I used to fight with every single wire nut on a panel termination. Now I just put a dab of No-Ox-ID on the threads first.

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Guess that apprentice learned the hard way that a little dab beats a lot of frustration. Kinda funny how we'll wrestle with something for ten minutes before trying the simple fix right in front of us. Old timers and their tricks never get old.

angelamason1mo ago

My buddy's apprentice fought a wire nut for like ten minutes last week. I told him to try that trick and he said it went on like butter.

troy_reed1mo ago

Man, why did it take me so long to learn that trick? I used to get so mad at the cheap wire nuts that come with some fixtures. I'd be sitting there, turning my wrist into a pretzel, and the thing just spins without biting. @angelamason has the right idea telling his buddy's apprentice. I started keeping a little tub of that stuff on my cart after I saw an old timer do it. Now it's the first thing I grab for any connection bigger than 14 gauge. Saves so much time and cussing.