Electricity/water costs on projects??

Post by **pinky** » Thu Dec 03, 2009 5:52 pm

Hi everyone.. can you all living on 'falang' type projects give me some idea of what you're paying per unit for your electricity and water?? It would be a great help or may just really depress me depending on how much you pay

Sorry if this has already been done.. but couldnt find it.
Also what is the going rate for town amenities??

Cheers everyone.

Post by **sandman67** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:30 am

my water bill comes as part of my rent but the electricity costs on a 3 bedroom house for me is about 1300 - 1500 bht a month.

there are a lot of bad news threads on here about estate / development water charges....

I prefer living in a 90% Thai neighbourhood....safer, and less hassle

caveat emptor mate

Post by **Big Boy** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 2:19 am

sandman67 wrote:I prefer living in a 90% Thai neighbourhood....safer, and less hassle

I think that's a very valid point. We often get enquiries/queries/complaints on this Forum about utilities. Rarely, if ever do these come from those farangs who have integrated in to Thai neighbourhoods.

Post by **loverboy44** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 5:57 am

It depends on your demand. One Air Condtion per room per night, for a month will cost you about 1200 Baht. Water, if it is government water will cost about, including gardening water, about 80 - 200 baht per month.
If the water has to be brought to you by truck, it is pretty expensive.
300 baht arround per time.

Post by **hhfarang** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:52 am

I think both water and electricity are on a sliding scale here... the more you use, the more the cost per unit and the higher percentage of the added on surcharge (with electricity).

If you live in a development without individual meters your utilities will cost whatever the controlling entity (developer or home owner's association) wants to charge you or can get away with.

Post by **charlesh** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 9:24 am

I pay what LB does for water and what S/M pays for power and that's with 2 hefty a/c units that are on either night or day ie: 1 bedroom or lounge respectively. A fair bit of water goes onto the garden also.

Post by **pinky** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:40 am

Thanks for all your replies.. was asking more for price per unit (if known) as everyones life style is different..
Much appreciate all your replies

Post by **johnnyk** » Fri Dec 04, 2009 1:17 pm

Water can be from 5 to 15 baht/unit. A unit is a cubic metre.
If a mooban is a legal entity and each house is on its own approved meter then it will be low, based on consumption as hhfarang said.
My village is not a mooban, we use town water to supplement wells and that water has been 15 baht +7%VAT = 16.05 baht/m3 because the village as a whole is a big user.

Super Joe · Post by **Super Joe** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:05 am

pinky wrote:Thanks for all your replies.. was asking more for price per unit (if known) as everyones life style is different..
Much appreciate all your replies

Hi Pinky, if you look about halfway down the topix index in this 'Ask the Expats' you'll see a thread called 'Water Rates' that will help. Can't link as posting off mobile.

Question to all ..... Re: Trucked in water, anyone out there got a number for anyone who can provide better than 350 Baht for 6,000 litres. Sounds reasonable on the face of it but, if my maths is correct, that's 58 Baht a unit (m3).

Also, anyone know how much these trucks pay at their source ? wonering if it might be worth doing it ourselves, water table in many areas of town is getting worse, affecting many Moo Bahns.

Cheers,

SJ

Super Joe · Post by **Super Joe** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:14 am

Sorry above should have read .... 'affecting many Moo Bahns on wells (bores)'

SJ

Post by **PeteC** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:21 am

Super Joe wrote:...Also, anyone know how much these trucks pay at their source ? wonering if it might be worth doing it ourselves, water table in many areas of town is getting worse, affecting many Moo Bahns. Cheers, SJ

You really have to be careful of the 'source'. Both in Pattaya and Rayong I've had problems with suppliers sucking it from the nearest roadside klong.

Pete

Post by **JimmyGreaves** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 8:00 am

prcscct wrote:
Super Joe wrote:...Also, anyone know how much these trucks pay at their source ? wonering if it might be worth doing it ourselves, water table in many areas of town is getting worse, affecting many Moo Bahns. Cheers, SJ
You really have to be careful of the 'source'. Both in Pattaya and Rayong I've had problems with suppliers sucking it from the nearest roadside klong. Pete

Seen trucks on the Klong road doing this.

Post by **johnnyk** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 8:41 am

JimmyGreaves wrote:
prcscct wrote:
Super Joe wrote:...Also, anyone know how much these trucks pay at their source ? wonering if it might be worth doing it ourselves, water table in many areas of town is getting worse, affecting many Moo Bahns. Cheers, SJ
You really have to be careful of the 'source'. Both in Pattaya and Rayong I've had problems with suppliers sucking it from the nearest roadside klong. Pete
Seen trucks on the Klong road doing this.

Might scrub my bunghole with it but drinking could be risky!

Post by **poosmate** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 8:57 am

The cost at source ( resovoir Hua Hin) was 80Baht per 6000 cubic m Last year.

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