Protective Equipotential Bonding
Regulation 411.1 states that automatic disconnection of supply is a protective measure in which basic...
Voltimum News
Welcome to Voltimum's News area, updated daily with all the latest news from the electrical industry.
Changes to the IET’s Code of Practice for In-service...
Major changes to the IETs Code of Practice are planned, to incorporate new industry requirements for...
IET Code of Practice for EV Charging Equipment Installation
The important new IET Code of Practice for EV charging equipment installation provides definitive guidance...
BS7671:2008 Forms
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Technical Helpline
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Energy efficiency of low-voltage electrical installations
Requirements for the design of new installations and the improvement of existing installations
National Science and Engineering Week campaign to plug the...
National Science and Engineering Week campaign to plug the technical skills gap needs 1:1 success ratio The...
The IET - Periodic Inspection and the EICR
Amendment number one replaces the Periodic Inspection Report with the new Electrical Installation Condition...
Companies want to recruit engineers but find it difficult to...
New research shows that nearly five out of ten companies are currently recruiting engineers but half of...
Smart electricity meters
A roll-out programme to introduce smart electricity meters into consumers’ homes starts in 2012
New vocational standards for supervising electricians
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is pleased to announce that all Qualified Supervisors will...
Developments of Low-Voltage Fuse Standards
Referenced in BS 7671:2008
Future developments in International Standards for...
LVDC Distribution and energy efficiency.
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, BS...
As a result of the introduction of the 17th Edition of the Wiring Regulations, it has been necessary to revise...
In-Service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
In-service inspection and testing of electrical equipment, commonly known as ‘Portable Appliance Testing’,...
Electrical Panels
Introduction At many events in which the IET participate, such as the ELEX and InterBuild shows, questions are...
Testing of Multipole RCDs
The IET’s technical helpline has taken a number of calls of late asking how three- and four-pole RCDs...
Protective Measures & Special Installations or Locations...
There are a number of measures to protect against electric shock. This article, which is the first part of...
The use of "Arctic" cable
In Wiring Matters Summer 2009, Issue 31, an article was published entitled Cables for temporary...
Cables for temporary electrical installations
Electrical cables used forbtemporary installations will be at risk of damage from many sources. The fact...
17th Edition launched - Special locations includes new...
The 17th Edition includes a new Part 7 (Special Locations), which includes new requirements for bathrooms. All...
Energy efficiency of luminaires
For more than 100 years, the incandescent lamp has been used in dwellings as the main source of light but,...
Energy efficient lighting in domestic premises
An article in the previous edition of Wiring Matters (Autumn 09 Issue 32) looked at ‘energy efficiency of...
Electrical Panels
Introduction: At many events in which the IET participate, such as the ELEX and InterBuild shows, questions...