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Can You Do It? Yes. Should You? Hmm…

Season 1 Episode 142

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Is it ever okay to mix different brands of switchgear on a board? The IET steps into the debate…

…electrical training firm Quickstep g…

1 year, 2 months ago

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'Electricians’ Underground Drug Plot Blows Up!

Season 1 Episode 141

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A drug gang posing as electricians causes an underground cable to explode…

…we salute six of the best inventions by the trade, for the…

1 year, 2 months ago

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Rust on a Socket...Wait Until You See the Price?!

Season 1 Episode 140

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Demand from hipsters is creating a super premium market for sockets – and some eye catching prices…

….a Middlesborough electrician is …

1 year, 3 months ago

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Electricians Warned Over AFDDs and Low Smoke Cables

Season 1 Episode 139

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The trade is warned over fake news about AFDDs and low smoke cables…

…a Government department accuses Tesla over the electrocution of …

1 year, 3 months ago

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Apprentice Route For Electricians Is ‘BROKEN’

Season 1 Episode 138

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The apprentice system for recruiting electricians is ‘broken’, say critics…

…the government orders a major recall of three-pin 13A plu…

1 year, 3 months ago

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ECA Slams Classroom Electrician Courses!

Season 1 Episode 137

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The ECA has slammed classroom electrician courses as ‘a waste of money’…

…the trade is warned over death-trap telescopic ladders…

…and …

1 year, 3 months ago

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Engineer Dies in Live Working Accident

Season 1 Episode 136

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Investigators reveal how an engineer died while live working on board a luxury super yacht…

…MCS unveils the long-awaited changes to i…

1 year, 4 months ago

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Identified: Electrical Fault Behind Double Deaths

Season 1 Episode 135

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A coroner has written to Hotpoint after a grandmother and her disabled son perished in a house fire caused by an electrical fault…

…a …

1 year, 4 months ago

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Campaign Against DIY Electrics After Toddler Dies in Fire

Season 1 Episode 134

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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 r…

1 year, 4 months ago

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Experts Give Verdict on the Cable Overload Row

Season 1 Episode 133

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The authors of the Wiring Regulations weigh in on the cable overloading debate…

…how a mis-connected CT clamp led to a homeowner being…

1 year, 4 months ago

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