Faulty Circuit Breakers In Thousands of Homes
May Cause Serious Fires
Circuit
breakers are designed to keep you, your family and your property safe
from fire, some breakers might not only fail to protect your family,
they may cause a fire.
“There’s
thousands of them out there,” Clifton, N.J. Fire Chief Vince Colavitti
told NBC 4 New York's I-Team. “It’s a ticking bomb waiting to happen.”
The
breakers, mostly found in homes built before 1990, were made by Federal
Pacific Electric and there are thousands of these breakers that are
still installed in homes today.
Circuit
breakers are designed to trip during an overload or short circuit, if
the breaker doesn't trip, the increasing current causes excessive heat
and can ignite a fire. Any circuit breaker can fail however Federal
Pacific has the reputation of an extreme failure rate. Any competent
Electrical Contractor would always suggest that Federal Pacific Electric
breakers and panels be changed..
Home inspectors
and some insurance companies are aware of problems with Federal Pacific
Electric breakers. Some insurance companies refuse to cover homes that
have the breakers. Some Municipalities also notify Homeowners of the
dangers and suggest that the electric panels be changed.
According
to fire investigators, the Federal Pacific Electric breaker in Clarissa
Rosario's New Jersey home did not trip when overheated wires were
burning in the ceiling between her bedroom and the attic. “I saw the
light flickering and I thought it wasn't normal,” said Rosario. “When I
opened the attic, it was full of smoke.”
Engineer Jesse
Aronstein has been studying the breakers for decades. He has testified
in lawsuits against the company and published reports about the
failures. According to his research, Federal Pacific Electric breakers
may be associated with as many as 2,800 electrical fires each year in
the U.S.
“People should know that these have a high defect rate and should be advised to have them replaced,” said Aronstein. Read More
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