Mar 20, 2015 · If the main panel is not a FPE Stab-Lok type -- the feeder breaker in the main panel will provide limited protection against gross faults and jammed breakers until the subpanel can be …

May 24, 2023 · If the new AC needs a new circuit, there is no way for them to do that responsibly in an FPE panel. The old two-pole breakers are defective and the “new” Connecticut Electric aren’t any …

Apr 29, 2020 · Both circuits are protected upstream by appropriately sized breakers in a GE panel. I know Federal Pacific has a well-deserved bad reputation for the flaws with their Stab-Lok panels and …

Aug 27, 2019 · 8 There is a 200a FPE breaker box (yes, I am aware of all the problems). It is not in the homeowners budget to replace at this time. He has 2 issues: His panel is full His electric furnace is …

Oct 31, 2021 · I need to change out my old FPE panel which is a Stab Loc type 100 amp panel with 24 positions. Does anyone have any panel recommendations that are roughly the same size as my …

Jul 10, 2019 · I'm considering putting in a sub panel in my garage, and would like to do the right thing. The second article is weasel worded and doesn't identify the various brands, but by implication all of …

Feb 21, 2022 · But wait, there's more! There's a good chance the panel is either a "rule of six" panel with no main breaker, or whatever main it has between the meter and the breaker you're testing is also …

Aug 28, 2019 · The ordinary generic answer for a short sub-panel run would be to relocate two 120V breakers or 1 240 V breaker to the sub-panel, sized appropriately for those additional loads. But you …

Mar 29, 2020 · Unfortunately Challenger hopped on the FPE/Zinsco crazytrain and made some very bad breakers for that good bus. That is why Challenger is on the same "remove it" list as FPE/Zinsco, but …

Feb 12, 2018 · Sub-panel in garage is max 200A, 40 breaker poles. Shutoff panel outside has a 200A main breaker and a single 20A branch circuit. Both panels are FPE Stab-Lok. I've added an image of …