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Design considerations for distribution trunking | NAPIT

|Date: 6 October, 2021

Design considerations for distribution trunking | NAPIT

Technical Events Manager and Technical Author of NAPIT’s award-winning On-site Solutions, Paul Chaffers, ...

Technical Events Manager and Technical Author of NAPIT’s award-winning On-site Solutions, Paul Chaffers, takes a closer look at some of the important design considerations for distribution trunking. D ...

6 October, 2021
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RCD risk assessments explained | NAPIT

|Date: 18 July, 2021

RCD risk assessments explained | NAPIT

NAPIT’s Technical Manager, Trevor Milner, discusses additional protection for socket outlets and risk ass ...

NAPIT’s Technical Manager, Trevor Milner, discusses additional protection for socket outlets and risk assessments. Initial installation BS 7671:2018 introduced a provision in Regulation 411.3.3, which ...

18 July, 2021
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A guide to EICR coding | Electrical Contractors Association (ECA)

|Date: 12 July, 2021

A guide to EICR coding | Electrical Contractors Association (ECA)

Gary Parker, ECA Technical Manager, gives an overview of the codes that make up those all-important Elect ...

Gary Parker, ECA Technical Manager, gives an overview of the codes that make up those all-important Electrical Installation Condition Reports. ECA’s technical experts are often quizzed by members abou ...

12 July, 2021
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Underfloor heating: getting the basics right | Peter Arrow

|Date: 8 July, 2021

Underfloor heating: getting the basics right | Peter Arrow

There's no better way to increase the thermal comfort of a living space than through the introduction of ...

There's no better way to increase the thermal comfort of a living space than through the introduction of an underfloor heating system. Here, Peter Arrow EngTech MIET, offers best practice guidance to ...

8 July, 2021
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Codebreakers #27

|Date: 16 June, 2021

Codebreakers #27

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 ...

16 June, 2021
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Dr. Zzeus Q&A: Do fire alarm mains isolators need to be double pole isolators?

|Date: 11 June, 2021

Dr. Zzeus Q&A: Do fire alarm mains isolators need to be double pole isolators?

Dr. Zzeus, Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and Chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to f ...

Dr. Zzeus, Tom Brookes, MD of Zzeus Training and Chairman of the FSA, answers your questions related to fire safety compliance. Q. Do fire alarm mains isolators need to be double pole isolators, and s ...

11 June, 2021
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Supply issues: Part 1 | Paul Meenan, e5

|Date: 9 June, 2021

Supply issues: Part 1 | Paul Meenan, e5

Paul Meenan CEng FIET of e5 discusses a common issue that is emerging and can be confusing for industry p ...

Paul Meenan CEng FIET of e5 discusses a common issue that is emerging and can be confusing for industry professionals. It all started in early 2019, with a report of some form of arcing/sparking being ...

9 June, 2021
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Update on RCD testing | NICEIC

|Date: 5 June, 2021

Update on RCD testing | NICEIC

The technical team at NICEIC & ELECSA provide guidance to the contractor when testing RCDs installed ...

The technical team at NICEIC & ELECSA provide guidance to the contractor when testing RCDs installed to provide additional protection having a 0.25 A (250 mA) residual operating current characteri ...

5 June, 2021
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All change with Amendment 2, but what does it mean? | NAPIT

|Date: 31 May, 2021

All change with Amendment 2, but what does it mean? | NAPIT

JPEL committee member Frank Bertie unravels some of the finer details behind the upcoming changes in Amen ...

JPEL committee member Frank Bertie unravels some of the finer details behind the upcoming changes in Amendment 2 for BS 7671:2018 (2022). Although the Draft for Public Comment (DPC) period ended in De ...

31 May, 2021
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Codebreakers #26

|Date: 28 May, 2021

Codebreakers #26

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 ...

28 May, 2021
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