Stab-Lock

[Len]

I have a customer who has an old FP panel (stab-lock). Can you connect to an old stab-lock panel or must they upgrade to a new pane?

 

[Dennis Alwon]

I have a customer who has an old FP panel (stab-lock). Can you connect to an old stab-lock panel or must they upgrade to a new pane?

Home depot use to sell Federal Pacific breakers so as long as you can get breakers for them I don't see why you can't add a circuit to it.

 

[jtester]

You might want to consider your liability. There is quite a bit of information concerning the dangers of these old FP panels.

Jim T

 

[Len]

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Thanks, I am looking for some info regarding the legality of connecting to one of these panels. I konw it is not safe and I am going to let my customer know about it, however it is a rental property,(commercial building) when they go back to the landlord he is going to give them a bunch of crap. I would like to have some kind of proof so I don't look like I am trying to sell them!
Do you have any info on this or know where I cal get the info. I have placed a call to my inspector to get his input...

 

[celtic]

I konw it is not safe and I am going to let my customer know about it, ...

How do you know it isn't safe?

 

[jtester]

There is a lot of argument about whether certain FPE breakers are safe or not. You can do a search on this forum for Federal Pacific and you'll find information about lawsuits conceerning FPE breakers.

Jim T

 

[infinity]

There has been plenty of information on this forum about FPE. Do a search and you might be surprised as to the amount of information that's out there.

For the record I wouldn't have a problem adding a new CB to an old FPE panel. It's the old CB's that that are already in the panel that I would worry about.

 

[infinity]

There is a lot of argument about whether certain FPE breakers are safe or not. You can do a search on this forum for Federal Pacific and you'll find information about lawsuits conceerning FPE breakers.

Jim T

Beat by a minute Jim!

 

[don_resqcapt19]

They still make and sell them in Canada...part of Schneider, part of the same company that owns SquareD. Part of their informantion says:

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I wonder what the difference is from the ones that we hear so much about in the US?
Don
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[celtic]

For the record I wouldn't have a problem adding a new CB to an old FPE panel. It's the old CB's that that are already in the panel that I would worry about.

I'm not concerned about the new CBs either....but I am concerned about the old bus