Foreword |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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Chapter A BS 7671:2008 Amd No. 1:2011 Requirements for Electrical Installations - Introduction and Overview |
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1 | (10) |
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A 1 Introduction to BS 7671:2008 |
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A 2 Plan and layout of BS 7671:2008 |
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A 3 Overview of major changes |
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5 | (4) |
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9 | (2) |
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Chapter B Legal Relationship and General Requirements of BS 7671:2008 Amd No. 1:2011 |
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B 1 Legal requirements and relationship |
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11 | (6) |
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B 1.1 Key legal UK legislation |
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B 1.2 The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 (EWR 1989) |
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12 | (1) |
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B 1.3 The Electricity Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 (as amended) |
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13 | (1) |
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B 1.4 The Electricity Act 1984 (as amended) |
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14 | (1) |
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B 1.5 The Building Act 1984, The Building Regulations and Part P |
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14 | (1) |
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B 1.6 The Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 2006 |
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15 | (1) |
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B 1.7 Tort and negligence |
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B 2 The role of Standards |
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17 | (1) |
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B 3 Part 3 of BS 7671:2008 - assessment of general characteristics |
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Chapter C Circuitry and Related Parts of BS 7671:2008 Amd No. 1:2011 |
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21 | (58) |
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C 2 Design procedure overview |
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21 | (2) |
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C 3.1 Principles and definitions |
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C 3.2 Maximum demand assessment |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (30) |
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C 4.2 Protection against overcurrent in general |
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28 | (1) |
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C 4.3 Overload protection |
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28 | (12) |
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40 | (4) |
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44 | (5) |
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C 4.6 Disconnection and electric shock protection |
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49 | (7) |
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56 | (2) |
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56 | (1) |
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C 5.2 Distribution circuit (sub-main) selection |
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57 | (1) |
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C 5.4 Automatic disconnection for sub-mains |
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58 | (1) |
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C 6 Discrimination co-ordination |
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58 | (4) |
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C 6.1 Principles and system co-ordination |
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58 | (1) |
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C 6.2 Fuse-to-fuse discrimination |
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59 | (1) |
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C 6.3 Circuit breaker to circuit breaker discrimination |
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60 | (2) |
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C 6.4 Circuit breaker to fuse discrimination |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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C 7.1 General and BS 7671 requirements |
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62 | (1) |
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C 7.2 Unequal current sharing |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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C 8.2 Harmonic assessment |
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63 | (1) |
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C 9 Standard final circuit designs |
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64 | (9) |
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C 9.1 Introduction and scope |
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64 | (8) |
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C 9.2 Standard domestic circuits |
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72 | (1) |
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C 9.3 All purpose standard final circuits |
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73 | (1) |
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73 | (2) |
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C 10.1 Introduction - increased use of RCDs |
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73 | (1) |
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C 10.2 Consumer unit arrangements for RCDs |
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74 | (1) |
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C 11 Ring and radial final circuits |
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75 | (4) |
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C 11.2 Ring final circuits |
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75 | (2) |
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C 11.3 Radial final circuits |
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Chapter D Selection and Erection - Equipment |
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D 1 Introduction and fundamentals |
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79 | (1) |
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D 2 Compliance with Standards |
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80 | (6) |
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D 3 Identification of conductors - introduction |
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81 | (5) |
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D 3.1 Principle of required identification (Regulation 514.3.1) |
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81 | (2) |
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D 3.2 Identification by colour |
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83 | (2) |
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D 3.3 Identification by marking |
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85 | (1) |
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D 3.4 Alterations and additions - identification |
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85 | (1) |
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D 4 Protection against voltage and electromagnetic disturbance |
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86 | (9) |
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86 | (2) |
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D 4.2 Electromagnetic compatibility and prevention of mutual detrimental influences |
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88 | (7) |
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95 | (11) |
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D 5.1 The choice of wiring systems |
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95 | (3) |
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D 5.2 Circulating currents and eddy currents in single-core installations |
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98 | (2) |
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D 5.3 Electrical connections and joints |
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100 | (4) |
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D 5.4 Wiring systems - minimizing spread of fire |
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104 | (2) |
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D 5.5 Proximity to other services |
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106 | (1) |
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106 | (5) |
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106 | (1) |
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D 6.2 Operation and characteristics |
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107 | (3) |
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D 6.3 Ambient temperature de-rating |
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110 | (1) |
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D 7 Residual current devices |
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111 | (5) |
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D 7.1 BS 7671 applications |
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111 | (1) |
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D 7.2 Operation and BS 7671 requirements |
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112 | (1) |
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D 7.3 Unwanted RCD tripping and discrimination |
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113 | (2) |
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D 7.4 d.c. issues for RCDs |
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115 | (1) |
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D 7.5 TT installations and RCDs |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (5) |
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D 8.1 Isolation and switching |
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116 | (1) |
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D 8.2 Consumer units for domestic installations |
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116 | (1) |
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D 8.3 Overvoltage, undervoltage and electromagnetic disturbances |
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116 | (2) |
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D 8.4 Surge protective devices |
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118 | (1) |
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D 8.5 Insulation monitoring devices (IMDs) |
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118 | (1) |
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D 8.6 Residual current monitors (RCMs) |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (1) |
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D 11 Plugs and socket-outlets |
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122 | (1) |
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D 12 Electrode water heaters and electrode boilers |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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D 14 Lighting and luminaires |
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124 | (3) |
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127 | (2) |
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127 | (1) |
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D 15.2 Classification of break times |
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127 | (1) |
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D 15.4 Circuits for safety services |
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127 | (2) |
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D 16 Ingress protection (IP), external influences |
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129 | (4) |
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129 | (2) |
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D 16.2 Equipment applications and examples |
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131 | (2) |
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Chapter E Earthing and Bonding |
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133 | (28) |
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133 | (1) |
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E 2 Earthing arrangements |
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133 | (5) |
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E 3 General requirements of earthing and bonding |
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138 | (1) |
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E 4 Protective conductors |
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139 | (8) |
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139 | (1) |
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E 4.2 Physical types of protective conductor |
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140 | (1) |
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E 4.3 Sizing protective conductors |
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141 | (1) |
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E 4.4 Protective conductors up to 16mm2 |
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142 | (4) |
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E 4.5 The earthing conductor |
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E 5 Armoured cables as protective conductors |
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147 | (2) |
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147 | (1) |
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E 5.2 ERA Report on current sharing between armouring and CPC |
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148 | (1) |
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E 5.3 ECA advice and recommendations |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (9) |
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E 6.1 Purpose of protective equipotential bonding |
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149 | (1) |
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E 6.2 BS 7671 requirements |
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149 | (1) |
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E 6.3 Bonding solutions for the modern installation |
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149 | (5) |
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E 6.4 Sizing main bonding conductors |
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E 6.5 Domestic protective bonding layouts |
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155 | (2) |
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E 6.6 Supplementary equipotential bonding |
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157 | (1) |
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E 7 High earth leakage installations |
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158 | (3) |
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Chapter F Inspection Testing and Certification (Part 6) |
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161 | (40) |
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161 | (1) |
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F 1.1 Inspection and testing - an integrated procedure |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (19) |
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F 3.1 Introduction - pass and fail nature |
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164 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (3) |
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168 | (3) |
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F 3.5 Insulation resistance testing |
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171 | (3) |
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174 | (1) |
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F 3.7 Earth fault loop impedance (ELI) testing |
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175 | (4) |
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F 3.8 Prospective fault current testing |
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179 | (2) |
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F 3.9 Testing RCDs and other functional tests |
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181 | (1) |
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F 3.10 Verification of voltage drop |
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182 | (1) |
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F 4 Certification paperwork |
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183 | (18) |
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F 4.1 Introduction, various certificates and schedules |
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183 | (1) |
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F 4.2 Overview of certificates and schedules |
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184 | (1) |
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F 4.3 Completing the paperwork |
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184 | (17) |
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Chapter G Special Locations |
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G 1 Introduction purpose and principles |
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201 | (2) |
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201 | (1) |
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G 1.2 Purpose and principles |
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201 | (1) |
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G 1.3 Particular requirements and numbering |
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202 | (1) |
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G 2 Locations containing a bath or shower (701) |
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203 | (5) |
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G 2.1 Introduction and risks |
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203 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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G 2.3 Electric shock requirements |
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204 | (3) |
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G 2.4 Equipment selection and erection |
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207 | (1) |
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G 3 Swimming pools and other basins (702) |
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208 | (6) |
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G 3.1 Introduction and risks |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (2) |
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G 3.3 Requirements and guidance |
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211 | (3) |
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G 4 Agricultural and horticultural premises (705) |
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214 | (4) |
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G 4.1 Introduction, purpose and principles |
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214 | (1) |
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G 4.2 Requirements and guidance |
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214 | (4) |
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G 5 Caravan parks and camping parks (708) |
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218 | (4) |
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G 5.1 Introduction purpose and principles |
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218 | (1) |
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G 5.2 Requirements and guidance |
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218 | (4) |
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G 6 Medical locations (710) |
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222 | (5) |
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G 6.1 Introduction and risks |
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222 | (1) |
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G 6.2 Medical groups and class of safety service supply |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (4) |
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G 7 Exhibitions, shows and stands (711) |
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227 | (2) |
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G 7.1 Introduction and risks |
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227 | (1) |
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G 7.2 Requirements and guidance |
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228 | (1) |
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G 8 Solar photovoltaic (PV) power supply systems (712) |
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229 | (6) |
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G 8.1 Introduction principles and terminology |
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229 | (2) |
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231 | (1) |
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232 | (3) |
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G 9 Mobile or transportable units (717) |
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235 | (2) |
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G 9.1 Scope and application |
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235 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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G 10 Floor and ceiling heating systems (753) |
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237 | (3) |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (1) |
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G 10.3 Notes and guidance |
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238 | (2) |
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240 | (3) |
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243 | (16) |
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Appendix 1 Standards and bibliography |
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244 | (5) |
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Appendix 2 Popular cables: current rating tables from BS 7671:2008 Appendix 4 |
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249 | (3) |
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Appendix 3 Limiting earth fault loop impedance tables from BS 7671:2008 |
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252 | (2) |
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Appendix 4 Cable data resistance, impedance and `R1 + R2' values |
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254 | (4) |
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Appendix 5 Fuse I2t characteristics |
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258 | (1) |
Index |
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