Anyone know what this means?

[Andrew001]

Geyser suddenly started tripping the mains.
Pulled there thermostat out and noticed rust on the female ends on geyser. . Pic attached.

Is this easily fixable?

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

/ping @WAslayer

 

[Bikerbob]

Drain geyser first and then remove the bolts and replace element, thermostat and gasket.

 

[Tacet]

Drain geyser first and then remove the bolts and replace element, thermostat and gasket.

And the sacrificial anode, especially considering that rust is already a problem.

 

[agentrfr]

yes thats easy to fix

you can call a plumber or do it yourself - you will need to replace the element, gasket and thermostat

 

[Andrew001]

Drain geyser first and then remove the bolts and replace element, thermostat and gasket.

Any idea what caused this?

 

[Tacet]

Any idea what caused this?

Life. Geysers rust given time, and it usually happens on an edge (it is easier to seal the steel of the inside walls from contact with water/damp than to seal edges). Most geysers have sacrificial anodes which will rust faster than the rest of the geyser, preventing the rest of the geyser from rusting. Once the anode has rusted (you'll likely find the remnants of yours in little rusty flakes inside the geyser) the rest of the geyser is not protected and will start rusting.