Hua Hin Forum

^Apparently that cathedral has more stained glass than any other religious building in the world, over 6,000m2 of it!

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I'm in Metz again, home to a rather spectacular Medieval Cathedral:

^I don't see that happening in Thailand.

^I doubt if China's problems are helped by being the world's largest importer of fossil fuels.
It's the same with Thailand, all the money that goes to importing oil is a huge drain on the economy that could be avoided with a move to renewable energy and electric transportation.

China's largest auto show showcases all-electric future, local brands dominate "China's largest auto show opened in Beijing on Thursday with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs), underlining how the world's largest auto market is already in an all-electric state of...

^Yes, I've just been looking at backup battery system prices and it should be viable.

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...

^I'm looking forward to showing my Irish colleagues that an Irish stew didn't even make the top fifty and got beaten by a British-Indian dish allegedly invented in Glasgow!

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...

Note: apart from being illegal, which in Thailand does not amount to much, a house pump should NEVER be connectd directly to the mains supply! I remember that some years ago there were water supply problems in Hua Hin and some large hotels were found to be illegally doing that, they were maintainin...

Usually, this 6-8 year return is calculated on the current household electricity bill (before solar is installed). Most people will try and use the minimum amount of air conditioners possible as they're (justifiably) concerned about their electricity bill. My house has 5 air conditioners. Before my...

Yes, it's very impressive scenery, I've never seen so many tall rock stacks like that in one place before.

^ Yes, if I'm alive long enough to have to replace solar panels, I'll be surprised!

^ To be honest, as long as the price is reasonable I'm just going to do it. At the moment I'm still working and can easily afford it but in a few years I'll be retired and keeping costs down will be more of a priority, so I'll just do a quick rough calculation and as long as it looks like it will pa...