Technical Insight

Richard Townsend, Technical Development Engineer at NAPIT, takes a detailed look at BS 7671: 2018, Section 702 on swimming pools and other basins. So, why are swimming pools classed as a special location? Despite what many would see as an…

Gary Parker, ECA Technical Manager, reminds contractors of the basics they need to know when it comes to passive fire protection. Passive fire stopping is an essential requirement in the Wiring Regulations (BS 7671:2018). It can also be…

There’s lots of information out there that goes into great depth on what you should be testing and how you should go about it. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to understand. Here Jacqueline Balian of GAMBICA offers advice on making…

When carrying out new installation works and alterations to an existing commercial premises, it is often found that the circuit identification details on the Switchboard and Distribution Board circuit charts do not provide sufficient…

In this article the experts at NICEIC & ELECSA look at the particular problem of safely isolating central heating systems, which may have more than one source of electrical supply to the various component parts within the system.…

Date: 4 January, 2022 The column where you get to put your lighting questions to the head of the Ovia lighting business, Mike Collins, and his team of technical experts. Domestic lighting is very subjective as individual taste, style…

NAPIT’s Technical Development Engineer, Richard Townsend, discusses the differences and BS 7671 requirements for emergency and mechanical maintenance switches. A switch is a switch…. isn’t it? Often misunderstood is the topic of switching,…

Date: 22 December, 2021 The experts at National Electrotechnical Training (NET) answer a common training-related query. The Inspection and Testing section of the AM2 is certainly one where candidates have difficulty achieving the…

Technical Events Manager and Technical Author of NAPIT’s award-winning On-site Solutions, Paul Chaffers, takes a closer look at some of the important design considerations for distribution trunking. Designers often need to consider which…