HI. I rented a house in Pattaya on March 8. On March 20 the first electric bill came for 1100 baht. I know how many units I used (only 20) and the rate, but the first line is for 892 baht and no one (so far) knows what this is or how to calculate it. The first 3 boxes across the top give current meter reading, starting meter reading, then units used. The next box down is the one in question. The box below that is # units used 'times' the rate. Any ideas? I called the electric company but no one spoke English. Thank you.

The next box down is the one in question.

that is the previous balance, and it looks like the renter before you left that present for you.

This is such a mine of information.

This is such a mine of information.

I have to agree. Going a bit over board on the non informative, not entertaining,...

Yeah agree, bit boring But anyway....check that you don't have other people using the electric for "free". Check the power lines outside the house & see if they are linked to another proprty. This has happened to a lot of mates on mine on Samui. Rented a house & then the bill comes & they find out they are supplying electric for the owner or family members living behind then. If thats not the case then take a trip to the landlord & ask them to explain why it's so high. Also if you have aircon, it can up the price a lot if not used conservatley.

I live in central Thailand and do use my air cons.

The bill in question is for 12 days, and if you run aircon of any size then that is not out of reason for the number of days.

We have 2 bath with hot water heaters and one in the kitchen,2 reefers and 2 TVs, 35,000 BTU of aircon and a water pump and our bill runs about 1100 baht per week.

But when I had an apt in CM I payed the owners bill too,I didn't know that at the time ,so you might want to check as you might be paying for someone else too.

Our house is in Isan, Udornthani.

3 Aircons (used all day & night)

Hot water

Water pump

Electric lights

Fans

It works out to £2/day -- 140B/Day

I hope this helps Edd

And some meters has a white colour last digit. This is by some interpreted as the figure AFTER the decimal point and by other meter readers as just another figure.

When I moved house, I suddently saw a 10 fold decrease in the bill All the while, I had been paying 10 times the rate. Please beware!

yet another way to cheat money out of people,

on a different subject, why the **** has my water bill come 2 days after the deadline day for the last 3 months.

Dave,

Good queation. My water bill is ALWAYS delivered after the due date. Makes paying it 7/11 impossible so must do the trip to Banglamung.

same,

i hate going to that place,

LOL Dave............ive just had the same thing happen........your right its a drag trekking out to Banglamung to pay it. Only in Thailand!

Hi. Thanks for the replies. My landlord is a farang, and I think was just trying to get me to pay the whole bill by playing dumb. I ended up paying 75 baht. Next month should be fine.