To view this video, AMENDMENT 2 – 18th EDITION – AM2 – MY EXAM, click on the link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwD4fhqfH34 With the launch of Amendment Two of the Wiring Regulations at the end of March 2022 we’ve had a few people asking about possible changes to their training, and so, in this short video I…
VIDEO 133 – AMENDMENT 2 – 18th EDITION – AFDD – ARC FAULT DETECTION DEVICES
To view this video, AMENDMENT 2 – 18th EDITION – AFDD, click on the link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTYNG9KEQE4 The big question with Amendment 2 is … Are AFDDs mandatory? And must I install them in all new work? In this video short we will answer this question and offer some guidance to allow you and your…
VIDEO 132 – AMENDMENT 2 – 18th EDITION – BATHROOM ZONES
To view this video, AMENDMENT 2 – 18th EDITION – BATHROOM ZONES, click on the link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZktUCaFSH6o Welcome to the second of our video shorts about Amendment 2. There are many, many, changes to Amendment Two of the Wiring Regulations and at LearnElectrics we believe that knowledge is best absorbed and understood in short,…
VIDEO 131 – AMENDMENT 2 – 18th EDITION – CERTIFICATES AND FORMS
To view this video, AMENDMENT 2 – 18th EDITION – CERTIFICATES AND FORMS, click on the link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWC0qqyl-8c In these short videos we will concentrate on just one of the changes that amendment two has undergone. The logic behind this is that it is easier to absorb and retain new information in short concentrated…
VIDEO 130 – TT SYSTEMS – WHY MUST THEY BE RCD PROTECTED
To view this video, TT SYSTEMS – WHY MUST THEY BE RCD PROTECTED, click on the link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN7s4ge1FoQ Why must a TT system have full RCD protection? What happens during an earth fault? Why can’t we use 1667 ohms for everything? Can an RCD be fitted outside the consumer unit? What about long meter…
VIDEO 129 – EASY VOLTAGE DROP PART 2 – WHERE ARE THE WATTS
To view this video, EASY VOLTAGE DROP PART 2, click on the link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FUSwl2qLvA This is part 2 of our two part video series on simplifying voltage drop. We have been asked a few times to explain what happens to the Watts when a circuit experiences voltage drop, and so, in this video from…
VIDEO 128 – AFDD INSTALLATION IN A CONSUMER UNIT – HOW TO and THE BASICS
To view this video, AFDD INSTALLATION IN A CONSUMER UNIT, click on the link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWvlB1ijIoE We are sometimes asked about installing AFDDs into domestic consumer units. Whilst there is no legislation making this obligatory at the moment, it may, perhaps, only be a matter of time before the Building Regulations require AFDD protection for…
VIDEO 127 – LOOP IMPEDANCE – WHY IS IT IMPORTANT – Ze and Zs – HOW DOES LOOP IMPEDANCE AFFECT MY INSTALLATION
To view this video, LOOP IMPEDANCE – WHY IS IT IMPORTANT, click on the link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8tBkW9XkMw In this video from Learn Electrics, we will look at Loop Impedance, why you need to know it and why it is one of the important steps in showing that an installation is safe to be put into…
VIDEO 126 – EASY VOLTAGE DROP FORMULA and CABLE SIZE CALCULATIONS – ALL IN ONE – PART 1
To view this video, EASY VOLTAGE DROP FORMULA and CABLE SIZE CALCULATIONS – PART 1, click on the link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE8vRFfGAS0 We’ve been asked by many times if the voltage drop formulas can be made any easier. Some say that the tables just confuse them, there is too much going backwards and forwards in the…
VIDEO 125 – SPD INSTALLATION IN A CONSUMER UNIT – HOW TO and THE BASICS
To view this video, SPD INSTALLATION IN A CONSUMER UNIT, click on the link below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgiUeQ3Z7Cw We have often been asked about installing SPDs into domestic consumer units. Whilst there is no legislation making this obligatory in domestic dwellings at the moment, many customers are considering this as an option to protect the many electronic…