Category: General

Sockets, ring or radial?

As far as sockets are concerned what’s the best method to use? Although permitted by regulation 433.1.204 BS7671 the usual 2.5mm ring has become somewhat of a tradition, but maybe it has outlasted it’s use. Being involved in domestic periodic Inspection and Testing over the years I have

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Sundays – Good time to study.

One of my favourite study days is definitely Sunday. When going through your 17th Edition online course try to put a couple of good undisturbed hours together on a Sunday. This should help massively with your studies and if you are in no rush a couple of no-stress

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Inspection and Testing – Under Training!

As far as the 17th Edition Exam is concerned, Inspection and Testing is not covered massively within the C&G 2382-15 course or exam and with only 4 questions in total, it doesn’t merit too much attention at the moment. However, Inspection and Testing is in my opinion the

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New On-Site Guide

Finally the new On-Site Guides have arrived and we have started to ship them out to our 17th Edition online students. Based on the latest edition of BS7671:2008+A3:2015 they are a helpful tool to studying the Wiring Regulations as well as a useful guide to have in the

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Amendment 3 – What’s Happening at the-Regs

Okay, currently we are offering a full 17th Edition online course with the option for the C&G 2382-12 exam (green book). From January 2015 we will be offering two full 17th Edition online courses – our current one (green book) and a full 17th Edition course with the

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Where do you look in BS7671

Hi, the easier way when doing your exam is to break the book ‘BS7671’ down… Ignore the first bit of the book it’s just faff and filler, your questions will start at Part 1. Part 1: Ch 11 – What BS761 applies to and what it doesn’t apply

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Don’t Panic – It’s Only an Amendment 3

January 2015 will see the arrival of the long anticipated Amendment 3 to the 17th Edition IET Wiring Regulations – BS7671. You’ll get 6 months to prepare as this new amendment won’t apply until July 2015. After that all electrical installations designed and/or installed will have to comply.

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Even the NICEIC get it wrong…

I called at the NICEIC website the other day and noticed this little error… It’s on one of their downloadable ‘Householder Factsheets’ regarding bathrooms Electrical sockets are now permitted in bathrooms or shower rooms as long as they are located more than 3m from the edge of the

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C & G 2382 exam – It’s not so daunting…

I’m often asked by students, “where sould I concentrate my efforts when studying for my final City & Guilds 2382 exam”. If the 2 hour 60 question 2382 exam seems a little too daunting just break it down. It’s all a matter of scale. There are 7 Parts

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City & Guilds 2382 exam procedures – Can you do this?

The City & Guilds 2382-12 exam is a multiple choice exam consisting of sixty questions and you have two hours to complete it. It’s taken online under invigilation using the eVolve system from C&G, and you will know within minutes of finishing if you have passed or not. The exam

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