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Posted by RBM on March 4, 2007, 12:25 pm
A double pole 25 amp is fine. One thing you may try first is a visual check.
Kill the power to the unit and confirm it's off, open both panels and clear
away any insulation. Check for any visible burned wires or thermostats or
terminals on the heating elements
> Again sorry to forget to put all the information in
>
> It is an electric hot water heater. 50 gallon one. made in 2001
> the breakers say 25 on the 2 of them
>
> The tank would only pop once... 'just a single pop'. Like at no
> particular time just random off the wall times would it pop (the most was
> 3
> in a day). Loud enough to hear in the other room.
> When the kids take showers, I would sit in the kitchen to listen it fire
> up
> and it would work fine, it SEEMS to do this when it isnt really doing
> anything (probably gets bored and wants attention). I was once sorta
> close
> to it today when it did pop and it seemed to be in the middle of the tank
> but
> i cannot be sure of it.
>
> You guys are awsome to help me do this and I WILL NOT do anything that is
> dangerous to me or my family, I REALLY appreciate all your ideas.
>
> I have called the company and they told me to disconnect the bottom
> element
> (I wont do it until i get some wire caps tho and when turn the breaker
> off)
> to see if it still sets the breaker off. I need to get an OHM meter and
> check the elements first.
>
> Which I will have no idea if that works because like I said before it
> trips
> the breaker when it feels like it and it makes that 1 TIME pop noise just
> a
> little more then the breaker.
>
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