Is Cutler Hammer and Westinghouse the same?
The answer is simple: the same company owns the production rights for both Eaton and Westinghouse. Cutler-Hammer.
What are the different types of Square D breakers?
The Square D QO, QOT, QO-AFI, and QO-GFI are plug-on type one-, two- and three-pole thermal-magnetic circuit breakers provide overcurrent protection and switching on ac and dc systems.
Are Square D and GE breakers the same?
Are Square D and GE breakers interchangeable? Is a Square D breaker allowed in a General Electric panel?? Nope, Square d does not list their breakers for use in other panels. It might be better to say they do not make classified breakers.
Do circuit breakers need to be the same brand as the panel?
Brand: Always install the correct brand of breakers in your breaker panel. While some breakers are interchangeable, many are not, even if they look the same. Replacing one brand of breaker with another can be dangerous, may void your breaker or panel warranty, and may cause you to fail an electrical inspection.
Are Murray and Square D breakers interchangeable?
They are not interchangeable. They will fit but they are not listed for use in either panel. There are no breakers acceptable for use in a Murray panel.
What replaces Murray breakers?
The Murray brand of circuit breakers is being phased out and replaced by equivalent Siemens products.
Are Murray breakers being discontinued?
The Murray brand will be phased out and replaced by equal Siemens products. This is being done to adjust to changing markets, plan ahead for the future, as well as improve supply chain stability and inventory position.
Who bought out Murray breakers?
Siemens
Are Murray and Cutler Hammer breakers interchangeable?
They are not interchangeable. They will fit but they are not listed for use in either panel.
Can you put a Siemens breaker in a Murray panel?
Siemens and Murray are indeed the same company. The parts are physically interchangeable (and AFAICT, identical except the label), but Murray breakers are technically not certified for the Siemens panels, and thus not allowed by NEC code.
Will a Siemens breaker fit in a Crouse Hinds panel?
eric_miami said: General Electric THQL breakers work fine in my Crouse Hinds panel. You can use them, but they are not allowed to be used in Crouse-Hinds gear. Unless you have paperwork stating that a competing make of breaker has been UL classified to fit in a specific panel, you cannot use it.
Do Murray breakers fit GE?
They are not interchangeable. They will fit but they are not listed for use in either panel. Not all of the “so called” interchangeable breakers are U.L. Listed to be interchanged.
Are Eaton and Siemens circuit breakers interchangeable?
Eaton’s UL classified breakers are designed and tested to be both mechanically and electrically interchangeable with circuit breakers manufactured by General Electric, Thomas & Betts, ITE/Siemens, Murray, Crouse-Hinds, and Square D.
Do Siemens and Square D breakers interchangeable?
Yes, Siemens makes what is called a “QD” Series breaker that is UL listed and “classified” to be used in a very specific list of Sq. D load centers. The list comes in the box with the breakers, but you CANNOT use them willy-nilly in place of QO breakers.
What circuit breakers fit in a Siemens panel?
The Cutler-Hammer “CL” breakers are classified for use in a Siemens panel.
What is a BR breaker?
Type BR Circuit Breakers are 1-inch per pole plug-on circuit breakers designed for Eaton’s Type BR Loadcenters. They are 10 kAIC arc fault circuit interrupters rated for 120VAC or 240VAC applications.