Old is the breaker tripping as soon as you turn it on? if not and it only trips after alot of Hot water useage it is going to be the Lower element or a T-Stat is bad on the top element. alot of heater elements will get pin holes in them and cause the short. when the thermostat goes bad on the top element you end up with an overload with both elements drawing current at the same time. you can check the thermostat with a continuity tester keep the leads on the terminals and changing the temp setting hi to low useually if you dont hear it click its bad. the lower t-stat bad would either cause you to run out of hot water quickly or come out scalding hot. but would not cause an overload because it wont get power untill the top elemet is satisfied top element is nothing more than a 3 way switch. if you have been running out of hot water too soon it is the lower element. FYI if you cant get the screw in element loose use a hammer and chisel on the edge tap it firmly counter clock wise to break it loose I have repaired lots of them that way I am a Master Electrician Hope it helps if it is not leaking rebuild it the parts are all under $20.00 each.
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