I currently have fuse box with two 30 amp fuses in it. It keeps blowing a fuse [always the right side] and lately, has been blowing them almost weekly. My father-in-law thinks it may be sediment build-up and the bottom element needs to be changed out.
I'm going to try this first. However, I'd like to also upgrade and put a standard breaker box in instead. I have a separate meter/service dedicated to the hot water heater. It's a 50 gallon heater. An electrician said they typically put in a 30 amp breaker for this size water heater.
Does this sound right to you all? Any other advice would be appreciated. I'll have public utility turn off the service before I do the work. I'm also getting estimates on having an electrician do the work. If it's reasonable [so far, between $100 and $150], I'll probably have them do it. Not because I'm not able, but because I'm not as familiar with codes on this sort of work.
TIA,
Ryan