Electrical Knowledge from the Experts These Houston Electricians Know Best!
"DO You Have An FPE Breaker? Then you won't want to miss reading this..."
If you have an FPE breaker box, read this.
Federal pacific electric was a large manufacturer of electrical breaker boxes or load centers and panel boards from the 1960s to 1980s ERA.
Problems arose from these products culminating in lawsuits in the early 1980s and the withdrawal of the product line from the market by its producer.
The consumer product safety commission has produced several case studies of the products and their hazards.
After nearly 30 years in the electrical construction and service industries, I highly recommend if you have FPE (Federal Pacific) Breakers or load centers, or even panel boards, that you get these replaced IMMEDIATELY.
They are well documented fire hazards and have been proven to lock-on during an overload condition, just the opposite of what a breaker should do
One of the typical statements I hear from owners of FPE breaker boxes is the following:
Ive never had any problems with it (FPE breaker box) in 20 plus years, never tripped a breaker once
Now if you lived in a home or office 20 plus years and never had a tripped circuit breaker, well either:
1. You dont use electricity in your home or office.
2. You have a serious problem.
Breakers are meant to trip to protect the wiring. The fact that none of the breakers have tripped in 20 plus years shows overload conditions in your home or office are going un-protected.
