My girlfriend is paying 2000 riel/kwh for electricity, is this normal?
- that genius
- Expatriate
- Posts: 4064
- Joined: Wed Dec 06, 2017 7:53 am
- Reputation: 960
Re: My girlfriend is paying 2000 riel/kwh for electricity, is this normal?
It's illegal, according to EDC, so unless she lives in an area supplied by a registered sub-contractor, it's pretty much a scam. When we stayed on BKK Market the landlord tried to rip us off with the price and refused to show us the meter, we moved out and reported him to EDC.
- General Mackevili
- The General
- Posts: 18425
- Joined: Tue May 06, 2014 5:24 pm
- Reputation: 3419
- Location: The Kingdom
- Contact:
Re: My girlfriend is paying 2000 riel/kwh for electricity, is this normal?
What happened to him?that genius wrote:... and reported him to EDC.
Unless they tell you a different rate when you move in, or rig your meter like Heng was talking about, I see it as nothing but overcharging.
I consider a scam to have some sort of deception, but it sounds like everyone is being quoted the rate when they move in.
My $60 a month apartment tried to charge me an extra $10 or $20 a month when a girlfriend moved in. I pointed out that some places had a family of 4 living in them, and just refused.
A motorbike was stolen once, and they decided to lock the front gate at around 9pm, meaning you couldn't go in or out after that time. I flat out refused to accept that, and they agreed I could just call them to be let in and out at all hours. It only took 1 or 2 times to show up with some Pontoon Ting Tong at 3am before they let me have my own key, lol.
"Life is too important to take seriously."
"Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh."
Have a story or an anonymous news tip for CEO? Need advertising? CONTACT ME
Cambodia Expats Online is the most popular community in the country. JOIN TODAY
Follow CEO on social media:
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Google+
Instagram
"Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh."
Have a story or an anonymous news tip for CEO? Need advertising? CONTACT ME
Cambodia Expats Online is the most popular community in the country. JOIN TODAY
Follow CEO on social media:
YouTube
Google+
- StroppyChops
- The Missionary Man
- Posts: 10598
- Joined: Tue May 06, 2014 11:24 am
- Reputation: 1032
Re: My girlfriend is paying 2000 riel/kwh for electricity, is this normal?
General Mackevili wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 10:48 amWe should all place bets on how this would pan out.angkorjohn wrote: She should mention that she is going to speak to EDC about this to him as she thinks it it high, see how quick he revises his figures
If all anyone had to do was threaten to call EDC to get the correct rate, would this really be such a huge practice around town?
Pay, try to negotiate or find a new place, unfortunately.
And here's the rub. Only the person named on the bill can ask EDC to look at the problem. If the person named on the bill (i.e. the landlord) is the scammer, you can't do anything. Well, you can, you can ask the landlord to call EDC for a meter check and offer to pay the $5 for the callout, but what do you reckon the chances are of him doing that? So, the two remaining options are to put up with it or move. The same issue applies if the neighbours are tapped into your power supply, and possibly paying a kickback to the landlord - it's wrong, but you legally can't touch the wiring, and have no recourse other than the landlord.Heng Heng Heng wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:14 am I had a problem with my landlord thinking that my electricity usage was too low. I wasn't using air-con. He changed the meter and the charge doubled. I called EDC and asked them to check it. They said "Does the meter belong to you?" I had to say no, so they said they couldn't help me. I changed flats.
Bodge: This ain't Kansas, and the neighbours ate Toto!
- Heng Heng Heng
- Expatriate
- Posts: 729
- Joined: Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:40 am
- Reputation: 275
Re: My girlfriend is paying 2000 riel/kwh for electricity, is this normal?
Perhaps if I had gotten an independent assessment from an electrician, and if it was found that the landlord had tampered with the meter, he would have been made to refund the arrears and been fined by EDC. Oh hang on. I forgot, I'm in Cambodia.
This is the voice of the Mysterons. We know that you can hear us Earthmen.
- StroppyChops
- The Missionary Man
- Posts: 10598
- Joined: Tue May 06, 2014 11:24 am
- Reputation: 1032
Re: My girlfriend is paying 2000 riel/kwh for electricity, is this normal?
We have used the same qualified electrician over the past few years, and he's able to walk through the house and look at the appliances, and calculate fairly accurately what our power bill should be.
In the new place, we're paying around 40% over what the bill should be, but at the same time we're paying around half the rent of the last place, for roughly the same sized building, and have a good relationship with our landlord.
We're discussing whether to push the issue, or just allow ourselves to be scammed. I actually think it's the landlord's relatives (who are neighbours in several houses around us) jacked into our line.
In the new place, we're paying around 40% over what the bill should be, but at the same time we're paying around half the rent of the last place, for roughly the same sized building, and have a good relationship with our landlord.
We're discussing whether to push the issue, or just allow ourselves to be scammed. I actually think it's the landlord's relatives (who are neighbours in several houses around us) jacked into our line.
Bodge: This ain't Kansas, and the neighbours ate Toto!
- Heng Heng Heng
- Expatriate
- Posts: 729
- Joined: Thu Feb 08, 2018 9:40 am
- Reputation: 275
Re: My girlfriend is paying 2000 riel/kwh for electricity, is this normal?
In a case like that, if all your appliances are off, and the meter is still spinning, there is an issue with theft. Your friendly electrician will be able to isolate and remove the offending wires.
This is the voice of the Mysterons. We know that you can hear us Earthmen.
Re: My girlfriend is paying 2000 riel/kwh for electricity, is this normal?
here is an energy consumption calculator https://www.rapidtables.com/calc/electr ... lator.html that can help you calculate your bill.
Sounds to me like your landlord is just charging you double the actual rate a common practice here
Sounds to me like your landlord is just charging you double the actual rate a common practice here
"i'm the one who has to die, when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way i want to"
jimi hendrix
jimi hendrix
- StroppyChops
- The Missionary Man
- Posts: 10598
- Joined: Tue May 06, 2014 11:24 am
- Reputation: 1032
Re: My girlfriend is paying 2000 riel/kwh for electricity, is this normal?
Friendly electrician is licensed, and doesn't want to risk his license by touching any wires up to and including the meter. It's a catch-22.Heng Heng Heng wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:37 pm In a case like that, if all your appliances are off, and the meter is still spinning, there is an issue with theft. Your friendly electrician will be able to isolate and remove the offending wires.
Very common, but if you lease a freestanding building and you're NOT paying the actual EDC bill, you're begging to be scammed. If the landlord pays your bill for you without showing you the bill, just give him extra money for beer and giggles.
Bodge: This ain't Kansas, and the neighbours ate Toto!
- John Bingham
- Expatriate
- Posts: 13781
- Joined: Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:26 pm
- Reputation: 8983
Re: My girlfriend is paying 2000 riel/kwh for electricity, is this normal?
You should be able to turn off your power at the box on the street.StroppyChops wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:40 pmFriendly electrician is licensed, and doesn't want to risk his license by touching any wires up to and including the meter. It's a catch-22.Heng Heng Heng wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:37 pm In a case like that, if all your appliances are off, and the meter is still spinning, there is an issue with theft. Your friendly electrician will be able to isolate and remove the offending wires.
Silence, exile, and cunning.
- StroppyChops
- The Missionary Man
- Posts: 10598
- Joined: Tue May 06, 2014 11:24 am
- Reputation: 1032
Re: My girlfriend is paying 2000 riel/kwh for electricity, is this normal?
Yep, that's the plan once I work out which one it is! I'm actually hoping to catch the EDC meter readers when they're in the area, but they move like ferrets on meth to stop people stopping them! The owner claims to not know which one it is, and looking at the bundle of cables, I don't blame him. Once I find it I'll flick it on and off at night and see which of the neighbour's houses respond.John Bingham wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:46 pmYou should be able to turn off your power at the box on the street.StroppyChops wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:40 pmFriendly electrician is licensed, and doesn't want to risk his license by touching any wires up to and including the meter. It's a catch-22.Heng Heng Heng wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 5:37 pm In a case like that, if all your appliances are off, and the meter is still spinning, there is an issue with theft. Your friendly electrician will be able to isolate and remove the offending wires.
Bodge: This ain't Kansas, and the neighbours ate Toto!
-
- Similar Topics
- Replies
- Views
- Last post
-
- 3 Replies
- 1776 Views
-
Last post by IraHayes
-
- 5 Replies
- 1779 Views
-
Last post by Alex
-
- 80 Replies
- 18747 Views
-
Last post by MarkArmstrong
-
- 45 Replies
- 9055 Views
-
Last post by Clutch Cargo
-
- 5 Replies
- 2330 Views
-
Last post by atst
-
- 4 Replies
- 1824 Views
-
Last post by highrider
-
- 3 Replies
- 1177 Views
-
Last post by truffledog
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: General Mackevili, JF, truffledog and 914 guests