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I never thought about the element shorting to ground.

Thanks I'll change the element and see what happens.

I should have mentioned its only a single element hot water heater. I thought about changing the element, but it seems if the thermostat is working correctly that shouldn't matter.

My hot water heater is over heating and tripping the breaker on the thermostat. I replaced the thermostat with no difference. The hot water heater is 8 years old and never been flushed until...