Nice video. It's unfortunate when I see Zinsco panels. Most people don't know the dangers of them, and service panel change out's where I live are anywhere from $5,000 to $7,000.
Every Breaker box with Aluminum Bus Bars should be Banned. Their Corrosion Causes the Arcs. If you Think that's bad, There was a Time between 1960's-1970's Where they wired homes in all Aluminum Wiring because of a Copper Shortage. The only fix is to Gut the home and Rewire it. VERY COSTLY.
Nothing wrong with aluminum. Most service wire is aluminum nowadays in residential. 4/0 and 2/0 aluminum for a 200 amp service. The problem was with a single solid aluminum wire/conductor. Over time most devices wouldn't clamp down enough to the wire, causing it to become loose and cause arcing and melt down causing fires.
You mean like the prongs on every single electrical appliance you've ever seen that plugs into an electrical socket? I've long felt those prongs were a major driving factor in the switch to aluminum wiring.
Almost every panel made today would need to get junked, they mostly have aluminum buss bars. You probably haven't noticed the grease they put on new breaker contacts to eliminate corrosion. Aluminum wiring was bad because of galvanic corrosion, not simply because it was aluminum.
Nice video. It's unfortunate when I see Zinsco panels. Most people don't know the dangers of them, and service panel change out's where I live are anywhere from $5,000 to $7,000.
Considering both have lost their UL listing, I'd say they are fire hazards along with Federal Pacific as well🤷
Are these panels code compliant? Are they illegal? Are they still being sold?
Not being sold today. My Sylvia panel had signs of scorching and lost contact.
Every Breaker box with Aluminum Bus Bars should be Banned. Their Corrosion Causes the Arcs. If you Think that's bad, There was a Time between 1960's-1970's Where they wired homes in all Aluminum Wiring because of a Copper Shortage. The only fix is to Gut the home and Rewire it. VERY COSTLY.
Nothing wrong with aluminum. Most service wire is aluminum nowadays in residential. 4/0 and 2/0 aluminum for a 200 amp service. The problem was with a single solid aluminum wire/conductor. Over time most devices wouldn't clamp down enough to the wire, causing it to become loose and cause arcing and melt down causing fires.
You mean like the prongs on every single electrical appliance you've ever seen that plugs into an electrical socket? I've long felt those prongs were a major driving factor in the switch to aluminum wiring.
Almost every panel made today would need to get junked, they mostly have aluminum buss bars. You probably haven't noticed the grease they put on new breaker contacts to eliminate corrosion. Aluminum wiring was bad because of galvanic corrosion, not simply because it was aluminum.