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Federal Pacific Distribution Panel

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My 1942 home has a Federal Pacific distribution panel installed with 14-2 BX.
I have heard that these panels can cause problems, and should be replaced.
Replace it?

thanks -cdmulford-
 
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As one person who had a near-home-destroying experience with an FPE panel about 15 years ago, my answer is: yes, you should replace it.

It won't be the primary source of a fire, but if you have a failure somewhere, your circuit breakers might not be there to protect you.

I'm lucky that I was home; 15 more minutes and the home I was renting likely would have burned to a crisp.
 
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