Electrical Installation Archives

Calling all bright sparks… SkillELECTRIC 2024 now open for entries

|Date: 12 March, 2024

Calling all bright sparks… SkillELECTRIC 2024 now open for entries

Talented electrotechnical students are being encouraged to register for this year’s SkillELECTRIC competi ...

Talented electrotechnical students are being encouraged to register for this year’s SkillELECTRIC competition. The application window is now open and runs until 28 March 2024. The event is part of the ...

12 March, 2024
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Metal consumer units in an installation forming part of a TT system earthing arrangement | NICEIC

|Date: 20 February, 2024

Metal consumer units in an installation forming part of a TT system earthing arrangement | NICEIC

This article from the experts at NICEIC aims to provide guidance for contractors when required to install ...

This article from the experts at NICEIC aims to provide guidance for contractors when required to install a consumer unit and/or similar switchgear manufactured from a noncombustible material meeting ...

20 February, 2024
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Understanding overvoltage protection: requirements of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 | Hager

|Date: 16 February, 2024

Understanding overvoltage protection: requirements of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 | Hager

Hager’s Technical Training Manager, Paul Chaffers, discusses the importance of providing installations wi ...

Hager’s Technical Training Manager, Paul Chaffers, discusses the importance of providing installations with surge protective devices (SPDs) and looks at requirements and considerations of BS 7671:2018 ...

16 February, 2024
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Different installation methods and the mechanical protection requirements for each | NAPIT

|Date: 5 February, 2024

Different installation methods and the mechanical protection requirements for each | NAPIT

The technical experts at NAPIT look at different installation methods and the mechanical protection requi ...

The technical experts at NAPIT look at different installation methods and the mechanical protection requirements for each. Installation or wiring methods? Whenever we speak to contractors or they ask ...

5 February, 2024
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The importance of selecting RCDs that are suitable to electronic loads and controls connected to an electrical installation | NICEIC

|Date: 30 January, 2024

The importance of selecting RCDs that are suitable to electronic loads and controls connected to an electrical installation | NICEIC

Depending on the particular characteristics of the ‘electronic’ loads and controls connected to an electr ...

Depending on the particular characteristics of the ‘electronic’ loads and controls connected to an electrical installation, an RCD could be exposed to a range of residual current waveforms and frequen ...

30 January, 2024
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When should an intended departure be used? | NAPIT

|Date: 13 December, 2023

When should an intended departure be used? | NAPIT

Frank Bertie, Chief Technical Officer at NAPIT, explains when to use an intended departure. When we look ...

Frank Bertie, Chief Technical Officer at NAPIT, explains when to use an intended departure. When we look at a completed electrical installation or minor works electrical installation certificate, ther ...

13 December, 2023
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Providing additional fire protection – what are the requirements for using AFDDs | Hager

|Date: 17 November, 2023

Providing additional fire protection – what are the requirements for using AFDDs | Hager

Hager’s Technical Training Manager, Paul Chaffers, discusses the importance of providing additional fire ...

Hager’s Technical Training Manager, Paul Chaffers, discusses the importance of providing additional fire protection, following the mandated use of Arc Fault Detection Devices (AFDD) in the latest Edit ...

17 November, 2023
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What are the purposes of, and difference between earthing and bonding within an electrical installation? NICEIC

|Date: 15 November, 2023

What are the purposes of, and difference between earthing and bonding within an electrical installation? NICEIC

It would appear that many people, including some whose work requires involvement with electrical installa ...

It would appear that many people, including some whose work requires involvement with electrical installations, are not aware of the differences between earthing and bonding. This article outlines the ...

15 November, 2023
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The use case for load monitoring when determining existing current demand on an electrical installation | Chauvin Arnoux

|Date: 10 November, 2023

The use case for load monitoring when determining existing current demand on an electrical installation | Chauvin Arnoux

Julian Grant, General Manager at Chauvin Arnoux UK, discusses a use case for load monitoring when conside ...

Julian Grant, General Manager at Chauvin Arnoux UK, discusses a use case for load monitoring when considering additions or alterations to an electrical installation. When the landlord of the Magpie ...

10 November, 2023
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Willing and cable: Kempston Controls’ range of cable accessories

|Date: 9 November, 2023

Willing and cable: Kempston Controls’ range of cable accessories

We hear from the team at Kempston Controls and find out more about the company’s ever-expanding range of ...

We hear from the team at Kempston Controls and find out more about the company’s ever-expanding range of cable accessories. In today’s demanding power-hungry industrial and commercial world keeping th ...

9 November, 2023
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