Swapped from push connectors to wagos on a big commercial job last week

I used to swear by push connectors for everything. But on a 40 floor office building in downtown Austin, I had to redo 12 junction boxes because the old ones just kept popping off. Switched to wagos halfway through and it cut my connection time by about 20 minutes per box. Plus those things actually hold when the wires get yanked around. Has anyone else had push connectors fail on them in a big install?

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sandra14621d agoMost Upvoted

I hear you on the speed thing, but man, I got burned bad by wagos once. Had a similar job, 30 floor high rise in Chicago, and those little orange levers kept snapping off when the GC's guys were pulling wire. I was out there replacing them like crazy. Pushed through with push connectors the rest of the job, not a single callback. Maybe I just had a bad batch, but I'll stick with what I know works for me in these big builds.

wyatt_fox6821d ago

Ever think those levers were just union-busting tech made to fail after the first tug, or did you just get stuck with the Wish.com knockoffs? Sounds like a nightmare either way, glad the old school push-ins had your back.