SpliceLine In-Line Wire Connectors

[Pete]

Bought and used some of these yesterday.

Fantastic. Anyone want to buy a crimping tool and loads of crimps?

[Adrian C]

Hmmm., Wago has a competitor...

[Pete]

Do they do an inline version which is as small (cross-section) as these?

They may well do - but I have never used.

[Andy Burns]

Seems Ideal also make wirenuts

[Tim Watts]

Picture 7 would be a "fail" - T+E sheath not entering backbox...

But yes, the splices look interesting.

[Andy Burns]

Does entering by 1mm count? Metal boxes without grommets for good measure, 1970's builders eh?

[Tim Watts]

CPCs hand twisted outside of the JB due to lazy sod having a 3-way to hand instead of walking 10 mins up the road to buy a 4 way!

On an aside, someone needs to make a bigger Wagobox - the small ones are a nice idea with their cable clamps and simple form - but they really are too tight to do anything "interesting".

[newshound]

+1, although it is useful now to have the "Light" version for small stuff.

[Andy Burns]

Yes, I've found that a time or two

They're OK for e.g. a straightforward lighting junction with

loop-in loop-out switch lamp

but if you have

strapper-to-switch2 loop-out2

they soon get too full.

These also seem a bit too inflexible considering they are designed as a lighting hub ...

[newshound]

Are they disassemblable like Wago? I guess not, at least for the "flex".

[Mathew Newton]

In order to use them in a 'maintenance free' capacity do they just require a suitable enclosure with strain reliefs?

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Just how often do you have to join mains cables?

[John Rumm]

I am wondering how they claim 17th edition compliance?

[Tim Watts]

Basically, yes. Strain relief is optional if the cable is clipped or otherwise restrained close to the outside of the enclosure (think old style round JBs).

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Are they considered 'maintenance free'?

[Robin]

The manufacturers claim they are[1] but, as John Rumm pointed out, the basis for that is as yet unclear. I've not yet seen the manufacturers state they are compliant with BS 5733 and marked with the MF symbol as the amended BS7671 requires.

[1]

[Tim Watts]

Well the enclosure has little bearing on that - I was just supplying info relating to a generally acceptable enclosure (which they need).

The manufacturer claims they are maintenance free:

[Pete]

Relevance?

If you only have to extend a cable in a socket box it would be 20 pence well spent. Or would you rather buy a crimping tool and try and get it in the box?

[Dave Plowman (News)]

I was meaning the old style junction box.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

I already have a crimping tool and crimps. Which don't cost anything like

20p each and take up less space.