I have a 100A CEB main panel and a 60A FPE sub-panel. I am rewiring the house. The sub-panel is not in great shape, and I just found out that FPE has poorly designed breakers and I should not keep using them.
The previous owners of my house didn't do anything according to modern codes. Just sticking to electrical issues, there are all different kinds of breakers in the panel. CEB of Toronto made the panel, but there are breakers from CEB, Cutler-Hammer, Commodore, Sylvania, and Siemens in there. The FPE panel, some of the breakers are falling out. They won't go back in all the way.
Who are the best and worst circuit breaker and residential panel manufacturers in North America? I want to know what I should replace these panels with, or at least which brand of breakers I should get.
I personally have used square d brand and have had no problems with them.
Check out the site listed below, there are a few listed.
Zinsco 100 or 125 amp circuit breaker panel dead front cover - Sylvania GTE, Sylvania Challenger SEH-3-C-20 Circuit Breaker 20 Amp 3 Pole 480 Volts, NEW SYLVANIA SE-3-C-125 CIRCUIT BREAKER 240V 125A 3P, NEW SYLVANIA Q24 Q243020 CIRCUIT BREAKER 3 POLE 20 A , Sylvania SEH-3-C-60 Circuit Breaker 60 Amp 3 Pole 480 Volt SEH, Sylvania SEH-3-C-50 Circuit Breaker 50 Amp 3 Pole 480 Volt SEH, Sylvania SEH-3-C-40 Circuit Breaker 40 Amp 3 Pole 480 Volt SEH, Sylvania SEH-3-C-30 Circuit Breaker 30 Amp 3 Pole 480 Volt SEH, Sylvania SEH-3-C-100 Circuit Breaker 100 Amp 3 Pole 480 Volt SEH, Zinsco 100 or 125 amp circuit breaker panel dead front cover - Sylvania GTE, NEW SYLVANIA GTE C-215 CIRCUIT BREAKER 2 POLE 15 A , Zinsco Type Q Sylvania 20 Amp Single Pole Circuit Breaker, NEW IN BOX SYLVANIA QFP24 COMMON TRIP CIRCUIT BREAKER 2 POLE 200 AMP, GTE Sylvania 200 Amp 2 Pole Circuit Breaker Internal Common Trip Single Handle, GTE Sylvania Circuit Breaker LA-287 15 Amp 1-Pole, GTE Sylvania Circuit Breaker LL-4770 30 Amp 1-Pole, GTE Sylvania LJ-6671 Type Q24B1 3 Pole 60 Amp Circuit Breaker, GTE SYLVANIA/Zinsco double pole 50 amp circuit breaker , Sylvania GTE Type 1 Pole 15 amp and 20 amp Circuit Breaker, NEW SYLVANIA SEH-1-C-15 CIRCUIT BREAKER 1P 15A 277V 3QTY BOX , Sylvania Zinsco QCLLNA Q 120/240V 60 Amp 2 Pole Molded Case Circuit Breaker , ZINSCO/SYLVANIA 100 AMP TYPE T-C T-100 CIRCUIT BREAKER MAGNETRIP 2 POLE , NIB Sylvania QC-15 Circuit Breaker 15 Amp 2 Pole 120/240 VAC, ZINCO /GTE / SYLVANIA 200 AMP 2 POLE MAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER TYPE VQFP C-19H, Zinsco, Sylvania, GTE Circuit Breaker rc38-20, 20 Amp D, 15 AMP Zinsco, GTE Sylvania, Magnetrip Twin 1 Pole Circuit Breaker R38, 15 AMP Zinsco,GTE Sylvania,Magnetrip 2 Pole Circuit Breaker Type R-38, ZINSCO QFB2150 2 POLE 150 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER sylvania **, ZINSCO QFB2150 2 POLE 150 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER sylvania, Commander/Sylvania QBH Circuit Breaker 360 3 Pole 60 Amp, Commander/Sylvania QBH Circuit Breaker 320 3 Pole 20 Amp, SYLVANIA SSPB CIRCUIT BREAKER 600 AMP/600 VOLT, SYLVANIA 30 AMP 2 POLE CIRCUIT BREAKER TYPE C TT-75, SYLVANIA&ZINSCO STYLE CIRCUIT BREAKER MAIN 200 AMP PANEL 15,20,30,40 HOME HOUSE, Sylvania GTE Type C C220 2 Pole 20 amp Circuit Breaker, Sylvania GTE Type C 1 Pole 15 amp C115 Circuit Breaker, Cutler-Hammer CIRCUIT BREAKER BOLT-ON 1 pole 20 amp QBH20 CEB Sylvania Commander, Sylvania GTE Type C C230 2 Pole 30 amp 120/240v Circuit Breaker, Cutler-Hammer CIRCUIT BREAKER BOLT-ON 1 pole 15 amp QBH15 CEB Sylvania Commander, Sylvania Class CTL 40 Amp Circuit Breaker Three Pole 240 VAC , GTE Sylvania Type C Circuit Breaker 3 Pole, 20 A , GTE Sylvania, 2 Pole, C270, 70 AMP, 120/240 V, Type C, CIRCUIT BREAKER, Sylvania GTE QFL QFL22150 2 pole 150 amp 240v Circuit Breaker, GTE Sylvania Zinsco Circuit Breaker, 2 Pole, 15A, 120/240, Q QC R38, MILBANK UQFPH-125 2 POLE 125 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER Zinsco challenger sylvania, ZINSCO SYLVANIA Q25 TYPE T 1P 25AMP 240V CIRCUIT BREAKER USED, ZINSCO SYLVANIA Q15 TYPE T 1P 15AMP 240V CIRCUIT BREAKER USED, ZINSCO SYLVANIA Q20 TYPE T 1P 20AMP 240V CIRCUIT BREAKER USED, NEW MILBANK UQFP 2 POLE 200 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER Zinsco challenger sylvania, C-130 SYLVANIA 30 AMP,1 POLE,120/240 VOLT CIRCUIT BREAKER,
