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Amendment 3:2024 to BS 7671:2018 – Draft for Public Consultation (DPC): Dispelling The Myths

|Date: 31 May, 2024

Amendment 3:2024 to BS 7671:2018 – Draft for Public Consultation (DPC): Dispelling The Myths

With less than a week to go until the DPC for Amendment 3:2024 to BS 7671:2018 closes, Mark Coles, Head o ...

With less than a week to go until the DPC for Amendment 3:2024 to BS 7671:2018 closes, Mark Coles, Head of Technical Regulations at the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET), gives an upda ...

31 May, 2024
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NICEIC Pocket Guide App | Top Product Award 2022

|Date: 6 December, 2022

NICEIC Pocket Guide App | Top Product Award 2022

Free to download and available to all NICEIC certified businesses, the NICEIC Pocket Guide App houses a b ...

Free to download and available to all NICEIC certified businesses, the NICEIC Pocket Guide App houses a bank of 35 technical reference guides, all updated to BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 where relevant. Also ...

6 December, 2022
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Factors affecting the current-carrying capacity of live conductors | NICEIC

|Date: 15 July, 2022

Factors affecting the current-carrying capacity of live conductors | NICEIC

The experts at NICEIC consider the effect of ambient conditions and installation methods when determining ...

The experts at NICEIC consider the effect of ambient conditions and installation methods when determining minimum live conductor sizes. BS 7671 often specifies a minimum cross-sectional area for live ...

15 July, 2022
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Understanding RCDs and their application | Scolmore

|Date: 23 June, 2022

Understanding RCDs and their application | Scolmore

Jake Green, Technical Engagement Manager with Scolmore Group, looks at RCDs in general and highlights the ...

Jake Green, Technical Engagement Manager with Scolmore Group, looks at RCDs in general and highlights the necessity of a time delay device when selectivity between RCDs is needed. The principle of ope ...

23 June, 2022
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Changes in regulations regarding the sale and use of halogen lamps | ECA

|Date: 21 March, 2022

Changes in regulations regarding the sale and use of halogen lamps | ECA

Luke Osborne, ECA Energy & Emerging Technologies Solutions Advisor, takes us through the changes in r ...

Luke Osborne, ECA Energy & Emerging Technologies Solutions Advisor, takes us through the changes in regulations regarding the sale of halogen lamps and what this will mean for the wider industry. ...

21 March, 2022
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The ever-changing regulations of SPDs: What is the future for domestic usage? | Scolmore

|Date: 17 March, 2022

The ever-changing regulations of SPDs: What is the future for domestic usage? | Scolmore

Scolmore Group looks at the ever-changing regulations regarding SPDs and ponders what the future might ho ...

Scolmore Group looks at the ever-changing regulations regarding SPDs and ponders what the future might hold for domestic usage. BS 7671 is due for a second amendment this year and we currently underst ...

17 March, 2022
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Made 2 Measure: I’m looking for a versatile clamp meter, what can you suggest?

|Date: 13 January, 2022

Made 2 Measure: I’m looking for a versatile clamp meter, what can you suggest?

The technical team at Megger answers the latest technical query from end users. YOU ASK: I’M LOOKING FOR ...

The technical team at Megger answers the latest technical query from end users. YOU ASK: I’M LOOKING FOR A NEW CLAMP METER. IT MUST BE VERSATILE, AND I’D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT IT TO MY SMARTPHONE ...

13 January, 2022
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Emergency lighting: is BS 5266-1 effective enough? | Carvell Group

|Date: 12 January, 2022

Emergency lighting: is BS 5266-1 effective enough? | Carvell Group

Christopher Carvell MIET MIFSM PCQI, MD and Principal Consultant at Carvell Group, discusses the effectiv ...

Christopher Carvell MIET MIFSM PCQI, MD and Principal Consultant at Carvell Group, discusses the effectiveness of BS 5266-1 and if the standard is effective in meeting its objective. Although British ...

12 January, 2022
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Can you afford to ignore harmonics? | Chauvin Arnoux

|Date: 11 January, 2022

Can you afford to ignore harmonics? | Chauvin Arnoux

Julian Grant of Chauvin Arnoux provides more detail about harmonics and the problems they create, as well ...

Julian Grant of Chauvin Arnoux provides more detail about harmonics and the problems they create, as well as their relationship with the Wiring Regs. Harmonics are currents in the supply system at who ...

11 January, 2022
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Requirements for passive fire stopping | ECA

|Date: 10 January, 2022

Requirements for passive fire stopping | ECA

Gary Parker, ECA Technical Manager, reminds contractors of the basics they need to know when it comes to ...

Gary Parker, ECA Technical Manager, reminds contractors of the basics they need to know when it comes to passive fire protection. Passive fire stopping is an essential requirement in the Wiring Regula ...

10 January, 2022
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