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Caravan Sites and Common Neutrals

|Date: 4 December, 2019

Caravan Sites and Common Neutrals

NAPIT’s Bill Allan answers a common technical query regarding best practice requirements for installation ...

NAPIT’s Bill Allan answers a common technical query regarding best practice requirements for installations at caravan sites. A recent enquiry to the NAPIT technical helpline raised an interesting ques ...

4 December, 2019
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Metal consumer units in installations forming part of a TT earthing system

|Date: 29 November, 2019

Metal consumer units in installations forming part of a TT earthing system

The aim of this article is to offer guidance to contractors when installing a consumer unit and/or simila ...

The aim of this article is to offer guidance to contractors when installing a consumer unit and/or similar switchgear manufactured from a non-combustible material meeting the requirements of Regulatio ...

29 November, 2019
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Appropriate use of minor works certificates

|Date: 25 November, 2019

Appropriate use of minor works certificates

The aim of this article is to provide guidance for the electrical contractor on the appropriate use of a ...

The aim of this article is to provide guidance for the electrical contractor on the appropriate use of a Minor Electrical Installation Works Certificate (MEIWC), when carrying out an addition or alter ...

25 November, 2019
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Napit Codebreakers #13

|Date: 22 November, 2019

Napit Codebreakers #13

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. ASH ALLUM: This picture is of some ...

22 November, 2019
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Made2Measure: RCD Testers

|Date: 19 November, 2019

Made2Measure: RCD Testers

The Megger Team continue their monthly Made2Measure by answering your questions about RCD Testers. You as ...

The Megger Team continue their monthly Made2Measure by answering your questions about RCD Testers. You ask: I’ve been having problems testing RCDs on circuits powered from 110V site transformers. My R ...

19 November, 2019
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18th Edition: Earth leakage explained

|Date: 13 November, 2019

18th Edition: Earth leakage explained

Do you need to know if your cables are leaky? According to the 18th Edition, the answer is ‘yes’, as Dave ...

Do you need to know if your cables are leaky? According to the 18th Edition, the answer is ‘yes’, as Dave Sweetman, Marketing & Business Development Director at Di-LOG Group explains. How often ha ...

13 November, 2019
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Watch: The E5 Group explains AFDD technology

|Date: 13 November, 2019

Watch: The E5 Group explains AFDD technology

Two recent videos from our friends at the E5 Group that take a look at the 'what's' and 'whys' of AFDD te ...

Two recent videos from our friends at the E5 Group that take a look at the 'what's' and 'whys' of AFDD technology and a glimpse into what might be on the horizon for the electrical regulations. https: ...

13 November, 2019
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Insulation resistance testing

|Date: 30 October, 2019

Insulation resistance testing

The aim of this article is to discuss the requirements and considerations for carrying out insulation res ...

The aim of this article is to discuss the requirements and considerations for carrying out insulation resistance testing on low voltage circuits within electrical installations. Such a test is used fo ...

30 October, 2019
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Made 2 Measure: Safe isolation

|Date: 28 October, 2019

Made 2 Measure: Safe isolation

The Megger team answer your questions about safe isolation. YOU ASK I’ve had one or two nasty “belts” ove ...

The Megger team answer your questions about safe isolation. YOU ASK I’ve had one or two nasty “belts” over the years, when I thought a circuit was dead and it wasn’t. What do I need to do to make sure ...

28 October, 2019
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Class I appliances connected to the fixed wiring of an installation

|Date: 24 October, 2019

Class I appliances connected to the fixed wiring of an installation

ELECSA talks through the options available to installers for connecting appliances to the fixed wiring of ...

ELECSA talks through the options available to installers for connecting appliances to the fixed wiring of an installation. There are several options available for connecting appliances to the fixed wi ...

24 October, 2019
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