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Earth Electrodes: What Types Are Recognised?

|Date: 22 June, 2018

Earth Electrodes: What Types Are Recognised?

Where the electricity distributor does not provide a means of earthing for an installation, or where requ ...

Where the electricity distributor does not provide a means of earthing for an installation, or where required for regulatory reasons, an earth electrode should be installed and the installation should ...

22 June, 2018
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NICEIC and ELECSA Call to Ban the Bravado

|Date: 24 May, 2018

NICEIC and ELECSA Call to Ban the Bravado

NICEIC and ELECSA consumer campaign urges DIYers to ditch the bravado and call in a professional. NICEIC ...

NICEIC and ELECSA consumer campaign urges DIYers to ditch the bravado and call in a professional. NICEIC and ELECSA have today (May 24) launched a new national consumer campaign 'Ban the Bravado' to p ...

24 May, 2018
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Tickets Now on Sale for Industry First Cinema Event

|Date: 18 May, 2018

Tickets Now on Sale for Industry First Cinema Event

Tickets are now on sale for one of the most exciting events ever delivered in the electrical industry. On ...

Tickets are now on sale for one of the most exciting events ever delivered in the electrical industry. On July 4th this year NICEIC and ELECSA will be transmitting a live talk on the 18th Edition whic ...

18 May, 2018
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Fire Detection and Alarm Systems in Dwellings

|Date: 17 April, 2018

Fire Detection and Alarm Systems in Dwellings

The experts at NICEIC fill you in on everything you need to know. A ﬁre detection and alarm system can si ...

The experts at NICEIC fill you in on everything you need to know. A ﬁre detection and alarm system can signiﬁcantly improve the safety of occupants in dwellings by operating automatically and alerting ...

17 April, 2018
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Identification of Electrical Wiring

|Date: 31 March, 2018

Identification of Electrical Wiring

Identiﬁcation of electrical wiring should be clear and accurate so that the risk of injury or damage is m ...

Identiﬁcation of electrical wiring should be clear and accurate so that the risk of injury or damage is minimised. This article looks at requirements relating to the identiﬁcation of conductors contai ...

31 March, 2018
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Hybrid Ring/Radial Final Circuits: Are They Acceptable?

|Date: 7 March, 2018

Hybrid Ring/Radial Final Circuits: Are They Acceptable?

The experts at ELECSA share their technical advice. The NICEIC helpline is occasionally asked whether a r ...

The experts at ELECSA share their technical advice. The NICEIC helpline is occasionally asked whether a ring ﬁnal circuit has to be supplied directly from a protective device in the distribution board ...

7 March, 2018
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Automatic Disconnection of Supply (ADS)

|Date: 24 February, 2018

Automatic Disconnection of Supply (ADS)

The protective measure Automatic Disconnection of Supply (ADS) is used in most electrical installations t ...

The protective measure Automatic Disconnection of Supply (ADS) is used in most electrical installations to provide protection against electric shock. This article provides an overview of how ADS is ac ...

24 February, 2018
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Protective Multiple Earthings (PME)

|Date: 18 February, 2018

Protective Multiple Earthings (PME)

As the majority of low voltage supplies to both new and existing electrical installations are connected t ...

As the majority of low voltage supplies to both new and existing electrical installations are connected to a PME earthing terminal, this article discusses the operating characteristics of this particu ...

18 February, 2018
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How Often Should Periodic Inspection and Testing be Carried out?

|Date: 11 February, 2018

How Often Should Periodic Inspection and Testing be Carried out?

Contractors and members of the public sometimes ask how often an electrical installation should be subjec ...

Contractors and members of the public sometimes ask how often an electrical installation should be subjected to periodic inspection and testing. This article considers the factors that inﬂuence the de ...

11 February, 2018
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Compliance with Building Regulations (England and Wales)

|Date: 8 February, 2018

Compliance with Building Regulations (England and Wales)

Whenever electrical work is undertaken on domestic premises in England or Wales it must comply with the p ...

Whenever electrical work is undertaken on domestic premises in England or Wales it must comply with the particular requirements of Part P of the Building Regulations 2010 (England & Wales) as amen ...

8 February, 2018
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