19 guides
Electrical wiring and safety guides
House wiring, cable sizes, breakers, earthing, surge and lightning protection, and industrial electrical guides.
Electrical Panel Maintenance for Factories and Workshops: A Preventive Checklist
A preventive maintenance routine for distribution boards, motor control panels and switchgear: inspection, thermal checks, tightening, cleaning and testing.
How Much Does House Wiring Cost in Kenya? What Affects the Price
What decides the cost of wiring a new house or rewiring an old one: points, materials, conduit, board, labour and finishes, plus how to compare electrician quotes.
Lightning Protection for Buildings in Kenya: Do You Need It?
How lightning protection systems work, which buildings need them, the parts of a system and why surge protection and earthing are part of the answer.
MCB vs RCD vs RCBO vs MCCB: What Each Protective Device Does
The difference between MCBs, RCDs, RCBOs and MCCBs, what each protects against and where each is used in homes and businesses.
House Wiring Cable Sizes: Which Cable for Lights, Sockets, Cooker and Geyser?
A practical guide to typical cable sizes and breaker ratings for home circuits, voltage drop, and why a qualified electrician must verify every circuit.
Electric Cooking vs Gas vs Induction: Which Is Cheaper in Kenya?
How to compare the cost of cooking with LPG gas, induction cookers and electric coils, with a break-even calculation and tips for solar homes.
Motor Starters Explained: DOL, Star-Delta and VFD
How industrial motor starting methods work: direct-on-line, star-delta, soft starters and variable frequency drives, with pros, cons and typical uses.
Why You Need Electrical Drawings and Load Calculations Before You Build
What electrical design includes, why load calculations and single-line diagrams matter, and how drawings save money and speed up approvals.
Electrical Planning Checklist for a New House or Apartment
What to decide before wiring a new building: number of points, circuits, board size, conduit, earthing, three-phase, solar-ready and CCTV and network cabling.
Power Factor Correction: What It Is and Why Businesses Should Care
What power factor means, why low power factor wastes capacity and can raise charges, and how capacitor banks correct it for factories and large buildings.
LED Lighting Guide: Lumens, Colour Temperature and Choosing the Right Lights
How to choose LED lights: lumens vs watts, warm vs cool white, how bright rooms and offices need to be, dimming and quality checks.
Surge Protection for Home and Business: Protect Your Equipment from Lightning and Spikes
How surges damage electronics, what surge protective devices do, where to fit them and why earthing matters, including for solar and CCTV.
Home Electrical Safety Checklist: 15 Things to Check
A practical home electrical safety checklist for Kenyan homes and landlords: sockets, boards, earthing, RCDs, cables, extension leads and outdoor wiring.
Why Is My Electricity Bill So High? Causes and Fixes
The most common reasons for a high electricity bill in Kenya and how to find the cause: big appliances, faults, standby loads, tariffs and meter issues.
How to Reduce Your Kenya Power Bill: 10 Practical Ways
Practical ways to cut your electricity bill in Kenya: find your biggest loads, fix hot water costs, upgrade lighting and appliances, and use solar to cut what you buy from the grid.
Single-Phase vs Three-Phase Power in Kenya: Which Do You Need?
The difference between single-phase (240 V) and three-phase (415 V) electricity in Kenya, when you need three-phase, and how to upgrade a connection.
Earthing and RCD Protection Explained: Why Your Home Needs Both
What electrical earthing and RCDs do, how they prevent shocks and fires, signs of poor earthing, and why solar and generator systems need them too.
Why Does My Breaker Keep Tripping? Causes and What to Do
Common causes of tripping circuit breakers and RCDs: overload, short circuit, earth leakage, faulty appliances and damp. Safe steps to find the problem.
Signs Your House Needs Rewiring (and What to Do About It)
Warning signs that wiring is unsafe or worn out: tripping breakers, warm sockets, burning smells, flickering lights and no earthing. What rewiring involves.
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