Should I buy a home powered from a Federal Pacific stab-lok breaker panel?

Cursory analysis and anecdotes from fellow electricians leads me to recommend ‘strong sell’.

I have no direct experience with Federal Pacific panels or their stab-lok breakers failing, nor can I say whether there are some Federal Pacific product lines that fail and others that do not. This link has a scary anecdote that is probably typical:

http://www.mikeholt.com/mojonewsarchive/Safety-HTML/HTML/Federal-Pacific-Electric-FPE-Electrical-Hazards-Website~20050530.php

 

This link to a Mike Holt forum reveals a consensus among participants that these Federal Pacific breakers are dangerous, and refers to home inspector trends in flagging the panels/breakers as hazards. Also, something about revoking the UL listing of this equipment:

http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthread.php?t=88888

Licensed Electrician Robert Monk Should I buy a home powered from a Federal Pacific stab-lok breaker panel? Copyright Robert Monk, 2012

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