Federal Pacific Electric

If your home was built between 1950 and 1990 and is equipped with a federal pacific electric fpe circuit breaker panel with stab lok circuit breakers you run a significant risk of breaker malfunction and fire.

Federal pacific electric.

Federal pacific is a separate entity from federal pacific electric company a now defunct entity that sold circuit breakers and panel boxes that today must often be. Federal pacific electric panels were produced from the mid 1950s well into the 1980s. Federal pacific a division of electro mechanical corporation emc is pleased to announce that new low voltage power transformer stock read more the grid august 2020. Emc s federal pacific announces new power transformer stock items for 2020 on september 30 2020 electro mechanical corporation s line power division among 10 virginia companies to graduate from the virginia.

Federal pacific panels also known as fpe panels were a popular residential electrical panel choice in the mid to late 20th century. Free delivery with 45 order. Experts say that fpe panels produced during that time frame would not conform to today s updated safety codes and would no longer be allowed to be sold to the general public. Federal pacific electric panels may not meet today s updated safety codes.

Federal pacific new ubif thick 50 amp 1 in. Its products were later found to be defective and dangerous. Connecticut electric 201 eaton 147 ge 87 murray 83 leviton 74 asi 19 ubi 3 brady 1 federal pacific 1. The federal pacific electric company designed patented and sold circuit breakers beginning with its first patent in 1949 and ending with its eventual bankruptcy.

The breakers inside the panel are designed to guard your home against serious electrical problems by preventing circuit overload short circuits and outside power surges coming into. The panel was well known in the building community as a cheaper alternative to some of the more recognizable panel companies such as general electric i t e and square d.