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Hot take: Got reamed by a master electrician for using too many wire nuts on a simple job
Old timer told me I was wasting time jamming three wires into a single nut when a Wago lever would do it faster and cleaner. Switched to the lever nuts for lighting circuits and cut my trim-out time by about 20 minutes per house. Anyone else had a senior sparky change your whole approach like that?
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the_drew18d ago
Tbh I had a similar moment with an old timer who showed me you don't need to strip a wire a full inch for every connection. Quarter inch is plenty for most stuff and it keeps your boxes way less crowded. Felt like an idiot for years of overstripping.
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patp7918d ago
Heard some electrician say stripping too much can actually weaken the connection over time.
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