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Food Mart (by the bus station) should supply most of your cook-at-home needs.

Quite possibly too much. I hope it gets better (or that its replacement fares better). It's the king of citrus, especially the thongdee and the pink tab tim jam.

Over-watering is harmful to many young trees, including pomelo. The roots need time to dry a little so they don't rot. Monty would say "they don't like wet feet", so water less often. Depending on the weather, this might be once a week. Cover the ground around the base with a good mulch to slow evaporation. Chicken manure seems a good choice as long as it is mixed into quality planting soil at something like 5 parts dirt to 1 part chicken sh*t. This particular tree is badly stressed. It may or may not be too late.

Yeah, but the expiration date of your Permission To Stay will not be revised to what it should have been. They did that in the past but changed the policy some years ago.

Is that correct? Pretty sure the counter re-starts (at 1 One).

Hmm, I know you are correct about this because you are Crossy. :) But help me understand. The mechanical meter could safely and accurately provide up to 45 amps for each of the three phases. That's 135 amps total. The digital meter can provide 100 amps in total, spread evenly or unevenly across the three phases. So I would have answered (incorrectly, it seems) that the OP now has less peak load available to him.

Makro. Only at one of the checkout lanes. You'll need to check each lane. One will have Gillette, another lane will have Bic (on a hanger, 10 or 20 pieces. Very cheap price.. Tip: The 2-blade model gives a better shave than the 3-blade model.

Input yesterday from the solar vendor: at some point (when?) the developer will transfer ownership of the transformer to PEA. Two hundred and seventy days later, PEA will begin replacing any mechanical meters for customers who have applied for and are waiting for TOU and/or sellback. But, only if the province has the funds on hand at that time. My Thai partner says the government recently announced that they have completed a program of switching two million meters to digital models. So, good thing it's not urgent that we get TOU and/or sellback. I'll be dust by then.

Interesting. We watched the wheel spin backwards for a moment but I didn't think to check the number wheels. But, I'm pretty sure the solar vendor made certain. Okay, the overall picture is getting clearer for me. Anyone ever heard this nonsense about no sellback until every lot in a mooban is sold? Referring to Chonburi.

In our case, that seems like a very sensible conclusion.

My solar dealer did a good installation of a 9.5 kilowatt system. They have submitted an application to PEA for sellback. I assumed they also requested TOU but they tell me No, that is up to me. PEA installed a mechanical 3-phase meter, so the vendor set the system never to output more than the real-time load. Q. - Why didn't PEA install a digital meter? Many of my neighbors in this new mooban seem to have solar, but not all, yet every one of them have digital meters. The developer has no intelligible answer, nor does the solar vendor. Q. - I've looked at the TOU rate tables. For a house that probably would average just over 1,000 Kwh per month but instead will be more like 400 Kwh because of the solar, would getting TOU be worth the effort? Q. - I paid more than 4,000 baht for the mechanical 3-phase meter. If I get TOU and thus a digital meter, I think it will cost about another 8,000. Does that sound right? Q. - The solar vendor told me just now, months after we moved in, that PEA won't issue any sellback contracts until every property in the mooban has been sold. Could that possibly be true? Thanks.

A lease registration fee (for registered leases exceeding 3 years) shall be collected at the rate of 1% of the total rental throughout the lease term and stamp duty shall be collected at the rate of 0.1%, also over the total rental throughout the lease term. So, as an example, state a monthly rent of 10,000 baht. State a term of 20 years. 20 years x 12 months x 10,000 baht x 1.1% results in a cash fee of 26,400 total for the lease registration and stamp fee. Your name will be entered on the next blank line of the chanote. This makes you the "housemaster" and will serve as a proof of address and only you determine who can live there and who cannot. BTW, there is no legal need to actually pay the rent. If you do then the recipient would have to pay income tax on it. Better to let the unpaid rent pile up as a defense against a relative of the owner who (upon the owner's demise) might try to falsely claim possession of the property. NB: a lease is great but it is a one-way street. If you paid for the property you cannot get your money back. Only at the end of the term (of the lease or of your existence) does the lease terminate. If the relationship fails then the only solution is to negotiate a price for which you agree to relinquish your lien on the chanote. Or just walk away.

3BB called me this morning to say it's their whole network.

You can get a lease at the Land office using their standard form and its very limited conditions. If you want to add ability to sublet, inability for the homeowner to sell, or any other non-default conditions, you will indeed need a lawyer to create a customized contract. I have done it both ways. BTW, don't forget to bring along enough cash to pay the tax on the lease.

Is it correct to say that the main reason to add MEN earthing to a TNC-S system is to avoid the dangers of PEN failure?

You think it unnecessary to put RCBO on aircon units? They are metal, they have 220 inside, often sit in wet areas. So I just assumed...

That is excellent news.

Thanks for the well-considered reply. 1) Well, okay, I'll buy the most expensive brand. ???? 2) At the moment we have a mechanical 3-phase 15/45. In a few months PEA should finally process our contract application and put in a TOU meter. I don't know what the specs will be. 3) The mains cables are strictly copper. They run about 15 meters, most of that distance underground in striped black hose.

Slight topic drift: 1) I'm going to replace most of the 20A and 32A breakers that were installed by the builder in a Bticino QO-style cabinet with RCBOs. I can get Nano brand for about 500 baht, Chang brand for 700 baht, and real Schneiders for around 1,700 each. For a dozen breakers that's 6,000 or 8,400 or 20,400 baht. Any comments of the quality of Nano vs. Chang? 2) I intend to replace the 3-pole 50A main breaker with a 63A model. Actually, since the mains are 16 mm2, I'm tempted to up the breaker size to 80A. That would allow me to feed 12A or more per phase to a 3-phase Juice Box. As best I can see from the Bticino catalogue, the installed cabinet is a 24 slot model 125A so it should be able to handle a 63A or 80A master. I am open to any and all questions, comments, and criticisms. Cheers.

https://fiber.3bb.co.th/3bb-giga-fiber/

I've had 3BB's gig over gig service for several years and it has served me well. Now I am moving and it also happens to be time for my annual payment so I am reviewing their current offers. One of them is 1000/1000 at 999 baht monthly and comes with a router and a separate device that seems like some kind of access point. So, is it an AP? If so, can it be used via Ethernet link to the router or can it only receive and re-send via radio?

- That's a good reminder about connectors. Happily, in this case the wiring will be a straight run from the heater to the breaker. - This heater will be in the master bathroom. It will supply two sinks, two showers, and a good size bathtub. I was advised by the contractor's engineer to choose 8,000 watts rather than the usual 6,000.

It will be on a 40 amp RCBO.

This Mazuma product specifies VAF wiring at 6 to 10 mm2. A similar product from Mex specifies VAF or individual wires. Does it matter if I use or don't use what we Yanks call Romex? How could it matter?