We still haven't recovered from a lightning strike last year. Some of our wiring has to be redone and a couple of wall fans installed. Looking for a competent and reliable electrician. Any suggestions would be welcome

Getting estimates for a complete house rewire from 2 conductor to 3

Both competent, recommended.

No English tho'

Advice: Keep looking and never look back. ????

To be serious, mostly they are horrible. Not saying you can not find a good one, but it´s hard.

45 minutes ago, canthai55 said:

Getting estimates for a complete house rewire from 2 conductor to 3

Both competent, recommended.

No English tho'

Sounds good. Can you give me the contact details?

16 minutes ago, Dagfinnur Traustason said:

Advice: Keep looking and never look back. ????

To be serious, mostly they are horrible. Not saying you can not find a good one, but it´s hard.

I know. The good are very rare then hard to book since they are so busy.  (Magnificent name, by the way. Are you really Icelandic?)

I had the same question in the same location as your self . I decided to learn electrical installation  to avoid all the frustrations . I can now rewire a house combined with the breaker earth  with ease . It is not difficult and with the help of the net you can find all the help you need . 

24 minutes ago, Moontan said:

Sounds good. Can you give me the contact details?

Soon as the wife home

We asked at the an electrical shop near us. Young man - owners son, speaks as good English as me.

He gave us the 2 contact numbers. Both in his store every day, both not cheap but high quality.

Got an estimate by a local - 24,000 THB

First of the 2 quoted 54,000 THB. Uses High quality wire, boxes, outlets, switches. Panel from Germany (I wanted Square D)

All new LED lights

Edited January 12, 20215 yr by canthai55

21 minutes ago, Moontan said:

I know. The good are very rare then hard to book since they are so busy.  (Magnificent name, by the way. Are you really Icelandic?)

Yes, I am one of the old relics. The Last Viking!

23 hours ago, Dagfinnur Traustason said:

Yes, I am one of the old relics. The Last Viking!

I am Tasmanian so I guess we have a few things in common.

Khun ยงค์  091-076-6656 - younger man

 

Khun เปี๊ยก 081-980-8513 - older man

I also needed an electrician recently - my wife managed to find one but I received some good advice on here so I'll pass it on.

 

In some areas it is almost impossible to find a qualified electrician but as soon as you ask - every Tom and Dick is one, they're not.  It is very likely that some of the engineers at you local PEA depot will do some 'moonlighting'.

 

Take a Thai speaker with you though.

16 hours ago, canthai55 said:

Khun ยงค์  091-076-6656 - younger man

 

Khun เปี๊ยก 081-980-8513 - older man

Thank you very much

Just for kicks I looked at the wire isle at the HH Homepro this week... 30 types, sizes of wire, not one single roll of three wire. 

Man coming to do our house Thursday. Two days required.

Only original wiring left will be the supply from the power pole ouside our gate.

 

On 1/13/2021 at 5:40 PM, KhaoYai said:

I also needed an electrician recently - my wife managed to find one but I received some good advice on here so I'll pass it on.

 

In some areas it is almost impossible to find a qualified electrician but as soon as you ask - every Tom and Dick is one, they're not.  It is very likely that some of the engineers at you local PEA depot will do some 'moonlighting'.

 

Take a Thai speaker with you though.

Thanks. That seems like a very good idea

On 1/13/2021 at 5:40 PM, KhaoYai said:

It is very likely that some of the engineers at you local PEA depot will do some 'moonlighting'.

That worked for us with several small items.  Never tried a large project but they could probably arrange it too.