1 hour ago, PoorSucker said:

Aircon in combo with fan can lower your electric bill with up to 50%

I was a little shocked last year when I got a 2900 baht elec bill in April when normally it's about 1200-1400. I serviced the aircons as weren't as cold as they should be and put a movable fan in the tv room. I still used aircon in bedroom all night to sleep but Elec bill in May came back down to 1500

Kick out your wife and you'll electricity bill will recover to the previous number.

10 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Anyway anyone here from Australia especially Queensland or Northern Territory should be used to the brutal heat 

Probably nothing compared to living in Alice Springs 

Yea mate ,Lived in NQLD Cairns Innisfail area for nearly 35 yrs but now I start feeling the Heat/ humidity  more  as I get Older .

11 hours ago, Furioso said:

I've been kicked out of a few 7-11's this month. 

Learn from the dogs 555

 

11 minutes ago, CHdiver said:

Learn from the dogs 555

 

Those aren't dogs.

Yes a huge increase because of heavy use of aircon. Our bill comes on 20th of each month. Latest was 6 times as much as the December 2023 one. Previous years the differential had been less than 4 times.

And yes the heat is brutal with little overnight relief.  Unfortunately no thought given to designing a cooler, insulated and shaded house so by noon without the aircon all rooms inside are like ovens. To my northern  European mind roof insulation, double skin walls with an air gap between and double glazed windows were about keeping the cold out and heat in, and heating bills down. Even our water which is pumped from a shaded tank is hot at the moment, too hot for a shower to give relief. December last the shower water needed heating to be pleasant.

14 hours ago, CharlieH said:

We had 44 over the weekend, Thats brutal ! 

 

Our electricity is up this month with temps over 40 regularly. probably up 25%, to be expected.

Mine went up over 40% in April over March. Having said that, it was Songkran and we had 8 extra visitors for 4 days, and 2 of them stayed for 2 weeks. My wife tells me that next month may be worse. even though there are only 3 of us now.

20 hours ago, McTavish said:

Is there a way to shade the outside of the wall - trees, awning or lattice?   I installed a 4m x 2.4m UV 95% blockout awning outside a wall (10cm off) and it has made a huge difference.  Even a cheapie market/shop-style roll down awning will do.

Trees never took (bushes really).... I did try a large plastic/ cloth awning which shaded the wall roughly as you suggest.... ( hooks at the top and bungee at the bottom). I think it claimed 90% shading, but am tempted to say it might give more of a greenhouse effect. What does get through still seriously heats the wall, given the time and intensity of it now. It has never endured before like this hot season. I even get the hose pipe on the wall at sunset some days, in an effort to cool it off. 

Thanks for the suggestions.

I realize everyone is free to waste their money as they see fit but among the many dumb things i see people commonly do is turning ac on in a room that’s being blasted with sun. And also just not migrating to other, cooler rooms. You usually don’t have to be confined in a certain room with laptops and whatnot. Pre cooling rooms or a car by rolling windows down and expelling hot air before turning on the ac. Little things matter to me because if we used energy more efficiently it certainly has positive environmental impacts as well. 

On 4/29/2024 at 7:31 AM, redwood1 said:

This heat wave is costing me a lot of money...

 

My usual electric bill in the condo cost around 1500, 1600 baht a month....Last months bill was

a whopping 3200 baht......This is my highest electric bill EVER in Thailand

 

I tried to not use the air so much but I was sweating like a pig in the condo with the aircon off...

 

3200 baht for one month of electricity is crazy......I would rather spend that money on more important things like drinking in bars....

 

They really should give farangs FREE electricity because we are not use to this heat like the Thais are.....

 

Has anyone else seen a big increase in their electric bill?

 

 

Has anyone else seen a big increase in their electric bill?....Nooooo,Mine Was 201 Baht MORE Last Month, That's very little to pay for a bit of Comfort....!!

 

15 hours ago, digger70 said:

Yea mate ,Lived in NQLD Cairns Innisfail area for nearly 35 yrs but now I start feeling the Heat/ humidity  more  as I get Older .

Yeah, Getting Older certainly DOESN'T Help...!!

I try to set up a gocoolfundme page. But it's just too hot, I cant think of any horror story to get the money flowing. 

Looking at the weather records, it seems to me that the evenings must be particularly uncomfortable.  In a building it could be 33 or more up to midnight with high humidity too.

 

Of an evening, a sensible strategy could be to wander the streets in tight fitting swimming briefs, perhaps in bright lemon, or shock pink.  Could make some interesting new friends too.

 

I think, on the other hand, it's probably best to visit a well cooled den of ill repute and stay there all night.

Oops, only been back 2 weeks in April and my bill was 1400. On track for a 3000 bill in May 😀

On 4/29/2024 at 6:22 PM, Furioso said:

I've been kicked out of a few 7-11's this month. 

hahaahhha ,i hope you dress ok an not wearing sandals ...like an old farang guy ...

I am cool enough with the balcony window/doors open during the day (Bangkok 8th floor) but nighttime I can't do without aircon. Common syndrome or not.?

In Pattaya my condo reached 33.1⁰ yesterday afternoon, a record, that's with wind blowing from the sea through my condo front to back

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

In Pattaya my condo reached 33.1⁰ yesterday afternoon, a record, that's with wind blowing from the sea through my condo front to back

I'm dreaming for it to drop that low here in Korat. 

 

At 8:15 last night it was still 36°

 

Currently sitting on 39.7°. however hoping to get rain tomorrow afternoon.  85% chance with possibly 10mm of rain.  Fingers crossed! 

 

 

13 minutes ago, Korat Kiwi said:

I'm dreaming for it to drop that low here in Korat. 

 

At 8:15 last night it was still 36°

 

Currently sitting on 39.7°. however hoping to get rain tomorrow afternoon.  85% chance with possibly 10mm of rain.  Fingers crossed! 

 

 

inside temperature?

11 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

inside temperature?

Yes. Near open windows 

We run two 18,000 units from 11am to 9pm, then a smaller 12,000 unit from 9pm till 9am.....our bill was 3,700B.....more than happy with that.

31 minutes ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Yes. Near open windows 

ah but your humidity is a lot lower? currently I'm at 32.7⁰ 74% humidity

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

In Pattaya my condo reached 33.1⁰ yesterday afternoon, a record, that's with wind blowing from the sea through my condo front to back

Turn on your aircon then....

30 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

ah but your humidity is a lot lower? currently I'm at 32.7⁰ 74% humidity

 

... true, dry af up here, 50% tops and down to 37% when hottest.

Minimal to no mozzies as well, quite unusual for this time oty.

 

A good 38⁰ in da crib though, just as outside right now where it reached 41⁰ earlier today.

 

I'm fine with a fan but do indeed prefer AC for nights rest these days ... 

 

16 minutes ago, Pattaya57 said:

Turn on your aircon then....

i will later, I don't want AC daytime

17 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

In Pattaya my condo reached 33.1⁰ yesterday afternoon, a record, that's with wind blowing from the sea through my condo front to back

Have you got the AC on? My lounge gets hotter and don't mention my bedroom with the West facing wall. I miss a sea breeze. 

On 4/29/2024 at 2:58 PM, Goat said:

That is warm Charlie.

But spare a thought for the millions of Thais who dont have an aircon. 

Tough people the Thais. 

you could say the same for anyone who lives in a cold climnate with many

-c temps, you adapt  to it especially if youve been brought up in it. My Wife couldnt stand anything below 30c.

17 hours ago, Will B Good said:

We run two 18,000 units from 11am to 9pm, then a smaller 12,000 unit from 9pm till 9am.....our bill was 3,700B.....more than happy with that.

Congrats.
Probably a relative new house with excellent insulation properties on roof, ceiling and walls.

Temperature and humidity in my kitchen a few days ago (CM) The fridge doesn't help, I sometimes turn it off for a few hours and back on at night.

 

What I don't understand is I still see Thais wearing coats while on mopeds.

 

Yesterday I saw a girl dressed up like she was going into the Arctic- which begs the question, are they trying to keep the heat out? It must be well over 50 degrees C in places on the road and quite painful to the skin.

 

 

 

17 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

i will later, I don't want AC daytime

Yes. I do the same. I admit it is sorta brutal but I don’t believe fighting the heat with ac is efficiently correct for lack of a better phrase. When it starts cooling off later afternoon I have less problem turning it on. Not saying your philosophy is similar. Don’t fight it. Go with the flow I suppose you could say.