Water pricing?

[mran66]

Bought a small house in Pattaya sometime back, and after staying for few mo, I am wondering how the water charging principles are.

House is in company name, and I get flat 353bt (300 + some add-ons) bill each month, fee is same whether use none or normal water

use. Looking at price level overall, 353 sounds high for water (even if not a lot of money per se), so wonder if I am actually paying

more than I really should/need with low consumption.

Anybody have idea how the water charging principles work in Pattaya, and whether it is possible to change to lower "package"

based on smaller consumption?

Any advice appreciated.

[Upnotover]

That's what I pay, minimum charge whether use water or not.

[ThaidDown]

You are being charged as a company/business since the house is in company name. The minimum charge is therefore 353.10 baht. This price however includes up to 15/17 cu m /month (cannot remember exact), more than that costs extra.

Edit ..If you have a co. name house and pay the lower private house minimum charge, do not tell water co.

[mran66]

You are being charged as a company/business since the house is in company name. The minimum charge is therefore 353.10 baht. This price however includes up to 15/17 cu m /month (cannot remember exact), more than that costs extra.

Edit ..If you have a co. name house and pay the lower private house minimum charge, do not tell water co.

Thanks, I see.

So can not change the contract to own name if house is owned by company?

Just browsed to pwa website and indeed it looks like my rate is "Enterprise/industry/big company rate"

Table 1, the rate of water supply to private investors.

PWA Pakong, Chachoengsao Ratchaburi Samut Songkhram Rangsit branch Om Rose Sakhon Nakhon.

PWA Ban Laem Chabang, Sriracha, Chon Buri, Pattaya Branch.

The use of water

(m / Month) Number of

units One. Residential Two. Agencies and small businesses. Three. Enterprises / Industries / big business. Price Totaling Total other Price Totaling Total other Price Totaling Total other Minimum water Minimum of 50 baht / month (4 m). Minimum 150 baht / month (8 m). Minimum 300 baht / month (15 m). 0-10 10 10:20 102.00 102.00 17:00 170.00 170.00 18:25 182.50 182.50 11 - 20 10 16:00 160.00 262.00 20:00 200.00 370.00 21:50 215.00 397.50

[ThaidDown]

Do not know how they decide between Agencies/small business (T2) and Enterprises etc (T3) but wife has couple of small clothes shops and is charged T3 (300++ min.), also house with several rented bungalows (one water co.meter for all) which are charged at T2 (small business) and stand alone residential at T1 rate.

As said do not understand rational between T2 and T3.

[henksteeghsth]

Wen you go over the amount of water you pay for in your monthly bill what are you paying for the m3

I need to fill my swimming pool about 240 m3 of water

[tropo]

Wen you go over the amount of water you pay for in your monthly bill what are you paying for the m3

I need to fill my swimming pool about 240 m3 of water

I think the standard minimum charge of 353 baht includes 20 m3 @15 baht/m3. (or I could be wrong and it's 15 m3 @ 20baht/m3). Either one of the two lol.

I asked a water company guy this awhile ago and it's not a straight per m3 charge once you reach your allowance.

It works on some kind of tier system which I can't recall exactly...

[Naam]

Wen you go over the amount of water you pay for in your monthly bill what are you paying for the m3

I need to fill my swimming pool about 240 m3 of water

why do i have the feeling that you are exaggerating a wee bit?

[henksteeghsth]

Can send you a picture wen you want

[Naam]

Can send you a picture wen you want

picture not required, just give us the measurements.

[Pattaya46]

Wen you go over the amount of water you pay for in your monthly bill what are you paying for the m3

I need to fill my swimming pool about 240 m3 of water

why do i have the feeling that you are exaggerating a wee bit?

Why? 240 m3 is about the volume of a 10m x 16m pool.

You have many of them around Pattaya, even some a lot bigger than that

luckily you don't have to full it too often