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Electrical technical guides for guidance on electrical regulations and best practices from BS 7671, BS 7909, BS 5839-6, building regulations and many more technical sources.

Electrical technical guidance on all things electrical from BS 7671 (BS7671), BS 7909 (BS7909), BS 5839 (BS5839), BS 5839-6, (BS5839-6).

Subjects include: IP ratings, EICR’s, cooker switches and cookers, sockets and sinks, temporary electrical installations and systems, landlord interim electrical visual inspections, event power, coding of EICR observations and many many more….

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Bathroom IP Ratings
BS 7671 Technical Guides

IP Ratings of Equipment in Bathrooms

Byprocertssoftware 19/07/202003/05/2025

IP rating tables for electrical equipment installed in a room containing a bath or shower.

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Socket and switch distances from a hob
BS 7671 Technical Guides

Local Isolation for Kitchen Appliances

Byprocertssoftware 11/03/201926/05/2025

Recommended locations of local isolators and fused spurs for kitchen appliances, distances and locations to be readily accessible, find out here.

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Socket Distance From a Sink
BS 7671 Technical Guides

Distance of a socket from a sink

Byprocertssoftware 24/02/201909/04/2025

Recommendations and guides on locating sockets, spurs and isolators near a kitchen sink. Electrical accessories should be located at a safe distance from sink or drainer unit.

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EICR Codes
Electrical Certificates How to Technical Guides Testing & Inspecting

How to code observations for an EICR

Byprocertssoftware 25/01/201909/04/2025

A guide to selecting and coding EICR observations. EICR codes include C1, C2, C3, FI and N/V, find out what they mean and how to use them.

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Surge Protection Types
BS 7671 General Technical Guides

SPD Surge Protection Devices – Types & Uses

Byprocertssoftware 18/01/201902/04/2025

Discover the types of SPD’s and the application of surge protection devices.

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what is an AFDD
BS 7671 Technical Guides

AFDD’s Arc Fault Detection Devices – Do we need them?

Byprocertssoftware 11/01/201926/05/2025

Discover when it is a requirement to install AFDD’s in this handy AFDD guide.

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IP Ratings Table
BS 7671 Technical Guides

IP Rating Codes Explained

Byprocertssoftware 05/01/201927/05/2025

IP ratings (Ingress Protection) codes explained, what are IP codes and what do their ratings mean.

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