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FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE Stab-Lok 20 Amp 1 Pole Thin BREAKER $6.95 |
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FPE 30 AMP 2 POLE CIRCUIT BREAKER – STAB LOK – THICK $8.99 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE Stab-Lok 2P 30 Amp Type NA Breaker $19.95 |
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60A FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE Stab-Lok 60 Amp 2 Pole BREAKER $49.99 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE Stab-Lok 20 Amp 2 Pole 2″ BREAKER $19.95 |
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FPE / CHALLENGER STAB-LOK CIRCUIT BREAKER 40 AMP 2 POLE NC240 I-12E $22.99 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE Stab-Lok 30 Amp 1 Pole 1/2″ BREAKER $16.95 |
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FPE 30 AMP Full size STAB-LOK Breaker $3.00 |
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FPE FULL SIZE 20 AMP SINGLE POLE STAB-LOK BREAKER $3.00 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE Stab-Lok 20 A 2 Pole Wide BREAKER $16.95 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE Stab-Lok 20 Amp 2 Pole Wide BREAKER $19.95 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC Stab-Lok FPE 50 Amp 2 Pole NA Breaker $19.95 |
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Lot of TWO – FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE Stab-Lok 30 Amp 1 Pole 1″ BREAKERS $17.95 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC American FPE Stab-Lok 20 Amp 2 Pole Wide BREAKER $19.95 |
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Lot of 2 FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE Stab-Lok 20 Amp BREAKERS $9.95 |
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FPE 60 amp 3 phase Stab-lok breaker $99.00 |
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FPE STAB-LOK CIRCUIT BREAKER WIDE TP 20 AMP. NEW $39.00 |
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FPE Stab Lok 100 Amp 3 Pole 120/240 Vac Circuit Breaker Bolt In NA NI $135.00 |
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FPE Stab Lok 60 Amp 3 Pole 240 Vac Circuit Breaker Plug In CTC NA $125.00 |
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FPE 50 AMP 2 POLE CIRCUIT BREAKER – STAB LOK – THICK $10.99 |
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LOT FEDERAL PIONEER FPE TYPE NB SWD STAB-LOK 15A CIRCUIT BREAKER 120V/240V 44706 $3.00 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE Stab-Lok 2 Pole 50 Amp NA BREAKER $24.95 |
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FPE 40 amp single phase Stab-lok breaker $45.00 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE Stab-Lok 50 Amp 2 P 1″Thin BREAKER $27.95 |
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50 AMP FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE Stab-Lok 2 P 1″Thin BREAKER $28.95 |
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AMERICAN FPE 50A. 240V. 3-POLE STAB-LOK BREAKER. $65.00 |
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Federal Pacific FPE Stab-lok NC020 UBIF-020N 1-pole 20 a (thin) circuit breaker $9.99 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE Stab Lok NA270 70 Amp 2 POLE TYPE NA CIRCUIT Breaker $49.99 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE Stab-Lok 30 Amp 1 Pole 1″ BREAKER $5.95 |
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FPE Federal Pacific Stab-Lok CIRCUIT BREAKERS LOT OF 11, Type NA $74.99 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE NA3100 StabLok 100 Amp 3 Pole BREAKER STAB LOK $144.99 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC ELECTRIC FPE STAB-LOK 50A 2 POLE $12.99 |
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LOT OF FEDERAL PACIFIC ELECTRIC FPE STAB-LOK $7.99 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC ELECTRIC FPE STAB-LOK 30A 2 POLE $12.99 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC ELECTRIC FPE STAB-LOK 40A 2 POLE $12.99 |
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LOT OF 10 FEDERAL PACIFIC ELECTRIC FPE STAB-LOK $9.99 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC ELECTRIC FPE STAB-LOK 20A 2 POLE NA $4.99 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC ELECTRIC FPE STAB-LOK 30A 2 POLE NA $7.99 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC ELECTRIC FPE STAB-LOK 30A 2 POLE $9.99 |
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LOT OF 10 FEDERAL PACIFIC ELECTRIC FPE STAB-LOK $9.99 |
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FPE Stab Lok 40 Amp 1 pole NA-NI NA40 Circuit Breaker $12.20 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE Stab-Lok 2 Pole 20 Amp NA Breaker $19.95 |
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FPE TYPE NA STAB LOK CIRCUIT BREAKER 15 AMP 2 POLE $13.50 |
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FPE 1 POLE 40 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER NA TYPE STAB-LOK $7.20 |
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FPE TYPE NBSWD STAB-LOK CIRCUIT BREAKER 20 AMP 1 POLE $2.99 |
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FPE NC 030 130 THIN FEDERAL PACIFIC STAB-LOK CIRCUIT BREAKER CONTINUITY TESTED $15.99 |
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FPE NC 030 130 THIN FEDERAL PACIFIC STAB-LOK CIRCUIT BREAKER CONTINUITY TESTED $19.99 |
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FPE 1 POLE UNIT STAB-LOK CIRCUIT BREAKER 15 AMPS NA $1.68 |
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FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE Stab-Lok 70 Amp 2 Pole Wide BREAKER $59.95 |
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70 AMP FEDERAL PACIFIC FPE Stab-Lok 2 Pole Wide BREAKER $59.95 |
Clarlsville Tn FPE Panel News
Supposing the circuits in your home were fed by a fuse box, with screw-in (Edison base) fuses. You may have seen these in some homes. You may also know about the common (but unsafe) practices of over-fusing (installing a higher-amperage fuse) or putting a penny in the fuse socket behind the fuse itself. These actions were taken to deal with the nuisance of fuses frequently blowing on overloaded circuits, or to deal with the lack of a spare fuse.
Now, let’s assume that an inspector notes some over-fusing and pennies behind some fuses, and waves the warning flag that it is a hazardous condition – a “safety defect”. Inspectors, electrical contractors, and even realtors would agree that these conditions constitute a hazardous condition and should be corrected immediately. Red-flagging the Federal Pacific Electric (“FPE”) Stab-Lok® panel is essentially the identical warning; it is the exact equivalent of having more than 1/3 of the circuits over-fused and/or with pennies behind the fuses.
Failure to trip properly under overload and/or short circuit is the basic safety defect of the FPE breakers. For example, if an overload or short circuit occurs in the clothes dryer or the circuit feeding it, the breaker is expected to trip open to minimize the resulting fire hazard. But, if it is an FPE Stab-Lok® two-pole breaker, extensive testing (by FPE, CPSC, UL, and others) has demonstrated that it cannot be depended on to trip properly. In the CPSC tests, a substantial portion of the FPE two-pole Stab-Lok® breakers, the type that would feed the dryer circuit, failed to operate properly. A significant portion of them jammed and would not trip at all, no matter what overload current was applied. Additional test data shows that there are also problems with the FPE Stab-Lok® single-pole breakers and combination breaker/GFI units.
This type of safety defect becomes important if and when there is a short circuit or substantial overload in the downstream circuit. Most breakers in a home are never called upon to trip, and the homeowner’s perception is that “the breakers work fine”. The same observation could generally be made if there were no breakers (or fuses) at all, just a hardwired system. In the event of an electrical malfunction, however, our safety may depend on proper operation of the circuit breakers.
In my own home, only two of the breakers have ever tripped during more than a quarter-century of our occupancy. I know nothing about the ability of any of the others to function properly, except that they are a brand and type that has not been identified as having any significant performance problems. There is no data suggesting that I should be concerned about their ability to function properly. With FPE breakers, however, there is a significant amount of test data and other information available that indicates a serious problem.
Additionally, there are safety problems in many of the FPE panelboards (panels), in which the breakers are installed. Some of the most common FPE Stab-Lok® panels are failure-prone due to marginal interconnections between the current-carrying components. The failing interconnections overheat at high current loading, and, in the worst case, fire ignites within the panel.1
Details regarding both the FPE Stab-Lok® circuit breaker and FPE panel performance problems are provided in the following sections.� The bottom line is this: based on the information that is available and the testing that has been performed, there is no question but that homeowners need to be alerted to this safety defect and advised to have it corrected. Unless the occupant is willing to live with the risk, the FPE Stab-Lok® panels should be replaced.
Clarksville Licensed Electrician-931-362-1000
Air Service Now Heating and Air Conditioning-93227-4908
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