With reference to the 20A control stat I discovered this while searching for its technical specification:
Cotherm
Cotherm TSD01106 20A Control Thermostat
TSD01106
Thermostat
A Cotherm brand adjustable control thermostat with a range of approximately 5°C - 85°C.
The TSD01106 is a rod thermostat with single pole break-on-rise action rated at 20A 240v. The stem (rod) is 265mm long and 7.5mm in diameter making suitable for use in all standard 280mm x 8mm (11" x 5/16") thermostat pockets. It is ideal for use in commercial products for direct control of single phase loads up to 3kW or to operate a contactor for higher loads or three phase applications.
Note: This device does not include a safety cut-out and is only designed to control the water temperature.
This thermostat is NOT SUITABLE for DOMESTIC without there bring an additional a safety cut-out as required by law.
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A bit strange because they have a 4kw (at 230V) element here with a ST7 thermostat which doesn't look anything special, no mention of a contactor.
The OP has a 4kw element which he measured at 14 ohms which is more than likely 4kw @ 240V = 3.8kw @ 230V or 16.5A and is using a 20A stat!.
14” TITANIUM SINGLE IMMERSION ELEMENTS - 4KW - 1 3/4”BSP - 230V - SIDE ENTRY WITH STAT - TSDR7
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