Sylvania loadcenter circuit breakers

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Are there listed circuit breakers for a Sylvania SB15(16-30)C?


(This is part of a 21 house project. It would be one of the only ones that the loadcenters (its a duplex) would not have to be replaced because it 1. has enough spaces & 2. has the capacity.)
 
Perhaps post a pic of the panel and the sticker in the panel if there is still one.
You mean Zinsco breakers?
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olc said:
Are there listed circuit breakers for a Sylvania SB15(16-30)C?


(This is part of a 21 house project. It would be one of the only ones that the loadcenters (its a duplex) would not have to be replaced because it 1. has enough spaces & 2. has the capacity.)
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Zinsco became Sylvania in the mid 1970's as GTE bought Zinsco in 1973, they had 2-lines the infamous Zinsco as shown in post #2, & Zinsco American Switch, which was the 1" that has been called "interchangeable" & when it was sold & became Challenger Electrical Equipment Corp. became the Challenger line & Zinsco panels were discontinued except for replacement breakers. (instead of dumb & dumber it was crappy & crappier)
 
Thanks.
The model is from the panelbd.
Turns out there is not enough space after all.
 
Adding or replacing just a couple circuits (outside of need for GFCI or AFCI) in obsolete panels may be worth it with replacement breakers. Adding or replacing more than just a couple circuits often becomes cost prohibitive compared to changing the panel.
 
A quick google and I came up with that panel sticker in inspectapedia:
and I think as norcal pointed out its the interchangable type breakers.
There are old posts about them on here

Replacing GTE Sylvania Breakers!?

I need to replace (2) 3 pole 50 amp GTE Sylvania breakers and I can't find them ANYWHERE! (Not the Zinsko ones that are 6" long!) They are the type that match the popular design like GE, Murray, Siemens, Crouse Hinds, ITE, Home Line... Are there ANY breakers available today listed for...
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And you can actually use a standard BR breaker in these.
 
tortuga said:
A quick google and I came up with that panel sticker in inspectapedia:
and I think as norcal pointed out its the interchangable type breakers.
There are old posts about them on here

Replacing GTE Sylvania Breakers!?

I need to replace (2) 3 pole 50 amp GTE Sylvania breakers and I can't find them ANYWHERE! (Not the Zinsko ones that are 6" long!) They are the type that match the popular design like GE, Murray, Siemens, Crouse Hinds, ITE, Home Line... Are there ANY breakers available today listed for...
forums.mikeholt.com
And you can actually use a standard BR breaker in these.
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The BR is OEM (UL listed) for Challenger, might be a gray area for Sylvania although Challenger is a successor product.
 
Panelboard model numbers are basically useless. You need a label like the one tortuga posted. If you look at that label, it says you can use type C breakers. If you look carefully at an Eaton BR breaker you'll notice that they typically say Type BR and Type C. So if the OPs panel is of the same Sylvania line and has a label that says type C then BR are good. Brand names mean nothing.
 
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