20A 4500w water heater Manufactured house

If you think that it is original then it was factory approved, by HUD, and therefore is safe and code compliant.

I took this today on a new set. This is an off grid install and the electric tank was replaced with a gas unit.

25 AMP breaker - 10-2 AWG

Edit - 12awg = 25amps consult the tables in article 300.