Changed my mind on using WAGOs after a job in Charlotte

Ngl, I was always a wire nut guy. Thought WAGOs were just for homeowners or guys who didn't trust their twists. Then I watched a foreman pull a 277v lighting circuit apart in a warehouse in Charlotte and re-terminate like 40 connections in 10 minutes with the lever-style ones. Seeing how clean and fast it was made me buy a pack the next day. Has anyone else switched camps after seeing them used on a big commercial job?

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wendy_park763mo ago

It hits that same note as when I watched a plumber use a press tool instead of sweating copper - you realize half the stuff you do the hard way is just tradition dressed up as skill. The whole trades world is shifting under us and the guys who adapt are the ones laughing all the way to the next job. Lever WAGOs feel like the first domino in a bigger move toward connectors that work regardless of who's holding the strippers. It's like watching cars replace horses - some people will swear by their thoroughbred twist until the repo man comes for their van. Have you noticed how many old school methods are just waiting for a better mouse trap?

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evab523mo ago

Watched a guy swap out a whole panel in under an hour with those things and felt personally attacked for all the time I wasted stripping and twisting. Guess I'm the homeowner now.

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