Good thinking. LOL

General Mackevili wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 12:53 pm

that genius wrote:... and reported him to EDC.

What happened to him?

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.

The law sees it as a crime...overcharging is not a crime, witness some bars charging $5+ for a local beer.

The moral of this story is establish the rate when you negotiate the lease. Ask for a lower rent, if they won't budge, insist on EDC rate. If they don't look elsewhere, and avoid future problems.

Don't know that exact location you all are but as i recall in Sihanoukville about feb 2017 I rented a month in Sarang guesthouse downtown and had to pay my own electric and came out to an ungodly high amount - not sure what proportion was extra charge perhaps from hotel but seems in general very high charges electricity compared to even say Manila and Angeles in Luzon PI. Just behind my hotel room they said locals are living in those apartments and it seems they are occupied as their curtains do change but i have as yet to see any lights ever at night shining in them. Perhaps many locals just live with NO electricity even in city apartments ?

Most live without aircon, and seldom use fans.

Electricity is increasingly becoming a luxury, like potable water via municipal mains.

Contact your supplier, establish the rate, test for piggy-backing if suspect.

EDC has an abuse line, Google.

in one of my apartments in SHV i struggled getting my electric bill over $6 each month, the land lady just used to laugh and say i must live like Khmer and never use the electric lol but im sure the reason was because my box was broken, i remember posting pictures on here showing my monthly readings, the highest bill i got was $11 and thats cuz i was using the aircon quite a lot due to it being April

Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:03 pm in one of my apartments in SHV i struggled getting my electric bill over $6 each month, the land lady just used to laugh and say i must live like Khmer and never use the electric lol but im sure the reason was because my box was broken, i remember posting pictures on here showing my monthly readings, the highest bill i got was $11 and thats cuz i was using the aircon quite a lot due to it being April

How much for the broken box? Dibbs.

StroppyChops wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:09 pm

Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:03 pm in one of my apartments in SHV i struggled getting my electric bill over $6 each month, the land lady just used to laugh and say i must live like Khmer and never use the electric lol but im sure the reason was because my box was broken, i remember posting pictures on here showing my monthly readings, the highest bill i got was $11 and thats cuz i was using the aircon quite a lot due to it being April

How much for the broken box? Dibbs.

Haha here was my post from the other year...

Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2016 5:01 pm

kiwiincambodia wrote:

Jamie_Lambo wrote:

phuketrichard wrote: Jamie; i cant believe u only spend this

"Elec + Water = $2.50"

electric is 1,000 riel/kwh (if ur lucky) so ur only using 8 kwh/month Impossible unless ur NEVER there.
a frig will cost more than that

tbh all i run is my fridge, my laptop, my fan, my lights and occasionally my aircon, i was shocked that i had only used 4kw this month

cant be .

i pay 1500/kwh

ill write it clearer here

18/01 - 18/02
2649
2657 = 8kw = 12,000r
water = 4000r
total = 16,000r

18/02 - 21/03
2657
2666 = 9kw = 13500r
water = 6000r
total = 19,500r

21/03 - 20/04
2666
2686 = 20kw = 30,000r
water = 4000r
total = 34,000r

20/04 - 18/05
2686
2690 = 4kw = 6,000r
water = 4000r
total = 10,000r

ps. heres my meter

Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:23 pm

Spoiler:

StroppyChops wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:09 pm

Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Tue Jun 05, 2018 11:03 pm in one of my apartments in SHV i struggled getting my electric bill over $6 each month, the land lady just used to laugh and say i must live like Khmer and never use the electric lol but im sure the reason was because my box was broken, i remember posting pictures on here showing my monthly readings, the highest bill i got was $11 and thats cuz i was using the aircon quite a lot due to it being April

How much for the broken box? Dibbs.

Haha here was my post from the other year...

Jamie_Lambo wrote: ↑Thu May 19, 2016 5:01 pm

kiwiincambodia wrote:

Jamie_Lambo wrote:

phuketrichard wrote: Jamie; i cant believe u only spend this
electric is 1,000 riel/kwh (if ur lucky) so ur only using 8 kwh/month Impossible unless ur NEVER there.
a frig will cost more than that


cant be .

i pay 1500/kwh

ill write it clearer here

18/01 - 18/02
2649
2657 = 8kw = 12,000r
water = 4000r
total = 16,000r

18/02 - 21/03
2657
2666 = 9kw = 13500r
water = 6000r
total = 19,500r

21/03 - 20/04
2666
2686 = 20kw = 30,000r
water = 4000r
total = 34,000r

20/04 - 18/05
2686
2690 = 4kw = 6,000r
water = 4000r
total = 10,000r

ps. heres my meter

Yeah, still dibbs.