Bryant breaker box and breakers

[Tony]

Hi, are there any other brand of breakers that will work in a Bryant breaker box? Right now, it apprears to have all Bryant brand breakers. If so, what brands?

TIA,

Tony

[DaveG]

There should be a chart plastered to your breaker box, perhaps on the inside of the cover, which gives the breakers approved for use in the panel

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[You Asked]

Cutler-Hammer and Siemens will work. (Be sure to choose the right type, though.) However, by using breakers other than those made by the load center (breaker box) manufacturer, the box is no longer UL approved -- unless the alternate breakers have been submitted for approval with the Bryant load center by the alternative manufacturer. I don't know offhand if Cutler-Hammer or Siemens have had their breakers approved for use with a Bryand load center. Check their web sites for the latest information.

In any case, since Bryant breakers aren't made anymore, you don't have much choice, unless you want to change out the load center, which is very expensive.

The best buy is Cutler-Hammer, available from Home Depot.

[Mark or Sue]

Cutler Hammer has 4 lines of residential breakers, the two most common being CH and BR. The BR, which is short for Bryant, are the ones you want. These are easy to spot, as the handles are different colors for each amp rating (blue fo 15A, red for 20A, green for 30A, etc).

-- Mark Kent, WA

[Tony]

being CH and BR. The BR,

as the handles are

[SQLit]

CH now Eaton Electric did go to the trouble of getting UL for their comptive breakers.

-- unless the

[Tom Horne]

The compatible Cutler Hammer breakers are Underwriters Laboratory Recognized for use in several panels. The list is available in the individual breaker package and from Eaton Industries, CHs parent firm. Thomas & Bettes also makes UR breakers for many panels.

-- Tom H