Month: January 2016

Part P and other Building Regulations

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If you carry out electrical installations dwellings in England, Scotland or Wales not only are you expected to be able to comply with the HASAWA ‘risk assessments, safe working practices etc’ the EAWR ‘demonstrated by compliance with BS7671’ but also any relevant parts of the Building Regulations for example… Part A: Structural – Depth of cases, positions and sizes of holes and notches. … Read more

Domestic Maximum Demand

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BS7671 Part 3 Chapter 31 Purpose, Supplies and Structure 311 Maximum Demand and Diversity Regulation 311.1 …….. In determining the maximum demand of an installation diversity may be taken into account. What this means is that not everything will be switched on at the same time and we can make allowances for that. Domestic installations: Applying … Read more