Electrical Installation Archives - Professional Electrician https://professional-electrician.com/tag/electrical-installation/ the latest news, products, tools and info for UK electricians Thu, 13 Feb 2025 16:20:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Introducing the New Elucian Three-Phase Distribution Range https://professional-electrician.com/products/introducing-the-new-elucian-three-phase-distribution-range/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:00:25 +0000 https://professional-electrician.com/?p=50195 Introducing the New Elucian Three-Phase Distribution Range

Introducing the new Elucian Three-Phase Distribution Range – built for efficiency, reliability, and modern electrical demands. Designed for commercial, domestic, and industrial applications, Elucian’s innovative range ensures seamless power distribution and easy installation. Watch how Elucian is setting new standards in three-phase solutions: Elucian Three-Phase Distribution Boards: Power, Perfected Elucian’s Three Phase solutions offer a ...

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Codebreakers #91 https://professional-electrician.com/technical/codebreakers-91/ Tue, 11 Feb 2025 08:00:18 +0000 https://professional-electrician.com/?p=49831 Codebreakers #91

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 look! JEFFERY CASE: THOSE GOOD OLD PLUMBERS…! At times, it can seem to be the case that the electricians are seen as ...

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What are the problems associated with inferior quality connector products? https://professional-electrician.com/technical/what-are-the-problems-associated-with-inferior-quality-connector-products/ Wed, 29 Jan 2025 08:00:49 +0000 https://professional-electrician.com/?p=49507 What are the problems associated with inferior quality connector products?

Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement with Scolmore Group, looks at some of the problems associated with inferior quality connector products which don’t meet the required standards and therefore could represent a safety hazard. Connectors are a method of joining one conductor to another and are capable of passing larger currents and voltages. A poor ...

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Codebreakers #90 https://professional-electrician.com/technical/codebreakers-90/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 08:00:59 +0000 https://professional-electrician.com/?p=49503 Codebreakers #90

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 look! STEVEN DOBSON: THIS WAS FOUND ON A RECENT EICR – I’D IMAGINE THAT ISOLATING WILL BE A PROBLEM! ONE OF THE ...

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Marshall-Tufflex Announces Successful Circular Economy Trial With College https://professional-electrician.com/news/marshall-tufflex-announces-successful-circular-economy-trial-with-college/ Fri, 24 Jan 2025 10:00:47 +0000 https://professional-electrician.com/?p=49980 Marshall-Tufflex Announces Successful Circular Economy Trial With College

Marshall-Tufflex has partnered with NESCOT College in Surrey, to supply PVC-U conduit products to help with the electrical students’ learning and installation of conduit systems. Once finished with, the waste product is collected from the college and recycled into pellets, meaning it can be used in the manufacture of new products. The partnership has been ...

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The practice of unfused spurs off a ring final circuit https://professional-electrician.com/technical/the-practice-of-unfused-spurs-off-a-ring-final-circuit/ Wed, 15 Jan 2025 08:00:04 +0000 https://professional-electrician.com/?p=49529 The practice of unfused spurs off a ring final circuit

BS 7671 permits an unfused spur (or cable branch) from a 30 A or 32 A ring final circuit supplying accessories conforming to the relevant part(s) of the BS 1363 series to be wired with thermoplastic (PVC) or thermosetting insulated copper line and neutral conductors of cross-sectional area as small as 2.5 mm² (433.1.204) where ...

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Codebreakers #89 https://professional-electrician.com/technical/codebreakers-89/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 08:00:39 +0000 https://professional-electrician.com/?p=49496 Codebreakers #89

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 look! PAULO ALVES: I FOUND THIS GEM ON A RECENT EICR. 2 X SHOWERS ON ONE MCB ALERTED MY FEARS ORIGINALLY, AND ...

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Bonding issues and extraneous-conductive-parts in electrical installations https://professional-electrician.com/technical/bonding-issues-and-extraneous-conductive-parts-in-electrical-installations/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:00:57 +0000 https://professional-electrician.com/?p=49522 Bonding issues and extraneous-conductive-parts in electrical installations

Frank Bertie, Managing Director at NAPIT, discusses bonding issues and extraneous-conductive-parts in electrical installations. Bonding requirements of BS 7671 Whenever we have discussions, whether received on the NAPIT Technical Helpline, at NAPIT EXPO events, or on the NAPIT webinars, they normally involve main and supplementary equipotential bonding in all types of premises. This article will ...

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Understanding electrical installations in medical locations https://professional-electrician.com/technical/understanding-electrical-installations-in-medical-locations/ Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:00:01 +0000 https://professional-electrician.com/?p=49387 Understanding electrical installations in medical locations

This article from the experts at NICEIC looks at electrical installations in medical locations, and will consider the scope of Section 710 of BS 7671 including some of the design requirements. Consideration will also be given to the use of system Grouping and how the classification of a safety service supply given in Section 560 ...

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Codebreakers #88 https://professional-electrician.com/technical/codebreakers-88/ Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:00:19 +0000 https://professional-electrician.com/?p=49358 Codebreakers #88

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 look! DARREN OVEREND: WE WERE CALLED OUT TO AN OUTDOOR LIGHTING JOINT BOX WHICH HAD BEEN REPORTED AS ‘GETTING HOT’. THIS PICTURE ...

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