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Codebreakers #81

|Date: 11 September, 2024

Codebreakers #81

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 ...

11 September, 2024
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Why should you take time to properly design an electrical system?

|Date: 4 September, 2024

Why should you take time to properly design an electrical system?

Raphael Magnus, Managing Director at Safe-Electric, looks at the legal and ethical reasons that dictate t ...

Raphael Magnus, Managing Director at Safe-Electric, looks at the legal and ethical reasons that dictate the value of a properly designed electrical system. In my experience, too many electricians don’ ...

4 September, 2024
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Navigating Power Quality and Energy Efficiency | Chauvin Arnoux

|Date: 12 August, 2024

Navigating Power Quality and Energy Efficiency | Chauvin Arnoux

Julian Grant of Chauvin- Arnoux UK provides a guide to navigating the subject of power quality and energy ...

Julian Grant of Chauvin- Arnoux UK provides a guide to navigating the subject of power quality and energy efficiency. UNDERSTANDING TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION Modern world electronic products, applianc ...

12 August, 2024
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How Do Product Circularity Ratings Work? | ROBUS

|Date: 26 July, 2024

How Do Product Circularity Ratings Work? | ROBUS

Are you asking manufacturers for product circularity ratings? The team at ROBUS explain more about why th ...

Are you asking manufacturers for product circularity ratings? The team at ROBUS explain more about why this is such an important consideration for lighting installers. If aliens were to bend their ear ...

26 July, 2024
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The Sealing of Wiring Systems: Preventing Interstitial Condensation | NAPIT

|Date: 24 July, 2024

The Sealing of Wiring Systems: Preventing Interstitial Condensation | NAPIT

The experts at NAPIT discuss site preparation and resistance to both contaminants and moisture. BS 7671 a ...

The experts at NAPIT discuss site preparation and resistance to both contaminants and moisture. BS 7671 and Building Regulations The sealing of wiring systems is detailed in Regulation 527.2.1, which ...

24 July, 2024
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Ventilation system design: How to design and specify MVHR systems | National Ventilation

|Date: 16 July, 2024

Ventilation system design: How to design and specify MVHR systems | National Ventilation

Rhys Jones, National Technical Manager at National Ventilation, explains how ventilation system design ca ...

Rhys Jones, National Technical Manager at National Ventilation, explains how ventilation system design can be made simple for electricians who are keen to install MVHR but aren’t sure how to design an ...

16 July, 2024
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When is it necessary to use fused test leads? | NICEIC

|Date: 10 July, 2024

When is it necessary to use fused test leads? | NICEIC

Most electricians might assume that the use of fuse-protected leads is unnecessary when carrying out ‘dea ...

Most electricians might assume that the use of fuse-protected leads is unnecessary when carrying out ‘dead’ testing on circuits proven to be de-energised by a recognised safe isolation procedure. Equa ...

10 July, 2024
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Test sequence for periodic inspection | NICEIC

|Date: 28 June, 2024

Test sequence for periodic inspection | NICEIC

BS 7671 contains clear requirements in respect of the order in which many tests have to be carried out du ...

BS 7671 contains clear requirements in respect of the order in which many tests have to be carried out during initial verification. However, no such information is given in respect of testing carried ...

28 June, 2024
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How to determine voltage drop limits within electrical installations | NAPIT

|Date: 26 June, 2024

How to determine voltage drop limits within electrical installations | NAPIT

Frank Bertie, Chief Technical Officer at NAPIT, explains how to establish voltage drop limits within elec ...

Frank Bertie, Chief Technical Officer at NAPIT, explains how to establish voltage drop limits within electrical installations. BS 7671 and requirements for voltage drop The topic of voltage drop is co ...

26 June, 2024
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Determining selectivity for circuit-breakers conforming to BS EN 60898

|Date: 21 June, 2024

Determining selectivity for circuit-breakers conforming to BS EN 60898

Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement at Scolmore Group, briefly considers one aspect of selectivity a ...

Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement at Scolmore Group, briefly considers one aspect of selectivity as it relates to overcurrent protective devices (OCPD), and in particular circuit-breakers confo ...

21 June, 2024
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