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 👉 https://www.efixx.co.uk/electrical-news-weekly-press-release
Episodes
125 episodes
Wiring Regs Update: Big Changes You Can't Ignore!
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 s...
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Episode 126
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10:45
Top Electrical Brands Fined Over Price Fixing
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...
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Episode 125
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Shocking Injury Raises Tough Questions on Safety Laws
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 go...
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Episode 124
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10:52
Electricians Warned: Untested Solar Panel Danger!
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 in...
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Episode 123
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The IET Acts Over Battery Pack Confusion
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 s...
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Episode 122
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10:47
Electricians Furious Over £400 Extractor Fan Course!
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 electri...
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Episode 121
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9:40
IET Reveals New Standard for EV Chargers. - IET 01
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 s...
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Episode 120
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10:29
IET Joins External Consumer Unit Row
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 ...
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Episode 119
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10:46
Electricians Tricked into Live Working
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...
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Episode 118
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11:23
Electrician Put Secret Cameras in Customers’ Homes
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 boa...
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Episode 117
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11:10
Huge Fine For Electrical Test Certificate!
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 ...
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Episode 116
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10:45
How Man Survived 11KV Switchboard Disaster
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 househo...
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Episode 115
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11:43
Contractor Fined as Apprentice Electrician Killed
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...
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Episode 114
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11:03
REVEALED: £1.3 Million Solar Fraud
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...
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Episode 113
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12:38
Amendment 3 to Wiring Regs Revealed
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 ...
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Episode 112
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10:10
Would You Use Your Car To Power Your Home?
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’...
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Episode 111
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10:10
Limited Space Available For This 6-week Electricians Course!
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 B...
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Episode 110
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9:22
Would YOU Install Renewables for Octopus Energy?
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 s...
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Episode 109
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10:07
Council ‘Hasn’t Done Electrical Safety Checks For Six Years’
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 t...
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Episode 108
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10:31
Government Tells Electrician With Broken Leg: ‘Keep Working’
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 ...
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Episode 107
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10:20
One Million Pound Fine for Horrific Death Of Technician
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 th...
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Episode 106
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11:20
EV Cable Thefts Surge: A New Crime Trend
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…W...
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Episode 105
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10:23
Electrician Fakes Self-Employment for £45K Covid Cash!
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 £1...
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Episode 104
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10:36
Scissor Lift Horror: Electrician's Skull Injury Leads to Fines
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-y...
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Episode 103
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13:34
Even MORE Amendments to Wiring Regs On The Cards
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…Welco...
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Episode 102
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12:33