Electrical Wire Connector Pullout Force Tests! Wago, Ideal, Contractor's Choice

How good is the clamping / pullout force for Wago 221 & 222 lever nuts, Ideal In-Sure Push-In electrical wire connectors, and Contractor's Choice push-in connectors from Home Depot? Find out in this wire pullout testing video! I'll be testing solid copper wire and stranded. Enjoy the video! Be sure to share. Thank you

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[ProjectFarm]

Terrific work! I learn so much on this channel!

[diode]

The Wago 221's are gtg for permanent use. They are UL listed to 600v at 20 amps and 85c temperatures, they meet every spec a wire nut does. If you have something pulling on wires and exposing conductors you have either a flying spice or no wire clamp on the box, both of these scenarios are already hazardous and not allowed. I remember when the push in style connectors started coming around and everyone scoffed, now they are ubiquitous. The cost premium is easily made up in labor savings, you can terminate many more of these per hour. I dont know if you have ever had an already short wire break off in the box because someone twisted the wire too much but these eliminate that problem. I use the lever Wagos a lot in field connections in industrial automation. These things are absolutely fantastic.

[kalijasin]

Requires a significant amount of pull out force for the wire to be pulled out so your video proves the critics are wrong.

[RichardT]

Amazing that these have been used for eons in Europe, and yet only have now seem to become trendy in North American.
Great video as always!

[eagdhj]

What a practical test, now i know i need to use the push-in wagos when i hang my chandelier directly from the wagos just as the product was intended to be used.

[chuckb]

It was good to see wire damage after failure. It would have also been interesting to see which connectors are still reusable after the test, and if so whether or not their pullout performance had decreased. If the Contractor's Choice product is destroyed by a single test, but the Wago products are undamaged and still perform well after multiple test cycles, that would be worth knowing
At the end of the day though, if the pullout capability of a connector is much more than is needed to prevent unintentional release of wires when pulling a receptacle/switch out for replacement, that's good enough for me. I'm much more interested in long term connector reliability (e.g., corrosion resistance for oceanfront property, etc.).

[Sylvan_dB]

Wow. Impressive holding power on those push-to-connects. The lever locks were pretty much as I expected, given their internal construction.

[darthbubba]

Great "Part Two" to your first video on wire nuts. Very informative!

[Locksnut]

👍! Also 👍 for the simple but effective test device you conjured up.

[engrpiman]

I applaud the follow up video. I think the in normal operation 22 lbs should be more then enough holding force. If you have more then 20 lbs pulling on a wire I think a staple or other fastener is warrented to take the pressure off.

Small nit-pick the lever nuts call for 11mn of insulation stripped. Not sure what if any difference 12mm makes.

[markcaldwell]

Excellent addition to your previous video. That was a surprising outcome.

[hogchop]

The nice thing about lever nuts is that they work very well with strand /solid connections such as lights or fans that will connect to #14 solid to a #18 or #20 strand wire. Faster and easier than wrapping strand around solid wire or bending a solid over a strand be fore using a standard wire twist on wire nut

[ypw]

All these push in and lever connectors use a spring with a tang to press the wire against a bus bar. But the end of the tang serves as a barb that makes it much harder to pull out. And for the most part it’s part of the wire breaking off where enough force will result in the wire coming out.

At least with the push in connectors, the typical recommendation for removal of solid wires is to twist back and forth while pulling out.

[thomasseabrook]

The first time I did a tug test on the wago 222 I pulled it out so i have never really used them since, but I never had a issue with the wago 773 series pushin connector the last commercial company I worked for loved them but they did residential highrise and time was money and speed over quality( they weren't horrible, paid well, good benefits and had alot of good electricians just alot of them were young and only tought curtain things). The industrial companies I have worked for carried both and QC didn't care as long as it passed their inspection so it was up to you to grab what you wanted. After your video about temperature and voltage drop I use wago for low current applications and wire nuts for anything with many splices and high current.

[ThePreyMantas]

Glad you retested using this method. Very helpful and informative. Thanks.

[sapelesteve]

Excellent testing as usual eNm! Always enjoy watching your videos! 👍👍

[budmartin]

Nicely done! Another great video as always.

[peterwood]

Wago 222 is for connecting AlU and Cu wires with Wago Alu Paste...otherwhise i dont use is it and it is only for solid wires, not for stranded ones. Otherwise great video, always wanted to know how many I need to hold my weight 😄

[mdrew]

Excellent information. You should put some shock absorbing foam on the rod and block so you can reduce the chances of damaging your scale

[kjomen]

Why did you not do the wire nut on this test?