Q for the residential service guys

[peter d]

Do you stock an assortment of the non-proprietary 1" plug-in breakers in your inventory (Cutler Hammer, GE, Murray, Siemens, etc) or do you stock Classified breakers?

What types of proprietary breakers do you stock? QO? HOM? CH?

 

[bphgravity]

I have never been a fan of classified breakers. Back when I was a contractor, I use to stock a bunch of everything. Even some old FPE stablocks to get the HO out of a jam...

 

[satcom]

What types of proprietary breakers do you stock? QO? HOM? CH?

Cutler Hammer, Siemens, Sq D

Only problem I see with the one fits all is, some of the loadcenter manufactures do not list them as a replacement, but if they do,then we think they are a great replacement.

 

[raider1]

I used to carry an assortment of common breakers on my service van. I would have a bin for Square D, Cutler Hammer and GE. I didn't carry any stab-lock, zinsco or push-a-matic breakers. If I needed one of thoughs I would go back to the shop where we had a large assortment of odd breakers.

Chris

 

[peter d]

I should clarify that I'm most interested to see if anyone actually stocks and uses Type CL breakers.

 

[kbsparky]

I keep a box of CL-120 breakers on the truck.

Bought `em on ebaY for two bucks each. :smile:

 

[ivsenroute]

When I wear my EC hat I keep a variety of OEM parts and breakers on hand that are typical for my area:

HOM, QO, CH, BR, Siemens, GE

Just not 3 phase stuff because it is rare for my anymore.

 

[tonyou812]

I keep a nice lot of breakers on the truck. One of everybrand 1pl 2pl, and a few 3ph.

 

[quogueelectric]

I probably have 300 breakers on my truck mostly resi .
I have way more than I will ever need all brands all sizes I always think just in case. I still find myself buying 15a and 20a murrays even though I probably have 20 of each on my truck.
There is limited space on my truck and I have been recently thinking of stocking much less and use the space for an organized drill bit section as I am forever searching for drill bits and I know I have hundreds of them.
Every size every type made but I need to organize them better in my truck.
Put all duplicates in storage and have a standard bit selection to make me more efficient. Maybe tomorrow........ yeah right football season sorting drill bits in the living room.

 

[electricmanscott]

I keep a whole bunch of different brands. Probably way more than needed.

 

[peter d]

I probably have 300 breakers on my truck mostly resi .

How many do you keep in the barn?

 

[frenchelectrican]

I keep pretty wide assorted of American and Europeian based breakers.

However.,, most common one I go thru alot is SqD , C-H , Semins.

Merci,Marc

 

[frankft2000]

So now the big question. Do you carry every brand 15 and 20 amp 1 pole in arc fault?

 

[iaov]

I keep about a dozen in my truck and have a couple dozen sitting in my shop.300 seems a little excessive.:smile:

 

[peter d]

So far, it appears that most of you keep an assortment rather than a few CL's to cover everything. Interesting. I would have figured otherwise.

 

[mdshunk]

So far, it appears that most of you keep an assortment rather than a few CL's to cover everything. Interesting. I would have figured otherwise.

I keep all QO's, all CH-CH's, the popular BR's, popular FPE's, popular HOM's, and popular Siemens (which I unapologetically use in Murray) and a few classified replacements of the popular sizes. I guess I keep this compliment because I mostly run into QO and CH-CH. I think my truck stock list in on here someplace.

 

[480sparky]

I probably have 300 breakers on my truck mostly resi .......

Doesn't that get the cow rather tired?:smile:


I stock mostly Sq D. Both QO and Homeline. Some GE. Other than that, I make a trip. Unless you drive a semi-trailer rig, there's no way to even try to carry every breaker for every situation all the time. All the oddballs (FPE, Zinscrap, C-H, etc) are on the shelf.

 

[GUNNING]

Natural selection.

Natural selection.

I keep about the same as everyone else. QO, GE, Seimans, a few zinsco, a few xo, a few CH a few FPE. I have odds and ends left over from doing service breaker changeouts. Its a natural selection collection of what I would have when needed. I have been changing out to the AFCI on 15 and 20 1 pole circuits breakers. I also had a return call on blinking lights on a brand new QO120AFCI. NO TRIP just circuit went out. Bad quickwired receptacle. BUT THE BREAKER DIDNT TRIP. Im rethinking the AFCI collection (hom and QO). Would save having to stock a couple of hundred dollars worth of breakers.

 

[electricguy]

I keep all QO's, all CH-CH's, the popular BR's, popular FPE's, popular HOM's, and popular Siemens (which I unapologetically use in Murray) and a few classified replacements of the popular sizes. I guess I keep this compliment because I mostly run into QO and CH-CH. I think my truck stock list in on here someplace.

I was gonna post the shortcut but it took me to another forum

http://forums.mikeholt.com/showpost.php?p=764840&postcount=3