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Same for me.Hello everyone, new to the site but am finding it a very cool place to look and browse. Anywho, I have a couple of questions. Here goes.
How many twists do you put in your splice before you put your wire nut on? ( I usually make sure there is a good hold and see around 2-3 turns.)
Whatever the manufacturer states would be the limit. But most of the time it's just good old-fashioned 'feel'.How many wires do you limit on a wire nut? (I use the RED Ideas, and limit to 4-5 #12.)
No need to measure. I just strip enough to make the splice, then cut off any excess.How far down do you strip your wire before twisting? (I usually strip long, twist together, and on my kliens, there is a relief behind the cutting edge, I line up the insulation of the wire with this relief and cut. Perfect length every time.)
Again, number of wires depends on the maker. They're not all the same.With grounds- Say you have a 4+ gang box and you have many many runs. How many ground will you put in that BLUE wire nut before you need another? Do any of you guys splice from one wire nut to another? or just drill in another ground screw and pig tail another lead off that?
All fun and games until someone loses an eye.Also, here is a little trick I picked up with those crappy b-caps. If you can get the red ones, 5 ft of 1/2 emt, and a drywall screw, you got a good pigeon shooter. Basically, get your Red buhcannon wirenut, Drill in that drywall screw about half to 3/4 way in so that the point faces out, put it in your 1/2 emt and you can now use it like a blow gun. If you got a framer with a compressor around, it makes things a whole lot funner. Be sure to destroy the evidence though, and dont leave them things layin' around.