Does anyone know if there is an AFCI type breaker for Zinsco type Q panels.

My city requires these on new circiout. I may have to change the box if
these are not available. Couldn't find them on the web easily, perhaps I'm
looking in the wrong spot

haklesup wrote:
Does anyone know if there is an AFCI type breaker for Zinsco type Q panels.

My city requires these on new circiout. I may have to change the box if
these are not available. Couldn't find them on the web easily, perhaps I'm
looking in the wrong spot




IIRC, Zinsco is the same as Federal Pacific -- an excuse the change the
box might be a good thing. I don't know about the type Q, though.

You might consider adding a small modern subpanel next to the old Z'co
panel, and put the AFCI's in the new subpanel. Six-space 100A panels
only cost about $20 or $30. You can feed it with lot smaller than 100A
breaker in the main panel if you want.


Best regards,
Bob

haklesup posted for all of us...
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Does anyone know if there is an AFCI type breaker for Zinsco type Q panels.

My city requires these on new circiout. I may have to change the box if
these are not available. Couldn't find them on the web easily, perhaps I'm
looking in the wrong spot



Like zcx says but does the breaker have to be GFCI or just the outlet?
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Tekkie

haklesup posted for all of us...
I don't top post - see either inline or at bottom.

Does anyone know if there is an AFCI type breaker for Zinsco type Q panels.

My city requires these on new circiout. I may have to change the box if
these are not available. Couldn't find them on the web easily, perhaps I'm
looking in the wrong spot



Cancel my last blunder I misread it.
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Tekkie

If you have a Zinsco panel, it may be so old as to be questionable in
nature. Check the breakers to see if they still work on overload
first, then decide what you want to do.

posted for all of us...
I don't top post - see either inline or at bottom.

If you have a Zinsco panel, it may be so old as to be questionable in
nature. Check the breakers to see if they still work on overload
first, then decide what you want to do.


And how do you propose he test them?
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Tekkie