"Doug Miller" wrote in message
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In article , "Wade Lippman"
wrote:
My 1983 house has a Sylvania box, and it takes the common Murray/Siemens
breakers. Two 15/15s will set you back $17. I don't know if it is
Challenger, but I expect all early 80s Sylvanias used the same breakers.
For about the same price you can get a quad breaker that lets you put two
240v circuits in 2 slots. That will probably be easier because you don't
have to move anything, but you will probably have to go to an electrical
supply house to buy it.

I've seen quad 15, 20, and 30A breakers at Lowes, Home Depot, and Ace
Hardware. Ace also carries the combo quad breakers such as 15-20 and
20-30.

Lowes and HD have 15/3030/15 and 20/3030/20, where the center is double
pole, and the ends are single. I happen to know because just last week I
needed a quad with a double pole 20 and had to go to a supply house.
Perhaps Ace can order it, but most Aces are too small to carry much of
anything. Since he needs a double 20...