Inside a Wago connector and a clone

Strangely CPC sells plastic wire nuts in the UK.

Big Clive

Yes they do.

Big Clive

Do the clones have test points like the Wagos?

Charles Harman

That WAGO mechanism looks like a cam type of lever. They both kind of have a cam lever style, don't ya think?

Joel Murphy

Even the wiring regulations favor the wago as if you use screw blocks you need regular inspection as the screws can work loose! I have seen wago cut wires which have mechanical movement so always provide strain relief. If you look at the wago boxes they have strain relief and to cover yourself on the regulations to not to inspect the connection regularly you have to use connections in a wago box!!!

N. Shaun Tremayne

Quicker to wire as even the lever version you can just push the normal single stranded wires in. I know the wire nuts are quick but still Wago faster.

N. Shaun Tremayne

I bought some Chinesium copies off Amazon last July (I got conned by the Advert which said 100 pcs for £9.99- they've altered it a bit so you can see the real cost/ unit now) But.. they are not bad, they seem very robust, hold the wire well and have been in use ever since without a problem. Here is the link so you can judge for yourself : https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B091FLD6LV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Mike Hughes

American here - I discovered Wago connectors a year or two ago and I'll never go back to wire nuts again!

Circuitmike

Wire nuts were banned in the UK decades ago. They had a reputation for cracking. John Ward did a video where he overloaded a Wago until it melted. IIRC it needed triple-digit amps for some minutes.

Mike Page

I would check your local codes but electricians are using them here in Houston. The only resistance might be that they cost a tad more.

Wagos are cleared with local inspectors? I'd hate to invest in a bunch of them to rewire a house and have it fail because the inspector doesn't believe the kitty bitty pieces of Lego can work as well as a tried and true wire nut.

Mike Bird

I have started using Wagos here in Texas. I find them easier to use than wire nuts and less likely to cause a wire failure, especially if the box is crowded. I have used clones on bench projects too and have had good luck with them.

Alas poor Wago, I knew him well. Send in the clones! Where are the clones? Nevermind, they're here.

Curtis Hoffmann