Compatible breakers for a Westinghouse panel

[Electron_Sam78]

Who knows what replacement breakers will work in a Westinghouse CB panel type V583516?

 

[Riograndeelectric]

How old of a panel is this. a quick google search does not come up with anything on this.

have you tried looking & or calling Cutler hammer who know owns westinghouse?

 

[zog]

Who knows what replacement breakers will work in a Westinghouse CB panel type V583516?

What is the breaker type you have in there now?

 

[Buck Parrish]

Who knows what replacement breakers will work in a Westinghouse CB panel type V583516?

The Cutler Hammer BR breakers are listed for lots of panels. You might try them. Probably depends on the age of your panel.

 

[Electron_Sam78]

THe panel is around 50 years old. It's a commercial model with bolt-in CBs. They bolt in on both sides of the breaker. I think I will try to call CH on this one thanks for the replies.

 

[zog]

THe panel is around 50 years old. It's a commercial model with bolt-in CBs. They bolt in on both sides of the breaker. I think I will try to call CH on this one thanks for the replies.

What type are the breakers? I can help you of you provide info.

 

[ultramegabob]

I think some challenger bolt in breakers interchange with westinghouse

 

[Electron_Sam78]

What type are the breakers? I can help you of you provide info.

There are a couple new ones in there from some recent work but I can't see the brand without taking it out. On a little tiny tag by the terminal it says type OC then after the UL mark it says type HACR. I only want to have one power outage when I unbolt the blanks and put in the new ones.

 

[rt66electric]

bolt-in blues

bolt-in blues

If they are the ones I'm thinking of G.E. or cutler-hammer bolt-ins will fit. The tabs are slighty different. I would trim the end of the tab with a pair of tin snips, the re-bend them with two pair of needle nose pliers. This style of panel is one of few that I refuse to swap out hot.. Don't strip out the bus screw.

 

[zog]

There are a couple new ones in there from some recent work but I can't see the brand without taking it out. On a little tiny tag by the terminal it says type OC then after the UL mark it says type HACR. I only want to have one power outage when I unbolt the blanks and put in the new ones.

Got any pics of the panel you can post? I may be able to ID them but cant do anything with the info so far.

 

[Electron_Sam78]

Pics

Pics

THe panel is an old Cleveland Switchboard Co. Panelboard. Here are some pics I took with my camera phone



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[Electron_Sam78]

Just in case someone else has this problem, I'll post the answer.

I finally had to do a power outage and pull one of the newer breakers to take it to the supply house. It's a Cutler Hammer type QC (I misread it as OC earlier since the Q was so dang tiny the hash mark on the bottom of the Q was almost invisible). I left my electron microscope in the other truck...

Just a suggestion Eaton, put your brand name on a part of the breaker that is visible while installed and print that type bigger!

 

[zog]

It's a Cutler Hammer type QC (I misread it as OC earlier since the Q was so dang tiny the hash mark on the bottom of the Q was almost invisible). I left my electron microscope in the other truck...

Yep, QC would have been helpful info, glad you figured it out.