Stab-Lok circuit breaker panels: What’s the deal?
Why has almost every insurance company taken a stance against Federal Pacific Stab-Lok circuit breakers? Short answer: They are known for starting fires.
Author Archives: Michael Van Wormer
- Profile:
- A loss control technical specialist, Michael Van Wormer oversees the growing thermography program for Cincinnati Insurance, performing thermal scans nationwide as well as training all of the loss control field staff. After earning a degree in industrial electrical maintenance, he got into insurance and quickly joined a team of thermographers. During that time, he also obtained a master’s degree in safety sciences. Michael joined Cincinnati Insurance in 2016 and is a Level 3 Certified Thermographer.
Thermography: Seeing the heat before the fire
They looked just like any other circuit breakers: a set of electrical devices mounted in a steel box. But inside, invisible to the human eye, was a hidden danger. The breakers were smoldering at 159.7 degrees. Thermography made the danger visible.