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A Senior Citizen was concerned about her Pushmatic Panel, Electrician says to Replace it, Thoughts?

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This video documents an electrician's service call to a senior citizen's home to assess the safety and condition of her electrical panels. The electrician inspects two panels: an older Pushmatic panel and a more modern General Electric (GE) panel, providing insights into their age, functionality, and safety recommendations, including a replacement for the older panel.

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So, Chris, this is uh circuit breaker for this that part of the house and this part of the house. >> No, Nona, this is a Pushmatic electrical panel. These panels were created in around the 1950s. >> It's old. It's at least 55 years old, Jean. Mhm. You see how you can push the buttons in. Yep. Yep. So, they don't really make these panels anymore. It's still around for a reason. It's good quality. I would just recommend to get a replacement in the future. Well, I have another one that's even older, I think, to show you. Oh, yeah? >> In the other room. >> Okay. You said you got a second electrical panel? Yeah. All right, we'll take a look. That's the circuit breaker. It's similar. Oh, I see. Yeah, so this, Nona, is now the modern circuit breaker panel. Really? Yes. These circuit breakers they go from left to right. We recommend in the future to get that panel box similar to this style. And was this in a new addition home? >> Yeah. It It was uh put in when we had a fire. Wait, you had a fire? When did you have a fire? 30 years. 30 years. Wow. >> 95. Fell on the light bulb. Poof. Wow. In the closet. Thank god nobody got hurt. >> Well, the cat One cat died. Sorry to hear that. But we survived. But I wonder what it is. I'm ready.

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