Thanks Maddox do genuine for about same price so no worries. Just wondered if someone had got round the toc problem as thats all it is . Have fitted new replacements before and they dont last despite all cleaning etc.
thats always a worry when parts are that expensive. The stat is held with steel rivets on a flimbsy back so drilling them out would fail even if you could manage to source a stat. Dont know why they dont use a stat with a reset hole like hotpoint
the tech bulletin on fitting the element goes into making sure the air flows correctly otherwise the stat blows. they must have had problems otherwise the bulletin would not have been issued