Below is a review of all the videos posted in February, feel free to click on the link on any of the videos that tickles your interest:

NEED FOR AN ELECTRICAL DRAWING/DESIGN FOR YOUR BUILDING

Within my years of practice as a registered Electrical Engineer, I have never seen such an unwitting disposition of house owners like I am seeing currently in my location. Most of my professional colleagues advised me not to conclude since I haven’t practiced in the 36 states of the country, but I have practiced in about 5 states and I think where I’m currently residing has a special scenario. With a little awareness and orientation program read more

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION—-A PANACEA TO CURRENT KIDNAPPING IN NIGERIA

The rate at which local communities are being terrorized by kidnappers is getting out of hand. From Akoko Edo in Edo State to Ubulu-Uku in Delta State down to the North Central and so many other communities within the country.

Two months ago, two families were on their way back from a burial ceremony and they were kidnapped at Akoko-Edo, the youths of the community in total darkness ransacked the entire bush of the community read more

Site Security Highly Required on all Projects

In the cause of the execution of a site project, there are always going to be security threats specific to that site which can be difficult to manage such as theft of uninstalled materials, equipment and even installed materials, such as copper wire, fittings and pipes that can be torn out of walls, hence the need to prioritize security.

Most Electrical Engineers overlook the significance of security on projects involving residential buildings considering the less quantity of materials required read more

ENERGY SAVING AIRCONDITIONERS

It is no longer news that in Nigeria, epileptic power supply is the order of the day which has made so many offices and households resolve to the use of generators, solar system, inverters and other alternative sources of energy.

When using these alternative sources of energy, what basically come to mind is the type of load to be used. It is observed that those who use 1KVA Generating set and less do not have the
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GFCI SOCKET OUTLET
A New Innovation to Wall Socket Design

Safety at home has always been the clamour of all Electrical Engineers. It is observed that wall socket failure accounts for about 25% Electrical shocks in Nigeria hence the National Electrical code has recommended the use of GFCI sockets in our today’s home.

GFCI Socket
GFCI is the acronym for Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters, it is designed to guard people against electric shock by monitoring electrical current and cutting power when the outlets detects an inbalance or excess current flow through an unintended path.  GFCI are highly sensitive and possess a fast response time than circuit breakers or fuses, it is designed to respond before electricity can affect your heart  beat i.e 1/30th of a second. The greatest advantage of this is that it can work in sockets that aren’t properly earthed, but we always advise that all outlets should be earthed properly.

Where GFCI’s Should be Used.
According to the National Code, GFCI outlets should be used in moist or wet locations of the home to protect people from being shocked. E.g Bars, Spa, Pools, Kitchen, Bathrooms, Laundry e.t.c

How to Recognise GFCI
GFCI outlets are easily recognized by the “Test” and “Reset” buttons on the socket outlet face. These buttons enables you to test regularly that your GFCI are functioning properly and to required standard. Testing your GFCI is actually fast and easy, simply press the Test button and ensure that the electrical flow has been cut off either using an electrical bulb or a small appliance, then you press the reset button to restore power.

GFCI has been in existence, but not yet widely accepted, you could contact DELWIT (www.delwit.com) to assist with the implementation of this technology to safe guard you and the people around you.

Darlington Okoka

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Determination of Cable Sizes for Various Current Ratings

I was opportune to visit a site at Obe, a small community in Benin City, Edo State where I was startled at what I saw the electrician do. Firstly, I observed that there was no registered Engineer on site (Civil/Electrical) all the artisans were all carrying out their duties based on their technical knowhow without an form of design or a qualified Engineer to guide. But whom do I blame? The Workmen? No, The Professional Engineers not on site? No, The successful Businessman Client? YES…

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New Office — New Electrical Needs

Often time when we get a new office or an apartment, we basically do not care of the electrical need, what we are after is the aesthetics. But it’s very obvious that you cannot do away with the electrical need of the building which ought to be paramount. There are no two offices that have the same electrical needs, hence you need to investigate the power source and confirm if the Distribution Board (DB) and the circuit breakers (CB) are adequate enough to carter read more

Desires of Every Landlord

One of the greatest desires of every grown adult is to own a shelter over his/her head. Also considering the unstable state of our economy, most business experts has inferred that the only stable investment advisable for now is the real estate business which doesn’t necessary means owning an estate but an ability to have a building for letting.

As a landlord or house owner, it is not expected to have any major repairs within the first ten years after commissioning read more

Basic Home Electrical Safety

Electrical safety at home is one that parents with up growing kids and families with aged parents need not take for granted.

Current as low as 5mA can give a slight shock though not painful but disturbing not to talk of currents of 13A/15A which is usually the allowable current rates at our various socket points at home without fault. (Although during fault condition it might be far above these rates)

Electrically powered equipment in our homes can pose a significant read more