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 was looking for another brand and decided to try these instead. These are so much easier to install and keep the wires organized and securely connected! To insert the wire, you just lift the lever up, stick in the wire, and close the lever. That’s it! If you need to redo it, you lift the lever up and pull out the wire. These are awesome and I wish I had known about these sooner!

Works great and is very effective! Definitely use these for DIYers

I am a DYIer (a big one) so these connectors are great. Easy to connect AND disconnect. I do believe these provide more surface contact than the push in connectors. I wish this one was availbe for aluminum wiring though.

Works great

They are very easy to use.

Great

Super easy to install. Hopefully will never have to use crimp connectors ever again.

The best way to install these is to use the wire strip length diagram on the back of the unit and then cut and strip your wires to the same length. After lifting up the levers above each hole you are going to insert a wire in, shove the wire all the way in until you can see it touching the back and fold down the lever all the way down tightly. Pull the wire to make sure that it is secure. On stranded wire, try to avoid twisting the wire before shoving it in the hole to the rear. These are designed to be used on wire between 24AWG-12AWG but 12AWG and 14AWG work best. Only insert one wire at a time and lock it down with the lever before going to the next wire. Make sure to pull it to insure that you have it all of the way back and locked down tightly. The 221 series is smaller than the 222 series but, both are limited to the same size wire. I recommend these over wire nuts for tying solid copper wire to stranded copper wire 100%.

I first learned of these connectors about a year ago. Im sorry I didnt get them at that time! They are great...especially when connecting ceiling fan remote cintrol receiver wiring in a less-than-spacious box in the ceiling. Using the little wire nuts provided with the control modules are not user friendly. I agree with the reviewer who suggested wrapping electrical tape around them for extra security.