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
118 episodes
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
Electricians React To Wiring Regs Change
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 th...
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Episode 101
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11:33
Wiring Regs Amendment To Be Fast-tracked Over RCD Issue
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…..install...
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Episode 100
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13:27
Rogue Traders: The Hidden Threat to Renewable Energy
Rogue traders are damaging the market for solar panels, heat pumps and other renewable technologies, says Which magazine and a group of top organisations...…we reveal the weird and wonderful applications for solar panels……and mo...
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Episode 99
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12:15
Unveiled: Major RCD Blunder in Heat Pump Installs
An eFIXX investigation reveals that heat pump installers are routinely installing the WRONG type of RCDs……we meet the apprentice electrician who’s earning an annual salary of £77,000……and, is it a bulb or a lamp? We shed light o...
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Episode 98
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12:21
Alert: 1000s Of EV Chargers To Go Dumb
Government doubles down on street charging despite eFIXX revelations…the Government doubles down on street charging of electric vehicles despite eFIXX revelations about growing safety concerns……a court fines top electrical contr...
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Episode 97
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9:59
Electrocution Risk From On-Street EV Charging ⚡️🚘
Expert alert over electrocution risk from on-street EV chargingAs the Government announces subsidies for on-street EV charging, experts reveal to us their grave concerns about the risk to pedestrians of electrocution……a man has ...
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Episode 96
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10:31
New Standard Bans Solar Battery Storage In Lofts
Installers should stop putting batteries in lofts, experts are warning…a contracting firm is fined £40,000 after an electrician is badly burned in an arc flash……and the City & Guilds falls foul of the education regulator…
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Episode 95
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10:50