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Codebreakers #85

|Date: 15 November, 2024

Codebreakers #85

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition ...

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer l ...

15 November, 2024
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Codebreakers #84

|Date: 29 October, 2024

Codebreakers #84

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition ...

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer l ...

29 October, 2024
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Isolation and switching for mechanical maintenance: what are the requirements of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022?

|Date: 23 October, 2024

Isolation and switching for mechanical maintenance: what are the requirements of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022?

Michael Peace CEng MIET MCIBSE, Senior Engineer at the IET, looks into the practicalities and requirement ...

Michael Peace CEng MIET MCIBSE, Senior Engineer at the IET, looks into the practicalities and requirements of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 with respect to isolation and switching for mechanical maintenance. T ...

23 October, 2024
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Dr Zzeus Q&A: Is it acceptable to install just heat detectors in hotel bedrooms in accordance to BS 5839-1?

|Date: 22 October, 2024

Dr Zzeus Q&A: Is it acceptable to install just heat detectors in hotel bedrooms in accordance to BS 5839-1?

In this regular column, Dr. Tom Brookes, MD at Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, answers your quest ...

In this regular column, Dr. Tom Brookes, MD at Zzeus Training and chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to fire safety. In this month’s edition he looks at BS 5839-1 and whether it is sa ...

22 October, 2024
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Codebreakers #83

|Date: 18 October, 2024

Codebreakers #83

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition ...

Need help with cracking those EICR codes? The technical team at NAPIT, with the help of the 18th Edition Codebreakers publication, answer your latest coding queries. Click on the photos for a closer l ...

18 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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What is corona discharge?

|Date: 25 September, 2024

What is corona discharge?

John Hayhurst, Electrical Tutor at City Skills SCC, explores the phenomenon of corona discharge near powe ...

John Hayhurst, Electrical Tutor at City Skills SCC, explores the phenomenon of corona discharge near power lines. Have you ever walked near high-voltage power lines and noticed a faint crackling noise ...

25 September, 2024
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What are the steps involved in successful fault finding?

|Date: 20 September, 2024

What are the steps involved in successful fault finding?

Steve Humphreys, Technical Commercial Manager at NAPIT, unravels the mysteries behind fault detection. An ...

Steve Humphreys, Technical Commercial Manager at NAPIT, unravels the mysteries behind fault detection. An electrical fault isn’t a natural occurrence; rather, it is an unplanned event that occurs unex ...

20 September, 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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How to Choose and Use Socket Testers

|Date: 9 September, 2024

How to Choose and Use Socket Testers

Steve Dunning, Managing Director of Martindale Electric, takes a closer look at how to choose and use the ...

Steve Dunning, Managing Director of Martindale Electric, takes a closer look at how to choose and use the right socket tester. Socket outlet testers (socket testers for short) have become very popular ...

9 September, 2024
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