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Visited a job site in Phoenix last week and everyone was using Wagos for everything
I get that they're faster but I saw a 20 amp lighting circuit with Wagos just dangling in a ceiling box. Give me wire nuts and a good twist any day. Has anyone else seen these things fail when it gets hot?
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emerychen3mo ago
Worked a summer in Vegas where attic temps hit 140 and found three Wagos melted in a junction box, never had a wire nut do that.
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stone.jesse3mo ago
Were those the older blue push-ins or the newer lever style? I've seen the blue ones get soft in Vegas attics but never fully melted unless the box was packed tight with no airflow.
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elizabeth4383mo ago
So you had three Wagos melted and can't recall a single wire nut doing that in the same conditions? I gotta ask, were those the older blue ones or the newer gray ones with the lever? Because I've seen the blue ones get a little soft in extreme heat but never fully melted. Also, how tight was that junction box packed? Seems like airflow and how much current you're pulling through those connectors makes a big difference in whether they'll hold up or just turn into puddles.
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