Save energy – get in the zone
With the energy price cap having risen around 10% for a typical home from 1st October this year, the average...
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Cable supports
Wiring systems must be selected and erected to avoid during installation, use and maintenance, damage to the...
Safe Isolation Procedure – A Thorough Step By Step Guide.
Safe isolation is a task that needs to be undertaken for the safety of persons working on electrical...
Premature Collapse of Wiring Systems
Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement with Scolmore Group, considers the general requirements of Regulation...
Earth Continuity Testing – an in-depth look
The need to perform continuity testing - For initial verification of a new electrical installation, or an...
With the rise of renewable energy applications: Martindale...
With the rise of renewable energy related applications like electric vehicle infrastructure, solar and other...
Earth electrode resistance
It can be difficult for an electrical contractor to determine whether a single electrode will be sufficient to...
Fire alarm commissioning
ESP’s managing director Neil Baldwin, provides a detailed look at the area of commissioning, as outlined in...
RCBOs – Single and Double-pole
In this article, Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement at Scolmore Group, considers some types of RCBOs and...
When is it necessary to use fused test leads
Most electricians might assume that the use of fuse-protected leads is unnecessary when carrying out ‘dead’...
Self test emergency lighting saves time and money
Matthew Parton, Product Development Manager at ESP, looks at the self test area of the emergency lighting...
Technical Memorandum 66 (TM66) – creating a circular economy...
Mike Collins, Managing Director at Ovia, provides an overview of Technical Memorandum 66 (TM66) – creating a...
Prosumer’s low voltage electrical installations (PEIs)
This article looks at Chapter 82 of BS 7671 and embedded renewable sources, either used in conjunction with...
Requirements for selectivity
Electrical devices must be selected taking into account the mutual interaction between those devices, to...
Approved Document M – Access to and use of buildings
Scolmore Group addresses some of the minimum recommendations detailed within Approved Document M1 and M2 (ADM1...
Heat Pump Installation – 18th Edition RCD update May 2024
Are you involved directly with Heat Pump (HP) installations or expecting to deal with an existing...
Test sequence for periodic inspection
BS 7671 contains clear requirements in respect of the order in which many tests have to be carried out...
BS 7671 Amendment 2: Ch. 82 - V2G Circuit Protection
Chaz Andrews, Doepke Technical Manager, discusses RCD circuit protection associated with EV vehicle-to-grid...
Types of SPD and their use in electrical installations
Section 443 of BS 7671:2018+A2:2022 contains requirements for protection against transient overvoltages either...
Dangerous compatibility
Mark Flanagan, Head of Product Development with Scolmore Group, looks at some of the problems associated...
External Influences
Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement, Scolmore Group, gives a brief overview of the general range of...
Approved Document M – Access to and use of buildings
Scolmore Group addresses some of the minimum recommendations detailed within Approved Document M1 and M2 (ADM1...
The energy predicament: fuelling transformation in the...
Alongside uncertainty, the energy crisis is also driving a sustainability transformation. Energy security...
All your fire protection solutions under one roof
Neil Baldwin, managing director of ESP, looks at the different types of fire protection solutions available...