the Regs Guy

A professional qualified electrician with nearly forty years of under paid, hard work within the electrical installation industry. I've also been a successful electrical installation tutor since 2008. Delivering both City & Guilds / EAL level 3 courses including "18th Edition Wiring Regulations, Inspection & Testing (initial verification and periodic inspection, testing and reporting), Building Regulations, PAT and Part P etc." both in the private sector and local FE colleges. I've also been running my own training center since 2015. See www.waybrite.co.uk

What’s an Electrician?

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  What makes an electrician? The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EAWR) – Regulation 16 states that… “No person shall be engaged in any work activity where technical knowledge or experience is necessary to prevent danger or where appropriate injury, unless he/she possesses such knowledge or experience, or is under such a degree of supervision … Read more

Electric Shocks

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How an electric shock occurs… Current travels through conductors within a closed circuit. The conductors could be made of copper such as in a cable, other metals, water or in the worst case the conductor can become the human body. An electric shock occurs when a person becomes part of a circuit, with current entering … Read more

Competent Person’s Schemes

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In order to be able to sign off your own work under Part P you would need to be a member of a domestic installers competent person’s scheme ie with NAPIT, Elecsa, NICEIC etc. To join a competent persons scheme you would need to demonstrate to them that you have sufficient knowledge and experience to … Read more

Approved Document P – Expained.

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What is an Approved Document? Approved documents are a series of documents that have been approved by the government and give practical ‘non-statutory’ guidance on how to meet the requirements of the Building Regulations which are a statutory (legal requirement). If you follow the guidance within an approved document there is a presumption that you … Read more

Isolation and Switching Chapter 53 BS 7671

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Key Points of… Isolation: 537.2 Every circuit / installation must be provided with a method of isolation from the supply. This isolation device should also be provided with a method to prevent unintentional or inadvertent reinstating (usually lockable). In a TN-S or TN-C-S system it is not necessary to isolate / switch the neutral conductor … Read more

Earth Fault Loop Impedance (Zs)

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The earth fault loop impedance (Zs) directly effects the amount of current that flows under earth fault conditions. (Ipf = V / Zs). As I’ve mentioned in a previous post (see here) fuses and circuit breakers need a certain amount of current in order to meet their maximum disconnection times. ie a 20A type B circuit … Read more