wago here, wago there....

[Fulthrotl]

I have never seen a halo can with wagos that has all the wires seated properly.

that was my thought.... but those are the evil home desperate halo
cheapies..... the gray ones.... i still don't care for those...

but these clear ones, seem to be a good product... friend of mine
uses the wago blocks on din rails, and he has never had problems
with them.

wago makes din rail products that are ul and csa listed for 4/0.
225 amps at 600vac.

 

[rexowner]

I only use them on ground wires. The 10 port are especially handy when you have to make up a box full of EGC's.

AFAIK, there aren't any wirenuts listed for > 6 conductors,
so this seems like a pretty big advantage, even for
current carrying conductors.

BTW, I don't use Wagos, and don't plan on starting.

 

[Short.Circuit]

I taught Sparky Jr. to use wirenuts & twist them enough for the wire to
twist together. Even if wirenuts fails, circuit is still intact. Jr. get's ahold
of some wegos & in his finite wisdom, twists the damn thing, wires & all.
Stresses the wago & it melts...great...

 

[ceb58]

Actually I have and back charged the drywallers for the repair
in order to pass final.

Finding the drywall crew would be hard enough for me. Let alone trying to back charge them

 

[peter d]

AFAIK, there aren't any wirenuts listed for > 6 conductors,
so this seems like a pretty big advantage, even for
current carrying conductors.

Yes, exactly.

 

[peter d]

Finding the drywall crew would be hard enough for me. Let alone trying to back charge them

If you did find them, would you keel them?

 

[480sparky]

Finding the drywall crew would be hard enough for me. Let alone trying to back charge them

Um, wouldn't, like, you know, the builder know who they are?

Or do you have these mysterious drywall crews that just show up, rock a house, then vanish into the night?

 

[steelersman]

but those are the evil home desperate halo
cheapies..... the gray ones.... i still don't care for those...

all halo's from home depot I've seen are orange. Never seen any gray or clear ones that come with the halo's.

Also FYI, when I use wirenuts I twist the wires with my dykes instead of my kleins unless it's like 4 #12's then I'll use my kleins, but I learned to use dykes and it's much faster that way.

I know I know, it's not quantity but quality that matters, but when wiring houses speed counts.

 

[LarryFine]

Um, wouldn't, like, you know, the builder know who they are?

Why let him off the hook? You didn't hire the drywallers. Bill the builder and ley him do the chasing.

 

[mdshunk]

Finding the drywall crew would be hard enough for me. Let alone trying to back charge them

No problem. That's not your problem, and that's not how backcharging works. You charge extra to the person that hired you (the GC), hopefully with a signed change order, and he either takes it out of the drywaller's last payment or he asks them for reimbursement.

 

[Ed Carr]

if you did find them, would you keel them? :d

good one !!!

 

[480sparky]

Why let him off the hook? You didn't hire the drywallers. Bill the builder and ley him do the chasing.

My point exactly... why bother 'looking' for the drywallers? I have no contract with them, and no easy way to collect. I would bill the builder/GC, who is the one who hired me, and I have asigned contract with..... a contract, which, just happens to have a clause in it for just such an occurance.

 

[augie47]

I was just watching "destroyed in seconds" on TV. Keep thinking as I saw this neighborhood up in flames....."investigation showed some guy was testing wago's in his garage and....."

 

[mdshunk]

Every time I here the word "Wago's", my mind instantly plays Jackie Gleason saying "And awaaay we go!"

 

[luckyshadow]

Here's something to ponder .....
You will have no choice but to use the "wago" type wire connectors when it comes to fluorescent lighting. Code requirement - disconnecting means for ballast replacement.
All the lay in troffers I've seen come with an orange stab in connector.

 

[Karl H]

I have no problem with wagos in light fixtures.

 

[Pullnwire]

I've never seen or heard of a back stab plug. However, I'm very familiar with a back stab receptacle.

Plug, its a west coast thing. You should try it, fewer syllables to translate the foreigners on the job....

 

[Fulthrotl]

I was just watching "destroyed in seconds" on TV. Keep thinking as I saw this neighborhood up in flames....."investigation showed some guy was testing wago's in his garage and....."

actually, it went like this...."investigation showed some guy was testing wago's in his ex best friend's garage and....."

a lincoln 225 should be sufficient, don't you think? mark's got one, and
he doesn't live within burning radius of me.... good choice.....

film at 11...

 

[ashtrak]

Wago

Wago

I only use them on ground wires. The 10 port are especially handy when you have to make up a box full of EGC's.

Could someone tell me what a wago is.Mabe a picture. Is that the connector they are supplying in the recessed fixtures.I know, I've got a lot to learn.

 

[480sparky]

Could someone tell me what a wago is.Mabe a picture. Is that the connector they are supplying in the recessed fixtures.I know, I've got a lot to learn.