Did you know that “socket protectors” are not only unnecessary, but dangerous?!

There’s a long-running campaign to have them banned, so it’s disappointing that @lidlgb has them for sale and advertised as things for the baby room in the #middleoflidl 😳 (and I do ❤️ me a bit of Lidl normally!)

UK sockets are full of safety features which are disabled by these unregulated bits of tat, which actually introduce a new risk of shock and fire! So don’t buy them, bin them!

And don’t just take my word for it – take the advice of @theiet , @rospacharity , BEAMA (British Electrotechnical and Allied Manufacturers’ Association), *AND* the UK gov Depts for Health & Education have issued updates to remove them in all NHS and school buildings.

So @lidlgb get these hazards off your shelves!
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#fatallyflawed #bs1363 #sockets #uksockets #socketcovers #socketprotector #firerisk #electricalsafety #shockhazard #babysafety #childsafety #electrician #sparkylife #sparkysukey

Just back from a fab little trip over Ireland to see the @robuslighting_ team at their Dublin HQ. Really interesting stuff and great to hear about how they develop their products. Lovely people (and some great craic!)

Big thanks and massive shout outs to @efixx_insta and @leducation_by_robus for hosting and organising, and all the other marvellous sparks in our little gang 💪👍💪

…and yes, I was wearing a frock…🤣
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#sparkylife #electrician #electricianlife #robus #efixx #lighting #lightingdesign #productdevelopment #cpd #brightonelectrician #femalesparky #womenintrades #representing #awayday #awaydayclobber

Today’s #crispy #electricalfault #eicr find! Not what a shower isolator should look like 😬😳 Found #justintime phew!

Loose connections can cause fires!
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#danger #faults #fixed #sparky #electrical #sparkylife #sparkysukey #femaletrades #femaleelectrician #maintenance #electricalinstallation #brightonsparky

Had a much-needed weekend off the tools, and went to the Do Ho Suh @dohosuhstudio exhibition at the @tate Modern in London on Saturday.

I must have a natural affinity with #sockets and #switches as they seem to follow me around… This installation/sculpture piece is “Perfect Home: London, Horsham, New York, Berlin, Providence, Seoul” and is a 3D sewn mesh “map” of all his previous homes’ sockets, switches and other service points. I really liked it (unsurprisingly!) 🤓 Love the sockets of the world cataloguing.

Inspiring stuff 👍👌 but now back to the more functional 230v versions of installation work! 💪
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#toolsdown #sparky #electrical #sparkylife #sparkysukey #femaletrades #femaleelectrician #tatemodern #contemporaryart #installationart #3d #sculpture #electricalinstallation #artforsparks #brightonsparky

Spotted this #vintage wonder out in the wild yesterday and thought I’d use it for a little Saturday afternoon #HistoryLesson 🤓

This iconic MK socket (#olderthanme) was one of the first BS1363 sockets to go to market in the early 1950s. In 1947, Britain was in the midst of a post-war house-building boom, and electrical safety and standardisation was becoming a concern, and so BS1363 (which defines the standards for our plugs and sockets) came into being.

Seems a shame to change out this working model, but its time had come, and the customer needed a double socket in its place…

(Might also tickle the fancy of @dseselectric and @jwflame 🤓)
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#vintageelectrics #bs1363 #mk #midcentury #electricalsafety #inthewild #sockets #plugs #sparkylife #femaleelectrician #femaletrades #brightonsparky

This week’s #workeroftheweek award goes to Tilly. Who’s not very impressed by this mess! 😂
I made sure I tidied up for her (and her humans)

#wiring #cabling #doggo #dogsofinstagram #sparkylife #femalesparky #femaleelectrican #brightonelectrician #apprentice

Tell me you’re on holiday without telling me you’re on holiday…

Part 2: instead of taking selfies in the mirrors in the bogs at the trendy bar, I’ll be taking photos of the not-at-all-dodgy-looking wiring… 😬🤣 #nothingtoseehere
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#tellmewithouttellingme #canttakemeanywhere #sparkiesontour #electricianlife #sparkylife #sparky #electrician #brighton #sparkysukey #femaleelectrican #femalesparky #femaletrades #electrical #brightonsparky #brightonelectrician

Tell me you’re on holiday without telling me you’re on holiday…

Part 1: confusing my holiday pal by looking at the Consumer Unit in our rented apartment before checking out the bedrooms 🤣
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#tellmewithouttellingme #sparkiesontour #electricianlife #sparkylife #sparky #electrician #brighton #sparkysukey #femaleelectrican #femalesparky #femaletrades #electrical #brightonsparky #brightonelectrician #distributionboard #consumerunit #breakers #rcd #mcb

Chasing right through a brick (cupboard) wall to tidy up some boxes and switches for some lovely customers 😍

(‘scuse the mucky hands 😳)
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#sockets #flushfittings #socketsandswitches #petpeeves #justdoit #sparkylife #sparky #electrician #brighton #letsdothis #sparkysukey #femaleelectrican #femalesparky #femaletrades #electrical #brightonsparky #brightonelectrician

Today’s helpers on a fan replacement job were pretty useless 😹 constantly on a tea break 🙄

But they’re so much prettier than the fan 😻 so have this photo instead 😂💪😂

#cantgetthestaff #terribleapprentices #sparkysukey #electrician #sparky #brightonsparky #femaletrades #cats #catsonsite #teabreak #catsofinstagram