Zinsco Breakers- Do you want to chance it?

Zinsco is notorious for poor design and potential hazards.

Washington State Requires Home Inspectors to report these panels-

WAC 308-408C-110 Electrical system.

Report on any circuit breaker panel or subpanel known within the home inspection profession to have safety concerns.

Here is couple article I have written on these panels and breakers-

http://www.ncwhomeinspections.com/Zinsco+Panels

http://www.ncwhomeinspections.com/Zinsco+Breaker+and+Panel+design

Here is great link at Inspectapedia-
http://inspectapedia.com/electric/Zinsco_Summary.htm