slightest rain /storm etc and out it goes. Rarely for very long though. I read in some areas they are now slowly eliminating the spaghetti and putting things underground, but doubt it will improve significantly in our lifetime ! ???? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 3 hours ago, madmen said: What village are you in? No probs here in bangkok We are not that far outside BKK (inside the outer ring road) but still everytime there is flash-and-bang in the area the power goes off. We have an auto-start genset and UPS's on the essential kit (PCs, routers, Madam's TV) so we barely notice anything apart from the aircon beeping when the genset comes on line. Intermittent and variable (180V) power is just a fact of life. Mitigate it as best you can, nothing is going to change any time soon ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishtank Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 (edited) Yep. one drop of rain or a gentle breeze and the power goes off. We have had no water for days up here in Khon Kaen. This is what happens with monopolies. On the water bill it says "Customers happy with our product and service" Edited May 22, 2019 by fishtank 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Odysseus123 Posted May 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2019 I used to look forward to the transformer exploding at the end of the soi-it put on quite a show on a weekly basis during the rainy season. Water would go off at least once a week. Across the river from Ubon. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 29 minutes ago, JaiLai said: Anything here takes a long time. Yeah I wouldn't wanna do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 I log all the power outages we have, I started doing it as we seemed to have so many. Living in Udon, just outside the ring road, in the past five-and-a-half years we've had 69 power outages, ranging from 5 minutes to 10 hours 45 minutes. I think the water supply has gone off once, maybe twice, for a day or so. The neighbours told us. We don't really notice as we have two 800 litre tanks that fill from the mains water supply. It would be days before realised the water was off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grollies Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Same here in North Chon Buri, electrical storm, power goes. But, we have a 3 phase supply from PEA for wife's chicken farm. We got the local PEA guys to install the tranformer, wire, posts, shed and generator hook-up and in return they upgraded 7km of 3-phase supply around the area. PEA runs a group on the Line app. Whenever the power goes, day or night, we call and a PEA team goes out to fix it. Gotta say the service is great. Usually only off for an hour or two and we have a 60kVA genny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumak Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 59 minutes ago, JaiLai said: Anything here takes a long time. Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app obviously you have not bar fined a young lady recently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 56 minutes ago, Kwasaki said: Well they are improving it in and around us, improving infrastructure takes a long time. Same in our area. Outages used to be frequent and long. Now they are infrequent and usually last a few seconds up to 3 times. If a 3rd outage occurs it can be a long one which I presume is due to all alternative feeds being damaged. Lightning strikes are usually fatal to transformers and it is not PEA's fault it happens. Certainly the supply is more consistent although in the last couple of months depleted and wavering in voltage. I put it down to the increasing level of aircon usage and the supply being regulated to avoid excess draw on reserves via substations. Always better at night which may be due to industrial consumers having the priority? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted May 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2019 (edited) As i said in another thread this morning water suppy here is a joke Electric not much better, crack...ohh s++t lighting, come on woman get me on the bed quickly, before we lose the power, no power i am stuck in my wheelchair, or have to send the wife get the generator out, not easy for her, so i can be stuck on my bed from 4/5 in the afternoon. One time i was getting winched on to my bed, and we lost power, me swinging over the bed, but unable to get down, wife near wetting herself laughing, me cursing PEA. Edited May 22, 2019 by colinneil 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Justgrazing Posted May 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2019 We thought unannounced power cuts were all part of the charm of living here .. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Mind you could be worse on the power cuts front .. Remember the 3 day week back in the 70's .? Imagine if they had that sort of thing going on in Thailand .. Be a good time to move into the candles market though I suppose .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GinBoy2 Posted May 22, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2019 2 hours ago, CharlieH said: Seems to be a common issue everywhere, slightest rain /storm etc and out it goes. Rarely for very long though. I read in some areas they are now slowly eliminating the spaghetti and putting things underground, but doubt it will improve significantly in our lifetime ! ???? I would speculate that everyone of us will have long turned to dust before the 'spaghetti' is gone. Often it's actually amazed me that any of it actually works at all. How any lineman can identify whats still active or just abandoned cable in the mess of tangled wires truly amazes me. In our Thai home we always keep a supply of battery lamps, ready for that couple of claps of thunder. As for the guys in Bangkok, you live in a special Thai bubble, most of the country...not so much! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 14 minutes ago, GinBoy2 said: I would speculate that everyone of us will have long turned to dust before the 'spaghetti' is gone. Often it's actually amazed me that any of it actually works at all. How any lineman can identify whats still active or just abandoned cable in the mess of tangled wires truly amazes me. In our Thai home we always keep a supply of battery lamps, ready for that couple of claps of thunder. As for the guys in Bangkok, you live in a special Thai bubble, most of the country...not so much! Agreed. I have switched to solar lights around the outside home now too, so if the power is out the place is not in total darkness of an evening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Close to BKK near central westgate no problems with watersupply only electricity that goes off sometimes for a short time (few seconds) and even rarer longer (think one time this year usually when it rains). So cant complain too much. For the short power breaks i got an UPS.. if longer im F@cked but does not happen often enough to warrant an generator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingamabob Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 5 hours ago, johng said: We still get regular power cuts here in Pattaya/Jomtien area. " The World class family and Riviera of Thailand resort" !! ...and in Rayong area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiLai Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Crossy said: We are not that far outside BKK (inside the outer ring road) but still everytime there is flash-and-bang in the area the power goes off. We have an auto-start genset and UPS's on the essential kit (PCs, routers, Madam's TV) so we barely notice anything apart from the aircon beeping when the genset comes on line. Intermittent and variable (180V) power is just a fact of life. Mitigate it as best you can, nothing is going to change any time soon ???? I'm lost when it comes to electric, is this easy to do? in the past i've asked an electrician about it but it just seems way above his knowledge, any info of how to set up would be very much appreciated. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilailuk Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 (edited) Nong Krot north of Nakhon S. - power out last night for 6 hours, no generator... yet, but have considered it, because of endless unstable electricity. PEA? Gave up on these bastards long time ago: "You need talk to puu yai baan and collect 500 signed letters from people, then we will consider more transformer". Bangkok political/taharn elite more busy with Thailand 4.0 - whatever that is, and highspeed trains, stupid as they are.. FIX THE CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE FIRST, YOU MORONS!!! Edited May 22, 2019 by wilailuk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoganInParasite Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 About five kilometers from Pua in Nan province. Six storms in last eight weeks, lost power in all of them. Not for long, longest maybe 90 minutes. Couple of other outages that turned out to be for planned installations/maintenance. One storm also cut the True fibre optic cable in two places. Was fixed within a day of us reporting it, seems we are the only folks using it in our locale. We have low voltage from PEA but as at least one person above said, nothing you can do about that other than your own mitigations. Village water has been strong and clean to date. All-in-all I'm reasonably happy with our utilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 4 minutes ago, JaiLai said: I'm lost when it comes to electric, is this easy to do? in the past i've asked an electrician about it but it just seems way above his knowledge, any info of how to set up would be very much appreciated. Have a look in this thread, it's certainly not beyond a competent DIYer but some knowledge of electrics is really needed. Alternatively Global (and other places) sell generators that are "auto start ready" along with the transfer switches. One imagines that they also provide an installation service ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 5 hours ago, johng said: We still get regular power cuts here in Pattaya/Jomtien area. " The World class family and Riviera of Thailand resort" !! You must be unlucky then as, touch wood, central/north Pattaya only recent cuts were when they were doing something along 3rd Road with the power lines - and that was some months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordblackader Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 5 hours ago, BritManToo said: And up North here in San Sai, power goes out nearly every time there's a strong wind or a bit of rain. In San Sai (the Doi Saket side) as well and luckily haven't had any cuts this year (last year regularly) but my biggest problem is the power flickering on and off (a second or so) when there's really strong wind. Had to go an buy a UPS for my computer it was so bad earlier this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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