Can't connect the SWA cable. Practical help please.

[Onoff]

5 hours ago, saveasteading said:

I used waco once then got a sparky to do the clever bit.   He removed and changed them all.

Then these as above this time. I think they are a bit small for the stranded  armoured cable.

I couldn't decide if I had to lift the lever or is that only for removal... holding that up was a nuisance.

 

I will practice tomorrow and maybe get the hang of it.

 

Plenty of videos on using them on YouTube. You are in a minority not using them tbh. 

[saveasteading]

6 hours ago, Nickfromwales said:

what bit 

It was in a very old house for one of the family, about 10 years ago . I distributed cables and fitted new downlighters: so the floorboard lifting, drilling of oak joists etc that Mr Sparks wouldn't like. So 8 hours me, 30 mins Electrician.

" You're not going to do the mains connection I hope".

"No, I'll get Mr Sparks to check it and connect it. ".

What I'd done was fine except he didn't like Wagos and redid with terminal blocks.

Then I put back the floor.

 

2 hours ago, Kelvin said:

cheap copies.

Mine are as the pic above, from SF. All very fiddly inside the box with my big and clunky fingers. I must have had an average of 5 go's with each, then for some reason it would hold. So that was 7 wires x 5.  The box instructions simply have a tiny picture indicating  "push in wire", which didn't work. 

[andyscotland]

1 hour ago, saveasteading said:

Mine are as the pic above, from SF. All very fiddly inside the box with my big and clunky fingers. I must have had an average of 5 go's with each, then for some reason it would hold. So that was 7 wires x 5.  The box instructions simply have a tiny picture indicating  "push in wire", which didn't work. 

Ah yeah that sounds much more faffy than actual Wago. Especially for stranded.

[Nickfromwales]

4 hours ago, saveasteading said:

What I'd done was fine except he didn't like Wagos and redid with terminal blocks.

He was a penis then.