> Are Bulldog Pushmatic breakers / panels the ones that people worry
> about or is it the later ones?
>
> I have found that the Bulldog Pushmatic breakers work fine when new
> (less than 20 years old) but a little balky when older.
>
> So Doug, is what you're saying is the Bulldog Pushmatic breakers /
> panels are more or less ok but the FPE breakers / panels are the
> troublesome ones?
>
> cheers
> Bob
>
> btw >>>>They are weird bushbutton activated breakers<<<<<
>
> they're not weird, they are totally "space age", a product of their
> time :)
>

Although Pushmatics do experience aging problems, they are not the ones with the long history of serious problems:

http://www.arson-codes.com/webpages/reportsarticles.asp

http://www.inspect-ny.com/fpe/fpepanel.htm

Jim