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Is there much benefit of using Wago connectors to the average diyer?
The main advantage appears to be speed, which isn’t that important when I’ve got all afternoon to change a light fitting or wire a fused spur
They also look a little bulky, especially if using the proper boxes and I’m not sure if that’ll be much better than small covered terminal blocks.
They can be used in places that can't be accessed later, eg under floor, where screw blocks àre no longer allowed. Crumpled connectors or soldered joints are fine, cheaper and not bulky as alternative
I’m happy to spend the extra to use these over screw terminal blocks. They feel much more secure that screw terminals and are much nicer to use, just make sure to keep your fingers clear of the leavers when you flip them closed as they have a surprisingly strong spring in them.
The boxes are a little lame but I’ve still used plenty of them in places where they can’t be seen.
Wago every time for me.
It's a bit like saying why use push fit when you could solder everything, it's just easier and more likely to work first time.
After seeing plenty of terminal screws either come loose or so tight they cut through the conductor Wagos seem like a no brainer.
Wago connectors really come into their own when you're trying to connect multiple wires together. With a 3 or 4 way Wago connector it's easy to see that all the wires are correctly connected, as opposed to the screw terminal "shove them all in the same hole, screw it up and hope they're all equally gripped and one doesn't pop out" approach.
Thanks all. I’ve ordered a section box of 221s to try 🙂
Are there any handy hints for use?
With a 3 or 4 way Wago connector it’s easy to see that all the wires are correctly connected, as opposed to the screw terminal “shove them all in the same hole, screw it up and hope they’re all equally gripped and one doesn’t pop out” approach
Not had to deal with this for a while but I can definitely see Wagos being helpful.
I’m guessing for ceiling roses it’s a case of Wago connectors in the loft in a box and then longer tails down to the light fitting. The boxes seem a bit big for shoving back through the ceiling
Love them for their simpleness, especially when doing things like ceiling lights that are in a serial or looped to other appliances. Getting the box of various wago's is the way as you've done it, you can mess about with how you create the serial and as they're reusable you don't have to worry about any issues.
The boxes seem a bit big for shoving back through the ceiling
The standard boxes are a bit big but Wago do a lighting junction box which is probably not much different in cross section to any other box you might use.