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FPE Stab Lok IDENTIFICATION FPE STAB-LOK PANEL COVERS FEDERAL NOARK PANELS FEDERAL ELECTRIC PANELS FEDERAL PIONEER ELECTRIC PANELS FPE PANEL DOOR LABELS FPE TOGGLE SWITCH FPE BREAKER LABELS HOW TO ID FPE IF NO LABELS FPE PANEL BUS DESIGNS FPE PANEL AGE MATTERS? FPE HISTORIC DATES OTHER FPE DEFECTS More Information THE FPE Stab-Lok WEBSITE SUMMARY OF the FPE Stab-Lok PROBLEM FPE HAZARD ARTICLES, STUDIES FPE Stab-Lok TECHNICAL REPORT HOW TO IDENTIFY FPE & FP REPORTS OF FPE FAILURES HOW TO REPORT FPE INCIDENTS FPE REPAIR ELECTRICIANS FPE REPLACEMENT BREAKERS FPE REPLACEMENT PANELS FPE REPLACEMENT PANEL COSTS CAN'T AFFORD A NEW ELECTRIC PANEL? FEDERAL PIONEER in CANADA FPE Stab-lok: FIRES WAITING TO HAPPEN ADVICE TO HOME BUYERS w/ FPE PANELS HOME INSPECTION LANGUAGE for FPE Stab-Lok InspectAPedia TM Home & Site Map Air Conditioning InspectAPedia Bookstore Electrical Environment Exteriors Heating Home Inspection Insulate Ventilate Interiors Mold Inspect/Test Plumbing Water Septic Roofing Structure Accuracy & Bias Pledge Contact Us |
We recommend against simply buying FPE replacement circuit breakers. The entire electrical panel or at least the entire bus assembly and breakers should be replaced using a new, different electrical product. For more information see FPE REPLACEMENT PANELS and FPE REPLACEMENT BREAKERS. This page assists in identifying Federal Pacific Electric Stab-Lok electrical panels and circuit breakers. More FPE information is in the links at page left. Our site offers impartial, unbiased advice without conflicts of interest. We will block advertisements which we discover or readers inform us are associated with bad business practices, false-advertising, or junk science. Our contact info is at inspect-ny.com/appointment.htm.This document describes how to identify Federal Pioneer Stab-Lok Panels in buildings. the "Federal Electric" marking appears on some generations of residential electrical equipment which better known in the U.S. as Federal Pacific Electric or FPE or FPE Stab-Lok. A visual inspection of Federal Pioneer Electric panels indicates that the design of these components is (or was) essentially identical to the problematic FPE Stab-Lok design. This is information for building inspectors, home buyers, home owners, electricians exploring the background of possible hazards associated with Federal Pacific Electric Stab-lok circuit breakers and service panels. © Copyright 2008 Daniel Friedman, All Rights Reserved. Information Accuracy & Bias Pledge is at below-left. Use links at the left of each page to navigate this document or to view other topics at this website. Green links show where you are in our document or website. A Photo Guide to Federal Pioneer Electrical EquipmentCanadian FPE panels were made and look about the same as Federal Pacific Electric Stab-Lok Panels, have an identical bus design (not visible without disassembly), but are labeled "Federal Pioneer". We have received a few field reports of Federal Pioneer electrical panel failures (not nearly as many as in the U.S.) and there has been a limited Federal Pioneer product recall in Canada. Currently we do not know if the Federal Pioneer electrical equipment failure rate or only the reporting rate differs from the Federal Pacific Stab-Lok product marketed in the U.S. However an inspection of the equipment shows that it appears to be substantially the same product as the FPE line, and it has been subject to a product recall. Readers who own a Federal Pioneer electrical panel should see:
Residential Federal Pioneer electrical panels, at least older and pre-recall models, can be expected to have similar hazards and failures as those discussed for FPE Stab-lok equipment. We have no data concerning the performance of Federal Pioneer industrial or commercial electrical equipment and we have not received failure reports for it. We discuss this concern in detail at Are Recent Federal Pioneer Stab-Loks Safe? To identify the circuit breaker panels and breakers discussed at the FPE information website you should look for the product name "Federal Pacific Stab Lok" or "Federal Pioneer Stab Lok" on the equipment. Below we provide a photographic library of various types of Federal Pioneer electrical panel covers and labels which permit a consumer to identify the equipment from its exterior as well as circuit breaker labels and other details. Since there is risk of dangerous or even fatal electric shock, only an expert such as a licensed electrician, electrical engineer, or home inspector should physically remove the front cover to permit inspection of the panel bus and other interior features. Photographic Guide to Federal Pioneer Electrical Panels
This is the interior of the Federal Pioneer electrical Panel shown at the top of this page. You can observe the characteristic FPE Stab-Lok circuit breaker connection bus design.
Below are additional Federal Pioneer electrical panel and label photos
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THE FPE Stab-Lok WEBSITE SUMMARY OF the FPE Stab-Lok PROBLEM FPE HAZARD ARTICLES, STUDIES FPE Stab-Lok TECHNICAL REPORT HOW TO IDENTIFY FPE & FP REPORTS OF FPE FAILURES HOW TO REPORT FPE INCIDENTS FPE REPAIR ELECTRICIANS FPE REPLACEMENT BREAKERS FPE REPLACEMENT PANELS FPE REPLACEMENT PANEL COSTS CAN'T AFFORD A NEW ELECTRIC PANEL? FEDERAL PIONEER in CANADA FPE Stab-lok: FIRES WAITING TO HAPPEN ADVICE TO HOME BUYERS w/ FPE PANELS HOME INSPECTION LANGUAGE for FPE Stab-Lok More Information InspectAPedia TM Home & Site Map Air Conditioning InspectAPedia Bookstore Electrical Environment Exteriors Heating Home Inspection Insulate Ventilate Interiors Mold Inspect/Test Plumbing Water Septic Roofing Structure Accuracy & Bias Pledge InspectAPedia TM Home & Site Map Contact Us |
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