I'm president of my coop building. All 15 units have Federal Pacific panels. We have recently been made aware of their potential hazards and are looking into changing the panels.
However, people are asking if it would be safe enough to just replace the circuit breakers rather than paying for new panels? I've sometimes heard the circuit breakers are expensive, but seem to have found a rather inexpensive fit online at
www.connecticut-electric.com/breaker.asp So the question is twofold:
-are these replacement parts any good?
-will replacing the breakers fix the safety issue?
