What is the difference between qo and homeline

Homeline vs QO. Thread starter tom baker Start date Sep 7, Location Bremerton, Washington. Added a few ckts last week to a Homeline panel. What is the difference between QO and Homeline?

HOM's the residential line, so there's less stuff available in it for example, no three-phase panels or three-pole breakers, not a wide variety of configurations and covers in the HOM, etc The QO panels are a bit nicer shielded copper vs unshielded aluminum bus bars. There are some other differences with regard to things like PON availability. What is the cost for breakers? I am assuming the guts are the same, of course homeline does noy have visi trip.

Click to expand Little Bill Moderator Staff member. I've read that only difference in the breakers is how they mount, and HOM doesn't have the trip window. The "guts" are the same. Never took one apart to see if they are similar.

What are the different types of Square D breakers? Which circuit breaker is best? Cutler Hammer Circuit Breaker. Siemens Q Amp Circuit Breaker. Does Eaton own Square D? The answer is simple: the same company owns the production rights for both Eaton and Westinghouse. The company sold the rights to this product line to Square D, which then sold it to Eaton Corporation. Are Square D and Siemens breakers interchangeable? What is a tandem breaker?

Tandem breakers, often called split, twin, or double breakers, provide two separate circuits in the space of a regular-sized breaker slot. If you need to add just one or two new circuits, sometimes it's possible to use tandem breakers, but your panel must be designed for them. Are all Square D circuit breakers interchangeable?

The circuit load will determine the breaker size you need — and you'll need to make sure to get the right brand, as all breakers are not interchangeable. Some research says that a QP circuit breaker is the 1" or 2" wide breakers that protect a V or V circuit respectively, and is made by Siemens.

Square D is another manufacturer of circuit breakers and service panels. Designed exclusively for the residential market, Homeline products offer everything you need to distribute electricity throughout your home. The QO load center and circuit breaker family is designed to satisfy individual requirements with a comprehensive selection: 30 to amps 2 to 42 circuits. Indoor and outdoor versions. Separate flush or surface mount covers.

Full complement of accessories. Cutler Hammer Circuit Breaker. Siemens Q Amp Circuit Breaker. A tandem circuit breaker is a double circuit breaker that takes up the space of a single circuit breaker on a panelboard.

You'll also hear them called duplex, slimline, twin, half-height, half-inch, double and wafer breakers , depending on local customs. Circuit breakers have markings stamped on the side of them and are usually located inside the panel cover door. There is a label that will tell you what type of breaker is needed for installation in that particular panel. On the market, there are home and commercial circuit breaker panels.

The only manufacturers that make circuit breakers that are designed to hold two conductors are Square D and Cutler Hammer but not all of their circuit breakers can be double tapped. The problem with a double tapped breaker is that circuit breakers aren't designed to hold these two conductors together. While they might feel secure and seem to be working fine, these conductors could loosen up leading to arcing, overheating, and safety hazards, including fire. A double tap is quite simply two electrical wires attached to the same breaker in the electrical service panel.

Attaching a second wire exceeds that limit, which can cause overheating and an electrical fire.