Thank-you for the feedback! For more wire splicing training, here's two links: becoming-an-electrician.com/how-to-splice-wires-as-an-electrician/ Or.. free wire splicing training series: becoming-an-electrician.com/optin/splicing-wires/
Could u do a video on splicing stranded wire?? Lots of homeowners need to splice two 12 stranded with one 18 stranded for outdoor low voltage lighting. Thanks!
I do plan to create more splicing videos with various wire types as time permits.. for now, sometimes it's easiest just to hand twist them together.. or you can make them longer and fold back on itself if it's not holding in the Marrette (wire nut) very well!
I can create a video on this once I get back to updating the website. The answer is just strip the 12 AWG solid wires longer before you try splicing them! If you are just a DIY, your hand strength is not that of an electrician who splices wires often each day, so stripping the wires longer than normal will help when splicing larger sized conductors together 👍 becoming-an-electrician.com/
Thank-you! If you notice, I didn't splice the whole wire to the very end! Just long enough for a tight strong splice, then I cut it off and rounded it. This is to save time on the jobsite! You can learn more about wire splicing here: becoming-an-electrician.com/how-to-splice-wires-as-an-electrician/
Here in Canada, I've mainly seen the blue Marrettes most common.. I assume it's a cost decision. Many times they'd buy barrels of the Marrettes. Wago's (square push in splice) often come with lights here. It's always important to make sure you've pushed in the wire to fully seat, as this is a common issue of lights not turning on.. the installer didn't strip the copper long enough, or didn't push it in hard enough for the connection to actually happen! Also, the ones that come in lights are usually the push-in wire connector type.. not the lever type, which are probably higher quality!
@@BecomingAnElectrician the wago 221 are with the levers. have all the ratings and infos printed on them, i personaly use the knipex NexStrip (to expensive for beginners) where you can set the strip depth right on the point and dont have to messure every time. but yeah wago is damn expensive the youtuber Greatscott has an amazing video about diffrent connectors. neat property for wago is that there are junctionboxes for different uses but in a country where the standart is completly different its hard to use a new technic. (i am very sorry for my english skills)
@@paulantony1981 Thanks for the info. Yeah this channel is meant for apprentice electricians, not do-it-yourselfers, so the knowledge applies to what companies typically provide to apprentice electricians on the jobsite in the real world.. which is all about reducing cost, and producing results. Therefore you'll see a lot of wire nuts (Marrettes).
This video is for novice electricians, not DIYs Why are you taking focus from something they'll need to know, and instead talking about something else. They'll know what lever nuts are. Let them learn this and other ways, then make their own decisions, ok?
Do you have any tips on how to avoid "wounding the wire" where using too much force on pliers leaves a mark on the wire? My personal wire stripper has the same problem too
This usually happens when the pliers are brand-new, the grips are very prominent. Overtime the pliers won't leave the harsh marks. What's more concerning is if you score the wire, such as if you use too small of a wire stripping gauge. If you really wanted, you could try taping the plier grips, or just use them for other tasks to dull the grips a little bit. becoming-an-electrician.com/
I have another question, whenever I use a wire stripper on a, let's say a no.14 AWG wire and use the same measurement on the wire stripper, it always leaves a small "cut" at the point where the insulation and copper wire is stripped, my current workplace is kinda strict on this kind of things as they demand that all electrical splices should have very few/no marks at all.
@@JamesB-oh6py It sounds like you are using the wrong size hole when stripping (make sure you're using solid for solid, and stranded for stranded). If you are using the right size, maybe try not squeezing as hard. You can always pull the insulation off with pliers too if you're very concerned. If you do make score marks, it is bad, and significantly weakens the copper electrical wire! becoming-an-electrician.com/
That is a f¥kg great question. I do other wiring work, and those that have that happen, never think about how it can happen, until "we remind them!" Good job!!!
Can you clarify? Do you mean this video can relate to splicing wires of any size? Smaller wires, like #14-8 AWG, this video will relate. Once you get to bigger wire sizes, you often use lugs, or splice kits. becoming-an-electrician.com/
💡 Free Wire Splicing Series: becoming-an-electrician.com/optin/splicing-wires/
These intricacy videos are 🔥. Thank you 🙏
Thank-you for the feedback! For more wire splicing training, here's two links:
becoming-an-electrician.com/how-to-splice-wires-as-an-electrician/
Or.. free wire splicing training series:
becoming-an-electrician.com/optin/splicing-wires/
Could u do a video on splicing stranded wire?? Lots of homeowners need to splice two 12 stranded with one 18 stranded for outdoor low voltage lighting. Thanks!
I do plan to create more splicing videos with various wire types as time permits.. for now, sometimes it's easiest just to hand twist them together.. or you can make them longer and fold back on itself if it's not holding in the Marrette (wire nut) very well!
@@BecomingAnElectrician It’s tricky trying to splice thick 12 gauge wire with thinner wire. Thanks!!! Love all ur videos!!! Keep up the good work!! :)
@@FixItWithMe Yes, that's definitely planned. Working with Stranded and Solid Wire for Splicing.. stay tuned!! :)
Why cant I find a video to wire nut 4 12ga solid wires? 14ga is easy.
I can create a video on this once I get back to updating the website. The answer is just strip the 12 AWG solid wires longer before you try splicing them! If you are just a DIY, your hand strength is not that of an electrician who splices wires often each day, so stripping the wires longer than normal will help when splicing larger sized conductors together 👍
becoming-an-electrician.com/
Love your work
Hope it helps you understand the electrical trade better.. focused on apprentice electricians!
Nice splice 👍
Thank-you! If you notice, I didn't splice the whole wire to the very end! Just long enough for a tight strong splice, then I cut it off and rounded it. This is to save time on the jobsite! You can learn more about wire splicing here:
becoming-an-electrician.com/how-to-splice-wires-as-an-electrician/
in germany we use wago connectors. (i find them easyer to use plus cou can change it later without problem)
Here in Canada, I've mainly seen the blue Marrettes most common.. I assume it's a cost decision. Many times they'd buy barrels of the Marrettes.
Wago's (square push in splice) often come with lights here. It's always important to make sure you've pushed in the wire to fully seat, as this is a common issue of lights not turning on.. the installer didn't strip the copper long enough, or didn't push it in hard enough for the connection to actually happen!
Also, the ones that come in lights are usually the push-in wire connector type.. not the lever type, which are probably higher quality!
@@BecomingAnElectrician the wago 221 are with the levers. have all the ratings and infos printed on them, i personaly use the knipex NexStrip (to expensive for beginners) where you can set the strip depth right on the point and dont have to messure every time.
but yeah wago is damn expensive
the youtuber Greatscott has an amazing video about diffrent connectors.
neat property for wago is that there are junctionboxes for different uses but in a country where the standart is completly different its hard to use a new technic.
(i am very sorry for my english skills)
@@paulantony1981 Thanks for the info. Yeah this channel is meant for apprentice electricians, not do-it-yourselfers, so the knowledge applies to what companies typically provide to apprentice electricians on the jobsite in the real world.. which is all about reducing cost, and producing results. Therefore you'll see a lot of wire nuts (Marrettes).
This video is for novice electricians, not DIYs Why are you taking focus from something they'll need to know, and instead talking about something else. They'll know what lever nuts are. Let them learn this and other ways, then make their own decisions, ok?
Do you have any tips on how to avoid "wounding the wire" where using too much force on pliers leaves a mark on the wire? My personal wire stripper has the same problem too
This usually happens when the pliers are brand-new, the grips are very prominent. Overtime the pliers won't leave the harsh marks. What's more concerning is if you score the wire, such as if you use too small of a wire stripping gauge.
If you really wanted, you could try taping the plier grips, or just use them for other tasks to dull the grips a little bit.
becoming-an-electrician.com/
I have another question, whenever I use a wire stripper on a, let's say a no.14 AWG wire and use the same measurement on the wire stripper, it always leaves a small "cut" at the point where the insulation and copper wire is stripped, my current workplace is kinda strict on this kind of things as they demand that all electrical splices should have very few/no marks at all.
@@JamesB-oh6py It sounds like you are using the wrong size hole when stripping (make sure you're using solid for solid, and stranded for stranded).
If you are using the right size, maybe try not squeezing as hard. You can always pull the insulation off with pliers too if you're very concerned. If you do make score marks, it is bad, and significantly weakens the copper electrical wire!
becoming-an-electrician.com/
That is a f¥kg great question. I do other wiring work, and those that have that happen, never think about how it can happen, until "we remind them!" Good job!!!
Is this applicable to any multiple wires?
Can you clarify? Do you mean this video can relate to splicing wires of any size? Smaller wires, like #14-8 AWG, this video will relate. Once you get to bigger wire sizes, you often use lugs, or splice kits.
becoming-an-electrician.com/