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	Subject - Homeline v QO etc cs409 i was on another site and read/posted to this issue,,,,would like to hear input from our site on this issue.... quality of material in residential work....aka, homeline v QO. and simular items in other brands,,,,type of switches/receps. j boxes etc...also, plastic v metal j boxes and or switch boxes...( use both metal and plastic in residential)...best to all. casey bigvic I use all Siemens panels for residential work. $79.95 for 200 amp 40 circuit with MB $2.19 for single pole breakers $4.35 for double poles Good enough reason for me cs409 is that 80bucks for 200amp Indoor? zapped208 bigvic,- How many do you purchase at one time to get a price like that? Are those panels a full 40 spaces? Dave Nix How much are the required AFCI's?? bigvic Full 40 spaces with copper bus. Same price for one or one hundred. US 31 Supply South Bend Indiana Mike Delaney cs409, What did the web say about homeline vs. QO. I like both. I use QO for commercial, and Homeline for resisential. lctrc789 I think that SQ D type QO is one of the best you can buy, but they are more expensive then other brands, but the old clich'e you get what you pay for. Home line brand seems to work just as well for the most part, I think a lot of what brand people see better then others is where you are located. ITE, Crouse- Hinds, SQ D, General Electric, Cutler - hammer, they are all in different locations and at differnt supply houses, I prefer Cutler -Hammer and SQ D but many may like others as well. As far as the boxes I try to always use 20 cu. in boxes in plastic or fiber. Metal is more expensive and again you get what you pay for. To me it is like buying a cadillac or a pinto. Money is the name of the game for competition, in many cases. But you also have to think of customer, do you want them to call you back for more things you can do with no problems or do you want them calling you back for defective or bad insatallations. Jjohnny Im partial to SqD myself, and like Mike i use Homeline in residential and QO in commercial. The homeline is competitive with the other brands...about $80 for 200 amp 40 ckt indoor. The Arc fault and gfi breakers run about $30. In my 16 yrs in buisness, I have used just about every brand. I always come back to SqD. jagerbombme good call, i like square d myself. BASE Where are you guys getting these panels? I also like the S/D panel and the Homeline, but you had better be ready to pay $120 for Homeline and about $150 for S/D, both 40 Circuit. Breakers are about $5 for H/L and $10 for S/D. kbsparky Here is a QO panel, 30 circuit Main breaker, for $100 including cover and shipping Here is another one, a 40 circuit, but without the main