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Made 2 Measure: Varying Earth Loop Impedance Test Results

|Date: 23 July, 2018

Made 2 Measure: Varying Earth Loop Impedance Test Results

You ask: I’ve noticed that if I repeat an earth loop impedance test several times on the same circuit, th ...

You ask: I’ve noticed that if I repeat an earth loop impedance test several times on the same circuit, the results sometimes vary a lot. Why is this and how do I decide which of the results to record ...

23 July, 2018
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Summer Garden Tips: How To Power The Patio

|Date: 20 July, 2018

Summer Garden Tips: How To Power The Patio

The team at Hamilton Litestat look at the ways that you can bring power and wireless control to your cust ...

The team at Hamilton Litestat look at the ways that you can bring power and wireless control to your customers’ great outdoors. As summer approaches, the homeowner’s focus shifts from the inside to th ...

20 July, 2018
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Distribution Circuits – What Are They And How Do You Record Details?

|Date: 16 July, 2018

Distribution Circuits – What Are They And How Do You Record Details?

The team at ELECSA look at what a distribution circuit is and the recording of circuit details. A distrib ...

The team at ELECSA look at what a distribution circuit is and the recording of circuit details. A distribution circuit is a circuit that supplies a distribution board or other switchgear and does not ...

16 July, 2018
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Periodic Inspection and Testing: What Are The Key Principles?

|Date: 13 July, 2018

Periodic Inspection and Testing: What Are The Key Principles?

Stroma Certification sets out the principles for the periodic inspection and testing of electrical instal ...

Stroma Certification sets out the principles for the periodic inspection and testing of electrical installations to enable contractors to verify standards and ensure statutory requirements are being c ...

13 July, 2018
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Prospective Fault Current: How To Determine Values

|Date: 8 July, 2018

Prospective Fault Current: How To Determine Values

The experts at NICEIC provide us with more critical best practice advice. Either by enquiry, measurement ...

The experts at NICEIC provide us with more critical best practice advice. Either by enquiry, measurement or calculation, prospective fault current (Ipf) should be determined at every relevant point wi ...

8 July, 2018
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Question Time: Flexible Metal Conduit

|Date: 7 July, 2018

Question Time: Flexible Metal Conduit

NAPIT’s Bill Allan looks at some of the common issues with flexible metal conduit and the answers to thes ...

NAPIT’s Bill Allan looks at some of the common issues with flexible metal conduit and the answers to these. The most common application for flexible conduit - whether it is metallic or non-metallic - ...

7 July, 2018
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Made 2 Measure: Why Do You Have High Zs Readings?

|Date: 5 July, 2018

Made 2 Measure: Why Do You Have High Zs Readings?

The experts at Megger answer your latest testing query. YOU ASKED: When I was carrying loop impedance tes ...

The experts at Megger answer your latest testing query. YOU ASKED: When I was carrying loop impedance tests on a recent job, I got high Zs readings on RCD protected circuits, even though the ZE and R1 ...

5 July, 2018
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Electrical Installations in the Garden

|Date: 2 July, 2018

Electrical Installations in the Garden

Elecsa offer support and guidance for electrical garden installations. Electrical installations installed ...

Elecsa offer support and guidance for electrical garden installations. Electrical installations installed in a garden, including luminaires and their associated cables, should be securely ﬁxed and pro ...

2 July, 2018
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18th Edition: How Are Cable Supports Changing?

|Date: 30 June, 2018

18th Edition: How Are Cable Supports Changing?

Jonathan Rawlinson, Technical Manager at Prysmian, helps clarify the rules relating to cable supports in ...

Jonathan Rawlinson, Technical Manager at Prysmian, helps clarify the rules relating to cable supports in advance of proposed changes to the Wiring Regulations. The proposed changes to the 18th Edition ...

30 June, 2018
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Wiring Regulations: How Has Circuit Protection Changed Over The Years?

|Date: 29 June, 2018

Wiring Regulations: How Has Circuit Protection Changed Over The Years?

As electrical technologies evolve, one thing remains constant – the vital importance of circuit protectio ...

As electrical technologies evolve, one thing remains constant – the vital importance of circuit protection. Emma Segelov, Head of Marketing at MK Electric, looks at the past, present and future of cir ...

29 June, 2018
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