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Made 2 Measure: What test equipment will i need to fit and maintain EV charge points?

|Date: 18 February, 2022

Made 2 Measure: What test equipment will i need to fit and maintain EV charge points?

Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger a ...

Working on your own? Need some technical advice? Don’t know where to turn? The technical team at Megger answers the latest technical query from end users. YOU ASK: NOW THAT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE BU ...

18 February, 2022
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The importance of safe isolation and other safety measures | NAPIT

|Date: 16 February, 2022

The importance of safe isolation and other safety measures | NAPIT

Frank Bertie, Chief Technical Officer at NAPIT, covers the importance of safe isolation and the other ess ...

Frank Bertie, Chief Technical Officer at NAPIT, covers the importance of safe isolation and the other essential safety measures required for electrical installations to avoid incidents and fatalities ...

16 February, 2022
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BS 7671: Protection against overload current | NICEIC & ELECSA

|Date: 1 February, 2022

BS 7671: Protection against overload current | NICEIC & ELECSA

NICEIC & ELECSA look at the general requirements of BS 7671 relating to protection against overload c ...

NICEIC & ELECSA look at the general requirements of BS 7671 relating to protection against overload current, whether provided in isolation or in conjunction with fault current protection. Basic re ...

1 February, 2022
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BS 7671: 2018, Section 702: requirements for swimming pools and other basins | NAPIT

|Date: 28 January, 2022

BS 7671: 2018, Section 702: requirements for swimming pools and other basins | NAPIT

Richard Townsend, Technical Development Engineer at NAPIT, takes a detailed look at BS 7671: 2018, Sectio ...

Richard Townsend, Technical Development Engineer at NAPIT, takes a detailed look at BS 7671: 2018, Section 702 on swimming pools and other basins. So, why are swimming pools classed as a special locat ...

28 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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Are you testing safely? | GAMBICA

|Date: 7 January, 2022

Are you testing safely? | GAMBICA

There’s lots of information out there that goes into great depth on what you should be testing and how yo ...

There’s lots of information out there that goes into great depth on what you should be testing and how you should go about it. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to understand. Here Jacqueline Balian ...

7 January, 2022
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Circuit identification details – why information is key | NAPIT

|Date: 6 January, 2022

Circuit identification details – why information is key | NAPIT

When carrying out new installation works and alterations to an existing commercial premises, it is often ...

When carrying out new installation works and alterations to an existing commercial premises, it is often found that the circuit identification details on the Switchboard and Distribution Board circuit ...

6 January, 2022
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Safe isolation of central heating systems | NICEIC

|Date: 5 January, 2022

Safe isolation of central heating systems | NICEIC

In this article the experts at NICEIC & ELECSA look at the particular problem of safely isolating cen ...

In this article the experts at NICEIC & ELECSA look at the particular problem of safely isolating central heating systems, which may have more than one source of electrical supply to the various c ...

5 January, 2022
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Ask Ovia: what tips do you have for better use of downlights in domestic properties?

|Date: 4 January, 2022

Ask Ovia: what tips do you have for better use of downlights in domestic properties?

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike C ...

The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. Domestic lighting is very subjective as individual t ...

4 January, 2022
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Requirements for emergency and mechanical maintenance switches | NAPIT

|Date: 22 December, 2021

Requirements for emergency and mechanical maintenance switches | NAPIT

NAPIT's Technical Development Engineer, Richard Townsend, discusses the differences and BS 7671 requireme ...

NAPIT's Technical Development Engineer, Richard Townsend, discusses the differences and BS 7671 requirements for emergency and mechanical maintenance switches. A switch is a switch…. isn’t it? Often m ...

22 December, 2021
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