Path 2: Electrical Safety & Protection

A practical sequence for understanding surge protection, earthing, and DB integration decisions before or during solar/electrical upgrades.

This path is for people who want to understand why electrical quality and protection design matter just as much as the visible solar equipment. It focuses on the decisions that reduce equipment damage, improve backup behavior, and make future maintenance safer.

Who This Path Is For

Use this path if you are upgrading an existing system, experiencing protection or DB concerns, or comparing installers and want to understand what "safe integration" should include.

What You'll Learn

  • How surge risk affects inverters and electronics
  • Why earthing and grounding are foundational to protection
  • How essential-load planning and DB split decisions shape backup performance
  • Which glossary terms matter when reviewing proposals and commissioning records
01

Surge Protection in Kenya

Start with the protection model: transient surges, voltage instability, and why protection must be coordinated with earthing.

02

DB Split & Essential Loads Planning

Understand how backed-up and non-backed-up circuits should be separated for safety and better backup performance.

03

Earthing & Grounding Checkpoints (FAQ)

Review the earthing/grounding FAQ note used across service pages and safety-related recommendations.

04

Safety-First Protection (Glossary Note)

Use this short glossary note to align the term, why it matters, and how Iselle applies it in project delivery and commissioning.

This path is especially useful before approving a retrofit or electrical upgrade scope. It helps you ask better questions about protections, earthing, and circuit planning.

Next Step

If you are comparing scopes or planning a board/protection upgrade, go to the Electrical Works page. If you are already troubleshooting reliability or protection concerns, use Contact to request an assessment.