The people who started the company thought at the time that they could overcome the bad blood on the Zinsco and FPE product lines, which had a HUGE installed base to take advantage of, by starting anew with manufacturing and quality standards. The reason you see negative postings about Challenger is that Challenger formed as a company from the ashes of several other manufactures, some of which had bad reputations, but some which were fine. Thanks in advance and I can post pictures if anyone wants then. I'm just looking for advice on what courses of action I should be considering. Yesterday I contacted the last one who worked here and he stated he had no knowledge of issues with Challenger equipment.Ĭan this forum provide me information on what issues may or may not exist with Challenger equipment of this 1994 vintage? I'm an electrical engineer and savvy enough to not "learn" by working on things that can cause fire or death, so any necessary remediation will be done by a licensed professional. I have had three licensed electricians perform work in the home and no one noted an issue. I purchased the home in 2005 and nothing was noted by the inspection technician I hired. Some state there are no issues with Challenger panels. Some state the panels are a good design, but the breakers frequently fail to trip at rated load and need to be replaced while the panel needs to be inspected for evidence of arcing and overheating. Some information states the panels are dangerous and have to be replaced. While trying to learn more about this equipment I found a lot of conflicting information on the Internet (surprise). The sub-panel in the garage is a Challenger SL20(20-40)CCT with mostly Challenger and HB breakers. The breaker section is a long, single box on the right with a top hinged cover and a single column of breakers all marked "Challenger" so I assume this is a challenger panel. It has a meter fitting in the top left with a long empty box below it closed with a screw on cover. The label in the entrance panel is no longer readable.
I own a home that was built about 1994 and has two Challenger service panels.
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