Immersion heater tripping out electric - element or stat?

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Hi, hopefully a quick one. My immersion heater is tripping the rcd, is this more likely to be the element or the stat? Prior to the this tank heated up normally, i.e. didn't have any problems with the tank not heating up. I live in a fairly hard water area. Element is about 10 years old.
 
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To trip it needs a current to earth!

The element often splits or leaks and that allows a massive current to earth.

New element time! May be worth paying a few pounds extra to get an incalloy one which will last longer.

Tony Glazier
 
Sounds pretty conclusive. Thanks very much for the diagnosis, will save me some unecessary phaff with the stat. Cheers. B
 
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