WAGO 221 Lever-Nuts 36pc Compact Splicing Wire Connector Assortment. Includes (16x) 221-412, (12x) 221-413, (8X) 221-415

Wiring a ceiling fan

I prefer them over wire nuts.

Wago’s are absolutely the way to go..Ha! Incredibly easy to use and very secure connections. Especially useful for mating stranded & solid core wire—no more wondering if I got it right with a wire nut….

Absolutely a game changer for connecting stranded wire together or with solid connectors such as light fixtures and ceiling fans. These made installing these fixtures from one of my most frustrating tasks to almost a pleasure. Also great for making testing rigs and great to have in maker kits, as they are extremely reusable. Word of warning, I highly recommend using electrical table to wrap the levers closed before pushing fixtures back in electrical boxes. The levers are easily flipped up by the resistance solid copper wires provide when being pushed back into a box. This could lead to dangerous conditions with connections coming loose unknowingly after install.

I redid all of the lighting in my basement before finding out these exist. Having to twist all of the wires together and then cut them at an even height is such a pain before wrapping them in a wire nut, particularly when I started getting in to the 4-5 wire connections. Ugh. These wago connectors simplify the process significantly, all you do is pop the wire in and snap it down and boom youre done! To make things even better on each wago connector theres an 11mm guide so you know how much to strip off the wire before connecting it in. I redid the lighting in my living room and added accent lights with wagos and was so much happier, it was such a breeze in comparison to using wire nuts. For extra safety I always use electrical tape over and do at least one pass over the entire wago. Ive re-checked the wago connections 3 months later and havent had any issues.

I never realized how much I disliked wire nuts until I used these. They are a little pricey, and if I was a professional electrician there’s no way I could justify the cost. However I’m just replacing switches and outlets around the house, so the ease of use out weighs the cost for me.

I am very impressed with the Wago connectors. They make solid connections even with wire sizes ranging from 16, 18 and 20 gauge. I used two of the three connector versions to splice into the power supply to a light in my enclosed motorcycle trailer in order to power a rear observation camera. The Wago’s were so flat, they fit behind the trailer light in the small lip around it so the light still fits flush against the wall. I tugged very hard on a test setup before determine these were the real deal and would hold the wiring securely and safely. Had never heard of these before so thank you Amazon for having these pop up when I searched for wire connectors!!

I have used twice now, and it makes the job fast and easy. I don’t know if I would use, if I was an electrician., but they worked very well for me.

Works great

These are Awesome. Wire nuts are fine for solid to solid, or strand to strand. These work for all. A true time and frustration saver.