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Update on RCD testing | NICEIC

|Date: 5 June, 2021

Update on RCD testing | NICEIC

The technical team at NICEIC & ELECSA provide guidance to the contractor when testing RCDs installed ...

The technical team at NICEIC & ELECSA provide guidance to the contractor when testing RCDs installed to provide additional protection having a 0.25 A (250 mA) residual operating current characteri ...

5 June, 2021
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All change with Amendment 2, but what does it mean? | NAPIT

|Date: 31 May, 2021

All change with Amendment 2, but what does it mean? | NAPIT

JPEL committee member Frank Bertie unravels some of the finer details behind the upcoming changes in Amen ...

JPEL committee member Frank Bertie unravels some of the finer details behind the upcoming changes in Amendment 2 for BS 7671:2018 (2022). Although the Draft for Public Comment (DPC) period ended in De ...

31 May, 2021
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Thermal insulation and its effect on flat Twin & Earth cables | NICEIC

|Date: 20 May, 2021

Thermal insulation and its effect on flat Twin & Earth cables | NICEIC

The technical experts at NICEIC & ELECSA look at the effect that thermal insulation can have on flat ...

The technical experts at NICEIC & ELECSA look at the effect that thermal insulation can have on flat twin and earth cables. This article considers the effect that thermal insulation may have when ...

20 May, 2021
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EV installs: why a pre-survey is so important | Gary Alder, Tideway

|Date: 10 May, 2021

EV installs: why a pre-survey is so important | Gary Alder, Tideway

Gary Alder, CEng MIET – BMBJV, Electrical Lead at Tideway, looks at why it is so important to undertake a ...

Gary Alder, CEng MIET – BMBJV, Electrical Lead at Tideway, looks at why it is so important to undertake a proper site survey prior to installing EV charging stations. In 2020, the National Grid stated ...

10 May, 2021
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Socket and switch distances from a hob | Pro Certs Software

|Date: 3 May, 2021

Socket and switch distances from a hob | Pro Certs Software

The team at Pro Certs Software provide guidance when installing a socket or cooker switch near a hob or c ...

The team at Pro Certs Software provide guidance when installing a socket or cooker switch near a hob or cooker. There are many guides for the minimum distance a socket or cooker switch can be from a h ...

3 May, 2021
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Consumer unit blanking plates – how to choose the correct type | NICEIC

|Date: 11 April, 2021

Consumer unit blanking plates – how to choose the correct type | NICEIC

The technical team at NICEIC & ELECSA provide guidance and advice when choosing the correct type of b ...

The technical team at NICEIC & ELECSA provide guidance and advice when choosing the correct type of blanking plates to use on domestic consumer units. The aim of this article is to assist the cont ...

11 April, 2021
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Functional testing: what’s required? | NAPIT

|Date: 23 March, 2021

Functional testing: what’s required? | NAPIT

NAPIT’s Chief Technical Officer, Frank Bertie, discusses the process of functional testing and what is re ...

NAPIT’s Chief Technical Officer, Frank Bertie, discusses the process of functional testing and what is required. Functional testing is one of the sequence of tests for initial verification and include ...

23 March, 2021
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Amendment 2: changes to BS7671 Section 433 | Surge Protection Devices

|Date: 22 March, 2021

Amendment 2: changes to BS7671 Section 433 | Surge Protection Devices

Kirsty Johnson, Technical Sales Director at Surge Protection Devices, discusses the proposed changes to B ...

Kirsty Johnson, Technical Sales Director at Surge Protection Devices, discusses the proposed changes to BS7671 Section 433, and how this will affect the requirements for surge protection. The 18th Edi ...

22 March, 2021
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How to commission fire alarms | Elite Security Products (ESP)

|Date: 27 February, 2021

How to commission fire alarms | Elite Security Products (ESP)

Having recently launched its own fire systems commissioning service, ESP’s Managing Director, Neil Baldwi ...

Having recently launched its own fire systems commissioning service, ESP’s Managing Director, Neil Baldwin, provides a more detailed look at the area of commissioning, as outlined in the BS5839 standa ...

27 February, 2021
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Question Time: Live Conductors | NAPIT

|Date: 15 February, 2021

Question Time: Live Conductors | NAPIT

The technical team at NAPIT answer a common question that contractors often raise. This column will be ba ...

The technical team at NAPIT answer a common question that contractors often raise. This column will be based around a query we recent received. During an EICR, the individual in question came across t ...

15 February, 2021
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