Wago 221-413 LEVER-NUTS 3 Conductor Compact Connectors 100 PK

ho wi fewk, these things have changed my life! Before wago 221 lever nuts my life sucked. Since ordering a few hundred of these bad boys now i drive a corvette and have a smoking hot wife named Susan. Thanks Wago!!!

I did not take any pictures from all of the outlets and light fixtures I replaced this past week. I should have - A professional licensed electrician wired my home. It passed a county inspection (new construction, less than 6 years old) and should have no problems. I had a couple of outlets that were not always working so I began there. Sure, push in may be to code, but only if you push the striped wire completely. I found one outlet where I was able to pull a neutral right out of the rated NEMA 5-15 outlet. The stripped wire was barely a 1/4 long. Clearly this was the issue with this one outlet. I have since been replacing outlets one at a time with shepherd hook clockwise wire connections on the outlet terminating in Wago lever nuts. During this time I have found wiring where wire to code (right) was twisted and in wire nuts, but upon removal of the nut, it was clear the wire had not been twisted and contact was barely there. Code is two complete twists, and the wire(s) should be secure - not able to be tugged out. I found too many that could be pulled, especially with stranded joined to solid (fixtures). Well, these Wago wire nuts arent exactly cheap, but at $.50 or so, the minimal cost per outlet/fixture is worth the knowledge 1) you can SEE someone else has properly connected their wire. 2) you can remove the wire to replace a fixture, no need to cut wire (and same for a S. hook) and look for the mysterious wire stretcher we all wish were real... I digress. Anyway, the Wago lever nuts are all I will use now, especially after following the work of a licensed professional that was inspected. I will add that I am a retired firefighter with over 20 years of finding nice examples of terrible electrical work that has led to far too many close calls. I am not a licensed electrician, but I do know what can result from poor electrical contact... and at least these let you see that the wires are fully inserted and clamped. Sometimes saving a few cents costs a lot more in ways you were never expecting.

These connectors are so much easier and faster to use than wire nuts. I installed almost 100 overhead LED flush mount ceiling lights in my basement with these. Each one required a small module above the finish ceiling. Those modules are very small and there is not a lot of room for lots of wire and wire nuts. They also required a lot of working over my head with my arms up high. These connectors made fast work of the job and my hands were not sore at all, like they would’ve been if I had to put 300 wire nuts on. They are surprisingly sturdy, and you cannot pull the wires back out by accident. They worked with both 14 gauge and 12 gauge Romax, as well as the smaller gauge flexible wires that were connected to the modules.

work very good

These are great to use. Ill still use wire nuts in certain places for new work. I use the wago connectors in boxes with devices or anywhere Im dealing with old wire. They fold the wires nicely in the boxes, allow easy disconnection for troubleshooting, and dont require old wire to be strained by twisting. Many times wires in older installations are cut way too short and the wago can be used to get a reliable connection onto these without the extra length that wire nuts require.

Lets get a few issues out of the way: 1) Meets NEC codes 2) Will not damage any type of decent wire (NEC rated) 3) Fastest wire-to-wire connection 4) Will not loosen, disconnect or otherwise compromise connectivity due to forcing many wires into the same junction or electrical box--One issue I was concerned with regards the possibility of one of the flip-switch-wings accidently being released possibly due to a wire or other WAGO sliding against it while placing wires into box of whatever kind in my instances. This turned out to be no issue at all. If you are concerned- take the time to tape each WAGO and sleep better. That being said, I estimate reducing a 1 hour average connectivity task down to 6-8 minutes conserving much undeserving stress. related to twisting/ attaching wire nut/ taping only to allow unseen lack of 100% contact resulting in future issues and troubleshooting. Yes I am aware well if you take your time and do it right these issues will not prevail however I have yet to see one construction completion resulting in 100% connectivity- with no issues to date- other than my own completions- using WAGO connectors. ABSOLUTELY 100% SUCCESS WITH NOT ONE SINGLE ISSUE RELATED TO CONNECTIVITY.

Make electric so much quicker. Only thing is after snapped down the lever has a little play and lift to it. But its still clamped on wires. They are great and I wont go back to nuts.

Using these on low voltage landscape lights.

These are so easy to use!! I cannot recommend them enough, saves space in your boxes as well.

I just started using this type connector. Before, I had always used wire nuts. Compared to wire nuts, these are a joy to work with. If I get ahead of myself and make a connection prematurely, its extremely easy to just open the connector, and start over. Plus, with heavier gage wires (like 12 gauge), Id have to get out some kind of tool to twist the nut tight enough. No such difficulty with Wago lever nuts. One extremely handy use I discovered was that I can use these connectors to hook my volt meter lead to a wire, without having to look through my tool box for a clamp or vice grips. I occasionally need to hook my meter to a wire at a switch, then diagnose at the appliance (like a ceiling light), which of the wires in the junction box is the switched wire. Previously I would try to clip my meters lead to the wire using alligator clips (too weak -- usually just came apart), or vice grips (too strong and too heavy -- would bend my meters lead). With these, I can snap them together in a second, then unsnap them when I have my answer.