Don’t forget to wrap electrical tape around the edges of the units to cover up the screws. It prevents any accidental short if you happen to touch anything in the wrong way. Makes it especially safe when installing and uninstalling in the future.
I used to just put things in after wiring without a thought for the longest time. Then an old electrician taught me to do this as another added bit of safety.
… and beautiful job … love when things like this come together. Hope everything else works out in your project.
I don’t trust them compared to wire nuts. In a full box it seems too easy to accidentally lift a lever and have a loose connection.
For the same reason, push in connections really don’t do it for me. If the wires can move I do not like it. Hard twists with lineman’s pliers then a wire nut so tight you need pliers to remove is the only way I’m doing business. Maybe unnecessary for 2 gang boxes, but if you’ve got 4 or 6… I’d rather do overkill.
Only exception, the waygos are nice in ceiling fan installs when you have plenty of space and no risk of loosening.
I get that. But I can count on my missing fingers the number of times I’ve come across a bad connection on twist connectors. I’ve had zero in ten years with wagos. Anecdotal, sure. But personally I swear by them. They’re worth the cost.
I agree on the push connectors though. Those are dumb.
Don’t forget to wrap electrical tape around the edges of the units to cover up the screws. It prevents any accidental short if you happen to touch anything in the wrong way. Makes it especially safe when installing and uninstalling in the future.
I used to just put things in after wiring without a thought for the longest time. Then an old electrician taught me to do this as another added bit of safety.
… and beautiful job … love when things like this come together. Hope everything else works out in your project.
Oddly enough no electrical tape on twist connectors.
They should be tight enough to hold the wires together and adding electrical tape just makes it harder to see if they’re loose or coming loose.
Personally I love WAGOs for that and they’re cheap enough now.
I’ve never used wagos but I want to
Wago connectors are life changing. They’re not as compact for large bundles, but feel ten times more safe in use.
I don’t trust them compared to wire nuts. In a full box it seems too easy to accidentally lift a lever and have a loose connection.
For the same reason, push in connections really don’t do it for me. If the wires can move I do not like it. Hard twists with lineman’s pliers then a wire nut so tight you need pliers to remove is the only way I’m doing business. Maybe unnecessary for 2 gang boxes, but if you’ve got 4 or 6… I’d rather do overkill.
Only exception, the waygos are nice in ceiling fan installs when you have plenty of space and no risk of loosening.
I get that. But I can count on my missing fingers the number of times I’ve come across a bad connection on twist connectors. I’ve had zero in ten years with wagos. Anecdotal, sure. But personally I swear by them. They’re worth the cost.
I agree on the push connectors though. Those are dumb.
I’ve opened plenty of boxes where one tap and the loose wire nut comes toppling off. I’ve yet to have that happen with Wago.
I’ve knocked a Wago lever or two loose while assembling, but its so easy to visually tell when the connection is bad, its basically a non-issue.