Great video! Love Wago systems. I recently used wago connectors to connect a Whirlpool dishwasher to the ac line during installation. Normally the power is run to a sheet metal box, the line is secured with clamps on the box and wire nuts are used to hook it up. This is always a huge problem if you want to pull unit out for service or part replacement--you end up having to shut off the breaker so you don't have live wires floating around when you disconnect the wire nuts. Now--I only have to unplug the connector from front bottom and pull unit out. I've also used the DIN rail system to rewire the wiring harness on a '66 VW bug cabriolet that I had to rewire from scratch. Great product--not well known here in the states--but gaining popularity!
Using the same system as Gordon used. The Washing Machine, Dishwasher & Tumble Dryer can sometimes be a nuisance to get back to the wall and have the appliance flush with the Kitchen or Utility Room cabinets. Thanks for the DEMO guys.
I detest seeing FCUs over worktops. If having a w/machine, d/washer, t/dryer being plugged in a 13A socket inside a cupboard a few cupboards from the appliance these will come in real handy in extending the lead and pulling in and out.
Hmmm.. They have their uses I guess. Ideally like you showed us for extending short cables. Not sure I would use on a TV though. Soon. As that plug is cut off and its under warranty the supplier won't want to know. 😏 Great for led drivers and tape though. Easy to swap out if they fail.
In my experience, most appliance instruction manuals include guidance on the wiring colours if the plug needs to be changed. Under UK consumer law, I think manufacturers would struggle to justify voiding a warranty for a plug change if wired correctly..
Been looking for a wago substitute for the regin 5 way connector. This looks great for zone valves. How do I purchase the connector with cover and locking piece as shown in your video? Wago seems a bit confusing when buying, which bits are included and which are extra accessories! Thanks
If you did the TV idea on all the TV's and routers in a large office It would really screw with the guy doing the PAT testing as He / She would not have the plug to use in the PAT tester. 😊
As we all should be using ferrules on stranded cable can a ferrule be used on those connectors ? . I personally don't like the idea of a dedicated tool to use those connectors . I love innovation in our industry, and new ideas , but it doesn't look good when you turn up at a client's house and you don't have the correct dedicated tools because a manufacturer come up with a new system that you or hardly anyone seen before
These could be great for lighting when the fitting has a tail on it with maybe a normal wall plug on them but you don't want to mount them like that and the tail is really short. Not uncommon on affordable fittings. Might be more common in schuco countries though where molded on connectors are much more common.
Definitely pronounced ‘vargo’. Being of German origin, ‘W’ is pronounced as a ‘V’. A German WAGO salesman corrected me years ago - said it grated on him every time he heard it mispronounced.
Great products guys. I’ve got a problem in work at the moment. I have to terminate a mini emergency downlight, that only has a 35mm cutout in the ceiling. I need to terminate 2x t&e’s in one side and a flex out to the fitting in the other side. Obviously a standard choc box won’t fit through the ceiling hole. Is there a solution in this range???
The winsta MIDI does offer two connection points per pole, but the winsta mid 3 pole plug and socket with strain relief are listed as 34.6mm wide and 15mm high, so I don't think they will fit through a 35mm round hole. I would suggest the Quickwire "T connector plug and socket" would be the soloution for this problem.
The first thing I thought about was central heating valves and pumps. I guess they could be used in column lights and communal lighting for inspection and testing,maintenance and repair to save disconnecting wiring. Also with multiple pir sensors for communal lights so they could be disconnected one at a time when setting them up.
@@efixx neither of those areas. I have checked our regulations and these are not suitable for mains use where people can access them, only in control cabinets where you can only gain access with use of a tool.
Great video! Love Wago systems. I recently used wago connectors to connect a Whirlpool dishwasher to the ac line during installation. Normally the power is run to a sheet metal box, the line is secured with clamps on the box and wire nuts are used to hook it up. This is always a huge problem if you want to pull unit out for service or part replacement--you end up having to shut off the breaker so you don't have live wires floating around when you disconnect the wire nuts. Now--I only have to unplug the connector from front bottom and pull unit out. I've also used the DIN rail system to rewire the wiring harness on a '66 VW bug cabriolet that I had to rewire from scratch. Great product--not well known here in the states--but gaining popularity!
Sounds like you are working on some great projects!
Wire nuts? In this day and age? My oh my!
Be nice if there was a push fit connector for the LED strip, then you would have easy connection on site without soldering..
Looks like a great product. Just in the process of remortgaging my unit to afford a set.
These aren’t expensive connectors - perhaps just sell off a few surplus bits to raise the funds 😂
@@efixx are you suggesting I sell a kidney?
Using the same system as Gordon used. The Washing Machine, Dishwasher & Tumble Dryer can sometimes be a nuisance to get back to the wall and have the appliance flush with the Kitchen or Utility Room cabinets. Thanks for the DEMO guys.
I detest seeing FCUs over worktops. If having a w/machine, d/washer, t/dryer being plugged in a 13A socket inside a cupboard a few cupboards from the appliance these will come in real handy in extending the lead and pulling in and out.
Keen to see how these could be used to make connections on a panelised house system so we can pre wire each panel and just plug and play.
Wago make a specific version for modular construction .
Great Video as always, and some useful ideas. Availability seems a bit of an issue - on back order at the two places I found.
Seems to be a challenge with lots of kit atm. We usual find Farnell or Rapid Electronics to have stock.
Please one o more videos about Dali, thanks.
Hmmm.. They have their uses I guess. Ideally like you showed us for extending short cables. Not sure I would use on a TV though. Soon. As that plug is cut off and its under warranty the supplier won't want to know. 😏 Great for led drivers and tape though. Easy to swap out if they fail.
The supplier would rapidly learn from me off their obligation under the sale of goods act. The plug is just a plug
In my experience, most appliance instruction manuals include guidance on the wiring colours if the plug needs to be changed. Under UK consumer law, I think manufacturers would struggle to justify voiding a warranty for a plug change if wired correctly..
@@KendalMike indeed
@@KendalMike also, aren’t most TVs equipped with an iEC13 these days? Must have taken some doing to find one that has a permanently connected cable…
Been looking for a wago substitute for the regin 5 way connector. This looks great for zone valves.
How do I purchase the connector with cover and locking piece as shown in your video? Wago seems a bit confusing when buying, which bits are included and which are extra accessories!
Thanks
If you did the TV idea on all the TV's and routers in a large office It would really screw with the guy doing the PAT testing as He / She would not have the plug to use in the PAT tester. 😊
Our argument would be they are no longer portable 😀
you could make a lead and keep it for pat testing
As we all should be using ferrules on stranded cable can a ferrule be used on those connectors ? . I personally don't like the idea of a dedicated tool to use those connectors . I love innovation in our industry, and new ideas , but it doesn't look good when you turn up at a client's house and you don't have the correct dedicated tools because a manufacturer come up with a new system that you or hardly anyone seen before
Yes you can use ferrules with these connectors.
Dali vid would be good to see, especially linking to smarthome systems
These could be great for lighting when the fitting has a tail on it with maybe a normal wall plug on them but you don't want to mount them like that and the tail is really short. Not uncommon on affordable fittings. Might be more common in schuco countries though where molded on connectors are much more common.
Can I follow them on a Winsta gram page?
🤣👍🏻
To much flaffing about with those. But I think with some design improvements they could be a worthwhile choice ?
Fantastic video guy’s as always 👍❤️⚡️
Would be great to hear some more about DALI and KNX. Infact seeing some DAL2 TD8 with colour temperature controllable fittings would be amazing.
Definitely pronounced ‘vargo’. Being of German origin, ‘W’ is pronounced as a ‘V’. A German WAGO salesman corrected me years ago - said it grated on him every time he heard it mispronounced.
It's their fault, they should know how to pronounce *_W._*
@@johnburns4017 So how do you pronounce Volkswagen then, bearing in mind the V is pronounced as an F and the W as a V?!
Great products guys. I’ve got a problem in work at the moment. I have to terminate a mini emergency downlight, that only has a 35mm cutout in the ceiling. I need to terminate 2x t&e’s in one side and a flex out to the fitting in the other side. Obviously a standard choc box won’t fit through the ceiling hole. Is there a solution in this range???
Check out the Winsta MIDI series - link in end screen or cards.
The winsta MIDI does offer two connection points per pole, but the winsta mid 3 pole plug and socket with strain relief are listed as 34.6mm wide and 15mm high, so I don't think they will fit through a 35mm round hole.
I would suggest the Quickwire "T connector plug and socket" would be the soloution for this problem.
Cheers pete, they will probably wiggle through with a bit of a push. I’m really struggling to source a suitable solution.
The first thing I thought about was central heating valves and pumps.
I guess they could be used in column lights and communal lighting for inspection and testing,maintenance and repair to save disconnecting wiring.
Also with multiple pir sensors for communal lights so they could be disconnected one at a time when setting them up.
Interesting episode again thx guys
What’s the ip rating and is it heat resistant
IP40 and 85C continuous
You need to specify which country you can use these in, these are not approved for use in my country
The carry ENEC and UL approval - so that’s Europe and US covered. Which country are you viewing from?
@@efixx neither of those areas. I have checked our regulations and these are not suitable for mains use where people can access them, only in control cabinets where you can only gain access with use of a tool.
5 core colour matched would be a amazing
Tv chaps excellent
The splitter should be a side-by-side type. That 'T' arrangement is hideous & completely useless if you are short on space.
I think my hearing is going I kept on thinking you said wago Winston , put them
Ps ,central heating pumps .