How to Connect Multiple Wires With Wire Nuts
Wire nuts offer a convenient and safe way to connect multiple wires together. The wire nuts essentially twist and clamp the wires together to form a tight connection, which encases the exposed end in a plastic cap, thereby reducing chances of shorting the wires, causing fires or giving a worker an unexpected jolt. Wire nuts can be purchases at any hardware store or hardware section of department stores. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Remove approximately three-eights of an inch of insulation from each wire, using the wire strippers.
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Align the ends of each wire. You may need to twist or bend the wires to allow them to align properly.
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Push an appropriately sized wire nut over the top of the wires. You should feel slight resistance, but the cap should go over all the wires.
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Twist the wire nut until it feels tight.
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Give each wire a modest tug, to test that they are securely connected in the wire nut.
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References
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