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  • 24-02-2020 11:41pm
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    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,505 ✭✭✭


    are they allowed to be used here . i saw them for sale in lidl last week


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    [Deleted User]
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    I hope not


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    dolittle
    Registered Users Posts: 706 ✭✭✭dolittle


    as far as i know they are
    the older ceramic ones were banned in the U.K. a number of years ago
    there are better alternatives


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    advise_needed
    Registered Users Posts: 23 ✭advise_needed


    BrownFinger wrote: »
    I hope not

    i think some ring floodlights use them


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    Risteard81
    Registered Users Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭Risteard81


    They're typically known as Scruits (pronounced Screw Its) rather than Wire Nuts here. Wire Nuts is the North American name for them. The last time I saw them they were supplied with a Mag lock kit.


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    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Don't know the what the regs say about them here, however, please shoot on sight anyone you see using them on anything over 12V. anything.

    I've seen them a lot over the years, mostly on American built machinery, and seen the result of when they melt due to the installer not knowing how to use them. Run a mile.


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