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

On May 23, 5:52=A0pm, "hr(bob) h...@att.net" 
wrote:
> My next door neighbor has a 50 Amp Bulldog Pushmatic circuit breaker
> that has finally died. =A0It looks like moisture may have been part of
> the process, but there is no dampness in the breaker box at the
> moment. =A0Disregarding the moisture problem, is/are that style of
> breaker still available? =A0I 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. =A0The local hardware store and Big
> Boxes only carry the newer style breakers. =A0We 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

hr(bob) h...@att.net 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, 5:01=A0pm, RicodJour  wrote:
> On May 23, 5:52=A0pm, "hr(bob) h...@att.net" 
> wrote:
>
> > My next door neighbor has a 50 Amp Bulldog Pushmatic circuit breaker
> > that has finally died. =A0It looks like moisture may have been part of
> > the process, but there is no dampness in the breaker box at the
> > moment. =A0Disregarding the moisture problem, is/are that style of
> > breaker still available? =A0I 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. =A0The local hardware store and Big
> > Boxes only carry the newer style breakers. =A0We 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) h...@att.net" <hrh...@att.net> wrote in message 
news:d...@y17g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
> 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) h...@att.net" <hrh...@att.net> wrote in message 
news:d...@y17g2000yqn.googlegroups.com...
> 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?

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


"hr(bob) h...@att.net" <hrh...@att.net> 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=A0pm, "Stormin Mormon"
 wrote:
> What did your phone calls to local electrical stores
> indicate?
>
> --
> Christopher A. Young
> Learn more about Jesus
> =A0www.lds.org
> .
>
> "hr(bob) h...@att.net"  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. =A0I 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=A0pm, "hr(bob) h...@att.net" 
wrote:
>
> It was after noon on Saturday, this is Memorial day weekend and
> everything was closed, =A0That'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. =A0$50 - 100 dollars will not be good news, but not too bad
> either..

Have him focus on your free labor.

R

On Sat, 23 May 2009 19:04:34 -0700 (PDT), "hr(bob) h...@att.net"
<hrh...@att.net> wrote:

>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) h...@att.net"  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..

I hate Ebay, but maybe I can help.  Ebay Item number: 260406539359.
$20 Buy it now, plus $3.89 shipping.  

It's hard to believe some people (but very few), actually still charge
a fair shipping price on ebay. This would be about actual shipping
cost.

Here is the rediculously long URL to the website.
(Why does ebay make these url links so frikkin long?)

http://cgi.ebay.com/PUSHMATIC-ITE-Bulldog-2-Pole-BREAKER-50-Amp-P250_
W0QQitemZ260406539359QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?
hash=item3ca170745f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205%7C66%
3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50