Overloading Circuits Start Fires
- This week(end) be proactive and take a few minutes to personally check if your home's electrical panel contains the Federal Pacific Stab-Lok circuit breakers or Zinsco model.
So how can you tell if your home has a Federal Pacific Stab-Lok circuit breaker (FPE)? The faulty breakers would be inside a box in a wall of your home, probably in a closet or in the garage. Inside the panel door would be a label that says "Federal Pacific" or the letters "FPE." The flaws in the breaker are not visually apparent.
- What should you do about it?
Experts say any Federal Pacific Stab-Lok breaker should be replaced (just as an a Zinsco panel and aluminum wiring materials of an older home should). FPE breakers that have a white dot on the handle were manufactured after a redesign by Federal Pacific. Testing shows they are statistically less likely to fail, but experts still recommend replacement.
Having seen this type of tragedy strike is unfortunately not new news for us at Mr. Electric. Our desire as a local business is to be an active voice in our community as well as consumer advocate. Take the time to protect your family and home investments with a simple phone call. And know that we are here to provide you with excellent and incomparable service. Mr Electric, we have the power to make things better! Quotes sourced from http://www.ismypanelsafe.com/This entry was posted on Sunday, September 12th, 2010 at 2:53 pm and is filed under Life as an Electrician. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
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