Breakers & consumer units

Check the markings, weight and price. Genuine breakers and cables carry clear, permanent brand names and ratings, consistent colours and a solid weight. Cable that is far cheaper than normal may be copper-clad aluminium rather than solid copper, which runs hotter. Buy from a shop that stocks known brands and will stand behind what it sells.

• Breakers: crisp printed rating (for example C32), brand and standard; the toggle should click firmly.
• Cables: size and maker printed along the sheath; at a cut end, the conductor should be copper-coloured right through, not silver.
• Sockets: solid brass terminals, firm shutters and no rough plastic seams.

Yes. Our team replaces old fuse boxes and overloaded distribution boards with a new consumer unit, fitted with the right MCBs for each circuit, and adds circuits for new loads such as a cooker, water heater or solar inverter. We inspect the existing wiring first and quote after a site visit in Kiserian, Ngong, Rongai and across Kajiado County.

We stock Windsor 4-way and 6-way consumer units and Tronic, Coslik and Powermax breakers at the counter.

At Technics Electricals & Solar in Kiserian, Tronic single-pole MCBs from 10A to 63A cost KSh 250 each, Tronic double-pole breakers KSh 500 to 650, Tronic triple-pole KSh 750 (32A) or KSh 850 (63A and 100A), and Coslik 63A or 100A double-pole KSh 350. Windsor consumer units are priced on request.

These are counter prices; send your full list on WhatsApp for a total.

A single-pole MCB switches one live conductor and protects one circuit, such as lights or sockets. A double-pole breaker switches live and neutral together, often as the main switch on a single-phase supply. A triple-pole breaker protects three-phase supplies and motors. Your electrician picks the rating to match the cable and load.

At our counter: Tronic single-pole KSh 250, Tronic double-pole from KSh 500, Coslik double-pole KSh 350 and Tronic triple-pole from KSh 750.

Yes. Technics Electricals & Solar stocks Windsor TLAC consumer units in 4-way and 6-way sizes for homes and small installations; prices are on request, so WhatsApp us for today’s price. As listed, they take MCBs, RCDs and RCBOs and have a lockable hinged cover. We also fit and upgrade consumer units.

Count your circuits first (lights, sockets, cooker, water heater, outside lights) and leave a spare way for future loads such as a solar inverter.