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Gas
8 things filed against this subject, in every format the Bureau holds.
Earthing, Clamping, and the Limits of Induction
Where the earth goes and why it matters, connection angles at 45 and 90 degrees, double ended connections, and an honest account of what induction will and will not do for you.
Watch 1:26:46 →High End EM Locators: RD8000, RD8100 and vLocPro2
The top end of the locating kit and what it does that a basic set cannot: signal strength and current measurement, what those numbers tell you when you are stood over a line, and the pipeline corrosion work these instruments are built for. Pete Ashcroft and Steve, in full.
Watch 3:44:52 →How a Utility Network Works, and What the Plans and Marker Plates Tell You
How the supply actually gets from the power station to a house, the cable types you meet on the way including old Hessian, and how to read a stats plan and a utility marker plate for what is really under your feet.
Watch 1:48:39 →Overlaid and Compiled Plans: Why They Invite Assumptions
What a compiled or overlaid drawing hides that the individual stats plans show. Pete Ashcroft on why one tidy drawing of everything is more dangerous than several awkward ones.
Watch 8:52 →Crossbonding: Gas Meters, Bonded Metal and Outside Lights
Putting a signal on a whole property without a plug-in: gas meters, bonded metal, outside lights, and what crossbonding carries back to the network.
Watch 2:13 →Depth Readings, and What They Mean on a Pipe
Taking a depth reading properly, and the caveat that matters on a pipe: what the number actually refers to.
Watch 0:58 →Direct Connection: Street Lighting, LV and Telecoms
Setting up and earthing the Genny4, connecting at a lighting column, what to do when the column is concrete, gas risers, and the approvals you need before a telecoms lid comes up.
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