Wago Wire Connector 600 V Clear 4 Conductor 100 / Box

Works as advertised

Love these things! Sure, wire nuts are cheaper and work great, but I was first introduced to these when installing a Wink Relay for my smart home. The relay came with a few of these (or some version of them) and they were a lifesaver because I was using a box that was at the end of the line and had a boatload of wire nuts and connectors in a small space. When it came time to push it all in the gang box, it wouldn't fit. But when I took several of the larger wire nuts out and used these instead, it freed up a LOT of room and everything fit again. Definitely makes it easy to recover some space in a crowded gang box when you need it.And they are an elegant solution. Easy to use and clean installation. You can easily tell if they are connected and it is just a really nice way to do things. At roughly 10 cents a piece at the time that I bought them, they aren't cheap - but unless you are doing a whole house, then they aren't expensive either. They are worth it to me for the ease of use and space savings they offer.Oh yeah, and the box is really nice too! It actually has a design that lets you open and close it easily. It is surprisingly well done for a box that holds a bunch of wire connectors!

I can't adequately describe how much I love these WAGO nuts. With the old style twist on nuts it seemed you were always concerned that one of the wires might not be in tight. But with the WAGO nuts you press eact wire in and can see that it's in good. They are also a lifesaver when dealing with old work in a cramped box. So much easier to press a short wire in with needle nose pliars than havecto bundle them together and twist on a nut while hoping nothing is loose. Extra nice being able to remove a single wire without having to disturb the rest. The testing port is nice as well - no worry about whether or not your probe made it past the press of insulation and found the copper with these bad boys. The only downside is that you are limited to 4 wires per nut. Ihave a handful of 5 and 6 wire WAGO nuts for those rare occasions that I bought in 10 packs but since almost everything that needs splicing is 3 or 4 wires, these get it done. Really no different than having to have a few red or green oldstyle nuts in your belt for the few times a yellow wasnt big enough.I've never used these with anything but solid wire but I trust WAGO if they say it works with stranded.

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I received these, Push Wire Connector 773-164 from Wago and I've also used several other brands along with them, in different connector # configurations and I love them. I really do like them a lot, rather than love them, that is the top rating of 5 stars Amazon chooses to use to say you really like a product, and I do really like, not love, these connectors, so I'll say 5 star, rather than love, from this point on. I will also be using them for some wiring projects around my home, a couple of Solar Projects and also to work on my random home electrical needs. So far I 5 star these. I ordered 2, 3, 4 and 8 conductor - holed - connectors and one version has a lift up releases for each of the conductors, for work I may need to revisit and add a need. I 5 star them so far and plan to use them in all applications with solid wire, 120vac circuits for lighting and branches, anywhere I can get away from wire nuts and I've used wire nuts regularly for 30 plus years. These will someday completely replace the old wire nut connectors and the twisting of bared conductors by all but the old diehard users and those whose economical choice is to pay less and give up the convenience of this type of product.

With wire nuts I find some connections can work loose over time if the wires have a slight curve or one is pulling a bit or there is thermal action. These avoid all those problems They are a bit smaller than a wire nut for 4 comparable 12g wires. As they have a car body you can see if the wires are fully seated. You can handle these easily when joined to wires. While possible to force twist wires to remove them, I'd plan first. Unlike untwisting a wire nut and then having to straighten the wires for reconnection, these do not damage the wire. These are easier to install in a dark or awkward place when you can only feel the wire and the connector, not see them. Though the box says Cu wire, the data sheet shows these for Al wire if you use All-plus paste to cover the wire within the connector, protecting from oxidation. Also Solid conductors 18AWG to 12AWG are OK. So are stranded wire 16awg too 12AWG. You can mix these in one connector.

but the wires don't come back out if you made a mistake.good for short wires where you cant use a wire nut