Electrical News Weekly
The latest electrical industry news is brought to you every week by eFIXX, The Electricians' Channel. We cover everything from new products to business and people news. Get a heads up on what's being released this week on the eFIXX youtube channel.If you have a new product or service you'd like to feature in an upcoming episode please upload the information here š https://www.efixx.co.uk/electrical-news-weekly-press-release
Episodes
149 episodes
MCS Announces Big Change in Solar Install Standard
The MCS announces a major change in its standard for solar panel installationsā¦ā¦ doctors say a boy electrocuted at a top private school is fighting for his lifeā¦ā¦and we unveil the latest innovations in circuit protectionā¦
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Episode 150
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Govt Makes Solar Panels Compulsory
The trade is set to get a big boost as the government makes solar panels compulsory on new homesā¦ā¦grants for heat pumps look set to be extended to other renewable kitā¦ā¦and three school pupils need surgery after theyāre electrocuted at a...
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Episode 149
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Govt Moves to Control Home Batteries & EV Chargers
Electricians must only install EV chargers, heat pumps and batteries that are smart, says the UK governmentā¦ā¦technical experts make big changes to the fire kit installation standardā¦ā¦and Octopus unveils the UKās first unlimited ...
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Episode 148
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MCS Was a Barrier.... Until Now!
The trade welcomes the unveiling of an alternative route to MCS Renewables Scheme certificationā¦ā¦the NICEIC clarifies the rules for upstream surge protection devicesā¦...and Crabtree, Volex and Appleby are quitting the wiring acc...
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Episode 147
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Electricians Keep Getting These 8 Things Wrong
This Flexible Clamp Makes Current Checks Easy š https://youtube.com/shorts/9AlbytwwqdAChauvin Arnoux MA400D š https://catalog.chauvin-arnoux.co.uk/uk_en/digiflex.htmlNVC Competition š https://www.nvcuk.com/news/view/the-%E2%80...
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Episode 146
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IET Gives Verdict On SWA Cables With Solar
The authors of the Wiring Regs clarify the use of steel wire cables with solar installsā¦ā¦record copper prices drive a wave of cable thefts across the UKā¦ā¦and sales of the Powerwall battery pack slump in a backlash over the Tesla...
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Episode 145
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Experts Clarify RCD Use After Type B Confusion
Experts have moved to clarify the use of RCDs following widespread confusion over Type B MCBs and Type B RCDsā¦ā¦an electrician is fined Ā£4,000 after he ānamed and shamedā his customer on Facebook over an unpaid billā¦ā¦and new elec...
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Episode 144
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Will This Life-Saving Socket Replace AFDDs?
A double socket which can detect overheating in appliances could rival AFDDs for safetyā¦ā¦a smart meter which can give homeowners an electric shock is recalledā¦ā¦and our featured innovations today are all about fire, safety and se...
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Episode 143
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Can You Do It? Yes. Should You? Hmmā¦
Is it ever okay to mix different brands of switchgear on a board? The IET steps into the debateā¦ā¦electrical training firm Quickstep goes bust, if YOUāRE affected, we tell you what you can do about itā¦ā¦and the electrician simulat...
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Episode 142
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12:17
'Electriciansā Underground Drug Plot Blows Up!
A drug gang posing as electricians causes an underground cable to explodeā¦ā¦we salute six of the best inventions by the trade, for the tradeā¦ā¦and an interview with a spark ends up in a budding love story...Welcome to Elec...
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Episode 141
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12:16
Rust on a Socket...Wait Until You See the Price?!
Demand from hipsters is creating a super premium market for sockets ā and some eye catching pricesā¦ā¦.a Middlesborough electrician is jailed over a solar installation scamā¦ā¦and ā are you sitting down, Jeremy Clarkson? ā the elect...
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Episode 140
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Electricians Warned Over AFDDs and Low Smoke Cables
The trade is warned over fake news about AFDDs and low smoke cablesā¦ā¦a Government department accuses Tesla over the electrocution of an electricianā¦ā¦and the NICEIC clamps down on CPDs. Are YOU up to date with continuous learning...
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Episode 139
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Apprentice Route For Electricians Is āBROKENā
The apprentice system for recruiting electricians is ābrokenā, say criticsā¦ā¦the government orders a major recall of three-pin 13A plugs supplied to the tradeā¦ā¦and an electricianās tools are stolen ā days after she attended...
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Episode 138
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ECA Slams Classroom Electrician Courses!
The ECA has slammed classroom electrician courses as āa waste of moneyāā¦ā¦the trade is warned over death-trap telescopic laddersā¦ā¦and we meet the blind electrician who fixes appliances for a livingā¦Welcome to Electrical N...
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Episode 137
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Engineer Dies in Live Working Accident
Investigators reveal how an engineer died while live working on board a luxury super yachtā¦ā¦MCS unveils the long-awaited changes to its certification processā¦.ā¦and thieves dig up copper cables days before the opening ceremony of...
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Episode 136
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11:12
Identified: Electrical Fault Behind Double Deaths
A coroner has written to Hotpoint after a grandmother and her disabled son perished in a house fire caused by an electrical faultā¦ā¦a roofer is electrocuted while working on a house in Northern Irelandā¦ā¦and a new law says builder...
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Episode 135
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11:43
Campaign Against DIY Electrics After Toddler Dies in Fire
The trade is launching a major campaign to tackle DIY electrics after a three-year-old boy dies in a fireā¦ā¦BT axes its plan to turn roadside cabinets into EV chargersā¦ā¦and electrical contractors prepare to head to Westminster to...
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Episode 134
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12:08
Experts Give Verdict on the Cable Overload Row
The authors of the Wiring Regulations weigh in on the cable overloading debateā¦ā¦how a mis-connected CT clamp led to a homeowner being charged Ā£5 to boil a kettleā¦...and an electrical crime arrives on the doorstep of eFIXX headqu...
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Episode 133
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11:21
IET Acts Over Consumer Unit Ratings
The IET urgently clarifies the rules on the rated current of consumer units following reports of poor practice in the tradeā¦ā¦a contracting firm is fined Ā£120,000 after a solar panel installer falls from a roof in Salisburyā¦ā¦ and...
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Episode 132
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MCS Scheme Gets Biggest Shakeup In Its History
The Microgeneration Certification Scheme is set for the biggest shakeup in its historyā¦ā¦an industry leader slams electricians for using certs as a weapon to get paidā¦ā¦ā¦and a 21-year-old tourist is taking legal action after recei...
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Episode 131
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11:21
MK Urgently Recalls Double Sockets Over āHigh Fire Riskā
MK has urgently recalled 37 versions of its Essentials double socket range over a high risk of fireā¦ā¦a contractor is fined Ā£100,000 after a solar panel installer falls through a skylightā¦ā¦ and itās revealed that 80 per cent of e...
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Episode 130
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11:14
Meter Box Mess - Are Electricians Cutting Corners?
Confusion is mounting in the trade over the correct cable insulation to use in meter cupboardsā¦ā¦over 1,000 social homes in Dundee are revealed to have had EICRs that were over five years oldā¦ā¦and a blind electrician is assaulted...
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Episode 129
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13:31
ā ļø Electricians Warned Over Neutral Current Diversions ā ļø
Installers are warned this week about the dangers of neutral current diversionsā¦ā¦ the trade reacts in fury to the latest amendment to the regsā¦ā¦and we meet the once homeless man whoās just qualified as an electricianā¦Wel...
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Episode 128
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11:44
Family Deaths Linked To DIY Wiring
Fire investigators say they found DIY electrical work at a Swansea home where a three-year-old boy and his dad diedā¦ā¦itās been revealed that over THREE MILLION smart meters arenāt working properlyā¦ā¦and an electrician working beh...
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Episode 127
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12:56
Wiring Regs Update: Big Changes You Can't Ignore!
Wiring Regulations chiefs warn the trade of the impact of the latest amendment to the documentā¦ā¦the Government announces a high level probe into the lack of electriciansā¦and a self-employed installer who abused the Covid loans s...
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Episode 126
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