4 wire to 2 wire thermostat

[motso]

Hi all,

Thanks to this site I have changed a 4 wire Honeywell thermostat for a 2 wire one. To make the earth and neutral wires 'safe' I trimmed them and wrapped them in insulating tape before bending them round and tucking into the hole. Everything works but can someone reassure me that this is the correct procedure to make the disused wires safe?

Picture shows the wires just before I tucked them away.

Many thanks

Tom

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• motso
• 23 Nov 2014
• 1

 

[Taylortwocities]

That plastic tape comes unstuck after a year or two. You should terminate the ends in a bit of terminal block (aka choc block).

 

[motso]

Thanks for the reply,

What Amp terminal block should I use?

Tom

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Whatever you like - there won't be any amps flowing. As small as possible would be a good idea.

 

[motso]

Ah yes, that makes sense. Presumably I need to use a different block for each wire? (Else I would be joining them together?)

Thanks

Tom

 

[Taylortwocities]

Yes. Do not join them together!