Mixing Circuit Breaker Brands

Does the disconnect box necessarily have to be a cutler hammer brand with cutler hammer breakers.

Mixing circuit breaker brands.

It highlights the most common and most popular circuit breaker brands in the industry. So that in effect it would say on every panel the brand and type they are compatible with some do come to later on that interior label. Today i saw a 1981 bryant panel with breakers in it made by bryant type br sq d type hom cutler hammer and t b. These panels are only tested with the breaker manufactures brand and they do not mix and match the possibilities are too many to many to even try.

Mixing different brands of breakers in a panel. 06 18 2014 10 55 pm edt messages. Here is a list of circuit breaker manufacturers. Designed to best work where there s a lot of construction appliances such as spas and bathtubs this dual pole 20 amp circuit breaker is just what your appliances need.

Fort pierce se florida offline. Siemens qf220a ground fault circuit interrupter best 2 pole design. This circuit breaker panel from siemens is a 12 space product that can accommodate 24 circuits aligned side by side. I wouldn t think so but want to be sure.

Each circuit breakers that you can place here can have a load of 125 amp. The circuit breaker store inc. Unlike most electrical devices like switches and outlets circuit breakers are brand specific. Just because the name brand is the same doesn t mean it will fit in.

Even more only use the type of breaker recommended for the panel. Pete campbell jedi joined. In fact the manufacturers will tell you to only replace or add breakers specifically designed for that brand panel.