Technical Archives - Professional Electrician

Home

Technical

Grid
List

RCDs, metal consumer units and TT installations | NAPIT

|Date: 5 August, 2020

RCDs, metal consumer units and TT installations | NAPIT

NAPIT's Bill Allan answers another common contractor query. Contractors sometimes ask whether it's necess ...

NAPIT's Bill Allan answers another common contractor query. Contractors sometimes ask whether it's necessary to install an RCD in a TT installation before a metal consumer unit (i.e. a 'front end' RCD ...

5 August, 2020
Read more
Why use a custom connector on test leads? | Metrel UK

|Date: 25 July, 2020

Why use a custom connector on test leads? | Metrel UK

Brendan Beaver, Manager of Metrel UK, recounts a recent customer conversation regarding test leads. Users ...

Brendan Beaver, Manager of Metrel UK, recounts a recent customer conversation regarding test leads. Users often ask why we at Metrel insist on using the custom connector on our test leads. The answer ...

25 July, 2020
Read more
Amendment 1: a boost for EVCP installations? | ECA

|Date: 23 July, 2020

Amendment 1: a boost for EVCP installations? | ECA

Luke Osborne, ECA Energy & Emerging Technologies Solutions Advisor, discusses the affect that Amendme ...

Luke Osborne, ECA Energy & Emerging Technologies Solutions Advisor, discusses the affect that Amendment 1 (and beyond) will have on the EV charging industry. Of all the pressing matters jostling f ...

23 July, 2020
Read more
How to correctly install a hot tub | Pete Monfort, Arena Training

|Date: 20 July, 2020

How to correctly install a hot tub | Pete Monfort, Arena Training

In the run up to summer, there is one particular subject that will often dominate the Q&A sessions on ...

In the run up to summer, there is one particular subject that will often dominate the Q&A sessions on social media: how to install a hot tub. So, what are the main issues to consider? Pete 'Monty' ...

20 July, 2020
Read more
Outdoor power – the safety requirements | Knightsbridge

|Date: 17 July, 2020

Outdoor power – the safety requirements | Knightsbridge

Scott Brewer, Head of Technical at Knightsbridge, looks at some key safety considerations when it comes t ...

Scott Brewer, Head of Technical at Knightsbridge, looks at some key safety considerations when it comes to providing power and light outdoors. When your customers are looking to enhance their gardens ...

17 July, 2020
Read more
NAPIT Codebreakers #17

|Date: 11 July, 2020

NAPIT Codebreakers #17

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition ...

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer l ...

11 July, 2020
Read more
NAPIT Codebreakers #16

|Date: 10 June, 2020

NAPIT Codebreakers #16

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition ...

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer l ...

10 June, 2020
Read more
Building information modelling: why it’s back from the brink | ECA

|Date: 3 June, 2020

Building information modelling: why it’s back from the brink | ECA

Luke Osborne, ECA Energy & Emerging Technologies Solutions Advisor, looks at developments in building ...

Luke Osborne, ECA Energy & Emerging Technologies Solutions Advisor, looks at developments in building information modelling (BIM) and how it is expected to impact the future of the electrotechnica ...

3 June, 2020
Read more
How to measure electrode resistance where there is a single earth electrode for the installation | NAPIT

|Date: 27 May, 2020

How to measure electrode resistance where there is a single earth electrode for the installation | NAPIT

NAPIT's Don Holmes details the two most common methods of measuring electrode resistance where there is a ...

NAPIT's Don Holmes details the two most common methods of measuring electrode resistance where there is a single earth electrode for the electrical installation. With the growing number of electrical ...

27 May, 2020
Read more
How do downlights meet the new NHBC requirements? | Deta

|Date: 24 May, 2020

How do downlights meet the new NHBC requirements? | Deta

Deta’s Technical Manager, Andrew Pegrum explains how the company has worked quickly to ensure its fire ra ...

Deta’s Technical Manager, Andrew Pegrum explains how the company has worked quickly to ensure its fire rated downlight fittings satisfy the new NHBC requirements for recessed light fittings. The NHBC’ ...

24 May, 2020
Read more

12 3 4 5 ›»