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by Nereus
Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:32 pm
Forum: Home, Lifestyle & Family
Topic: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand
Replies: 196
Views: 35462

Re: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand

Anti-islanding simply means that the inverter stops grid-feed-in when the grid experiences abnormal conditions (frequency/voltage) and/or in the event there is a complete power outage. The purpose of this is to protect line workers or electricians who may be trying to make repairs to the grid. This...
by Nereus
Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:26 am
Forum: Home, Lifestyle & Family
Topic: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand
Replies: 196
Views: 35462

Re: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand

Solar panels, and a second invertor, can be added in the future as savings from solar become available... I'm glad you highlighted this problem with grid tied inverters and power outages because I wasn't aware of that. I've been having a read on the net and it seems a second inverter is a cost effe...
by Nereus
Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:41 am
Forum: Home, Lifestyle & Family
Topic: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand
Replies: 196
Views: 35462

Re: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand

Yes, the 'on-Grid' or 'Grid tied' inverters, stop/cut out, when the power grid is lost. This is intentional and is purely for safety reasons. Ah, no, it is nothing to do with safety. To operate, an inverter of any flavour, needs a reference frequency. Grid tied inverters get their reference from th...
by Nereus
Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Hua Hin water shortage
Replies: 24
Views: 3309

Re: Hua Hin water shortage

Maybe my non-tech description, but our pump is between the tank and the house i.e. all water goes via the tank,
Yes, that is the correct method.
by Nereus
Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:05 am
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Hua Hin water shortage
Replies: 24
Views: 3309

Re: Hua Hin water shortage

Lack of mains water pressure aside, the amount of crap that comes with it should make you ensure that the water ALWAYS goes first into some form of storage, preferably under ground, so that there will always be some chance of getting topped up, and the crap can settle out. Note: apart from being ill...
by Nereus
Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:55 am
Forum: Home, Lifestyle & Family
Topic: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand
Replies: 196
Views: 35462

Re: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand

That posted article does not really make it clear: without a battery bank the invertor is called a "grid tied" inverter, regardless of whether or not it is a hybrid. It is called "grid tied" because it cannot function without a connection to the Thai power grid, PEA or MEA. The m...
by Nereus
Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:04 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Weather in Hua Hin & Thailand
Replies: 4707
Views: 452997

Re: Weather in Hua Hin & Thailand

......Temperatures could reach 43°C in the North, 42 degrees in the Central Plains, 41 degrees in Greater Bangkok, the Northeast and the East and 40 degrees in the South on Monday, the weather office said...... ......The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand said on Monday that the S...
by Nereus
Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:53 pm
Forum: Home, Lifestyle & Family
Topic: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand
Replies: 196
Views: 35462

Re: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand

The shortest life span, and the most expensive to replace, are the batteries. Many variations can affect their life span, starting with the intial quality of them. Right now Lithium-ion are the best option, but with continuing development in the technology, there may well be better options in the fu...
by Nereus
Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:44 am
Forum: Motoring
Topic: How can Thailand curb its appalling road fatality rate?
Replies: 526
Views: 47467

Re: How can Thailand curb its appalling road fatality rate?

Thai drivers have absolutely no concept of speed, reaction time, braking distance, or driving to suit the prevailing conditions. Just as they have no concept of looking at the "big picture" of what is going on around them. It goes much further than a simple "me first" attitude. A...
by Nereus
Sun Apr 21, 2024 3:09 pm
Forum: Foo
Topic: News of the Weird - this just in!
Replies: 1695
Views: 118151

Re: News of the Weird - this just in!

We have these "Esssex Girls" type in Australia also. Not sure where they get the"drop toilet" from, as I have never seen any toilet that goes in any other direction! .....................................................................................................................
by Nereus
Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Tonnes of carcinogenic cadmium in Samut Sakhon go missing
Replies: 11
Views: 819

Re: Tonnes of carcinogenic cadmium in Samut Sakhon go missing

Big Boy wrote: Sat Apr 06, 2024 1:37 pm So they've found more than they lost :D
Thai maths, no problem!
by Nereus
Thu Apr 04, 2024 4:41 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1768
Views: 350988

Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

I didn't know that Harley Davidson makes electric motorbikes. Very game bloke to touch a Harley in Australia, as a lot of them are owned by big hairy bikies that will not think twice about attacking anyone. ................................................................................................
by Nereus
Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:39 am
Forum: Foo
Topic: News of the Weird - this just in!
Replies: 1695
Views: 118151

Re: News of the Weird - this just in!

At least the dog was enjoying the show: .............................................................................................. Dog Bite Leads to Massive Brawl With More Than Twenty People in Pattaya https://thepattayanews.com/2024/04/03/dog-bite-leads-to-massive-brawl-with-more-than-twenty-p...
by Nereus
Fri Mar 29, 2024 4:03 pm
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Has Your Food Shopping Increased?
Replies: 69
Views: 7070

Re: Has Your Food Shopping Increased?

Some more Oz food prices. Every day in the news people are complaining about the never ending increases in food prices. The government are now threatening to get involved, as there are only two main supermarket outlets, plus a couple of independents and Aldi. But it is not apple and oranges to compa...