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Send us a textExperts Warn: Crisis Looms For UK Electricians!......A leading switchgear maker has warned the trade over the selection of RCDs for heat pumps……Ford offers free charger installs for UK electric car buyers……and Ikea starts selling heat pumps…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesJTL Report

Send us a textSo-called ‘kill switches are discovered in Chinese-made inverters, says Reuters……a Welsh local authority installs one of the UK's first bi-directional AC chargers……and why don't you see solar panels on council houses? We reveal the reason, and why it's set to change…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesRegister For CEF Live

Send us a textThe MCS announces a major change in its standard for solar panel installations…… doctors say a boy electrocuted at a top private school is fighting for his life……and we unveil the latest innovations in circuit protection…Welcome to the 150th episode of Electrical News Weekly======================Show NotesCED Axiom consumer units offer eFIXX TV with Hager - https://www.youtube.com/live/ltuqmzF9WeY?si=qBDjwWVhSDFe2ojENVC Win Oasis Tickets

Send us a textThe trade is set to get a big boost as the government makes solar panels compulsory on new homes……grants for heat pumps look set to be extended to other renewable kit……and three school pupils need surgery after they're electrocuted at a private school in Somerset…======================Show NotesExtension Lead Recallhttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/680b46b59b25e1a97c9d84aa/2504-0105-product-recall-3-socket-USB-hub.pdfNVC Win Oasis Tickets

Send us a textElectricians must only install EV chargers, heat pumps and batteries that are smart, says the UK government……technical experts make big changes to the fire kit installation standard……and Octopus unveils the UK's first unlimited EV charging tariff…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesFire Equipment Checklist

Send us a textThe trade welcomes the unveiling of an alternative route to MCS Renewables Scheme certification……the NICEIC clarifies the rules for upstream surge protection devices…...and Crabtree, Volex and Appleby are quitting the wiring accessories business in the UK...Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesVito Verified for Installers

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Send us a textThe 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 brand…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 NotesIET SWA Article

Send us a textExperts 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 electrical testing rules come into force in the UK…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesRF Solutions Hornet

Send us a textA 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 security …Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesCI Max - A Socket To Rival AFDDs

Send us a textIs 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 simulation game that's become an unlikely hit…with teenagers…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesPV Stop

Send us a textA 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 Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesStay Energy Safe

Send us a textDemand 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 electric tractor has arrived, and it's creating a mini boom for rural contractors…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesDownload Signify LumXpert

Send us a textThe 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? Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesBEAMA AFDD Tecnhical Bulletin

Send us a textThe 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 the anti-theft rally in London…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, whether you're listening in the van, on site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================Show NotesNiglon Protego

Send us a textThe 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 News Weekly, 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 NotesFree Further Electrical Design training

Send us a textInvestigators 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 a showpiece EV charging station…Welcome to Electrical News Weekly, 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 NotesNeutral current diversions

Send us a textA 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 builders must reveal how they handle retention cash…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 NotesSockets and where to use them

Send us a textThe 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 demand action on tool theft…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 NotesFurther Electrical Design

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 headquarters…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 NotesMore information on cable overloading

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 the Government unveils plans to make public charger installations easier…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 NotesIET current requirements guidance

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 receiving an electric shock from a floodlight in a London park…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 NotesCircuit protection training

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 electricians have had electric shocks despite all the safety procedures…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 NotesMK socket recall

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 NotesFree cables and conductors training

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 NotesDownload the Select flow chart

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 NotesFree cables and conductors training

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 NotesFree cable and conductors training

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 NotesWin big with BG

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 NotesFree safe isolation training

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 NotesFree industrial socket training

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 NotesComment on the IET home battery guide

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

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 NotesIET Standard

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.======================Show NotesZemper Q&A

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.======================Show NotesContact Kristina Jusyte of Crimestoppers

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 counter.======================Show NotesFree training

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 NotesSafe Isolation training

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 site, or down at the wholesale counter.======================BEAMA download link 1

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

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.=================Show Notes

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 neighboursWelcome 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

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

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.=================Show Notes

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 wholesale counter.============================================Show Notes

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 counter.============================================Show Notes

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.============================================Show Notes

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.============================================Show Notes

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

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.============================================Show Notes

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.============================================Show Notes

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