I'd like to see an overload to destruction test on it like was done with WAGO connectors.Interesting new wall outlet concept.
First thing I notice between traditional duplex outlets and this new one is that the traditional duplex has the ground screw on the same side as the neutral. The new outlet has the ground on the same side as hot. Not a severe issue, but I always thought it was wise to put neutral and ground on the same side of the outlet.Interesting new wall outlet concept.
I'd like to see an overload to destruction test on it like was done with WAGO connectors.
https://www.leviton.com/en/docs/Leviton-Decora-Edge-Professionals-Installation-Guide.pdf
Both Big Clive and John Ward (and probably others) on YouTube have done some pretty brutal testing of Wago connectors with impressive results.
I would chose WAGO over wire-nuts any day for standard electrical 15/20A wiring.
Same here. Except for the new construction. I chose those 20A outlets (20A circuit) with the clamp inside them. Strip the wire, poke it in and tighten the screw. I preferred to have two wires in each case so that the clamp rests flat, not on an angle.Every outlet, lamp, and switch connection are looped and screwed or wire twisted, nutted and taped.
Not used them yet. However, my electrician just installed a whole bunch. Removed a Zinsco breaker panel and relocated it in the basement. Several wires had to be extended. The ET used Wago's. Haven't had any issues yet, and all the circuitry that went above the old panel was for lighting. Nothing heavy. The whole house was wired with 12 gauge wiring. Guess it was cheap back then. Anyone interested in some Zinsco style breakers? Magnatrip, Sylvania, UBI, CEI breakers.Wago connectors
I've not seen that here. But I have seen "Lamp Cord" inside the wall; flying splices (strip the insulation, wrap wire, solder, tape) in the basement. Broken wire spliced back "Black to White" and "White to Black." That lead to an interesting shocking one afternoon. Also saw eight wire sets (12 gauge) going into a junction box, all the blacks nutted together, all the whites nutted. No grounds. Older home. 1962.I've seen too many where they just put the straight wire under the screw without looping it.
Hello there,Interesting new wall outlet concept.
A correctly twisted set of conductorswith a properly sized wire nut will not cause problems. The grief comes from the unknowing folks who have no clue as to what they are doing or why the instructions tell them to do it. I have replaced burned up outlets where there were 2 wires under one screw and a third wire under the other screw. My friend was very fortunate tghat the fire did not get outside the steel box and into the wall. And fortunately there was enough slack to allow fresh wire into the 4-conductor sized wire nuts.. So she escaped a wall fire and got her refrigerator and microwave working again. Yes, they do make wire nuts sized for 4x #12 wires.
And those rectagonal outlets and switches/dimmers have been around for quite a few years. So I would not call them "new".
I've seen and done all that as a professional on ships, ship-yards since the 70's. I'm very familiar with the problems and solutions to AL wring. My mom's house had al wiring problems. I can promise you the quality approval for lever WAGO connectors on site was not a trivial pencil whip'd approval.If you have ever seen the results of connectors like that used with aluminum wire, the fire problem is worse than the convenience gained.
I would use the push-in splicers inside an LED fixture where I know the current will never be even one amp. But never for splicing circuits in a junction box..