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NEWS from the ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR NETWORK
http://www.Electrical-Contractor.net
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May
is ELECTRICAL SAFETY MONTH!!
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Please visit
www.esfi.org/ for info and resources that will help inform, educate and
raise awareness about Electrical Safety in the Home, School and Workplace.
They've got some great handouts for Children and the Consumer on the following
page:
http://www.esfi.org/esfilib/isub.php?l0=esfilib&l1=index
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>> ECN FORUM NEWS <<
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*** NEW - SAFETY CHAT ***
We've recently designated Tuesday Nites as Safety Nite in our Live Chat area at
ECN. The event starts at 9pm EST and continues till ??. This is an important
Subject - we need your input and participation. Raising awareness about Safety
benefits everyone. If you've got any questions - or information to
share, please bring them in. We also have safety- related discussion areas in
the Forum area.
You must be an ECN Forum Member to participate. Register in
the Forum area first, and after approval you will be able to post comments (or
questions) in the Forum areas and will be able to log into the 'Live Chat' area
through the link on left side of Forum Pages:
www.Electrical-Contractor.net/Forum
*** BUSINESS CHAT NEWS ***
Wed. Nite (starting 9pm EST) is our scheduled Business Chat time slot. We've had
some GREAT turnouts for these.
Recent Guests have included Rick from Craftsman, (who
fielded questions on the ins and outs of their popular National Estimator
Software) and Randall from UpFrontPrice (who provided info about the development
and use of Flat-Rate Books for Estimating).
You must be a registered Forum Member to use use the Live
Chat area. To log in click on the Yellow chat logo on the left side of the Forum
Pages. The following is a Link to the users' guide and an explanation of common
features and controls.
http://www.electrical-contractor.net/Chat/Chat_FAQ.htm
*** DISCUSSION FORUMS: ***
If you haven't already joined in give it a try. If you like what you see
let us know about it.
www.Electrical-Contractor.net/Forum - simple Registration
required
(open to those in, or related to the Electrical Trades, Inspectors &
Instructors)
Hey, Don't forget to look over our popular Photo Discussion areas there.
Always something NEW! (or OLD!)
www.electrical-contractor.net/Picture_Forum.htm
We're always looking for photo contributions!
Please send with descriptions to one of the Picture Forum Moderators, or:
Photos@Electrical-Contractor.net
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WINNER
of $250.00 SHOPPING SPREE
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Many thanks to all who participated in the online survey
for HVAC/R tool ideas.
We're
pleased to announce that John Cascioli of Bangor, PA is the winner of the
$250.00 shopping spree at our ECN store.
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IMPORTANT INFO on VOLTS Electrical Design Software:
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We've just been informed that VOLTS Standard Edition ver.
4.0 will (finally) be released on May 8th 2006. There will be a $100
price increase on this award-winning software, and perhaps more importantly,
future upgrades will no longer be free to people that purchase on or after
that date. So, if you need, or have thought of buying this software - the time
to do it is before May 8th:
www.electrical-contractor.net/The_Store/Volts_Software.htm
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>>>> RECENT NEWS AND PRODUCT RECALLS
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Please visit the Electrical Safety area of our Forum
http://electrical-contractor.net/forum
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>> FEATURED NEW PRODUCTS
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*** 2006 INTERNATIONAL CODES:
www.electrical-contractor.net/The_Store/2006Int_Codes.htm
*** RACK-A-TIERS Tools for Electricians:
www.electrical-contractor.net/The_Store/Rack-A-Tiers.htm
*** ELECTRICAL TEST KITS - for Electrical Service or HVAC Technicians:
www.electrical-contractor.net/The_Store/Electrical_Testers.htm
(see below for more products
available in our store)
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>>>>>>> FREE
CLASSIFIED ADS <<<<<<<
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Through
www.Electrical-Classified.com we offer FREE Ads
to post items for sale, Employment Opportunities, Resumes,
etc. Feel free to use it!
This is "Your Place" for Electrical Classified Advertising
www.Electrical-Classified.com
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>>>>> ADVERTISE YOUR COMPANY <<<<<
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We have searchable databases containing 70,000 Electrical Contractors and
Electrical Suppliers. Make sure that your company is listed and information is
current. A (FREE) new listing can be added or an existing one changed through
links available on the search results pages:
**** NEW **** --
As an added feature, those Businesses that have their website listed in our
directory will become an active link. (at no charge).
This feature now works for
www.Electrician-Finder.com and will be available at some later date for
www.Electrical-Supplies-Finder.com so make sure that your info is
'current' and your website is listed there.
www.Electrician-Finder.com
www.Electrical-Supplies-Finder.com
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>>>>> NEED A WEBSITE? <<<<<
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Through an arrangement with Community Architect ** we are able to offer FREE and
low cost Websites to our Members. Several different Packages and Features are
available.
Compare the different Packages that are available:
http://signup.electrical-contractor.net/cgi-bin/show_me?wrap=1&page=hosting_compare.htm
Signup for our FREE Websites!
www.signup.Electrical-Contractor.net
For More Info and some simple (really) How-to instructions:
www.electrical-contractor.net/FreeWebs
** Note ECN is not affiliated with Community Architect.
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Should you need any Trade-related books, Codes, Estimating/Cost Data,
Specialty Calculators, Measuring Devices, Electrical Test or Leveling/Surveying
Equipment please visit our online store to see what we have to offer:
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>> MORE NEW
PRODUCTS
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*** Extensive Line of 2005 NEC and Related Test Prep Books:
www.electrical-contractor.net/The_Store/NEC_Code2005.htm
*** MIKE HOLT Electrical Training and Test Prep products:
www.electrical-contractor.net/the_store/Mike_Holt.htm
*** NEW from Smart Box - UNIQUE NEW PRODUCTS including
Horizontal, One and Two Gang Low Voltage Boxes and a 22+ Cubic in. Old Work, New
Work and
Adjustable Depth Electrical Box:
www.electrical-contractor.net/The_Store/SmartBox-2.htm
*** KENA Non-Conductive Fiberglass Wire Pulling Rod Systems:
The KENA-Rod and KENA-Rod II are nonconductive pulling rods that
come in sections and screw together end to end. They can be used to fish wires through walls and floors, and along with the
telescoping TELE-ROD, over suspended ceiling grid and into many other
hard to reach areas. The fiberglass rods have a degree of flex which allows for
bending through wall outlet holes and stud holes.
www.electrical-contractor.net/The_Store/KI/Wire-Pulling-Rods.htm
* * ZIRCON Electronic Stud Sensors, Metal Detectors, Water and
Electronic Leveling and Measuring Tools:
http://www.electrical-contractor.net/The_Store/Zircon.htm
* * Many New Test Instruments to choose from - Power Quality, Clamp-ons,
Infrared Thermometers, Gas Detectors and Moisture Meters
www.electrical-contractor.net/The_Store/EX/_NewProducts.htm
Many NEW Electrical-Related Books also available:
http://www.electrical-contractor.net/The_Store/Electrical.htm
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Bill Addiss
Electrical Contractor Network
Bill@Electrical-Contractor.net
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