Ripped out a customer's old Zinsco panel last Wednesday and put in a new Square D. Night and day difference, those Zinsco breakers are a fire waiting to happen.

Has anyone else run into those things and just immediately quoted a full replacement? I swear half the connections were corroded or loose.

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jade27128d ago

Disagree honestly. Those old Zinscos still have some life in them if you clean the bus bars and reseat the breakers right. Slapped a new main breaker on one last year and it's been humming along fine, no fires yet.

maxm6328d ago

Ha, I hear you and I get the nostalgia! I tried that exact trick on a Zinsco panel in my buddy's basement last spring. Cleaned the bus bars, reseated everything, felt like a real pro. Then two weeks later I walked in and smelled that classic "electrical component burning" smell. Nothing caught fire, but the panel was too warm for comfort. I ripped it out and went with a modern Square D. Sometimes I wonder if the panel was just holding a grudge against me for trying to fix it, haha.