HI! I HAVE GOT A STORAGE HEATER CREDA 79045 B.THE THERMAL FUSE LINK HAS BLOWN AND I NEED TO KNOW IF I COULD REPLACE IT WITH ANY OTHER TYPE OF FUSE ,NORMAL FUSE OR ANYTHING ELSE( NOT THE RIGHT ONE THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE).LOOKS LIKE IT WORKS WITH JUST A LONG SCREW BETWEEN TERMINALS I DO NOT NOW HOW LONG WILL LAST.MANY THANX.

EUGENE, September 2008

The thermal fuses are there to prevent overheating and are designed to melt at a given temperature, so yes a screw would compleat the circuit and the heater would work but the original fuse melted for a reason (it could be you covered the vent grill with a towel or something?) but it did its job and to replace it with anything else is dangerous. Hope this info helps

casper, September 2008

No needs the real thing

Eck, September 2008