Kit guides and compliance answers, written from the trade.
Eighteen years on industrial sites. No sponsored rankings, no rewritten press releases — the advice a good supervisor would give you, with the reasoning shown.
Buyer guides
View all →Tool Storage That Survives the Trade: Bags, Rolls & Van Setup
Bags, rolls, belts and van setup: an honest tool storage hierarchy for UK electricians — budget kit that works and the premium gear worth paying for.
Best Work Lights for Electricians UK: An Honest Guide
Honest UK guide to work lights for electricians: 18V battery-mount lights, tripod area lights, head torches and 110V site floods — what's worth buying.
Apprentice Electrician Tool Kit UK: The Honest First-Year List
The honest first-year tool list for UK apprentice electricians, from a spark who has supervised dozens: what to buy, what to skip, how to stage it.
Best Voltage Indicator & Proving Unit (GS38 Safe Isolation Kit)
The safe isolation kit UK electricians actually buy: GS38 two-pole voltage indicators, proving units and lock-off kits, judged by a time-served spark.
Best PAT Tester Under £300 UK: What's Actually Worth Buying
Honest picks for the best PAT tester under £300: Seaward, Kewtech and Martindale compared, with verdicts for caretakers, sparkies and landlords.
Best Multifunction Tester UK: A Working Spark's Verdict
Megger, Fluke, Kewtech and Metrel MFTs compared by a time-served UK spark. Honest verdicts for domestic, commercial and first-tester budgets.
Compliance
View all →Maximum Zs Values Explained: The 80% Rule and Zs Tables
What max Zs means, how the 80% rule works for measured values, and Zs tables for Type B and C MCBs and RCBOs, with a worked example.
EICR Codes Explained: C1, C2, C3 and FI (Real Examples)
What EICR codes C1, C2, C3 and FI actually mean, real examples of each, and what landlords must legally fix within 28 days under the 2020 Regulations.
How-to
View all →Cable Pulling Through Duct: Rods, Tape and Technique
Prove it, rod it, pull it: a working electrician's guide to pulling SWA through duct — fish tape vs duct rodder, mule tape, lube and technique.
EV Charger Installation Testing: Kit, O-PEN and RCD Rules
PEN fault protection, Type A vs Type B RCDs, EVSE test adaptors and commissioning checks. A working electrician's guide to EV charger installation testing.
Consumer Unit Upgrade: What Electricians Actually Fit in 2026
RCBOs, SPDs, AFDDs and bidirectional devices: a UK electrician explains what BS 7671 actually requires in 2026 and what is just an upsell.