Send us a text Confusion 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 No...
Dec 09, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Send us a text Installers 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 Notes Download the Select flow chart �...
Dec 02, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Send us a text Fire 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 Notes Free cables and conductors training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/cables-and-conductors-in-association-with-doncaster-cables#/home Win with BG 👉 https:/...
Nov 25, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Send us a text Wiring 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 Notes Free cable and conductors training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/cables-and-conductors-in-association-with-doncaster-cables#/home Win big with BG 👉 https://hub.efixx.co...
Nov 18, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Send us a text Some 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 Notes Win big with BG 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/BGwin Free solar installation training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/solar-pv-installations-with-sunsynk?previouspage=allcourses&isenrolled=no Access F...
Nov 11, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Send us a text The 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 Notes Free safe isolation training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/safe-isolation?previouspage=allcourses&isenrolled=no Learn more about heat batteries 👉 https://eandt.the...
Nov 04, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 124
Send us a text A 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 Notes Free industrial socket training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/requirements-for-industrial-socket-outlets-in-association-with-lewden?previouspage=allcourses&isenrolled=no#/home ...
Oct 28, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 123
Send us a text The 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 Notes Comment 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 Continuit...
Oct 21, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Send us a text The 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...
Oct 14, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Send us a text The 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 Notes IET Standard 👉 https://hub.efixx.co.uk/IET001 Tesla PAS63100 👉https://en...
Oct 07, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Send us a text The 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. ==========...
Sep 30, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Send us a text The 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....
Sep 23, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Send us a text An 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 co...
Sep 16, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Send us a text A 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 Notes Safe Iso...
Sep 09, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Send us a text The 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 ...
Sep 02, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Send us a text A 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...
Aug 12, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Send us a text Three 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. ======...
Aug 05, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Send us a text Amendment 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 neighbours 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 �...
Jul 29, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Send us a text The first trial of vehicle-to-grid charging involving the big car makers has begun in Manchester… …electricians are asked to help eliminate neutral current diversions… …and a company is fined after a cable drum fractures a worker’s skull… 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 🗒️ Enter the eFIX...
Jul 22, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Send us a text An out of this world career is on offer after a UK college unveils a course for electricians in the space industry… …a top battery expert warns that we urgently need to educate everyone about the dangers of lithium cells… …and a British father and son are electrocuted by a broken cable… 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...
Jul 15, 2024•9 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Send us a text Octopus says it wants YOU to install its heat pumps, EV chargers and solar panels as the company unveils its partner programme… …the new UK government is set to be held to its many promises to the electrical sector… …and a court slaps a £30,000 fine on a firm after a father of four is electrocuted… 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 whole...
Jul 08, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 109
Send us a text It’s been revealed that a high profile London borough hasn’t done ANY electrical safety checks on its homes in six years… … electric car giant Tesla is reported to police for conducting illegal electrical installation work… …and the Christmas lights go in Sunderland, just in time for summer… 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 co...
Jul 01, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Send us a text The government tells an electrician with a broken leg to keep working… …police make a series of arrests in the fight against copper gangs targeting EV chargers… ..and the Labour Party promises to recruit thousands of electricians if it forms the new government… 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. ========================...
Jun 24, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Send us a text Openreach is fined over £1 million after an electrical technician dies falling into a river in Wales… …electricians are warned not to post pictures of their power tools on social media… …and six people die from electrocution as they prepare for a wedding in Uganda… 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. ====================...
Jun 17, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Send us a text A major crime wave targeting copper EV cables is sweeping the country… …an electrician is killed in mysterious circumstances at a water treatment plant… ..and an unholy row erupts over solar panels on a church roof… 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 🗒️ How can th...
Jun 10, 2024•10 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Send us a text An electrician who wrongly claimed £45,000 in Covid cash from the Government during the pandemic learns his fate… …we hear why a man has been an electrical apprentice for eight years… … and how a messy VAN could land you with a £100 fine and three points on your licence… 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. ==============...
Jun 03, 2024•11 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Send us a text An electrician suffers a fractured skull after two firms assumed the OTHER was taking responsibility for his safety… …a tracking device on a drill leads police to a haul of half a million pounds worth of power tools… …and the 21-year-old apprentice preparing to take on the world… 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. =====...
May 27, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Send us a text There are even MORE amendments to the Wiring Regs in the pipeline, experts warned this week… …a window cleaner loses an arm in a horrific electric shock… …and the 21-year-old apprentice preparing to take on the world… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter. ============================================ Show Notes 🗒️ Have your say on the amendment changes 👉 https://stan...
May 20, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Send us a text Electricians have begun giving their feedback on a fast tracked change to the Wiring Regs governing RCDs… …a house builder is fined half a million pounds over a cable strike where a worker suffered burns to his face… …and could the trade be allowed to park on double yellow lines?… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter. ============================================ Show ...
May 13, 2024•12 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Send us a text Welcome to our ONE HUNDREDTH news weekly! In this week’s news… A special amendment to the Wiring Regs is being fast tracked after reports that RCDs are being incorrectly connected to solar and and battery systems… ..installers are warned that a new UK cyber law is set to ban a raft of smart home kit… …and are you ready for the footballing event of the year? Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or dow...
May 06, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 100
