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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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External Installations and Cables

|Date: 5 February, 2018

External Installations and Cables

Cables installed outside, in the gardens and yards of domestic premises, are exposed to an increased risk ...

Cables installed outside, in the gardens and yards of domestic premises, are exposed to an increased risk of damage. Therefore, careful consideration should be given to the selection and erection of c ...

5 February, 2018
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Requirements for Protection Against Overload

|Date: 2 February, 2018

Requirements for Protection Against Overload

The primary purpose of a protective device is to protect the circuit from damage, and for such purposes R ...

The primary purpose of a protective device is to protect the circuit from damage, and for such purposes Regulation 433.1.1 requires the operating characteristics of a device protecting a conductor aga ...

2 February, 2018
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Requirements For Emergency Lighting

|Date: 31 January, 2018

Requirements For Emergency Lighting

As a result of a number of legislative requirements such as those relating to health & safety, ﬁre an ...

As a result of a number of legislative requirements such as those relating to health & safety, ﬁre and building regulations some form of emergency lighting will normally be required in most, if no ...

31 January, 2018
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