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Showerthought: I used to think wire nuts were all the same until a job in Tacoma last fall.

I was redoing a kitchen light and kept having a flicker issue with the old red ones I always used. A guy on the crew handed me a tan Ideal wing nut and said, 'Try this for stranded to solid.' The flicker stopped immediately. Do you have a go-to connector for tricky splices like that?
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jason_stone59
jason_stone593d agoMost Upvoted
Totally agree, the right connector makes all the difference. Had the same thing happen with some old cloth wire in my attic. Swapped to a blue Ideal nut and it was solid.
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jade_shah79
Honestly seems like overthinking it. Just twist the wires tight and use any decent nut. Never had a problem that way.
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abbyp61
abbyp612d ago
Maybe, but a proper nut on old cloth wire can stop a fire before it starts.
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