I have a love-hate relationship with these.
The connectors are wonderful and I love them to bits.
The boxes, not as much. I can never get all the bloody wiring back in the box and get the lid to snap on without doing them some violence.
Is there a trick to it that I haven't yet fathomed?
Have you tried swearing at it?
Wago boxes are of course a waste of space.
Yes, don't use them! :-)
I don't think 'wago box' is from the same stable as 'wago connector' though I may be wrong. I always find that: 1 - they're too big and 2
- I want the wires to come out of opposite ends.
I think the boxes were originally made by an independent company, but I assume they were bought out by Wago a couple of years ago ...
Always works for me. I can do it in French too.
Another Dave
Oh, yes.
But *so* much easier than junction boxes.
They are certainly not as easy to use, but as long as you don't have too many cables and you apply enough force, they do work. The theory is that they save time by having built-in strain relief. There is another type of Wago box for "in-line" type connections which is a bit easier to use, but you have to use cable ties for strain relief.
Err, yes they are!
I have the opposite experience.
Good point.
You're doing better than me if you get to that point without having a fight to get the cables in the slots. I sometimes end up trimming the rubber seals.
As for getting the lid shut, I tell myself "face it, you're now an *old* wimp" and reach for the G-clamps.
Yes - I prefer Wiska boxes instead - bit more space, nice screw down lid, slighty piable (= shockproof) and you can use glands for strain relief if required (TLC do T+E flat glands)
The only con is they do not poke through little holes like the Wagoboxes.
Its a bit like when you dig a hole, you always have more earth left than will go back in it. Brian
Yep. I closed the one yesterday with Mole Grips.
They look good. I shall try those next time, instead.
Are you aware of MF junction boxes?
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Assuming that you are not wiring up a lot of wires then these might suit you.
Failing that go for Tim's adaptable box and some stuffing glands suggestion. I prefer the boxes you have to drill out yourself - that way I can use 25mm and 32mm stuffing glands and ram a load of cables in if I need to.
That's 'cos of the dead body you put in the hole first ;)
SteveW
Thanks muchly, y'all. I shall buy no more Wagoboxes.
Do you mean these mini gel boxes
or the larger, more conventional ones.
I can't immediately see how the mini gel ones work.
No - these general purpose ones:
As Adam says, there are a multitude of enclosures (TLC have most of the well known ones). Wiska have the convenience of screwing a gland or conduit adaptor straight into the pre threaded holes, or you can jusut puncture the membrane and poke a cable through (cable to be clipped close as per old style round JBs)
You could just as well use a surface mount backbox and blanking plate (and it is done).
I like them most of the time, but it would be better if either side of the box could fit on the mounting pin, & if they made a bigger version.
Those look useful --- thanks.
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