unused fcu in kitchen

[steviebaby]

Some advise would make my life alot easier and get my wife off my back. ok here goes
I have an unused fcu in the kitchen but it is still live. I want to know if it would be safe to tape up any wires so i can replace the front cover with a blank so it (looks better. its my kitchen) aaaggggghhhhhh. Any and all advice is welcome. Thanks guys.

 

[Amp David]

Terminate each conductor in a terminsal block rather than tape, then fit your black plate.

 

[telectrix]

or terminate in wagos. if you have 2 cables, be sure to preserve the connections . can't quite see what you mean by an unfused FCU, though. FCU=Fused Connection Unit

 

[Amp David]

Hes saying its 'un-used' not 'un-fused'

 

[Guest123]

or terminate in wagos. if you have 2 cables, be sure to preserve the connections . can't quite see what you mean by an unfused FCU, though. FCU=Fused Connection Unit

It's UNUSED, i.e doesn't control anything Tel.....shall I fetch me old mans specs for you???

 

[Amp David]

Must of started on the ale early today

 

[steviebaby]

Forgive me im a little slow sometimes. terminsal block. is this like a connector block?

 

[paturback]

Forgive me im a little slow sometimes. terminsal block. is this like a connector block?

Please post a picture of said fcu so we can be sure what your talking about

 

[telectrix]

OK so i ain't got rocker's bins again. was sure ir said unfused. DOH. another fine mess i've gotten me into. and, stevie, yes he means a connector block, or choc block. wagos are screwless connectors, fit and forget.

 

[malcolmsanford]

That will do nicely for the LINE/NEUTRAL. The earth though that is on the cable should be screwed into the little screw in the back box. You may have a little piece of wire that is now connected into the face plate of the FCU from the back box, you can remove that and then screw the YELLOW/GREEN into that screw from the cable.

 

[telectrix]

well pointed out there malc. stevie, if you're using a screw terminal block make sure its the correct size. eg 15A or 30A.

 

[steviebaby]

Many thanks guys.Just one more query, how do I find out which size of block I should use?

 

[Des 56]

If the terminal block is being used as a means of making safe and not as part of the circuit where it would carry current, then it wont matter what size you use, as long as the entry hole is big enough to take the bared core
Thats assuming that there is only the one cable at the spur

 

[telectrix]

and if there is 2, then go by the rating of the relevant MCB. eg if it's 32A use 30A choc.