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What fuse do you need for a Type 1 SPD?

|Date: 17 October, 2024

What fuse do you need for a Type 1 SPD?

What fuse do you need for a Type 1 SPD? Robin Earl, Market Development Manager at DEHN UK, provides some ...

What fuse do you need for a Type 1 SPD? Robin Earl, Market Development Manager at DEHN UK, provides some answers and warns about deviating from established norms. The answer to this question is a simp ...

17 October, 2024
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Concealed cables: how to deal with new and existing cabling

|Date: 16 October, 2024

Concealed cables: how to deal with new and existing cabling

Frank Bertie, Managing Director at NAPIT, discusses concealed cabling and how to deal with new and existi ...

Frank Bertie, Managing Director at NAPIT, discusses concealed cabling and how to deal with new and existing cabling. Concealed wiring systems within BS 7671 When designing any electrical installation, ...

16 October, 2024
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Unicrimp offer Multi-Reel Mixed PVC Sleeving

|Date: 10 October, 2024

Unicrimp offer Multi-Reel Mixed PVC Sleeving

Unicrimp extends its comprehensive Q-Crimp sleeving range with the new Multi-Reel Mixed PVC Sleeving. The ...

Unicrimp extends its comprehensive Q-Crimp sleeving range with the new Multi-Reel Mixed PVC Sleeving. The Multi-Reel mixed sleeving provides installers with Brown, Blue & Green / Yellow colour cod ...

10 October, 2024
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Spelsberg’s GEOS enclosure helps make tough decisions

|Date: 4 October, 2024

Spelsberg’s GEOS enclosure helps make tough decisions

While it’s always best practice try to position your electrical enclosures and distribution boxes under c ...

While it’s always best practice try to position your electrical enclosures and distribution boxes under cover and away from high traffic areas, this isn’t always possible. For electrical installations ...

4 October, 2024
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What are the methods for fire sealing of elements within a building’s construction?

|Date: 18 September, 2024

What are the methods for fire sealing of elements within a building’s construction?

The aim of this article from the experts at NICEIC is to provide guidance on suitable measures to prevent ...

The aim of this article from the experts at NICEIC is to provide guidance on suitable measures to prevent and mitigate the risk of spread of fire and smoke when installing wiring systems that penetrat ...

18 September, 2024
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RCBO Types and Their Applications

|Date: 16 September, 2024

RCBO Types and Their Applications

Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement at Scolmore Group, considers some types of RCBOs and their appli ...

Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement at Scolmore Group, considers some types of RCBOs and their applications, along with the relevant requirements of BS 7671. Residual current operated circuit-bre ...

16 September, 2024
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New Elucian Dual Row Consumer Units from Click

|Date: 1 July, 2024

New Elucian Dual Row Consumer Units from Click

Click Scolmore introduces a new range of Dual Row Metal Consumer Units to add to its extensive Elucian po ...

Click Scolmore introduces a new range of Dual Row Metal Consumer Units to add to its extensive Elucian portfolio. Developed to meet customer demand for larger installations, the Elucian Dual Row Consu ...

1 July, 2024
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Test sequence for periodic inspection | NICEIC

|Date: 28 June, 2024

Test sequence for periodic inspection | NICEIC

BS 7671 contains clear requirements in respect of the order in which many tests have to be carried out du ...

BS 7671 contains clear requirements in respect of the order in which many tests have to be carried out during initial verification. However, no such information is given in respect of testing carried ...

28 June, 2024
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Selecting a suitable wiring system for an electrical installation: what environmental conditions need to be considered? | Scolmore Group

|Date: 27 June, 2024

Selecting a suitable wiring system for an electrical installation: what environmental conditions need to be considered? | Scolmore Group

Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement at Scolmore Group, gives a brief overview of the general range o ...

Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement at Scolmore Group, gives a brief overview of the general range of conditions detailed in Section 522 of BS 7671, which an installer will have to consider as th ...

27 June, 2024
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Niglon’s new range of PROTEGO consumer units

|Date: 25 June, 2024

Niglon’s new range of PROTEGO consumer units

We learn more about why Niglon’s new range of PROTEGO consumer units has been engineered with the electri ...

We learn more about why Niglon’s new range of PROTEGO consumer units has been engineered with the electrician firmly in mind. PROTEGO means ‘to protect’ in Latin, and in developing this range Niglon h ...

25 June, 2024
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