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Tried a Wago lever nut on a 12awg solid wire job and idk if I'll ever go back to marrettes | Electricians - Talk Freely

Tried a Wago lever nut on a 12awg solid wire job and idk if I'll ever go back to marrettes

I mean, I've always used twist-on connectors for residential stuff, never had major issues. But last week I had to wire up a bunch of canless recessed lights in a drop ceiling where space was tight. Grabbed a pack of Wago 221s on a whim from the supply house. Honestly, every connection felt way more solid and it was so much faster than twisting and taping. Plus, zero worries about nicking the conductor. Has anyone else switched over for certain jobs or am I just late to the party?

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norathomas5mo ago

@susana66 you're spot on about the dropping issue, but here's the angle nobody talks about - the time you save on troubleshooting. I had to go back into a wall last month to fix a bad marrette connection on a ceiling fan box, took forever to get the wire nut off without twisting the whole splice apart. With Wagos you just pop the lever, check it, and lock it back in. Plus you can actually see the copper through the clear plastic. My buddy swears he's saved an hour per rough-in just on that alone.

gray65mo ago

Oh yeah, you're not late at all, I hopped on the Wago train about a year ago for the same reason. Those canless lights are a pain with marrettes, especially when you're working above your head and everything's cramped. I switched after a job where I kept dropping twist-ons in the insulation and had to dig them out, never again. The 221s just click and I know it's good, no second guessing if the wire twisted right. Plus I don't miss the hand cramps from spinning a dozen marrettes on a hot attic day.

susana665mo ago

Tell me about it. Dropping marrettes in the insulation was my breaking point too, felt like I was playing an expensive game of hide and seek. Now I just listen for the click and move on.