We Buy Federal Pacific (FPE) Equipment

The honest FPE conversation

We're not going to pretend FPE's history is spotless — the Stab-Lok controversy is real and well documented. But facilities that still run FPE need parts to keep panels serviceable until replacement, and that legitimate maintenance demand is what we supply. You're not selling junk; you're selling the only spare parts that exist.

Federal Pacific: discontinued, and that is the point

Federal Pacific has not been produced for decades, and its residential Stab-Lok line carries a well-documented safety reputation. Both facts are true at once, and neither means your equipment is worthless — because buildings still running FPE panels need parts, and commercial FPE gear continues to serve installations that were never part of the residential controversy.

We buy it, and we are straightforward about why: scarcity. Every FPE breaker scrapped makes the rest harder to find. Commercial and industrial FPE frames — the larger molded case and power breakers out of older buildings — are the ones most often thrown away and most often worth real money.

Identifying Federal Pacific equipment

FPE labels are often faded. Look for the Federal Pacific or Federal Pioneer marking plus a catalog number and amperage; photograph in daylight and get close enough that worn print is still legible.

For panels, shoot the interior with the cover off — the bus arrangement identifies what fits it, and loaded panels are worth considerably more than the same panel stripped into a bin of breakers.

This is the brand most likely to be in a demolition container by the end of the day. If you are on a job with old FPE gear, take the photos before the crew starts, not after.