General Regulations Archives

Insulation Resistance of Low Voltage Circuits

|Date: 13 December, 2018

Insulation Resistance of Low Voltage Circuits

Generally, it is more likely for conductors to suﬀer damage during the construction phase of an installat ...

Generally, it is more likely for conductors to suﬀer damage during the construction phase of an installation than when the installation is in service. For example, cables pulled through conduit withou ...

13 December, 2018
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Periodic Inspection & Testing: Part 3

|Date: 24 November, 2018

Periodic Inspection & Testing: Part 3

Stroma Certification provides further technical insight in the third and final part of its periodic inspe ...

Stroma Certification provides further technical insight in the third and final part of its periodic inspection and testing guidance series. The previous article in this series discussed how the extent ...

24 November, 2018
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Cutting Notches and Drilling Holes in Joists

|Date: 20 November, 2018

Cutting Notches and Drilling Holes in Joists

Cutting notches and drilling holes in joists As part of any new installation work or a re-wire, a cable, ...

Cutting notches and drilling holes in joists As part of any new installation work or a re-wire, a cable, trunking or cable tray sometimes has to pass through an element of building construction, such ...

20 November, 2018
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Armoured Cable Supplies to Outbuildings

|Date: 9 November, 2018

Armoured Cable Supplies to Outbuildings

ELECSA consistently receives enquiries relating to supplies to detached outbuildings of domestic premises ...

ELECSA consistently receives enquiries relating to supplies to detached outbuildings of domestic premises, such as garages, sheds or home-oﬃces. This article addresses the questions which typically ar ...

9 November, 2018
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Periodic Inspection and Testing: Part 2

|Date: 10 August, 2018

Periodic Inspection and Testing: Part 2

The experts at Stroma Certification are back with the second part of this best practice advice col ...

The experts at Stroma Certification are back with the second part of this best practice advice column. In the previous article of this technical guidance series we looked at the objective of pe ...

10 August, 2018
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Additions or Alterations – When/Where Are You Allowed To Make Them?

|Date: 1 August, 2018

Additions or Alterations – When/Where Are You Allowed To Make Them?

Compliance advice from the experts at NICEIC. Most domestic electrical installations will require one or ...

Compliance advice from the experts at NICEIC. Most domestic electrical installations will require one or more additions or alterations during their lifetime. Where such work is proposed, it is importa ...

1 August, 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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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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