Talk:Twist-on wire connector

message: Why does scotchlok redirect to this page?   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.217.32.75 (talk) 02:32, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Perhaps because it's a brand name of a type of wire nut? Eeekster (talk) 02:34, 1 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It's not. Scotchloks are a totally different type of connector. 87.194.104.132 (talk) 22:14, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Scotchlok?

message: The picture is an example of a poor installation.  The issue is that all wire nuts should sit on top of the wire and not hang down.  While it is unlikely that the wire nut will fall off - the issue is that it doesn't take any extra time to point the wires upward so that the wine nut cannot fall off even if it does loosen.  Note:  This should be mentioned in the article.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.18.218.43 (talk) 04:57, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Poor example of installation 

message: Isn't the proper name for a "Wire Nut" called a "Marrette"? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Shadowdancer (talk • contribs) .
:Marrette is a tradename started by a firm which was known at the time as the MARR electric company.  They also made a connector with a brass ring and a set screw that Worked better if the wires WERE NOT Twisted!  I beleve the Marrette is a Thomas and Betts product. See (http://www.tnb-canada.com/en/catalogues/online/comresconstruction/c5.asp) cmacd 19:41, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  A Marrette? 

message: Why is this article being listed as "inaccurate"? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Shadowdancer (talk • contribs) .
:Just Light current being in a bad mood and failing to actually read articles. -- RHaworth 02:36, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Previous comment on inacuracy

message: Please note that the current photo illustrating the use of wire nuts was originally submitted as an example of multiple violations of the electrical safety code.  A search of Wikimedia Commons surprisingly turns up very little of use.  I have posted an "Image requested", in hopes that somebody with a camera can upload better examples.  Reify-tech (talk) 14:29, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Picture needs to be replaced

message: The patent references, while important, disrupt the flow of the article text.  They should be converted to reference footnotes, as described in Help:Referencing for beginners.  Reify-tech (talk) 20:30, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Patent references

message: Wire nuts are quite common in the Netherlands, which is in the EU. Households run on 230V AC. I can't soeak for other parts of the EU, but there is no EU-wide ban of these type of connectors. SQB (talk) 19:46, 17 May 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I've also seen them widely used in Romania as well as sold in most "bricolaj" (=Home Depot equivalent) shops over there... so I've removed the banned claim from the article. The EU incandescent bulb ban is strictly enforced in Romania's retail and bricolaj shops, so I'm pretty sure if these twist-on things were verbotten in the EU they would also not be sold over there. 5.12.246.254 (talk) 19:28, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

text: Also, diy.stackexchange.com/questions/10144/why-are-wire-nuts-not-used-in-the-uk has more interesting info on lack of UK use; the source cited there is probably reliable enough for Wikipedia as well. A page from that site (Ideal Industries) is already cited in this wiki article, but for different info. 5.12.246.254 (talk) 08:33, 21 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Not approved in EU is wrong 

message: I have read, and it has been previously mentioned here, that wire nuts are common in North America, but not so much elsewhere. Lists of where they are or aren't commonly used could be useful, as well as a list of alternatives.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cvillesignal (talk • contribs) 04:59, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Regional usage information  

message: I think Home Depot copied this article  Some of the text has been here since 2008, and I can assure you I didn't copy HD's Web site when I made this edit ; and the text has evolved significantly since then, especially around the end of March 2014. --Wtshymanski (talk) 20:03, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Home Depot copypaste?

message: Was looking at a random selection of twist-on wire connectors I have and there was a wide range of orange sizes. Noticed the caps were stamped with various Px designations. Searching the internet seems to indicate there is maybe some sort of Px standard (you get lots of hits for Px type twist-on connectors in various colors, although usually orange, on amazon and aliexpress).  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.2.80.164 (talk) 22:14, 9 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Seems to be some sort of orange P1-P6 standard