On 7/18/2025 at 2:13 PM, Will B Good said:

 

I think our meter is dodgy.

 

We have the air on (two units) from 1pm through to 9am the following day, everyday ........and our biggest bill this year has been 1,800B.....??

 

Does that sound correct?

 

As a comparison, I have one aircon on all day in a room which is about 13 feet times 22 feet, I set it to 26/27 degrees as it reduces the humidity as well making it cooler.

 

I also have my computer on all day and a 49 inch monitor.

 

There are two large fridge/freezers.

 

During the night there is an aircon running at 26 degrees the bedroom is about 12 feet x 12 feet.

 

The bill is about 2300 baht a month. 

 

Now I am in the England for a five month holiday, my electricity bill in the house in Thailand is 600 baht a month, that is with my partner staying there five days a month with the aircon on at night in the same bedroom. 

 

She does not use aircon during the day. 

6 minutes ago, JamesPhuket10 said:

 

As a comparison, I have one aircon on all day in a room which is about 13 feet times 22 feet, I set it to 26/27 degrees as it reduces the humidity as well making it cooler.

 

I also have my computer on all day and a 49 inch monitor.

 

There are two large fridge/freezers.

 

During the night there is an aircon running at 26 degrees the bedroom is about 12 feet x 12 feet.

 

The bill is about 2300 baht a month. 

 

Now I am in the England for a five month holiday, my electricity bill in the house in Thailand is 600 baht a month, that is with my partner staying there five days a month with the aircon on at night in the same bedroom. 

 

She does not use aircon during the day. 

extra info.

 

Oh yes, this might be important, the whole of the suspended ceiling is covered with six inches of wool insulation, the bedroom I work in during the day with my computer etc has twelve inches of insulation, I notice when I have had the aircon for a few hours and then go out for a few hours (aircon off) and come back, it is still cool.

 

On 7/18/2025 at 8:13 PM, Will B Good said:

 

I think our meter is dodgy.

 

We have the air on (two units) from 1pm through to 9am the following day, everyday ........and our biggest bill this year has been 1,800B.....??

 

Does that sound correct?

You must have insulated exterior walls along with the attic. 

8 minutes ago, cdulaney said:

You must have insulated exterior walls along with the attic. 

 

No, single walls and only our bedroom has insulation in the loft.

 

We run the A/C at 25C.

 

 

On 7/19/2025 at 6:05 PM, JamesPhuket10 said:

 

Electricity in the UK costs 9.57 baht per unit.

 

Average salary £29,600 per year in the UK, the minimum wage in the UK for an eight hour day is 4294 baht a day.

 

Minimum daily wage in Thailand is 400 baht which is 10.7 times less than the UK.

 

So I don't think the Brits are worse off. 

Current average price per KWH in UK is   32.4 including Standing charge  and taxes  so that is  about 15  Baht per KWH      we also pay double of most EU countries and USA  and 3 times France ....   Get your facts right Im looking at UK bills and UK consumer sites ......  

On 7/19/2025 at 3:29 AM, Unamerican said:

So what is ED: something uniquely British, perhaps? 

ED MILLIBAND  the woke guy  ruining Uk with green levies  and net Zero