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
144 episodes
IET Gives Verdict On SWA Cables With Solar
The 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...
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Episode 145
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10:51
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 RCDs……an electrician is fined £4,000 after he ‘named and shamed’ his customer on Facebook over an unpaid bill……and new elec...
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Episode 144
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13:35
Will This Life-Saving Socket Replace AFDDs?
A 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 se...
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Episode 143
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12:54
Can You Do It? Yes. Should You? Hmm…
Is 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 simulat...
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Episode 142
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12:17
'Electricians’ Underground Drug Plot Blows Up!
A 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 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 – and some eye catching prices…….a Middlesborough electrician is jailed over a solar installation scam……and – are you sitting down, Jeremy Clarkson? – the elect...
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Episode 140
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11:52
Electricians Warned Over AFDDs and Low Smoke Cables
The 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...
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Episode 139
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12:45
Apprentice Route For Electricians Is ‘BROKEN’
The 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...
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Episode 138
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13:23
ECA Slams Classroom Electrician Courses!
The 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 N...
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Episode 137
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12:36
Engineer Dies in Live Working Accident
Investigators reveal how an engineer died while live working on board a luxury super yacht……MCS unveils the long-awaited changes to its certification process….…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 fault……a roofer is electrocuted while working on a house in Northern Ireland……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 fire……BT axes its plan to turn roadside cabinets into EV chargers……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 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 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 trade……a contracting firm is fined £120,000 after a solar panel installer falls from a roof in Salisbury…… and...
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Episode 132
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12:07
MCS Scheme Gets Biggest Shakeup In Its History
The 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 recei...
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Episode 131
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11:21
MK Urgently Recalls Double Sockets Over ‘High Fire Risk’
MK 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 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 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...
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Episode 129
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13:31
⚠️ Electricians Warned Over Neutral Current Diversions ⚠️
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…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 died……it’s been revealed that over THREE MILLION smart meters aren’t working properly……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 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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14:15
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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11:06
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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