How to properly use a wire nut. 

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Simple, crystal clear and to the point. Thanks!

I was replacing a ceiling light fixture, and couldn't get the connections to hold. Your advice made all the difference, and there's now a lovely, *new* light fixture up there. Thanks a bunch!

I’m a new homeowner and trying to fix things myself, but have been terrified of all things electrical. Showing this in simple terms without breaking the bank is just what I needed! Thank you!

I wired many connections in my house using this exact technique (same copper exposure length and position of wires prior to nut install). I started second guessing myself when someone insisted that its best to pre-twist. Thank you for reassuring me that my connections are good! Subscribed.

Thanks for the helpful - and timely - advice. I'm getting ready to splice together a severed Shop Vac power cord, using wire nuts, and I just wanted to make doubly sure on how to go about using them.

Thanks for the video bud, I've never done this before and am renovating my grandmother's house after she passed and had to mess with a broken switch on a ceiling fan and this video helped me get it done fast

This was quite helpful for an amateur such as me. Thank you.

Thank you , simply put and to the point ☝️

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Thanks for sharing this information. Most helpful. 😊

Fantasticly helpful video! Subbed

Thanks for the perfect explanation.

Great video. Thanks for the tip.

With multiple wires under a wire nut, I have seen times where a wire will pull out. I myself like to take my lineman pliers and give the wires a partial twist, especially if it is 4 or more solid wires. Stranded wire I do not pre twist. I tape the wires first and work the tape over the wire nut. I never use cheap tape for connections, cheap tape is for pulling wire. In 20 years, I have never had a failure, but I have fixed plenty of other people's screw ups. While the instructions say it is unnecessary to pre- twist, it doesn't not to. I wouldn't say my way is right or wrong or condemn anyone for following the manufacturer instructions. I am simply stating my way and what has worked flawlessly for me.

Super helpful, thank you sir!

Good video....Thanks for the tips. Subscribed.

Pre twisting isn’t the only way to make a joint… it’s just the best way.

Thanks! This is so helpful. I’m trying to install a new garbage disposal

Great video.

Interesting! I just watched this video after reading the instruction on installing a transfer switch and the manufacturer explained the same method.

Yes sir been doing it right this whole time 💪

Thank you for clarifying this! Nothing would get built if all the wiring connections were all pre-twisted - its a waste of time. You should keep twisting until the wires start twisting around themselves at the base of the wire-nut.

Excellent info

Finally someone whose Not sponsored by waYgo wire nuts or any other "Easy Expensive" nut

From one sparky to another...thanks for helping with this "Great Debate" 😂

Awesome. Put in a hot water heater by myself the other day and wasn’t sure, so I did not twist before.

Maaaaaaan ive been pre twisting for years and never knew any better because thats how i was taught. Then i seen someone not pre twisting and thought "HEY, thats not how i do it, HES WRONG" ill be shaving seconds per connection with this and thats really real real real when youve got hundreds of wire nut connections. I do irrigation if anyones wondering, big ol' fork that high voltage stuff.

Great video!!! Short ant to the point!!! I have been wondering about this for years. I have always been a pre-twister. Not any more!

100% correct!

Thanks!

Thank you for stating the facts! Always thought the same thing. My Grandfather was an electrician & he explained it just like you. New subscriber here. Do you recommend taping the wire nuts? Keep it up!

Ideal states on their video tutorial of wire nuts that twisting is not necessary, but recommended

You tell em Daryl 👏

I've been an electrician for 6 years and have not pre-twisted a single joint, and haven't had a single failure that I'm aware of. What's crazy to me is all of these ignorant and egotistical electricians on the internet who will call other electricians a "hack" for not pre-twisting when it literally says on all the wire nut package instructions that it's unnecessary. I guess I'm a "hack" for installing a wire nut the way the manufacturer recommends.

thank you

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I don't know if I will need this, but it's good to know just in case! Great video!

If you really want it done right, heat shrink the joined wires together and fill the void of the wire nut with silicone adhesive before twisting it down. The extra time and cost of material is negligible to make the connection corrosion proof which is every wire nut's worst enemy, and easy to remove and replace or change what's connected down the road.

Great video to settle this never ending debate once and for all.

Thanks for this. It makes sense. I have been wasting a lot of time. I guess the problem is that if you don’t twist it on properly.

I typically don't recommend pre twisting when using 14 gauge wire, even up to and including 5 wires. Make sure you use the appropriate wire nut. I've seen people pre twist with pliers and gouge and nick the bare wire all over the place, not good. Connecting 3 or 4 12AWG is more challenging and while pre twisting is still not required, it is helpful in my experience. If pre twisting, be generous with the strip length and only grab near the ends of the wires (about 1/4" in) and twist until you have a snug spiral. Clip off the excess and if done correctly you will be left with a perfect spiral and no gouges or nicks.

Bush wire ? Which fits inside a green basket? Is this why the crow push it on the grass day before yesterday? So it not connected to the light blue wire?

Thanks for a great instruction video. WHY do some people use black electrical tape to seal the wire nut after making the connection? Is this necessary? Good to do or bad?

If you wish to add one more wire to the ones already in a wirenut must you undo the pigtail or just put it over and let the nut twist it?

Once I saw that how the wire not twisted the wires itself all I needed to know, no pre-twisting

How do you know what color/size to use?

If the wire is too thick ,I would twist them prior to using the nuts, but for thinner wire like 14 ,I think not necessary

should have also covered connecting stranded with solid, which is a common situation when installing light fixtures etc

Maybe, but pretwisting gives much more surface area electrical connection because of the tighter twist with linesman plyers.

Can I use on multi core wire ?

Have you used wire nut twisting tool? Wondering if that makes it easier to lock without giving me arthritis.

I just had to repair a connection where the wire nut failed. I sure wished it would have been pre twisted before

I'd like to caution that with some cheap wire nuts, you may not want to twist them too much, as it starts "stripping" its grip on the wires. I stopped twisting when I felt it had a strong enough hold. Thanks for your video, it helped with my home dimmer light switch installation.

lol so essentially the reason why our connection comes out it’s because b/c we didn’t do it properly. Makes sense

Does having different strip lengths (as in your example here) make a difference?

“Unnecessary” doesn’t mean “don’t”. I still prefer to pre twist. I believe it ensures good surface area contact. The real question is, how much to torque down. I go pretty heavy with the insulated wire twisting a couple times outside of nut. I also hold the wires stable tightly to keep them from twisting outside nut as long as possible.

Its one time use meaning i shouldn’t reused a wire nut after replacing one of the wires?

cant imagine why anyone would use these anymore TBH ,very big clunky and the wires arent inline ,maybe was good 20 years ago and faster than block terminals for sure ,but i think most electricians now use cheap spring terminals

The best approach is, indeed, using different method to splice. I came to hate wire nuts: everyone and their mother uses them differently, and boy, do they produce interesting results when some idiot screws them on a bunch of five without securing the wires to each other (and by securing, I don't mean tape, but cable tie). The idea of having a spring coiled around several wires has its limitations. Unless it is a requirement for a splice to be dismountable AND spring clamps are prohibited, I know of no reason to use wire nut instead of hex crimp or spring clamp.

Can wire nuts get warm on a electric water heater

Wire nuts are used extensively in the US, but I have never seen them in any other country (and I have done building projects in 18 countries in Europe and Asia). Even in the UK you never see them. Anyone know if these are legal and used in any country outside the US?

Nice video that all l need to no thanks

How do you do two stranded wires?

I think its not so much the wire nut that's feared, Its the people who use it. My house is full of really awful connections using wire nuts because the nut wasn't secured on properly, or the wires were not held right when putting the nut on. Half the time i find them melted with no pre-twist because the person who put the wire nut on didnt take the time to secure it. Just doing a pretwist takes a second and increases the surface contact. Just a guarantee verses a maybe. 2 seconds verses a house burning down. Plus when I'm wiring other houses and you have 8 14/2's coming into a 5 gang box, pre-twisting a good joint helps organize everything. Pre-twists are demanded because it ensures a lot of pros rather then cons from any level of worker experience.

No pretwisting !

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That's not twisted really well at all 2:25 It should be much more tightly. Also twist .wires or more. 2 wires is like when making a mistake. Wire could be used without a nut.

my boss aint gonna like this...

I understand what you are saying but pre twisting is the best way to use wire nut

The wire nut fall off because ppl pre-twist. Any more than two wires pre twisting is dumb.

I pretwist because I have fixed a million non pretwist ed connections.

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Been in the business for over 40 years and every time I'm called out to a job for electrical short it's always because somebody forgot to twist the wire before they put the nut on sorry buddy

Bro what are you saying

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I will change my thumbs down if you can comment back to me about the fact of the matter if wire nuts can be used as a tool or not depends on the wire nut manufacturer. If you just use the wire nuts that are made by an offbrand for instance, the ones that come with fixturesare not made with the same integrity as the ones you would buy from a known manufacturer

How to use a wire nut. DON'T. These are outdated, and there are many forms of safer, more forgiving connectors out there. In the UK we stopped using these decades ago!