Installation Rules Study Mate
Paper 1 only
R749
Regulations and theory
- Paper 1 study guide
- Past exams and memos
- Exam simulator
Pass both Installation Rules exams on your first try.
Study guides with every calculation worked out, past papers with memos from 2005 to 2025, and an exam simulator built for SANS 10142. Your login and download instructions are emailed instantly.
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Try a Paper 2 question
A geyser element is rated 3 kW on a 230 V single-phase supply. What current does it draw?
P = V × I
I = P ÷ V
I = 3 000 ÷ 230
I = 13.04 A
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- Past papers and memos
- 2005 to 2025
- Study guide
- Over 800 pages
- Exam simulator
- Ten questions at a time
- Your access
- 12 months
Everything you need to study, in one pack
The SANS 10142 course means taking in a lot of information. The study pack gives you a way to learn it, practise it and remember it on exam day.
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Study guides
Modules 1 to 10 take you through the theory, with carefully worked examples of the calculations. Answer questions like the ones in the real exam as you go. Every Module has the same structure, so you always know where to look.
Flip through a preview of the study guideStudy guide cover Example 6: voltage drop Example 20: AC supply PSCC -
Past exam papers with memos
Papers from 2005 to 2025, each with a memo. Students tell us the memos show where to find the answer in the regulations, and explain the working.
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Exam simulator
Builds ten exam-style questions at a time, so you know the format and have practised it before you sit the exam.
Exam simulator, Question 8: voltage drop calculation
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Choose your study package
Every package includes the study guide, past exams with memos, and the exam simulator for the paper you choose.
Best value
Paper 1 and Paper 2
R1 299
Save R199 compared with buying separately. Works out at R649.50 per paper.
- Paper 1 and 2 study guides
- Past exams and memos
- Exam simulator
Paper 2 only
R749
Calculations and installation requirements
- Paper 2 study guide
- Past exams and memos
- Exam simulator
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Past papers back to 2005
Past exam papers and memos run from 2005 to 2025, so you practise on real exam questions.
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What the exam covers
The Installation Rules exam tests your understanding of SANS 10142, the national wiring code for electrical installations in South Africa. You need it to register as an Installation Electrician or a Master Installation Electrician and issue Certificates of Compliance (CoC).
It focuses on regulation knowledge, compliance requirements, safety principles and a general understanding of the electrical field, including cable selection, voltage drop and fault current calculations.
Occupational Health and Safety Act
- OHS Act 85 of 1993
- Electrical Installation Regulations
- Electrical Machinery Regulations
SANS 10142
- Scope
- Normative reference
- Definitions
- Compliance
- Fundamental requirements
- Special installations
- Estimated and connected load
- Determining conduit size
- Bending of cables and conduits
- Explanation of IP ratings
- Electricity supply systems
- Authority for issuing a CoC
- IEC symbols related to switchgear
Other standards
- SANS 10198, Parts I and II
- SANS 10292, LV earthing systems
SANS 10142
- Installation requirements
- Verification and certification
- Installation components
- Calculation of voltage drop
- Calculation of AC PSCC
- Calculation of DC PSCC
- Touch voltage calculations
- First principles calculations
- Resistance and resistivity
- Electrical power calculations
- Current carrying capacity
- Notifying supplier of danger
- Installations of LV SPDs
- Earthing arrangements of IT
- Medical locations and safety services
- Load moment and neutral currents
- Conductors in conduits
- Certificate of compliance
Other standards
- SANS 1973-3, LV switchgear
Common questions
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Contact usWhich package do I need?
Paper 1 covers the regulations and theory. Paper 2 covers the calculations and installation requirements. If you are writing both, the Paper 1 and 2 package costs R1 299 instead of R1 498 for the two papers bought separately.
What is in the study pack?
A study guide of about 800 pages with Modules 1 to 10 and carefully worked calculations, past exam papers with memos from 2005 to 2025, and an exam simulator that builds ten exam-style questions at a time.
How do I get my study material?
Your download instructions, username and password are emailed to you instantly.
Can I try before I buy?
Yes. Try the free simulator for Paper 1 or Paper 2, or answer the sample question at the top of this page.
How long do I have access?
Your access lasts 12 months.
Do I need extra classes?
No. The study pack is built to cover the theory and calculations on its own.
How can I contact you?
WhatsApp us on 072 634 8547 or send a message with the form on this page.