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Discharge Lighting – How Should You Dispose Safely?

|Date: 1 February, 2018

Discharge Lighting – How Should You Dispose Safely?

Discharge lamps, like most other types of lamp, have a ﬁnite life. Whether a discharge lamp has reached t ...

Discharge lamps, like most other types of lamp, have a ﬁnite life. Whether a discharge lamp has reached the end of its ‘rated life’1, the end of its ‘economic life’2, or is to be replaced for an LED l ...

1 February, 2018
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Requirements For Emergency Lighting

|Date: 31 January, 2018

Requirements For Emergency Lighting

As a result of a number of legislative requirements such as those relating to health & safety, ﬁre an ...

As a result of a number of legislative requirements such as those relating to health & safety, ﬁre and building regulations some form of emergency lighting will normally be required in most, if no ...

31 January, 2018
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Solar Photovoltaic Systems Connected to Electrical Installations

|Date: 30 January, 2018

Solar Photovoltaic Systems Connected to Electrical Installations

Photovoltaic (PV) panels are a common sight on the roofs of domestic properties, in towns and cities acro ...

Photovoltaic (PV) panels are a common sight on the roofs of domestic properties, in towns and cities across the UK. So much so, it seems likely that most electricians who undertake domestic work will ...

30 January, 2018
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Should RCBOs be Considered Compulsory for Residential Housing Stock?

|Date: 28 January, 2018

Should RCBOs be Considered Compulsory for Residential Housing Stock?

As the latest revision of the IET Wiring Regulations (the 18th Edition) looms large, Dave Enefer of Crabt ...

As the latest revision of the IET Wiring Regulations (the 18th Edition) looms large, Dave Enefer of Crabtree asks whether RCBOs should be considered compulsory for all circuits in residential housing, ...

28 January, 2018
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Electric Fence Controllers – What Are The Requirements?

|Date: 27 January, 2018

Electric Fence Controllers – What Are The Requirements?

This article explains the installation requirements for electric fence controllers (or ‘energisers’ as th ...

This article explains the installation requirements for electric fence controllers (or ‘energisers’ as they are commonly called) to meet the requirements of BS EN 60335-2-76 - Household and similar el ...

27 January, 2018
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The Installation of Extra-Low Voltage Halogen Lighting

|Date: 26 January, 2018

The Installation of Extra-Low Voltage Halogen Lighting

Typically an ELV tungsten halogen lighting installation is supplied from the secondary output of a transf ...

Typically an ELV tungsten halogen lighting installation is supplied from the secondary output of a transformer, positioned remotely from the luminaires, at a nominal voltage not exceeding 50 V a.c. Th ...

26 January, 2018
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Changes to The Code of Practice for Emergency Lighting

|Date: 25 January, 2018

Changes to The Code of Practice for Emergency Lighting

The code of practice for emergency lighting, BS 5266-1, has recently been revised and came into effect on ...

The code of practice for emergency lighting, BS 5266-1, has recently been revised and came into effect on the 31, May 2016. This article looks at the main changes to the standard which are applicable ...

25 January, 2018
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How To Purge Your Loop Test Paranoia

|Date: 25 January, 2018

How To Purge Your Loop Test Paranoia

Megger’s Simon Wood explains why the launch of a brand new MFT could spell an end to loop test paranoia. ...

Megger’s Simon Wood explains why the launch of a brand new MFT could spell an end to loop test paranoia. Loop testing creates more paranoia among electricians and produces more calls to our helpline t ...

25 January, 2018
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Additions and Alterations to an Installation: What Steps Should You Take?

|Date: 24 January, 2018

Additions and Alterations to an Installation: What Steps Should You Take?

Many existing electrical installations require one or more additions or alterations during their lifetime ...

Many existing electrical installations require one or more additions or alterations during their lifetime. An addition or alteration may be minor such as the addition of a point to a ﬁnal circuit, or ...

24 January, 2018
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Services in Walls: What’s the Impact on Building Stability?

|Date: 22 January, 2018

Services in Walls: What’s the Impact on Building Stability?

This topic refers to the potential impact on building stability from the installation of services within ...

This topic refers to the potential impact on building stability from the installation of services within walls. Approved Document A, Structure, 2004 Edition, as amended, (ADA) can be downloaded from t ...

22 January, 2018
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