I have used Cutler Hammer loadcenters the oldest of which is somewhere around 28 years old. I have been very pleased with this brand. I will not get into arguing over which brand is best but I would mention a couple of things you might consider:RobWalker said:This might be akin to a religious issue ... but I need to choose a panel for our new construction shortly and have been trying to figure out what to base the choice on other than cost.
Does anyone have any strong recommendations?
Thanks!
I went with the Murray load center. That seems to be the brand the supply houses carry around me. I haven't had any problems and there is a full assortment of breakers available. As I recall, at wholesale it wasn't cheap.
I am a general contractor in the Northeast. On the last house we built, I got to talking to the building inspector (C.O inspection) and he said that the Arc Fault breakers are soon to be replaced with a different technology. He didn't give me a time frame or the new technology. He said the Electrical code reguarding theses devices will change in the near future.