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dhekurbaba OP t1_jd0x14c wrote

Reply to comment by dadarkgtprince in Why should wires not be twisted before putting in wire nut? by dhekurbaba

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

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dadarkgtprince t1_jd0xty5 wrote

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

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dhekurbaba OP t1_jd0zc7z wrote

right, thanks for the tips

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dadarkgtprince t1_jd0zkic wrote

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

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