Federal Pacific Breakers

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Original poster: "Skip Malley" <skip-at-ladybughell-dot-com> 

Regarding Federal Pacific Circuit breakers.

REPLACE THEM ALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

That company went out of business due to all of the law suits from people 
whose houses had burned because the breakers did not trip when they should 
have.

These are dangerous.

Skip

At 09:47 AM 11/5/2004, you wrote:
>Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net>
>Wonder if they were Federal Pacific breakers.  They tend to not trip.  My
>FPE breakers are now replaced:-))
>
>Gerry R
>
>
> > I thought the same thing, and have tripped several breakers.  However,
>there
> > was one time when the breaker DID NOT trip, and I blew an outlet out
>behind
> > the refrigerator, upstairs from the coil.  I mean, it really blew out.
>Very
> > scary.  Please be careful.
> >
> > John Richardson
> >
> >