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What Happened To Part 8 Of The 18th Edition?

|Date: 29 June, 2018

What Happened To Part 8 Of The 18th Edition?

The 18th Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations comes with one considerable draft section missing - Part 8 ...

The 18th Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations comes with one considerable draft section missing - Part 8, Energy Efficiency. Steve Martin, Director of Technical at ECA, looks at the role the 18th Edi ...

29 June, 2018
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How To Install The Airflow QuietAir Fan: Step-By-Step

|Date: 27 June, 2018

How To Install The Airflow QuietAir Fan: Step-By-Step

We look at the simple steps involved with fitting the QuietAir range of fans from Airflow Developm ...

We look at the simple steps involved with fitting the QuietAir range of fans from Airflow Developments. The QuietAir range of elegant, discreet axial fans are supremely quiet and activate only ...

27 June, 2018
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18th Edition: Are We Surging Forward?

|Date: 25 June, 2018

18th Edition: Are We Surging Forward?

The 18th Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations contains some important changes to the requirements and te ...

The 18th Edition of the IET Wiring Regulations contains some important changes to the requirements and test standards for surge protection. Samad Khan, Global Product and Standardisation Manager for F ...

25 June, 2018
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Earth Electrodes: What Types Are Recognised?

|Date: 22 June, 2018

Earth Electrodes: What Types Are Recognised?

Where the electricity distributor does not provide a means of earthing for an installation, or where requ ...

Where the electricity distributor does not provide a means of earthing for an installation, or where required for regulatory reasons, an earth electrode should be installed and the installation should ...

22 June, 2018
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Legacy Circuit Breakers: What Value?

|Date: 20 June, 2018

Legacy Circuit Breakers: What Value?

Stroma Certification provides some guidance on values of earth loop impedance (Zs) for legacy circuit bre ...

Stroma Certification provides some guidance on values of earth loop impedance (Zs) for legacy circuit breakers. A frequent enquiry Stroma Certification receives is regarding the maximum values of eart ...

20 June, 2018
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The Key Points To Consider When Installing Emergency Lighting

|Date: 18 June, 2018

The Key Points To Consider When Installing Emergency Lighting

Andrew Wilson, Commercial Manager at Varilight, highlights some key points for electricians to consider b ...

Andrew Wilson, Commercial Manager at Varilight, highlights some key points for electricians to consider before installing dimmable LED lighting. With the miniaturisation of electronics, LED lamps incr ...

18 June, 2018
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LED Lighting: How To Avoid Customer Callbacks

|Date: 16 June, 2018

LED Lighting: How To Avoid Customer Callbacks

No one likes to be called back to a job by an unhappy customer. The team at Zano Controls looks at three ...

No one likes to be called back to a job by an unhappy customer. The team at Zano Controls looks at three common callbacks and how to solve them. “Since you installed our lights, our Wi-Fi has been on ...

16 June, 2018
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Cable Specification: Best Practice

|Date: 14 June, 2018

Cable Specification: Best Practice

Tim Brown, National Sales Manager at cable management specialist, Unitrunk, shares insights from the comp ...

Tim Brown, National Sales Manager at cable management specialist, Unitrunk, shares insights from the company’s CPD on compliance and specification best practice. When you consider the complexity of th ...

14 June, 2018
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Glare: Do You Know The Essentials?

|Date: 8 June, 2018

Glare: Do You Know The Essentials?

Mark Walshe, Technical & Quality Manager at LED Group and Lighting Association Ireland committee memb ...

Mark Walshe, Technical & Quality Manager at LED Group and Lighting Association Ireland committee member, takes a closer look at UGR and EN 12464-1 requirements for office installations. Glare and ...

8 June, 2018
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18th Edition: What Changes Can We Expect to the Earthing Requirements?

|Date: 31 May, 2018

18th Edition: What Changes Can We Expect to the Earthing Requirements?

Paul Dawson, Commercial Director at electrical accessories and consumables specialist, Niglon, discusses ...

Paul Dawson, Commercial Director at electrical accessories and consumables specialist, Niglon, discusses changes to the Earthing requirements in the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations due for publication ...

31 May, 2018
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