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! CHRISTOPHER ORTHODOXOU: THE CUSTOMER WAS WONDERING WHY EVERY TIME SHE PLUGGED SOMETHING INTO THIS SOCKET IT WOULD TRIP THE RCD! This ...

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Paul Reeve, ECA Director of CSR, looks into the safety considerations installers should be aware of when dealing with Li-ion battery energy storage systems (BESSs). In June, the Construction Leadership Council launched an industry initiative to drastically reduce the use of diesel on construction sites. Part of the initiative, headed by ECA, highlights safety considerations ...

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This article from the experts at NICEIC discusses the purpose of carrying out protective equipotential bonding in commercial and/or industrial type properties, and how to verify the electrical continuity of protective bonding conductors in such a location. Introduction The majority of electrical installations typically use Automatic Disconnection of Supply (ADS) as the protective measure for ...

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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! TOM MOORE: A MICROWAVE AND A SMALL WATER HEATER WERE PLUGGED INTO THIS 32 A RING CIRCUIT. THE CUSTOMER WAS SUSPICIOUS ...

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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: WE FOUND THIS DURING AN EICR ON A HAIRDRESSER’S UNIT. I’M NOT SURE IF THE SUB-MAINS SWA CONFORMS?! Inappropriate ...

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It has come to the attention of the NICEIC that some contractors installing EVCPs are using insulation piercing connectors (IPC) in order to provide a branch from the meter tails to supply an EVCP. This article looks into the use of such types of connectors for this purpose and strongly recommends that they’re not used. ...

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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! STEVE BRENNAN: OVER RECENT MONTHS I’M FINDING MORE AND MORE ‘BANJOS’ BEING EARTHED USING SELF-TAPPERS. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS IS ...

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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! NICK JAMES: A FRIEND OF MINE HAS A LANDLORD WHO TOLD HIS MATE TO COME ROUND AND FIX A FAULTY FAN. ...

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Frank Bertie, Chief Technical Officer at NAPIT, introduces the May 2023 Corrigendum. On 9th May 2023, IET and BSI announced the release of a Corrigendum to BS 7671:2018+A2:2022. The Corrigendum was published on 15th May 2023 and makes changes to six areas of BS 7671 that came into effect immediately. There is often a Corrigendum ...

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Following the announcement from the IET and BSI, that a corrigendum to BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 would come into effect, Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement at Scolmore Group, provides some more detail on the changes. Under the auspices of the IET/BSI, JPEL64, the committee responsible for BS 7671, have issued a corrigendum to address issues raised ...

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