Westinghouse breaker panels, circuit breakers and fuses
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Feb 17, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 2reports to CPSC
- Feb 17, 2014the latest report was made
- Dec 31, 2012the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Westinghouse
- Maker
- EATON CORPORATIONMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Breaker panels, circuit breakers and fusesIncluding GFCIsCPSC’s product type: Panelboards, Circuit Breakers, Gfci”s, or Fuses (code 4063), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Electrical Systems
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“Westinghouse / Eaton”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| February 2014 | 1 |
| December 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Feb 17, 2014, sent to the company Feb 25, 2014, published by CPSC Mar 12, 2014
The product, in the report: Westinghouse 200 amp circuit breaker panel installed circa 1993.
A 1993 200 amp Westinghouse circuit breaker panel melted its buss bar on two tabs servicing two 50 amp circuit breakers causing smoke. Left undetected, it seems highly likely to me that this could have resulted in my house catching fire. It was just pure luck that I found it.
A video describing my problem with comments from among the 23,000 people who have viewed the video is located on YouTube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCqGjqoc_Ts
The best way for you to understand the problem is to view the video. Special Note: I send this information to Underwriter’s Laboratories who told me it was an isolated event. The comments on the video clearly indicate otherwise.
- Model
- B20 3040CT
- Serial number
- B20 3040CT ???
- Where
- Oak Ridge, Tennessee: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Westinghouse, made or sold by EATON CORPORATION
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Dec 31, 2012, sent to the company Jan 24, 2013, published by CPSC Feb 14, 2013
The product, in the report: Westinghouse 200 amp circuit breaker panel for home use installed in 1993 or early 1994. catalogue number - B20 3040CT
Circuit breaker panel bus bar tabs “melted” partially where circuit breaker pushes down onto the bus bar. This was a Westinghouse panel installed when my home was built in 1993. A video of the problem is posted on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCqGjqoc_Ts Since I posted the video about a year ago, it has had over 11,000 visits and several people have commented about having the same problem. I reported this to Underwriter’s Laboratories, but they chose to take no action.
- Model
- I might be able to look it up.
- Where
- Oak Ridge, Tennessee: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Westinghouse /
Eaton, made or sold by EATON CORPORATION - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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