Aircon usage

Jacobincambodia · Post by **Jacobincambodia** » Fri Apr 17, 2015 4:26 pm

Interesting. So maybe .50 an hour...

ExPenhMan · Post by **ExPenhMan** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 1:33 am

I think if JiC sets the temp for 20C, that's really low and it's going to run close to constantly since most rooms are sieves. JiC, do you have upper wall vents? Go in and out of the apartment a lot? Run heat-producing computers and TVs a lot? Have several people in the rooms frequently? All this is going to cost a lot of money.

One thing worth doing, since Asians are incapable of maintenance, is having someone come over, clean the inside machine's filters and the outside unit's filters. This can make a big difference.

A story: First, I run my a/c temp at 26C here in Thailand. One time in a previous apartment, I had to run my bedroom a/c at 22C. After it was cleaned, I could reduce that to 25. Big difference in efficiency and costs.

Another tip: running the a/c at 20, makes the transition to walking outside all the more painful. You should gradually get used to higher interior temps by raising the temp control. It's way harder to step outside when your body is acclimatized to 20C. All my friends who have lived in SEA for decades set the a/c temp at 25 or more.

YouTube · Post by **General Mackevili** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:30 am

You need an inverter. : stir:

Jacobincambodia · Post by **Jacobincambodia** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:42 am

ExPenhMan wrote:I think if JiC sets the temp for 20C, that's really low and it's going to run close to constantly since most rooms are sieves. JiC, do you have upper wall vents? Go in and out of the apartment a lot? Run heat-producing computers and TVs a lot? Have several people in the rooms frequently? All this is going to cost a lot of money.

One thing worth doing, since Asians are incapable of maintenance, is having someone come over, clean the inside machine's filters and the outside unit's filters. This can make a big difference.

A story: First, I run my a/c temp at 26C here in Thailand. One time in a previous apartment, I had to run my bedroom a/c at 22C. After it was cleaned, I could reduce that to 25. Big difference in efficiency and costs.

Another tip: running the a/c at 20, makes the transition to walking outside all the more painful. You should gradually get used to higher interior temps by raising the temp control. It's way harder to step outside when you're body is acclimatized to 20C. All my friends who have lived in SEA for decades set the a/c temp at 25 or more.

We upped the temp to 24 last night. I set the timer but that didn't work. Not sure why. Good tips, thanks.

General Mackevili wrote:You need an inverter. : stir:

I thought it was an inverter type Aircon. It says "split type." Isn't that an inverter?

YouTube · Post by **General Mackevili** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:50 am

No clue what "split type" means, but I'm almost certain it would say "INVERTER" on it somewhere if it was an inverter.

ExPenhMan · Post by **ExPenhMan** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 9:09 am

Split-type only describes the fact the the a/c system is physically split into two: the heat exchanger is inside, the compressor (noisy bit) is outside. BTW, if it's an inverter system, it will say so on the machine somewhere. It's far more efficient and uses way less electricity.

Jacobincambodia · Post by **Jacobincambodia** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 1:26 pm

Ah, good to know. Thanks!

BOFH · Post by **BOFH** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 2:33 pm

Jacobincambodia wrote:In Takhmao, we were paying 820 for electric. At our apartment, we pay a lovely 1200 or .30 per kWh.

You've gone from 820R to 1200R per kWh? Doesn't sound like you're receiving an EDC bill. Sounds more like you're being fleeced by your new landlord. It's a common scam.

Have you considered ignoring the bogus electricity bills and travelling to EDC instead? You can pay them directly and they will give you your actual 820R/kWh bill as long as you know your address, from where you can usually guess the official name of the bill receiver and then pay the proper amount. Once you've gotten the hang of it after doing it successully the first time you can politely ask the landlord to leave when he shows up with a pen and pad to enter your house for checking the meters.

Jacobincambodia · Post by **Jacobincambodia** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 2:34 pm

BOFH wrote:
Jacobincambodia wrote:In Takhmao, we were paying 820 for electric. At our apartment, we pay a lovely 1200 or .30 per kWh.
You've gone from 820R to 1200R per kWh? Doesn't sound like you're receiving an EDC bill. Sounds more like you're being fleeced by your new landlord. It's a common scam.

Have you considered ignoring the bogus electricity bills and travelling to EDC instead? You can pay them directly and they will give you your actual 820R/kWh bill as long as you know your address, from where you can usually guess the official name of the bill receiver.

Isn't it up to the landlord? It's his apartment complex.

BOFH · Post by **BOFH** » Sat Apr 18, 2015 2:36 pm

Jacobincambodia wrote:Isn't it up to the landlord? It's his apartment complex.

Not really. Electricity is supplied to the person living there by the government; Electricitie du Cambodge. kWh rates are set at static rates in the prakas.

It's up to the landlord to decide the rent price. Charging outrageous amounts per kWh is a common (thieving) way of boosting the rent.

You can actually have the subscriber info changed at EDC. You are their customer, not your landlord.

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