How "old style?" Does your breaker have on/off switches on it, or does it have fuses you manually switch out when one blows?
BTW, I'm not an electrician, but I've had to switch out my breaker and meter boxes in the last month with the help of my electrician uncle and asked him about every question under the sun while doing it, so I wouldn't need anyone's help next time it happens.
This is about 8 years old. It's a regular breaker box, not fuse box.
Jclark - This isn't a DIY store, it's a real actual HARDWARE store, and this guy owns it. He knows his stuff.
Here's what I'm doing. I don't have any free spaces in the box for more breakers. But I want to put another 240 circuit in. I can:
1) Buy 2 of the 1/2 size breakers to free up 2 full slots for a 240 breaker
Cost $17 x 2 for the 1/2 size and about $12 for the 30A 240V.
2) But 1 "dual 240V" breaker, allows for 2 240V circuits off the same 2 slots. (Looks like (4) 1/2 size breakers with a metal piece that connects the outside 2) $15 for 1.
My question is, can I pull that clip out of the "new" breaker and put it in my "old" box?