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Codebreakers #84

|Date: 29 October, 2024

Codebreakers #84

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 ...

29 October, 2024
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How are networks for smart home installations configured and operated?

|Date: 28 October, 2024

How are networks for smart home installations configured and operated?

Geoff Meads, Network School Trainer for CEDIA, looks at how networks are configured and operate and expla ...

Geoff Meads, Network School Trainer for CEDIA, looks at how networks are configured and operate and explains why they’re the bedrock of a quality smart home installation. When you think about a ‘smart ...

28 October, 2024
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The Training Ground: How long are the delays for getting an AM2S assessment booked in?

|Date: 25 October, 2024

The Training Ground: How long are the delays for getting an AM2S assessment booked in?

Q. How long are the delays for getting an AM2S assessment booked in? My local centre is full and my appre ...

Q. How long are the delays for getting an AM2S assessment booked in? My local centre is full and my apprentice’s training provider says there is a long wait for an assessment – surely this can’t be ri ...

25 October, 2024
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Ask Ovia: Where would i use Microwave Sensor as opposed to a PIR?

|Date: 23 October, 2024

Ask Ovia: Where would i use Microwave Sensor as opposed to a PIR?

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike C ...

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. Q. WHERE WOULD I USE MICROWAVE SENSOR AS OPPOSED TO ...

23 October, 2024
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Isolation and switching for mechanical maintenance: what are the requirements of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022?

|Date: 23 October, 2024

Isolation and switching for mechanical maintenance: what are the requirements of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022?

Michael Peace CEng MIET MCIBSE, Senior Engineer at the IET, looks into the practicalities and requirement ...

Michael Peace CEng MIET MCIBSE, Senior Engineer at the IET, looks into the practicalities and requirements of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 with respect to isolation and switching for mechanical maintenance. T ...

23 October, 2024
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Dr Zzeus Q&A: Is it acceptable to install just heat detectors in hotel bedrooms in accordance to BS 5839-1?

|Date: 22 October, 2024

Dr Zzeus Q&A: Is it acceptable to install just heat detectors in hotel bedrooms in accordance to BS 5839-1?

In this regular column, Dr. Tom Brookes, MD at Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, answers your quest ...

In this regular column, Dr. Tom Brookes, MD at Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to fire safety. In this month’s edition he looks at BS 5839-1 and whether it is sa ...

22 October, 2024
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Codebreakers #83

|Date: 18 October, 2024

Codebreakers #83

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 ...

18 October, 2024
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What fuse do you need for a Type 1 SPD?

|Date: 17 October, 2024

What fuse do you need for a Type 1 SPD?

What fuse do you need for a Type 1 SPD? Robin Earl, Market Development Manager at DEHN UK, provides some ...

What fuse do you need for a Type 1 SPD? Robin Earl, Market Development Manager at DEHN UK, provides some answers and warns about deviating from established norms. The answer to this question is a simp ...

17 October, 2024
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Concealed cables: how to deal with new and existing cabling

|Date: 16 October, 2024

Concealed cables: how to deal with new and existing cabling

Frank Bertie, Managing Director at NAPIT, discusses concealed cabling and how to deal with new and existi ...

Frank Bertie, Managing Director at NAPIT, discusses concealed cabling and how to deal with new and existing cabling. Concealed wiring systems within BS 7671 When designing any electrical installation, ...

16 October, 2024
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What is corona discharge?

|Date: 25 September, 2024

What is corona discharge?

John Hayhurst, Electrical Tutor at City Skills SCC, explores the phenomenon of corona discharge near powe ...

John Hayhurst, Electrical Tutor at City Skills SCC, explores the phenomenon of corona discharge near power lines. Have you ever walked near high-voltage power lines and noticed a faint crackling noise ...

25 September, 2024
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