Siemens announces free i t e circuit breaker box inspection program.
Ite electrical panel recall.
Zinsco or gte sylvania panels were popular electrical panels installed in homes throughout the 1970s.
The involved ite circuit breaker boxes or load centers can be identified by a five digit code marked on the top of the wiring diagram label inside the door which is opened to reset the circuit breakers.
The most common bad electrical panels do not have all these problems but they may have one or two.
The most common bad electrical panels are actually identified by their brand.
An electrical panel bearing the bulldog brand and found in a home in north america today probably dates from the 1950 s through the 1960 s though indeed the product label was produced as early as the mid 1930 s.
Check your electrical panel to make sure that it isn t one of the following brands.
Federal pacific sylvania and zinsco however it is surprising how often distribution or sub panels are incorrectly wired.
Pushmatic home electrical panel.
Federal pacific electric will likely be written on the cover of your breaker box.
Of alpharetta georgia is voluntarily offering free inspection and correction of certain of its i t e brand circuit breaker boxes load centers installed between september.
The specific date codes involved are as follows.
Consumer product safety commission the circuit protection division of siemens energy automation inc.
Washington dc in cooperation with the u s.
This recall involves siemens and murray 15 through 50 amp single and double pole circuit breakers load centers circuit breakers that come with an electrical panel and meter combos contain a load center and a meter socket.
Washington dc in cooperation with the u s.
The pushmatic panel board was a widely used circuit breaker panel installed in homes built between 1950 and 1980.
All of the electricity in your home flows through your panel and it keeps your home safe by detecting electrical problems.
Consumer product safety commission the circuit protection division of siemens energy automation inc.
Pushmatic bulldog circuit breaker electrical panel possible safety operating concerns.
Zinsco is now defunct but many homes still have these panels.
Of alpharetta georgia is voluntarily offering free inspection and correction of certain of its i t e brand circuit breaker boxes load centers installed between september 1986 and may 1987.
Inside look for the name stab loc the brand name of the circuit breakers.
H2586 h3186 h august days 25 through 31 86 year.
Siemens or murray date codes 0610 or 0710 and the catalog number are printed on a label on the side.