Thanx for the responses.
Last summer when the fuse was blowing and because the unit was still in warranty they sent me a new bottom element which I installed. then a few weeks later fuse blows again. They sent me an upper element.
So both elements are less than a year old.
The hot water heater is on a dedicated fuse block in the main panel...double fuse block. Which only feeds the fuse box in the laundry room to which the hot water heater is connected.
I am tempted to either change out the fuse box for a modern one or eliminate the box all together. While I can do basic wiring etc. I am not comfortable with 240 so I will get an electrician in to help me decide whether the laundry room fuse box can be eliminated. Best I can determine there used to be a code in the past where there had to be line of sight to the fuse box for the heater......or something like that.
Thanx again.
btk
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