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| Jan 28, 2017 at 0:30 | comment | added | GManNickG | "Turn the nuts the right direction." might be clearer as "Turn the nuts the correct direction." | |
| Jan 27, 2017 at 23:42 | comment | added | Brad Gilbert | I sometimes tape 2 wires together, leaving the tape long. Then using the rest of that piece of tape, add any additional wires one at a time. This works great for wires that don't like to line-up properly. I sometimes line up the ends of the insulation, and cut the stripped part to force the ends to line up. | |
| Jan 27, 2017 at 18:46 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | @ChrisParker or even two #12s. Exactly. I mean, surprising as it may be, red wire nuts are UL listed for everything we've discussed. But you should work in the center of the listed range, not the fringes. If the wire-nut connection isn't comfortable (you'll know), change sizes or types. | |
| Jan 27, 2017 at 18:26 | comment | added | Chris Parker | "Reusing them isn't the issue." - True enough. However, NEVER reuse wirenuts in a situation where the new connection is notably smaller than the old. E.g. don't take a red wirenut that previously clamped 4 #12 wires, and try to splice 3 #14 wires. You might get the wirenut to stick, but it will be a very poor connection at best. | |
| Jan 27, 2017 at 18:19 | comment | added | ArmanX | +1 for "don't use tape to hold wires in". Tape is for insulation, and to keep wires from flopping around after they're in, not for holding them together - because unlike wire nuts, tape is going to decay. I shudder to think of the number of connections I've found with nothing but a black smear of ex-tape holding it together... | |
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