Quote Originally Posted by Loy Toy View Post
Great house, congratulations and thanks for sharing your adventure with us.

A few questions and or help if I can provide it.

1. I don't know if you are planning a stand alone water heater which services the whole house or you have individual instantaneous water heaters on each water outlet. Both methods are OK but I have just installed a solar heating console on my roof and this unit works superbly. Could boil and egg in the water and the savings on electricity is also a bonus.

2. When you fit your electric wiring at the junction point and for example lights and just say your computer ask your electrician to fit frequency invertors which contols the current coming into you outlets. As you probably know the power flucuations here are extreme and I can guarantee that you light globes will last a lot longer not to mention the protection for your expensive electrical components.
These units are not expensive (around 250 Baht each) but you will get up to 3-4 years out of your globes.

Good luck
Khun Toy,

Yes, an adventure it is.

Central water heater already installed and in place. Although having solar panals was an initial consideration of mine, I opted not to pursue. Not that I am not interested in saving a dollar or two or because I don't support things green, but because other considerations.

A friend who built somewhere up in the Ayutaya area also had plans that included solar water heating panels and when I ask him if he followed through with that concept, he also indicated that he went the traditional way.

Something I can always consider later if I feel the urge. but good to go for now.

The frequency inverters thing sounds interesting and as if it is good sound advisement. Thanks. I'm not sure if it would be the easiest thing to install right now and at this point. I will however look into this a little further. Thanks.