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Send us Fan Mail 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 Notes Free industrial socket training 👉 https://training.efixx.co.uk/course/requirements-for...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Notes Comment on the IET home battery guide 👉 https://electrical.theiet.org/get-involved/consultations/draft-fo...

Send us Fan Mail 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 👉 Envirovent ventilation training course - https://www.envirovent.com/about-us/niceic-ventila...

Send us Fan Mail 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… ======...

Send us Fan Mail 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 th...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 sto...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 associatio...

Send us Fan Mail 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,...

Send us Fan Mail 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 al...

Send us Fan Mail 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 neighbours Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, your easy one stop shop for all things solar, whethe...

Send us Fan Mail 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 list...

Send us Fan Mail 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 sho...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 sto...

Send us Fan Mail 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, wh...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 si...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 a...

Send us Fan Mail 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. =======...

Send us Fan Mail 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 the trade be allowed to park on double yellow lines?…  Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, whether you're listeni...

Send us Fan Mail 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… ..installers are warned that a new UK cyber law is set to ban a raft of smart home kit… …and are you ready for the footballing event of the year? Welcome to Electrical N...

Send us Fan Mail 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 more details emerge about the death of celebrity electrician George Gilbey… Welcome to Electrical News Weekly in association with Solar Trade Sales, whethe...