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Prioritise your protection | Timeguard

|Date: 9 April, 2021

Prioritise your protection | Timeguard

Andy Douglas, MD at Timeguard, asks whether the SRCD protection you install is up to standard. RCD-protec ...

Andy Douglas, MD at Timeguard, asks whether the SRCD protection you install is up to standard. RCD-protected switched sockets and spurs (SRCDs) should at the very least comply with the latest safety s ...

9 April, 2021
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Replacing a consumer unit in a dwelling | NICEIC

|Date: 19 February, 2021

Replacing a consumer unit in a dwelling | NICEIC

The team at NICEIC remind contractors of the importance of carrying out pre-work checks, when needing to ...

The team at NICEIC remind contractors of the importance of carrying out pre-work checks, when needing to establish the condition of the circuits before removing an existing consumer unit. Issues can o ...

19 February, 2021
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Power protection personified | CMD

|Date: 5 February, 2021

Power protection personified | CMD

Paul Allen, Sales Manager at CMD, discusses the advantages of a modular approach to circuit protection at ...

Paul Allen, Sales Manager at CMD, discusses the advantages of a modular approach to circuit protection at the workstation. Flexibility has always been important in the commercial office sector. Occupi ...

5 February, 2021
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Case study – Student accommodation utilises hybrid AFDD boards | Hager

|Date: 7 September, 2020

Case study – Student accommodation utilises hybrid AFDD boards | Hager

Hager’s recently launched AFDD hybrid distribution board has been specified on a major new student accomm ...

Hager’s recently launched AFDD hybrid distribution board has been specified on a major new student accommodation construction project near Warwick University. We find out more. Due for completion earl ...

7 September, 2020
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M2 launches combined AFDD & RCBO

|Date: 12 August, 2019

M2 launches combined AFDD & RCBO

M2 talks us through the benefits of the combined AFDD/RCBO device it has developed. The recommendation fo ...

M2 talks us through the benefits of the combined AFDD/RCBO device it has developed. The recommendation for the use of AFDDs in BS7671:2018 – the 18th Edition – has certainly created a lot of debate in ...

12 August, 2019
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How Do The Wiring Regulations Affect Consumer Units & Domestic Residential Installs?

|Date: 20 May, 2019

How Do The Wiring Regulations Affect Consumer Units & Domestic Residential Installs?

The technical team at Wylex takes a look at the recent changes to the wiring regulations and what this me ...

The technical team at Wylex takes a look at the recent changes to the wiring regulations and what this means for consumer units and domestic residential installations. There are several new regulation ...

20 May, 2019
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Product Test: M2 Electrical Surge Protected Dual Socket

|Date: 16 May, 2019

Product Test: M2 Electrical Surge Protected Dual Socket

PE Product Tester, Reece Fitzhardy, has the urge for surge this month as he trials the Surge Protected Du ...

PE Product Tester, Reece Fitzhardy, has the urge for surge this month as he trials the Surge Protected Dual Socket from M2 Electrical. I’m sure that I’m not alone here when I say that it’s only in mor ...

16 May, 2019
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Checking the RCD Function in RCBOS

|Date: 18 March, 2019

Checking the RCD Function in RCBOS

NAPIT’s Bill Allan is back this month with more essential technical advice. The emphasis on the need for ...

NAPIT’s Bill Allan is back this month with more essential technical advice. The emphasis on the need for RCD protection in BS 7671:2018 means that, where RCBOs (residual current operated circuit-break ...

18 March, 2019
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Surge Protection: What Are The Requirements For Domestic Dwellings?

|Date: 13 March, 2019

Surge Protection: What Are The Requirements For Domestic Dwellings?

Here the technical experts at Europa Components offer advice on installing surge protection devices in do ...

Here the technical experts at Europa Components offer advice on installing surge protection devices in domestic dwellings. Regulation 443.4 requires protection against transient overvoltage to be prov ...

13 March, 2019
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How To Install Meter Tails To Consumer Units

|Date: 13 December, 2018

How To Install Meter Tails To Consumer Units

NAPIT Technical Events Manager, Paul Chaffers, advises on installing meter tails to consumer units at new ...

NAPIT Technical Events Manager, Paul Chaffers, advises on installing meter tails to consumer units at new build properties. When replacing a consumer unit the original meter tails are often retained u ...

13 December, 2018
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