If I use the wrong fuse on my oven, will it cause a fire?

Question

2 of the fuses blew and I put 2 new ones in... but I got the wrong ones. So I have number 30 for the oven and number 20 for the burners.... but the other 2 burners have a number 30 too!!!! The 30's are only for the oven.

Will that cause a fire?

Answer 1

Smaller fuses will blow faster.

The question really should be what caused the fuses to blow in the first place.

Answer 2

the fuses are there to protect the insulation of the wire and the wires are sized to the fuse.... it may cause a fire, too much amperage could melt the insulation on the wire and cause a short-circuit. go get the right fuse.

Answer 3

no, i think it wont work,.....not catch fire

Answer 4

Possibly. The burner will burn hotter before the fuse blows if there is a problem. I would buy the correct fuse as soon as possible and not use the two burners with the wrong fuse. A fuse is basically a piece of wire that breaks when too much current passes thru the wire and it breaks. A bigger fuse usually has a bigger wire and takes more current to blow.