Joining Electrical Cable

The most common types of approved connectors are twist on plastic caps commonly known by the brand name wire nuts and the relative newcomers push in connectors.

Joining electrical cable.

All that you. It is important that they are quick and easy to use. Every wire nut connector is made to join a certain minimum and maximum volume of wires. Strip off at about 1 an inch of insulation from the end of each wire.

Always check the approved list on the wire nuts packaging photo above to make sure the connector is listed for the wire combination you want to join. Within the range there are products that reduce wiring time by up to 50. Terminal ratings are for wires made of either cu copper only or cu al copper or aluminum but not both at the same time. The outlet addition methods we show here are based on the most common wiring 14 gauge wire on a 15 amp circuit and an 18 cu in.

This is important for preventing home fires. The term for removing insulation from a wire is called stripping the wire you will need a pair of wire strippers cutters a pair of pliers and a spool of stranded wire. The larger the wire gauge the fewer it can hold. Codes also limit the number of wires that can enter an electrical box or electrical receptacle depending on the inside volume of the box and the gauge of the wires.

Manufacture of aluminum wire for these purposes has ceased and now aluminum wire and cable is manufactured in larger sizes for connection to an electric range service equipment and other high current uses. By law wire splices connections between two or more electrical wires must be made with approved electrical connectors. In this case the length of wire from which you need to strip insulation depends on the number of wires being joined together and the. When you are joining electrical wires used to carry current in a home you ll be using a solderless twist on connector such as we show at left.

This video shows how to join electrical wires properly. Box typical inside dimensions are about 2 in. First look at your wire strippers and look for the holes that have a number labeled next to them. In this video i show you how to connect electrical wires together.

This simple but effective technique is useful when you join both low and high load multi core electri. This tutorial is for people that feel comfortable working with electricity. Not only are these products efficient they are economic as they can be re used.