Popular Post kingofthemountain Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2020 Hi i usualy never pay more than 300 bahts/month for my electric bill so i was concerned when i seen my bill was 378 baths. Doing the ratio price by unit i see my old bills were at the price of 2.52 bahts\unit but the last month for the first time it was a jump to 3,25 by unit, an increase of near 40 % I can not understand why, someone here has a clue about that? It was the first month i reached more than 100 units (Because of the covid crisis, i let 2 ex gogo girls staying with me and they use the shower often, that could explain the use of the water heater and the up on the number of units) there is a different priceby unit if you use less or more than 100 units? Thank you in advance for your help here a photo of the 2 bills, on the left the one of may and on the right the one for june 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lopburi3 Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2020 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Power Bills are a bit of a mystery at the moment. Ours are around 50% less than usual but the only "discount" on the slip is the 3% same as yours at the bottom. While the major discount is due to the covid-19 situation as was initially the 3% there was also a unit price increase announced just before the pandemic onset. But can you really object to a months worth of well scrubbed for 100Baht? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bert bloggs Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2020 300 baht a month? i take it you have regular weekly hot shower????? 3 1 2 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofthemountain Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 minute ago, bert bloggs said: 300 baht a month? i take it you have regular weekly hot shower????? 55 no, i take 2 showers\day minimum and same for the girls but on the other hand i don't use the aircon. And it's just a 38m2 studio with a big bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Oldie Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2020 3 minutes ago, kingofthemountain said: 55 no, i take 2 showers\day minimum and same for the girls but on the other hand i don't use the aircon. And it's just a 38m2 studio with a big bed. You can save electricity and water if you and the girls shower together ???? 2 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pattaya46 Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, bert bloggs said: 300 baht a month? i take it you have regular weekly hot shower????? Hot shower ?? Who takes hot showers in Thailand ? My "cold water" in condo must be about 20°C, well enough for a shower... but not cold enough to really refresh ???? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofthemountain Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Oldie said: You can save electricity and water if you and the girls shower together ???? i know we did it already by chance the shower is pretty large and the girls are pretty slim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 For the OP; @lopburi3's table above explains nearly all but looks like you had some reduction of 77B on previous month? (Can't read well on phone) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kingofthemountain Posted June 30, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Pattaya46 said: Hot shower ?? Who takes hot showers in Thailand ? My "cold water" in condo must be about 20°C, well enough for a shower... but not cold enough to really refresh ???? In the afternoon i agree a cold shower is nice but in the morning or in the evening, particularly when it's raining, it's good to have some hot water 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cake Monster Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2020 12 minutes ago, bert bloggs said: 300 baht a month? i take it you have regular weekly hot shower????? Whether it is needed on not 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CGW Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2020 17 minutes ago, Pattaya46 said: Hot shower ?? Who takes hot showers in Thailand ? You haven't been to the "North" of Thailand have you? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Just now, CGW said: You haven't been to the "North" of Thailand have you? Yes I did. And yes I agree that not Thailand has the same weather as Bangkok or Pattaya. I remember a guesthouse near Chiang Rai that had a chimney to warm the main room ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert bloggs Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Pattaya46 said: Hot shower ?? Who takes hot showers in Thailand ? My "cold water" in condo must be about 20°C, well enough for a shower... but not cold enough to really refresh ???? I know you will think me mad ,my wife and son do ,but i like a hot bath in the evening ,i can soak the day away .???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sometimewoodworker Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, kingofthemountain said: 55 no, i take 2 showers\day minimum and same for the girls but on the other hand i don't use the aircon. And it's just a 38m2 studio with a big bed. You also need to show your February bill as the May bill will be limited to that one. For 99 units you should pay 348.98Baht you probably used 80 units in February. Edited June 30, 2020 by sometimewoodworker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bkk6060 Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2020 That is a $2.50 increase. Tell those Gogo girls to shower before they come over. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jastheace Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 This pricing depending on usage is nothing new. i remember a guy in a 5Mbaht house in bang sare going apes--t over it when he went into the next bracket. it was overall about 100 baht more than 'usual'. i think it goes back to the government helping/ subsidising low users as they wouldn't have lots of expensive equipment using lots of power. my ex GF parents had 2 houses (1 in bad condition but still lived in) on the same plot, and i paid to have an extra meter put in, reason not important. there was a time when the units were zero baht if under a certain limit, and that was the case on one of the houses usually, and occasionally on the other house. this was a while back though..... remember Taksin? about then'ish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofthemountain Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, bkk6060 said: That is a $2.50 increase. Tell those Gogo girls to shower before they come over. Yes the increase is not a big deal i was just curious to understand why it was this amount the table posted by Lopburi3 was the answer, thank you again to him. For the girls the ''problem'' is they are here full time in my room, the only option is to send them to the shower at the swimming pool, but it's more fun to take showers together Edited June 30, 2020 by kingofthemountain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 17 minutes ago, kingofthemountain said: i was just curious to understand why it was this amount the table posted by Lopburi3 was the answer, thank you again to him. No it wasn’t. It was the limit of your May bill to the same as your February one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dabhand Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2020 Likely that the OP, rather than wanting a good whinge about the electric bill, was more keen to highlight having 2 slim ex-gogo girls staying with him. Me, jealous? You betcha. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 3 hours ago, CGW said: You haven't been to the "North" of Thailand have you? I live in the north. The only time for a hot shower is in December and January. However this year I extended to early March due to the cold weather. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofthemountain Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 14 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said: No it wasn’t. It was the limit of your May bill to the same as your February one. i have to check the february bill tomorrow and take a photo with the daylight, i will post it here too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pilotman Posted June 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 30, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, kingofthemountain said: 55 no, i take 2 showers\day minimum and same for the girls but on the other hand i don't use the aircon. And it's just a 38m2 studio with a big bed. 'girls', so that's minimum 3 of you, in 38 sq m, you must be bouncing off each other and off the walls. Edited June 30, 2020 by Pilotman 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Why Me Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Pilotman said: girls', so that's minimum 3 of you, in 38 sq m, you must be bouncing off each other ... That would be the point, no? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert bloggs Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, Pilotman said: 'girls', so that's minimum 3 of you, in 38 sq m, you must be bouncing off each other and off the walls. Our main bedroom with en suite in our house is just a bit smaller than that ,i cant imagine 3 living in there , in fact my first bed sit in an old Victorian house in London back in the 70s was as big . mind you as ive said in other posts the wife was in property and some of these new condoes make 38sq mtrs look large 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, bert bloggs said: Our main bedroom with en suite in our house is just a bit smaller than that ,i cant imagine 3 living in there , in fact my first bed sit in an old Victorian house in London back in the 70s was as big . mind you as ive said in other posts the wife was in property and some of these new condoes make 38sq mtrs look large Ours too and we have 3 other bedrooms. It's not bragging, its just that I couldn't live in such a restricted place. I tried it once, for 6 horrible months and it drove me crazy and there was just me and Mrs P. Our house is 220 sq m and a perfect size for us. Elect bill is around 2,000 Baht per month and we use air-con every night for around 8 to 10 hours and have a pool. Last elect 'discount' was 700 Baht and it came in at 1,070 Baht, goodness knows why, as the bill didn't make any sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilotman Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 18 minutes ago, Why Me said: That would be the point, no? depends if you are related or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob A Kneale Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 4 hours ago, kingofthemountain said: my old bills were at the price of 2.52 bahts\unit but the last month for the first time it was a jump to 3,25 by unit, an increase of near 40 % That's nowhere near 40%, it's less than a 29% increase. Are you sure that you've only got 2 girls there? You're maths isn't that good, maybe you've miscounted! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofthemountain Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Pilotman said: 'girls', so that's minimum 3 of you, in 38 sq m, you must be bouncing off each other and off the walls. Before to move in my room the girls were used to share a room smaller than that and they were 5 inside with a small bed. Now with only 2 or them (Plus myself) and a big size bed they are pretty comfortable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofthemountain Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Bob A Kneale said: That's nowhere near 40%, it's less than a 29% increase. Are you sure that you've only got 2 girls there? You're maths isn't that good, maybe you've miscounted! I have never been good with the maths i have managed to have my baccalaureate with 1\20 in maths (But 19\20 in ecomomy) i am sure there is no more than 2 girls i am on a budget and i can't afford to feed more of them on a daily basis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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