On Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:16:08 +0000 (UTC), Tegger wrote:

George wrote in :

On 4/20/2011 5:53 AM, bob haller wrote:
On Apr 20, 2:39 am, Larry wrote:
On Apr 19, 11:50 pm, wrote:

nuts. With only wire strippers to handle, no fumbling with extra
pliers was nice.

Um... What are you using pliers for? Might want to check the
instructions on the box of wire nuts...

you should always twist wires together before twisting on wire nuts,
otherwise a loose wire nut will cause a outage and possibly a over
heated connection

But no manufacturers app notes even suggest twisting the wires.



The wires twist together automatically when you install the wire nut. Take
a look inside next time you use one.

Sure, but Bob was talking about twisting *before* placing the wire nut on the
connection.