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Scotchlok?

Why does scotchlok redirect to this page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.217.32.75 (talk) 02:32, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps because it's a brand name of a type of wire nut? Eeekster (talk) 02:34, 1 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's not. Scotchloks are a totally different type of connector. 87.194.104.132 (talk) 22:14, 8 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Poor example of installation

The picture is an example of a poor installation. The issue is that all wire nuts should sit on top of the wire and not hang down. While it is unlikely that the wire nut will fall off - the issue is that it doesn't take any extra time to point the wires upward so that the wine nut cannot fall off even if it does loosen. Note: This should be mentioned in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.18.218.43 (talk) 04:57, 5 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If features the switches more than the wire nuts! 98.23.50.166 (talk) 22:33, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

A Marrette?

Isn't the proper name for a "Wire Nut" called a "Marrette"? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Shadowdancer (talk • contribs) .

Marrette is a tradename started by a firm which was known at the time as the MARR electric company. They also made a connector with a brass ring and a set screw that Worked better if the wires WERE NOT Twisted! I beleve the Marrette is a Thomas and Betts product. See (http://www.tnb-canada.com/en/catalogues/online/comresconstruction/c5.asp) cmacd 19:41, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Previous comment on inacuracy

Why is this article being listed as "inaccurate"? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Shadowdancer (talk • contribs) .

Just Light current being in a bad mood and failing to actually read articles. -- RHaworth 02:36, 10 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Additional Information for Main Article

Pre-twisting has not been required for many years now, and virtually all of the products on the Ideal Industries page cited in the article (a link I added) explicitly state that they do not need pre-twisting. The products which do not make an explicit statement are for automated installation (OEM, etc), and they certainly do not need pre-twisting. Alan 15:37, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I just spoke to a (US) licensed electrician about this. While he agrees that twisting the wires is not required by code (all that's required is a "mechanically sound connection", and a "listed pressure connector" used by itself meets that criterion), he states that he and his associates still twist the wires and cites the following reasons:

It makes for a more-workmanlike job.
When there are several conductors (more than two), it makes it much easier to fit the wire nut.
When you remove the wire nut, twisted conductors assure that the connection doesn't spring apart. While we all assume the circuit is dead, it's just as well that it not disconnect itself when you remove the wire nut.

Atlant 15:48, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Good points from your electrician; as an un-licensed ("amateur"?) electrician, I agree and think they should be incorporated into the article. I'll also take a picture of one to add to the article. Alan 16:57, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

My dad was an electrician all his life. He taught me to twist the wires togtehr and then Nip off the ends with the wire cutters. This results in the wires being forced together in a single point when the Marrette is put on, it really only adds insulation and mechnical protection to the connection if this is followed.

cmacd 19:16, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Picture needs to be replaced

Please note that the current photo illustrating the use of wire nuts was originally submitted as an example of multiple violations of the electrical safety code. A search of Wikimedia Commons surprisingly turns up very little of use. I have posted an "Image requested", in hopes that somebody with a camera can upload better examples. Reify-tech (talk) 14:29, 21 April 2013 (UTC) Done Reify-tech (talk) 20:30, 25 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Patent references

The patent references, while important, disrupt the flow of the article text. They should be converted to reference footnotes, as described in Help:Referencing for beginners. Reify-tech (talk) 20:30, 25 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not approved in EU is wrong

Wire nuts are quite common in the Netherlands, which is in the EU. Households run on 230V AC. I can't soeak for other parts of the EU, but there is no EU-wide ban of these type of connectors. SQB (talk) 19:46, 17 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've also seen them widely used in Romania as well as sold in most "bricolaj" (=Home Depot equivalent) shops over there... so I've removed the banned claim from the article. The EU incandescent bulb ban is strictly enforced in Romania's retail and bricolaj shops, so I'm pretty sure if these twist-on things were verbotten in the EU they would also not be sold over there. 5.12.246.254 (talk) 19:28, 13 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Also, diy.stackexchange.com/questions/10144/why-are-wire-nuts-not-used-in-the-uk has more interesting info on lack of UK use; the source cited there is probably reliable enough for Wikipedia as well. A page from that site (Ideal Industries) is already cited in this wiki article, but for different info. 5.12.246.254 (talk) 08:33, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Regional usage information

I have read, and it has been previously mentioned here, that wire nuts are common in North America, but not so much elsewhere. Lists of where they are or aren't commonly used could be useful, as well as a list of alternatives. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cvillesignal (talk • contribs) 04:59, 27 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Home Depot copypaste?

I think Home Depot copied this article Some of the text has been here since 2008, and I can assure you I didn't copy HD's Web site when I made this edit [1]; and the text has evolved significantly since then, especially around the end of March 2014. --Wtshymanski (talk) 20:03, 10 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Seems to be some sort of orange P1-P6 standard

Was looking at a random selection of twist-on wire connectors I have and there was a wide range of orange sizes. Noticed the caps were stamped with various Px designations. Searching the internet seems to indicate there is maybe some sort of Px standard (you get lots of hits for Px type twist-on connectors in various colors, although usually orange, on amazon and aliexpress). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.2.80.164 (talk) 22:14, 9 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]