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ElectricalDirect extends its range of consumer units

|Date: 20 February, 2023

ElectricalDirect extends its range of consumer units

Adding to its impressive range of over 12,000 products, ElectricalDirect has a new line-up of high-qualit ...

Adding to its impressive range of over 12,000 products, ElectricalDirect has a new line-up of high-quality 18th Edition and BS EN 61439-3 compliant consumer units from trusted electrical brands Wylex, ...

20 February, 2023
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Overvoltage protection & commercial installations

|Date: 20 September, 2019

Overvoltage protection & commercial installations

The technical team at Crabtree clears up the requirements for overvoltage protection in commercial sites, ...

The technical team at Crabtree clears up the requirements for overvoltage protection in commercial sites, as stated in the 18th Edition regulations. Electrical installations in commercial premises are ...

20 September, 2019
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Crabtree integrates AFDDs with new miniature RCBO

|Date: 13 August, 2019

Crabtree integrates AFDDs with new miniature RCBO

Crabtree combine AFDDs with the new Miniature RCBO to create a single device that can provide protection ...

Crabtree combine AFDDs with the new Miniature RCBO to create a single device that can provide protection against all fault conditions. Crabtree AFDDs have been designed and tested to not respond to ar ...

13 August, 2019
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18th Edition: What Are The Requirements for Overvoltage Protection?

|Date: 26 April, 2019

18th Edition: What Are The Requirements for Overvoltage Protection?

Dave Enefer, Devices Product Manager at Crabtree, takes a look at the latest requirements for overvoltage ...

Dave Enefer, Devices Product Manager at Crabtree, takes a look at the latest requirements for overvoltage protection. With the introduction of the 18th edition the decision-making process for inclusio ...

26 April, 2019
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All Wired Up? Trust Your Instincts

|Date: 5 March, 2019

All Wired Up? Trust Your Instincts

Michael Simms, Product Manager for Wiring Accessories at Crabtree, one of Electrium’s leading brands, tal ...

Michael Simms, Product Manager for Wiring Accessories at Crabtree, one of Electrium’s leading brands, talks to PE about the innovation behind wiring accessories. When it comes to wiring accessories, t ...

5 March, 2019
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Crabtree’s miniature RCBO spells safety in the Home and Garden

|Date: 9 January, 2019

Crabtree’s miniature RCBO spells safety in the Home and Garden

It goes without saying that electrical installation work in a home must be designed and installed to prot ...

It goes without saying that electrical installation work in a home must be designed and installed to protect people from fire and electric shocks, but what about the garden? Given the greater risk of ...

9 January, 2019
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Trust your Instinct

|Date: 4 December, 2018

Trust your Instinct

The team at Crabtree looks at why you should expect better from your accessories. For nearly 100 years Cr ...

The team at Crabtree looks at why you should expect better from your accessories. For nearly 100 years Crabtree has been leading innovations in the wiring accessory industry - from improving our homes ...

4 December, 2018
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Crabtree’s Miniature RCBO Spells Safety in the Home and Garden

|Date: 3 July, 2018

Crabtree’s Miniature RCBO Spells Safety in the Home and Garden

Electrical installation work in a home must be designed and installed to protect people from fire and ele ...

Electrical installation work in a home must be designed and installed to protect people from fire and electric shocks, but what about the garden? Given the greater risk of electric shock outdoors, the ...

3 July, 2018
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AFDDs: Is Arc De Triumph?

|Date: 29 June, 2018

AFDDs: Is Arc De Triumph?

Here the team at Crabtree explains why it’s important that you don’t let arcing become an ‘AFDD-thought’. ...

Here the team at Crabtree explains why it’s important that you don’t let arcing become an ‘AFDD-thought’. The Wiring Regulations define danger as: “Risk of injury to persons from: fire, electric shock ...

29 June, 2018
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The Dangers Associated With Fake Chargers

|Date: 26 October, 2017

The Dangers Associated With Fake Chargers

A recent survey that we commissioned at Crabtree has revealed that more than half (58%) of 2,000 UK adult ...

A recent survey that we commissioned at Crabtree has revealed that more than half (58%) of 2,000 UK adults would like to see more public buildings feature special USB smartphone charging outlets. The ...

26 October, 2017
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