33,000Baht Electric Bill

[AngelofDeath]

2800baht for the bill sound reasonable. I stay alone and rack up a bill of 2000baht per month in a condo.

[nocturn]

Yikes..thats nearly 3k per month

Theres no way you could possibly rack up that sort of bill, with a meter or otherwise. You would have to run the air con 24/7 and have hot showers and be cooking every 4 hours.

I have never paid over 1,500 per month for power, and thats with 2 people not bothering to economise.

Maybe you should tell them this much usage is just simply not possible and see what is the response.

twaddle.

I live in a small house run 1 ac all night and one most days, and my bill is consistently higher than 3k

[balo]

Always make sure the condo owner will give you the electricity bill from the government. Or that you put it in your own name. You can pay it at 7 Eleven and it will be normal price .

I would never accept anything else, most rental condos in Bangkok will do this.

[surayu]

When i was living in a Bkk condo, my electricity was around 4-5k every month, remember that the condo management can charge you whatever rate they want for the units you consume, better to have a look at your contract before you sign up for anything.

[Nisa]

I think we pay about 1200 or 1500 a month for a 3 bedroom apartment w 3 aircon units. This includes the added percent(s) of the building. It is my wife and I and daughter. I would guess on average it equals running 1 a/c unit 18 hours a day since the bedroom ones are on all night but our daughter probably stays at her friends apartment 2 or 3 nights a week.

You should check to see what rate they are charging you to see how much they have marked it up and at least negotiate that down.

Correction ... it is a 2 bedroom with 3 AC's

[engine1589]

Thanks for all the feedback. I thought I was monitoring this forum and didn't think I got any responses so I'm glad I checked. I am meeting with the condo owner tomorrow to hopefully get my deposit back and he was as shocked as I was to get the same word doc bill. Last week, I spoke with building management who told me to contact the developers - the ones issuing the electric bills...funny they wouldn't issue the water bills as well. Anyway, I called and asked 'whiskey tango foxtrot' (nicely of course) and they told me they would talk to their manager and get back to me. I called again last week and sent an email and no response. I get the feeling they know its shady when they can't produce a monthly bill. How could they expect anyone to take them seriously with a bill like that....it's literally two columns with the month and amount x 12. The rate seems about right since I was paying about the same at my old condo and I use the AC nightly and cook a lot. If I had a shady landlord like the last one who kept my entire 'security deposit' because my maid broke a couple dishes than I would be a little more worried about losing all of my deposit...but this one has been very up front. Like one of the other replies stated I guess you just come to except it here unless I get a 'lawyer' to write a letter threatening to take them to the pay under the table court of law. I will count my loses if I don't get my security deposit back but how do you run a business like that (rhetorical question)?!