IRENGINEER Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 I have a 200 Amp CEB Fuse Panel. The house was built in the mid 80s. Is there a kit to convert this to breakers? Should I be concerned about the safety of this panel? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Mid 1980's fuse panel? That is not common. CEB? Assuming the fuses are properly sized they are safer than circuit breakers. If you did want to get rid of the fuses, you need to replace the panel. There are very few cases where panels can be upgraded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRENGINEER Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 mjr6550 Thanks for the reply. Yes, understood that fuses are safer. But when I eventually sell the house, a newer breaker panel would be a plus. Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 I have a 200 Amp CEB Fuse Panel. The house was built in the mid 80s. Is there a kit to convert this to breakers? Should I be concerned about the safety of this panel? No idea on both counts. Get the model number of the fusebox, go to your local electrical supply house and ask them if anyone makes a circuit breaker panelboard that will fit. Better yet, just buy a new breaker panel. They're not that expensive. And after you get done screwing around with the replacement panel, you'll wish that you'd just replaced the entire thing. As for the second question, I'd need to see a *good* picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRENGINEER Posted August 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 Hello Jim, That sounds like good advice. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted August 20, 2015 Report Share Posted August 20, 2015 CEB is an old Canadian company. Forget about finding parts for a panel conversion. Any CEB breakers you find are antique now. I sometimes see a fused disconnect with a breaker panel downstream. Fuses for your individual circuits, simply not done in the 1980's, even in Quebec. The builder may have scrounged and recycled an old 50's fuse panel, or grandad had one in a box in the garage. Or maybe your house is older than you think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyT Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 Schneider makes conversion kits for old CEB fuse boxes. If they have one that fits it can save you the trouble of having to refinish the walls around the panel and it is relatively simple to change the inside parts as needed. I have done this many times with smaller CEB panels in an apartment building I manage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted May 24, 2019 Report Share Posted May 24, 2019 Anyone know what the letters CEB stand for? Consolidated Edison? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 58 minutes ago, Marc said: Anyone know what the letters CEB stand for? Consolidated Edison? I'd bet it's the old Canadian Electrical Box Co. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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