WAGO 221 Lever-Nuts 75pc Wire Connector Assortment Pack with Case

Very glad that I paid the extra money for the Wago brand name. I looked at some of the cheaper, knockoff connectors. In fact I had a set that was almost half the price of the Wago in my cart. Then I decided to do a little research before buying them. What I discovered was the ones I had weren’t UL approved and wouldn’t pass an electric inspection. I wasn’t so worried about that as I was the potential danger from using a substandard connector. There’s a lot of things to consider when buying these. For instance, how difficult is it to unclip the snap. If it’s too easy it can unclip when you push it back into the junction box. Also ,how much actual metal to wire contact is there? Not enough and it can heat up and melt the connector. Finally, how much metal is actually going from one wire to the other? Not enough and the metal can melt and act like a fuse causing problems. As far as I can tell these knockoffs aren’t tested, or worse tested and failed. I’m guessing that for most applications they would work fine. But for the price between genuine and imitation why take the chance? If you have even one issue with one connector you’d regret not spending the extra money. Of course, take anything I write with a grain of salt. I haven’t personally tested either the Wagos or the cheaper ones. I just watched some YouTube videos and justified spending the extra money based on what I saw.

I had some of the Chinese connectors but the wires were able to pull out without lifting the lever so I switched to Wago and the difference is very clear! The box they come in is very nice too it comes with moveable dividers and strong latches, you can re-purpose the box after using all the connectors, very cool.

These are electrical wire connectors. They greatly simplify connecting 2 to 5 wires together in place of wire nuts. It takes one connector for each type of wire. For example if you are connecting three 3 wire cables for a circuit. it would take one connector for the black wires, one for the white wires and one for the ground wires. If you dont do your own electrical work, you dont need them.

I am doing a lot of home improvement projects, and these connectors are a incredibly easy to use. I will never use wiring nuts again.

My new ceiling light came with twist wire connectors that took two hands to use, leaving no hand to hold the light. With these, I could attach one to each existing wire and then hold the light with one hand while attaching its wires to the existing wires (one at a time).

I finally pulled the trigger I purchased this box to have on hand. I use them within the first few days after replacing an electrical transformer. The easy snap-on connectors allow you to use one hand to connect the wires. This product requires no skills of the user, unlike wire nuts which require knowledge and skill to use correctly.

A peer told me about the lever nuts. Ive tried both the ideal and Wago in a side by side usage. The Wago 5 port is the cats meow when wiring metal 2-gang boxes with pass thru, two duplex oulets, and bonded ground. The two and three port Ideal work perfectly fine, but the Wago is slimer and in shallow boxes that is critical. Prices are comparable, but my local supply only stocks Ideal. So wago looses in the accessibility for short notice jobs. So, stock up!!

As an alternative to wire nuts they are a little more expensive but very handy. I use them whenever Im connecting a stranded wire to solid copper...like a new light fixture. You can ensure there are no stray strands and the connection is solid. They are also excellent if space is limited in the box.

These lever-nuts are quite compact. Initial use was for installing a ceiling light fixture. Wire connections were easy and very solid - no slippage or loose feeling to wires once the lever was flipped and the wires secured. In this case, the connectors were physically a bit smaller than the manufacturer-supplied wire nuts. Very pleased thus far.

These make your project easy and neat!