Recolight has published its Commitment to Sustainability for 2025. The document summarises the plans Recolight has put in place to reduce the company's own environmental impact, and to help others to ...

The Voltimum community is a place for you to share your opinions, discuss key industry topics, and give installation and technical advice to those in need. Can you help this Voltimum user with their ...

Gary Parker from the ECA gives guidance on the THD readings a Voltimum user has recently measured. This Q & A is one of the thousands posted in our Technical Expertise area and answered by our ...

Primarily, circuit-breakers are selected for overcurrent protection of the wiring system and fault / electric shock protection. In certain cases, to avoid unintentional operation, the peak current ...

Do you have questions about earth leakage? Simon Wood of Megger has the answers! Earth leakage is electric current that finds its way to earth via an unintended path. There are two categories: ...

If you’re responsible for electrical safety, one of the first questions you’ll face is: how often should I test our equipment? The answer isn’t one-size-fits-all. It depends on a range of factors — ...

Our expert answers a question from a Voltimum user on meter tails and switch fuses. Regulation 536.3 requires the co-ordination of equipment by selecting OCPD’s in series so that they provide safety ...

The Energy Networks Association (ENA) recently published engineering recommendation (ER) P23/2:2018 Guidance on Earth Fault Loop Impedance at Customers’ Intake Supply Terminals, which supersedes ENA ...

British General (BG), a trusted name in electrical accessories, has launched its latest innovation — the Fire Rated Back Box, designed specifically for plasterboard, cavity walls, and partitions in ...

Many domestic premises have one or more detached outbuildings such as a garage, garden shed or greenhouse, that require an electrical supply from the installation in ...

A Voltimum user has a question regarding a recently observed installation. BS 7671 permits the electricity distributors cut-out fuse to be used as a means of overcurrent and fault protection in ...

Arc fault detection devices (AFDDs) are circuit protection devices, like miniature circuit breakers (MCBs) and residual current devices (RCDs), although they offer a different type of protection. They ...