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Electrical News WeeklyGovt Moves to Control Home Batteries & EV ChargersSend us a textElectricians must only install EV chargers, heat pumps and batteries that are smart, says the UK government……technical experts make big changes to the fire kit installation standard……and Octopus unveils the UK’s first unlimited EV charging tariff…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesFire Equipment Checklist 👉 https://www.ventrogroup.com/blog/bs5839-1-2025-updatesAnker SOLIX X1 Review 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51Bdefv0p-g...2025-05-0914 minElectrical News WeeklyMCS Was a Barrier.... Until Now!Send us a textThe trade welcomes the unveiling of an alternative route to MCS Renewables Scheme certification……the NICEIC clarifies the rules for upstream surge protection devices…...and Crabtree, Volex and Appleby are quitting the wiring accessories business in the UK...Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesVito Verified for Installers 👉 https://www.vitoenergy.co.uk/installers-heat-pump-vitoverified/NICEIC SPD Guidance 👉 https://niceic.com/newsletter/coordinated-overvoltage-protection-of-domestic-premises/Greencable eFIXX TV 👉 https...2025-04-2812 minElectrical News WeeklyElectricians Keep Getting These 8 Things WrongSend us a textThis Flexible Clamp Makes Current Checks Easy 👉 https://youtube.com/shorts/9AlbytwwqdAChauvin Arnoux MA400D 👉 https://catalog.chauvin-arnoux.co.uk/uk_en/digiflex.htmlNVC Competition 👉 https://www.nvcuk.com/news/view/the-%E2%80%98don%E2%80%99t-look-back-in-hunger%E2%80%99-sales-promotion-%E2%80%93-now-live!-134Download Signify LumXpert 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/LumXpertUse code eFIXX30 for 30% OFF======================Thanks to our premium partners:Sunsynk 👉 http://hub.efixx.co.uk/sunsynk-enwWhitecliffe Electrical Distribution 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/WhitecliffeElecLedvance 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/Ledvan...2025-04-2213 minElectrical News WeeklyIET Gives Verdict On SWA Cables With SolarSend us a textThe authors of the Wiring Regs clarify the use of steel wire cables with solar installs……record copper prices drive a wave of cable thefts across the UK……and sales of the Powerwall battery pack slump in a backlash over the Tesla brand…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesIET SWA Article 👉 https://electrical.th...2025-04-1410 minElectrical News WeeklyExperts Clarify RCD Use After Type B ConfusionSend us a textExperts have moved to clarify the use of RCDs following widespread confusion over Type B MCBs and Type B RCDs……an electrician is fined £4,000 after he ‘named and shamed’ his customer on Facebook over an unpaid bill……and new electrical testing rules come into force in the UK…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesRF Solutions Hornet 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/RFSolutionsHornetCheck out Unitrunk 👉 https://hub.efixx.co...2025-04-0713 minElectrical News WeeklyWill This Life-Saving Socket Replace AFDDs?Send us a textA double socket which can detect overheating in appliances could rival AFDDs for safety……a smart meter which can give homeowners an electric shock is recalled……and our featured innovations today are all about fire, safety and security …Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesCI Max - A Socket To Rival AFDDs 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/CIMaxCI Max - Enquire 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/CIMaxEnquirie...2025-03-3112 min
Electrical News WeeklyCan You Do It? Yes. Should You? Hmm…Send us a textIs it ever okay to mix different brands of switchgear on a board? The IET steps into the debate……electrical training firm Quickstep goes bust, if YOU’RE affected, we tell you what you can do about it……and the electrician simulation game that’s become an unlikely hit…with teenagers…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesPV Stop 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/PVStopPV stop Question Of Th...2025-03-2412 minElectrical News Weekly'Electricians’ Underground Drug Plot Blows Up!Send us a textA drug gang posing as electricians causes an underground cable to explode……we salute six of the best inventions by the trade, for the trade……and an interview with a spark ends up in a budding love story...Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesStay Energy Safe 👉 https://www.stayenergysafe.co.uk/electricityLearn more about the WagoBox Pro 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFDNWwi-Dj0Produ...2025-03-1712 min
Electrical News WeeklyRust on a Socket...Wait Until You See the Price?!Send us a textDemand from hipsters is creating a super premium market for sockets – and some eye catching prices…….a Middlesborough electrician is jailed over a solar installation scam……and – are you sitting down, Jeremy Clarkson? – the electric tractor has arrived, and it’s creating a mini boom for rural contractors…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesDownload Signify LumXpert 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/LumXpertUse code eFIXX30 for 30% OFFCan This...2025-03-1011 minElectrical News WeeklyElectricians Warned Over AFDDs and Low Smoke CablesSend us a textThe trade is warned over fake news about AFDDs and low smoke cables……a Government department accuses Tesla over the electrocution of an electrician……and the NICEIC clamps down on CPDs. Are YOU up to date with continuous learning? Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesBEAMA AFDD Tecnhical Bulletin 👉 https://www.beama.org.uk/resourceLibrary/technical-bulletin---afdds-performance-with-xlpe-cable.htmlFree Training Modules 👉 https://www.efixx.co.uk/knowhowDownlo...2025-03-0312 minElectrical News WeeklyApprentice Route For Electricians Is ‘BROKEN’Send us a textThe apprentice system for recruiting electricians is ‘broken’, say critics……the government orders a major recall of three-pin 13A plugs supplied to the trade……and an electrician’s tools are stolen – days after she attended the anti-theft rally in London…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesNiglon Protego 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/NiglonProtegoWieland webinar 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/WielandPodisWebinarWieland Podis system 👉 https://www.yout...2025-02-2413 minElectrical News WeeklyECA Slams Classroom Electrician Courses!Send us a textThe ECA has slammed classroom electrician courses as ‘a waste of money’……the trade is warned over death-trap telescopic ladders……and we meet the blind electrician who fixes appliances for a living…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesFree Further Electrical Design training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/further-electrical-design-in-association-with-bg-electrical#/homeLadder association website 👉 https://mrm.ladderassociation.org.uk/find-a-la-mem...2025-02-1712 minElectrical News WeeklyIdentified: Electrical Fault Behind Double DeathsSend us a textA coroner has written to Hotpoint after a grandmother and her disabled son perished in a house fire caused by an electrical fault……a roofer is electrocuted while working on a house in Northern Ireland……and a new law says builders must reveal how they handle retention cash…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesSocket...2025-02-0311 minElectrical News WeeklyCampaign Against DIY Electrics After Toddler Dies in FireSend us a textThe trade is launching a major campaign to tackle DIY electrics after a three-year-old boy dies in a fire……BT axes its plan to turn roadside cabinets into EV chargers……and electrical contractors prepare to head to Westminster to demand action on tool theft…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesFurther Electrical Design 👉 https://train...2025-01-2712 minElectrical News WeeklyExperts Give Verdict on the Cable Overload RowSend us a textThe authors of the Wiring Regulations weigh in on the cable overloading debate……how a mis-connected CT clamp led to a homeowner being charged £5 to boil a kettle…...and an electrical crime arrives on the doorstep of eFIXX headquarters…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesMore information on cable overloading 👉 https://electrical.theiet.org/wiring-m...2025-01-2011 minElectrical News WeeklyIET Acts Over Consumer Unit RatingsSend us a textThe IET urgently clarifies the rules on the rated current of consumer units following reports of poor practice in the trade……a contracting firm is fined £120,000 after a solar panel installer falls from a roof in Salisbury…… and the Government unveils plans to make public charger installations easier…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesIET cur...2025-01-1312 minElectrical News WeeklyMCS Scheme Gets Biggest Shakeup In Its HistorySend us a textThe Microgeneration Certification Scheme is set for the biggest shakeup in its history……an industry leader slams electricians for using certs as a weapon to get paid………and a 21-year-old tourist is taking legal action after receiving an electric shock from a floodlight in a London park…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesCircuit prot...2024-12-2311 minElectrical News WeeklyMK Urgently Recalls Double Sockets Over ‘High Fire Risk’Send us a textMK has urgently recalled 37 versions of its Essentials double socket range over a high risk of fire……a contractor is fined £100,000 after a solar panel installer falls through a skylight…… and it’s revealed that 80 per cent of electricians have had electric shocks despite all the safety procedures…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesMK socket...2024-12-1611 minElectrical News WeeklyMeter Box Mess - Are Electricians Cutting Corners?Send us a textConfusion is mounting in the trade over the correct cable insulation to use in meter cupboards……over 1,000 social homes in Dundee are revealed to have had EICRs that were over five years old……and a blind electrician is assaulted in a row over a battery…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesFree cables and...2024-12-0913 minElectrical News Weekly⚠️ Electricians Warned Over Neutral Current Diversions ⚠️Send us a textInstallers are warned this week about the dangers of neutral current diversions…… the trade reacts in fury to the latest amendment to the regs……and we meet the once homeless man who’s just qualified as an electrician…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesDownload the Select flow chart 👉 bit.ly/ncd-posterWest L...2024-12-0211 minElectrical News WeeklyFamily Deaths Linked To DIY WiringSend us a textFire investigators say they found DIY electrical work at a Swansea home where a three-year-old boy and his dad died……it’s been revealed that over THREE MILLION smart meters aren’t working properly……and an electrician working behind a false ceiling discovers a set of priceless artworks…======================Show NotesFree cables and conductors training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/cables-and-conductors-in-association-with-doncaster-cables#/homeWin with BG 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/BGwinCheck out the Brady M210 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/BradyM210S...2024-11-2512 minElectrical News WeeklyWiring Regs Update: Big Changes You Can't Ignore!Send us a textWiring Regulations chiefs warn the trade of the impact of the latest amendment to the document……the Government announces a high level probe into the lack of electricians…and a self-employed installer who abused the Covid loans scheme is to face seven years of sanctions…======================Show NotesFree cable and conductors training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/cables-and-conductors-in-association-with-doncaster-cables#/homeWin big with BG 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/BGwin======================Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales 👉 h...2024-11-1810 minElectrical News WeeklyTop Electrical Brands Fined Over Price FixingSend us a textSome of the biggest brands in the electrical trade are slapped with huge fines for price fixing……we reveal the installed electrical kit most loved by homeowners……and missing British electrician Kris Finney is found safe and well in Tenerife…======================Show NotesWin big with BG 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/BGwinFree solar installation training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/solar-pv-installations-with-sunsynk?previouspage=allcourses&isenrolled=noAccess Financial Services 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/AccessInsuranceFree emergency lighting training 👉...2024-11-1114 minElectrical News WeeklyShocking Injury Raises Tough Questions on Safety LawsSend us a textThe family of a man who lost an arm when he was electrocuted has called for changes in the law to stop it happening again……why heat batteries could be the future of home heating……and the trade welcomes the announcement of big government spending on schools and hospitals…======================Show NotesFree safe isolation training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/safe-isolation?previouspage=allcourses&isenrolled=noLearn more about heat batteries 👉 https://eandt.theiet.org/2024/10/08/smart-heat-batteries-offer-efficient-low-carbon-alternative-traditional-home-heatingWin big with BG 👉 www.bgwin.co.uk2024-11-0410 minElectrical News WeeklyElectricians Warned: Untested Solar Panel Danger!Send us a textA consulting engineer issues a stark warning to the trade about untested solar panels……Octopus says it’s setting up a club to decide the standards for smart electrical kit……and how an electrical contractor is using artificial intelligence to make big savings…======================Show NotesFree industrial socket training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/requirements-for-industrial-socket-outlets-in-association-with-lewden?previouspage=allcourses&isenrolled=no#/homeEnter the BG prize draw 👉 www.bgwin.co.uk======================Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales 👉 http...2024-10-2811 minElectrical News WeeklyThe IET Acts Over Battery Pack ConfusionSend us a textThe IET unveils a guide for electricians installing battery packs to clarify the installation procedures…… a judge fines a cosmetics company over the risk of electrocution at its factory……and fuse links are being recalled over safety fears…======================Show NotesComment on the IET home battery guide 👉 https://electrical.theiet.org/get-involved/consultations/draft-for-public-comment-iet-electrician-s-guide-to-domestic-electrical-energy-storage-systems/FREE Continuity testing training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/the-complete-guide-to-continuity-testing-in-association-with-test-instrument-solutions?previouspage=allcourses&isenrolled=no#/homeSiba recall 👉 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66fecc83e84ae1fd8592edd2/24...2024-10-2110 minElectrical News WeeklyElectricians Furious Over £400 Extractor Fan Course!Send us a textThe trade reacts with alarm as it’s told to cough up over £400 to fit extractor fans……a homeowner says a solar panel installation has made his family home unsellable……and a Cumbria man appears in court accused of forging electrical safety certificates…======================Show Notes👉 Envirovent ventilation training course - https://www.envirovent.com/about-us/niceic-ventilation-training-course/👉 eFIXX TV Extractor fans - https://youtube.com/live/OlTniinvHCw👉 Ventilation CPD https://www.efixx.co.uk/Know%20How/ventilation-cpd👉Containment CPD https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/compliant-conta...2024-10-1409 minElectrical News WeeklyIET Reveals New Standard for EV Chargers. - IET 01Send us a textThe IET unveils a new standard for EV chargers to tackle PEN faults…Open combined protective and neutral (PEN) conductor detection devices (OPDDs), IET 01:2024...electric car giant Tesla takes issue with the recent battery storage standard. PAS63100…and an installer says that electrical cables were ‘hanging loose’ in a Scottish hotel in which three people died in a fire…======================Show NotesIET Standard 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/IET001Tesla PAS63100 👉https://energylibrary.tesla.com/docs/Public/EnergyStorage/Powerwall/General/Compliance/PAS63100-2024and...2024-10-0710 minElectrical News WeeklyIET Joins External Consumer Unit RowSend us a textThe IET reignites the heated debate over the safety of external consumer units……it’s revealed that 15,000 council homes in Sheffield haven’t had an EICR in five years…..and electrical contracting firms fear big losses following the collapse of construction heavyweight ISG…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesZemper Q&A 👉 https://youtu.b...2024-09-3010 minElectrical News WeeklyElectricians Tricked into Live WorkingSend us a textThe trade is warned about so-called meter menaces whose bypass wiring can trick electricians into working on live circuits……the much-criticised MCS certification scheme is set to be relaunched……and did a simple loose cable cause the most spectacular bridge collapse in recent history?Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesContact Kristina Jusyte o...2024-09-2311 minElectrical News WeeklyElectrician Put Secret Cameras in Customers’ HomesSend us a textAn electrician who abused his position to put secret cameras in customers’ homes is jailed……a court slaps National Grid with a £3 million fine after a man receives a 33,000 volt electric shock……and can you put a distribution board on a CEILING? An Irish installation sparks a lively debate…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show Notes2024-09-1611 minElectrical News WeeklyHuge Fine For Electrical Test Certificate!Send us a textA court hands a landlord a mega fine of £10,000 over a missing EICR……electrical contractors slam the standard of job applicants……and the robots ARE coming for your job? In a trial, their performance is said to have exceeded all expectations…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesSafe Isolation training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/co...2024-09-0910 minElectrical News WeeklyHow Man Survived 11KV Switchboard DisasterSend us a textThe first guidance on how to connect RCDs and MCBs to the latest amendment of the Wirings Regs is unveiled……a man whose arms 'exploded' during 11,000-volt shock meets the doctors and ambulance crew who saved him……and the householder whose battery storage app let him take control of the power in 60,000 homes across the UK…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholes...2024-09-0211 minElectrical News WeeklyContractor Fined as Apprentice Electrician KilledSend us a textA contracting firm is fined after an 18-year-old electrical apprentice is electrocuted……the trade reacts to YET ANOTHER amendment to the regs……and we check out the spotlight that’s made from old coffee grounds…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Compliant containment training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/compliant-containment-in-association-with-marshall-tufflex?previouspage=allcourses&isenrolled=no#/homeU...2024-08-1211 minElectrical News WeeklyREVEALED: £1.3 Million Solar FraudSend us a textThree solar panel fraudsters are sentenced for their part in a £1.3 million scam……electricians get to grips with the new amendment 3 of the Wiring Regulations……and a power firm is fined almost a quarter of a million pounds after a high voltage electrical linesman is paralysed…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.=================Show Notes 🗒️Health and safet...2024-08-0512 minElectrical News WeeklyAmendment 3 to Wiring Regs RevealedSend us a textAmendment 3 to the Wiring Regs is unveiled this week and will come into force immediately……insurance giant Aviva sets out its minimum installation standard for solar panels… …and the case of the rogue electrician who stole electricity…from his neighboursWelcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.=================Show Notes 🗒️Download the latest amendment (From 31/07/24) 👉 https://www.theiet.org/2024-07-2910 min