A new friend asked me.......
He has a FPE stab loc 100 amp main panel, and knows this model can cause fires. worse his panel has many 1/2 breakers, panel is maxed out with around 28 circuits. ABSOLUTELY JAMMED
he wonders about replacing the 100 amp panel with a 200 amp, to get 40 breakers, and swap out for now the main 200 amp breaker for a 100 amp?
he has never had a main breaker trip, his problem is FPE, and number of circuits. h