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Originally Posted by Angel
I always wondered about 30+ year old circuit breakers. regardless of manufacturer - I always wondered if a 30-year old, plastic, mechanical device, would work with the same consistency as when it was made.
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My house is 59yrs. Originally had internal fuse box. It was switched to a external breaker box in the late 70's by the previous owner.
One of the 220 breakers caught fire in 2011. Didn't spread to other breakers, but scared me enough to install a new square D load center with all new breakers.
Need to inspect these plastic items periodically. They are not for life.