stevehaigh Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 has anyone heard what they are saying on TV news? there will be power cuts lasting most of the day in the whole of south Thailand starting April 5th to April 14! OMG! i hope this is wrong but that is what they are saying on channel 7 news. something to do with gas supplies from Burma to the generating stations in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 The Mrs. saying something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Thai Govt Gets Tough Over Power Usage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehaigh Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 (edited) Thai Govt Gets Tough Over Power Usage Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) Governor Sutas Patamasiriwat admitted that power "brownouts" - drops in voltage in the power-supply system - were possible in the South and Bangkok during the period, without the high-voltage pressure from power plants in the country's west. i guess good to prepare then. buckets of water in the bathrooms and kitchen, ice blocks in the freezer. The general public should also be encouraged not to wear suits... not a problem for me, haven't worn a suit in 25 years BTW, i have a hitachi water pump and i notice whenever we get these brown outs, the stupid thing overheats. does anyone else have that problem? i wonder what to do about it, other than replace it? Edited February 21, 2013 by stevehaigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taninthai Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Don't make no difference to me been living here 5 years with no electric in the day and generator supply 6pm-6am 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentine Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Thai Govt Gets Tough Over Power Usage Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) Governor Sutas Patamasiriwat admitted that power "brownouts" - drops in voltage in the power-supply system - were possible in the South and Bangkok during the period, without the high-voltage pressure from power plants in the country's west. i guess good to prepare then. buckets of water in the bathrooms and kitchen, ice blocks in the freezer. The general public should also be encouraged not to wear suits... not a problem for me, haven't worn a suit in 25 years BTW, i have a hitachi water pump and i notice whenever we get these brown outs, the stupid thing overheats. does anyone else have that problem? i wonder what to do about it, other than replace it? You could try putting a voltage regulator on it. Pumps can burn out quite easily when voltage is low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishIvan Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 (edited) Its a false alarm. The Thai idiots who started this rumour are getting a rap over the knuckles for it Edited February 21, 2013 by IrishIvan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentine Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Its a false alarm. The Thai idiots who started this rumour are getting a rap over the knuckles for it The OP's headline was misleading. The articles I read only stated the possibility of having outages & brown outs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehaigh Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 Its a false alarm. The Thai idiots who started this rumour are getting a rap over the knuckles for it The OP's headline was misleading. The articles I read only stated the possibility of having outages & brown outs. i was quoting what was said on the news. no one can know at this point how bad its going to be, but it doesn't hurt to be prepared. look at Samui, they were not prepared and they got f'ed big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsala Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Its a false alarm. The Thai idiots who started this rumour are getting a rap over the knuckles for it Just out of interest, Ivan, how do you know this? can you quote a source, or are assuming so you post as fact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansgruber Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 News section of thaivisa. The forum is bigger than Phuket. >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishIvan Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 It was in a leading Thai newspaper. Its just another scare campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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