My next door neighbor has a 50 Amp Bulldog Pushmatic circuit breaker
that has finally died. It looks like moisture may have been part of
the process, but there is no dampness in the breaker box at the
moment. Disregarding the moisture problem, is/are that style of
breaker still available? I moved the stove circuit that was on the
breaker to another 50A circuit that feeds a spare stove in the
basement, so they are fine for over this weekend, but we need to get
it replaced next week if possible. The local hardware store and Big
Boxes only carry the newer style breakers. We have a couple of local
wholesale electric equipment places I can try to call next week on
Tuesday, but I am curious to know if I might have any luck when I do
call.

TIA,

H. R. Hofmann

hr(bob) wrote:
My next door neighbor has a 50 Amp Bulldog Pushmatic circuit breaker
that has finally died. It looks like moisture may have been part of
the process, but there is no dampness in the breaker box at the
moment. Disregarding the moisture problem, is/are that style of
breaker still available? I moved the stove circuit that was on the
breaker to another 50A circuit that feeds a spare stove in the
basement, so they are fine for over this weekend, but we need to get
it replaced next week if possible. The local hardware store and Big
Boxes only carry the newer style breakers. We have a couple of local
wholesale electric equipment places I can try to call next week on
Tuesday, but I am curious to know if I might have any luck when I do
call.

TIA,

H. R. Hofmann

I believe Siemens owns the Pushmatic name now; not sure if they still
make replacement breakers or not. If you buy a new Siemens panel it
will probably use the ITE style breakers (universal)

nate

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On May 23, 5:52*pm, "hr(bob) "
wrote:
My next door neighbor has a 50 Amp Bulldog Pushmatic circuit breaker
that has finally died. *It looks like moisture may have been part of
the process, but there is no dampness in the breaker box at the
moment. *Disregarding the moisture problem, is/are that style of
breaker still available? *I moved the stove circuit that was on the
breaker to another 50A circuit that feeds a spare stove in the
basement, so they are fine for over this weekend, but we need to get
it replaced next week if possible. *The local hardware store and Big
Boxes only carry the newer style breakers. *We have a couple of local
wholesale electric equipment places I can try to call next week on
Tuesday, but I am curious to know if I might have any luck when I do
call.

What did your Google search indicate?

R

On May 23, 5:01*pm, RicodJour wrote:
On May 23, 5:52*pm, "hr(bob) "
wrote:

My next door neighbor has a 50 Amp Bulldog Pushmatic circuit breaker
that has finally died. *It looks like moisture may have been part of
the process, but there is no dampness in the breaker box at the
moment. *Disregarding the moisture problem, is/are that style of
breaker still available? *I moved the stove circuit that was on the
breaker to another 50A circuit that feeds a spare stove in the
basement, so they are fine for over this weekend, but we need to get
it replaced next week if possible. *The local hardware store and Big
Boxes only carry the newer style breakers. *We have a couple of local
wholesale electric equipment places I can try to call next week on
Tuesday, but I am curious to know if I might have any luck when I do
call.

What did your Google search indicate?

R

Lots of new and used on Ebay and from a couple of sources I never
heard of. I was wondering if they might still be popular enough to be
somewhat available at local electrical supply stores.

"hr(bob) " wrote in message
...
My next door neighbor has a 50 Amp Bulldog Pushmatic circuit breaker
that has finally died. It looks like moisture may have been part of
the process, but there is no dampness in the breaker box at the
moment. Disregarding the moisture problem, is/are that style of
breaker still available? I moved the stove circuit that was on the
breaker to another 50A circuit that feeds a spare stove in the
basement, so they are fine for over this weekend, but we need to get
it replaced next week if possible. The local hardware store and Big
Boxes only carry the newer style breakers. We have a couple of local
wholesale electric equipment places I can try to call next week on
Tuesday, but I am curious to know if I might have any luck when I do
call.


*Yes PushMatic replacements are still available. They are made by Siemens.
One of the electrical supply companies that I deal with has them on the
shelf. You should probably contact one that is a Siemens distributor. You
might try Home Depot since they sell Murray which is a Siemens brand. I
think Lowes sells Siemens so they might have PushMatic also.

"hr(bob) " wrote in message
...
My next door neighbor has a 50 Amp Bulldog Pushmatic circuit breaker
that has finally died. It looks like moisture may have been part of
the process, but there is no dampness in the breaker box at the
moment. Disregarding the moisture problem, is/are that style of
breaker still available? I moved the stove circuit that was on the
breaker to another 50A circuit that feeds a spare stove in the
basement, so they are fine for over this weekend, but we need to get
it replaced next week if possible. The local hardware store and Big
Boxes only carry the newer style breakers. We have a couple of local
wholesale electric equipment places I can try to call next week on
Tuesday, but I am curious to know if I might have any luck when I do
call.

TIA,

H. R. Hofmann

Yes they are still available at electrical supply houses, but as with all
obsolete breakers, they're expensive. The last time I got a double 50
pushmatic, it cost $70. If you've got the time, you may want to try the
internet or Ebay

What did your phone calls to local electrical stores
indicate?

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Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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..


"hr(bob) " wrote in
message news:adbb0a2d-0a2c-434f-9cd0-
Lots of new and used on Ebay and from a couple of sources I
never
heard of. I was wondering if they might still be popular
enough to be
somewhat available at local electrical supply stores.

On May 23, 8:14*pm, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:
What did your phone calls to local electrical stores
indicate?

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
*www.lds.org
.

"hr(bob) " wrote in
message news:adbb0a2d-0a2c-434f-9cd0-
Lots of new and used on Ebay and from a couple of sources I
never
heard of. *I was wondering if they might still be popular
enough to be
somewhat available at local electrical supply stores.

It was after noon on Saturday, this is Memorial day weekend and
everything was closed, That's why I posted here, to see what I might
find out next Tuesday and to prepare my neighbor for what might
happen, he is well over 80 and not particularly happy about big $$
surprises. $50 - 100 dollars will not be good news, but not too bad
either..

On May 23, 10:04*pm, "hr(bob) "
wrote:

It was after noon on Saturday, this is Memorial day weekend and
everything was closed, *That's why I posted here, to see what I might
find out next Tuesday and to prepare my neighbor for what might
happen, he is well over 80 and not particularly happy about big $$
surprises. *$50 - 100 dollars will not be good news, but not too bad
either..

Have him focus on your free labor.

R

Now, that makes sense. Since the stores are closed for the
weekend. Double 50, would that be for the electric range? It
may be possible to swap it out with the double 30 (from the
clothes dryer). He won't be able to run all the burners at
the same time, but he will be able to cook on one or two
burners. At least that will take some of the strain off.

Thank you for helping take care of elderly folks. Someday
I'll be elderly, and I'll need people like you to take care
of me. Wish more people would care for the elderly.

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"hr(bob) " wrote in
message news:a28976ba-69aa-453b-8130-

It was after noon on Saturday, this is Memorial day weekend
and
everything was closed, That's why I posted here, to see
what I might
find out next Tuesday and to prepare my neighbor for what
might
happen, he is well over 80 and not particularly happy about
big $$
surprises. $50 - 100 dollars will not be good news, but not
too bad
either..

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I've wondered if the tiny URL would give the same tiny, if
given the same long URL twice. Guess not.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"The Daring Dufas" wrote in
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Here is the practical short URL produced when the
ridiculously
long URL is put in to the converter at "tinyurl.com" :

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There are several other sites on The Internet that will
shorten
a long URL and everyone should use one of them.

TDD

I have a Bulldog Pushmatic panel in a 50 year old house, and the plastic
casing
on a 30 amp breaker broke, causing the button to always pop out. I found
plenty
of inexpensive ($15) replacements at 'SFO Reps' in San Carlos, California.

Their website is http://www.sforeps.com.

For the sake of Google searches, I'm including the full details below:
Bulldog Pushmatic
Model: PI-14-3L
Serial: 962326

jeff
Burlingame, California



hr(bob) wrote:


My next door neighbor has a 50 Amp Bulldog Pushmatic circuit breaker
that has finally died. It looks like moisture may have been part of
the process, but there is no dampness in the breaker box at the
moment. Disregarding the moisture problem, is/are that style of
breaker still available? I moved the stove circuit that was on the
breaker to another 50A circuit that feeds a spare stove in the
basement, so they are fine for over this weekend, but we need to get
it replaced next week if possible. The local hardware store and Big
Boxes only carry the newer style breakers. We have a couple of local
wholesale electric equipment places I can try to call next week on
Tuesday, but I am curious to know if I might have any luck when I do
call.



*Pushmatic replacement circuit breakers are now made by Siemens. Any
electrical supply company that carries Siemens products should have them or
be able to get them.