Water Bills

Post by **niggle** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 7:50 pm

We havent had a water bill for 3 months now. When I went to the office they just shrugged their shoulders and wouldnt take any payment - "cannot cannot".
I asked a Thai guy who lives next door and he has heard that the water board are planning 6 monthly or even yearly billing. Anyone heard this ?

Post by **PeteC** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 8:10 pm

niggle wrote:We havent had a water bill for 3 months now. When I went to the office they just shrugged their shoulders and wouldnt take any payment - "cannot cannot".
I asked a Thai guy who lives next door and he has heard that the water board are planning 6 monthly or even yearly billing. Anyone heard this ?

There's a 6 month plan in place Niggle where the government is paying your water bill as an economic incentive. You should still get a bill though.

Over here we had 450 baht last month reduced to 0, and just a few days ago a 525 baht bill reduced to 0. There is a limit, but I don't know the liter amount.

Each province and water authority may be different concerning issuing '0 payable' bills or not.

The same thing is happening with electricity but you need to use very little to get a zero bill, average to what a small Thai household would use. I don't know the kilowat hour limit but it is very small from what I understand.

I would say that around New Year, you'll start receiving water bills again. Pete

Post by **ste860** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:08 pm

they man from the waterboard came to my house yesterday and gave three bills totaling 292 b i was wondering why i had not recieved a bill sooner

Post by **PeteC** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 10:13 pm

If so, you people are getting screwed. This is a NATION WIDE economic incentive program. If HH or similar is still charging for water, the money is going into someone else's pocket, and not the water company.

I suggest you have a neighborhood meeting there to see what's going on. Pete

Post by **Winkie** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:06 am

We too, have 6 months of free water, here in Bangkok

Post by **hhfarang** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:20 am

I've still been receiving the regular monthly bill right through August. No changes here and I live in Hua Hin.

Post by **niggle** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 9:58 am

Just found this which seems to explain things - but why is previous post still getting bills in this case (maybe because it appears to start 1st August)
http://thaicrisis.wordpress.com/2008/07 ... -6-months/

sargeant · Post by **sargeant** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 10:45 am

I hope they start soon paid mine yesterday 142 Bht

Post by **Guess** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:55 pm

sargeant wrote:...................paid mine yesterday 142 Bht .............

Maybe you took a shower or something like that.

sargeant · Post by **sargeant** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:59 pm

Actually Guess that is bulk normal and we use a lot of water for Mrs Sarges business and my orchids (she says they are hers)
As for my shower you only worked that out because the wind is in the other direction

Post by **hhfarang** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:25 pm

Well, now I know who's paying for the free water for those of your who are not getting water bills! I got my monthly bill today and it is 2,482 baht!

Last month my bill was 315 baht and we didn't do anything different this month!

Post by **PeteC** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:40 pm

hhfarang wrote:Well, now I know who's paying for the free water for those of your who are not getting water bills! I got my monthly bill today and it is 2,482 baht!

Last month my bill was 315 baht and we didn't do anything different this month!

Check for a leak HH outside between the pump and the house, or in the ground between the meter and the pump. Is your pump cycling on and off when no one is using water in the house or garden? Pete

sargeant · Post by **sargeant** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 2:20 pm

HH i think you got Mrs Sarges Chang bin she pipes the stuff in

Post by **Norseman** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:11 pm

Thank you very much hhfarang!!

Post by **Wanderlust** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 3:14 pm

prcscct wrote:
hhfarang wrote:Well, now I know who's paying for the free water for those of your who are not getting water bills! I got my monthly bill today and it is 2,482 baht!

Last month my bill was 315 baht and we didn't do anything different this month!
Check for a leak HH outside between the pump and the house, or in the ground between the meter and the pump. Is your pump cycling on and off when no one is using water in the house or garden? Pete

I would add to that check that your tank's ballcock system has not broken and that the water is just leaving the tank and soaking into the ground - this would not cause your pump to run but is how I ended up getting a similar bill a couple of years back.

Hua Hin Forum

Water Bills

Water Bills

Re: Water Bills