B-Line BQL260 Eaton BAB thermal magnetic circuit breaker

Yes. The BQL260 is HACR rated, so it can serve as branch circuit protection for heating, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment where the nameplate calls for an HACR type breaker. At 60 amps two-pole on 120/240 V it suits a condensing unit or air handler sized to that feed.

The BQL260 is a BQL type breaker and only fits panels built for that footprint. If the panel is labeled for a different breaker family, this is not the part. Check the breaker chart on the inside of your panel door before ordering, since amperage and pole count matching does not by itself make a breaker acceptable in a load center.

The BQL260 is sold as a classic replacement breaker, so it is intended for swapping into existing installations rather than new panel builds. Match three things on the breaker you are pulling out: the BQL type, two poles, and the 60 amp rating. If the old device matches on all three, this is the same part. If the existing breaker is a different family, it will not seat correctly and should not be forced.

No. The BQL260 is a plain thermal magnetic breaker, meaning it trips on sustained overload through the thermal element and on short circuit through the magnetic element. There is no GFCI or AFCI function. Where the code requires ground fault or arc fault protection on that circuit, you need a GFCI or AFCI type breaker in the same panel family, or protection at the device.

Order BQL260. The number decodes the way the rest of the family does: BQL type, 2 poles, 60 amps. Adjacent amperages in the same two-pole line follow the same pattern, so if 60 amps is the wrong size for your load, the ordering logic points you to the right one.

The BQL260 measures 5 inches long by 3 inches wide by 2 inches high and weighs half a pound. Useful if you are checking gutter clearance in a shallow enclosure or packing a service truck stock of common two-pole sizes.