dadarkgtprince t1_jd0vy57 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 12:46 AM

Wire nuts were "designed" to not need to twist the solid copper, but you get a better fit by twisting them first. Nothing will happen with you twisting them first. Just twist it until it stops, and if you want you can wrap it with electrical tape

dhekurbaba OP t1_jd0x14c wrote on March 21, 2023 at 12:54 AM

i twisted, put the nut tightly and then slight tug to test

the wall wires are solid and the switch's wires are - i believe the right term is - stranded, hopefully with the tug test i'm ensuring a secure connection

dadarkgtprince t1_jd0xty5 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Yea, test tug should be good. I always do the tug and wrap with electrical tape just in case. No movement happens once you've tucked everything in already, so it should be good pending the nut stayed on when you pushed the wires back in

dhekurbaba OP t1_jd0zc7z wrote on March 21, 2023 at 1:11 AM

right, thanks for the tips

dadarkgtprince t1_jd0zkic wrote on March 21, 2023 at 1:12 AM

O, and to confirm your verbiage earlier, yes stranded is correct. Solid (where its one giant wire) or stranded (where is a lot of small wires) is how wires come

imnotsoho t1_jd1u61i wrote on March 21, 2023 at 5:48 AM

And put them in the box with the nut on top so it can't fall off.