Wago lever connectors

I have some rewiring to do in my daughters house , when i last did some couple of years back I used up my old stock of my wago clips
Ive just priced them up to discover i now need to sell a kidney to be able to afford them .
Its a case of very clever merchandising in my view , sell them cheap untill every one is hooked on them then hike the price up, in my view till they no longer become a pleasure to buy and use . The price hike is astounding .
Is it just me, a tight Yorkshire man or do others agree.
Has anyone used a alternative if so what have you used ( link please)

 

What type and what are you using them for? They're not that expensive.

 

So simple, even plumbers can use them

 

The 221 ,5 way just short of £17 for twenty five , i think they must have doubled in price over about two years . I agree they do save time for the professional but for someone like me a humble DIYer time isnt such an issue ,its the price thats an issue. Trying to emulate this for upstairs lighting .....

 

In the real world away from China shipping half baked dangerous junk, the prices of real things have gone up a lot.

 

Is it still alright to twist the wires together, tightish, and stick some insulation tape round them?

 

Yes. It's in Section 17 of the Wiring Regs: "PlumberWiring - Electrical Installation by Folk Who Smell Faintly of Linseed Oil".

Section 17.3 also specifies that all wiring, whatever the potential load, shall be connected using a manky bit of 5A choc block found at the bottom of your tool bag.

 

Is there a different way then?

 

Yes, same thing called a wire nut.

 

The Yanks do like their wire nuts. Some seem to have a deep hatred of Wagos.

 

Also known as Dogs Cocks


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No need to be rude, they were only trying to help!

 

Bloody sparkies

 

but they don’t have proper electricity due to being a bit thick

 

They did make a mistake early on going for 110V, but it was only intended for lighting really. US domestic supply these days is 220V centre-tapped...which means you have to have two different mains connectors

 

...which we used to use. If I rummage around in the remnants of 1930s wiring in our loft, sometimes find an old porcelain wire nut.

 

Get some choc blocks...

Bit harsh on the yanks..

 

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Sparkie Porn!!!

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