burbeck wrote:

hi dan,
i very much doubt that a thermal cutout/fuse costing 50p will be
capable of taking the load current of a storage heater.

Probably not, unless it's a small heater, the Maplin one is rated at 10A
max with a max rupture current of 40A res, 20A ind.

the best advice is to get the correct part as specified by the manufacture, as
this is a safety critical component, stops the house burning down.
furthermore are you sure the thermostat is ok ?
regards
bob

Obviously agree with this, but the manufacturer's part most likely comes
as an assembly with leads and connectors, I don't see anything wrong
with replacing just the fuse itself with an *identical* one, and
provided it is mounted in exactly the same way as the original.

Lee
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