Mistakes DIYers Make When Connecting Wires Together A How To With Pro Tips

Mistakes DIYers Make When Connecting Wires Together A How To With Pro Tips
We discuss pro tips on how to connect wires together.
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[@vince6829]

Thanks for sharing the tips.

[@arthurleclaire154]

Thanks

[@mathman0101]

Are you using Wago lever 221 products found them to be really robust as well. It’s a lot easier to test conductors if hunting down faults as well.

[@hippo-potamus]

The main problem I'm having is the wires twisting back on themselves too much. I know that some wire twist beyond the wirenut is ideal but in my case the twisting is traveling all the way along the runs. While I try to grip them strong like you demonstrated, my grip cannot compete against the linesmans twisting action. I was thinking of using a set of needle nose pliers with a rubber sheath to hold the wire bundle together and prevent excessive back twisting on the insulated wire part. How would you go about reducing the back twisting? Thanks for the informative videos. Cheers mate.

[@conquerallelectrical]

The key to no twist back is to ensure the conductors are stripped back far enough that the wire nut does not rub or grip the insulation on the conductors themselves. If the wire nut overlaps them it would give a twist back effect from gripping the insulation.