Andy Burns wrote:
Paul wrote:

The only thing which is really dire, is the dalliance with aluminium
wire.

And the wire nuts? :-P

Sure, there are wire nuts here.

But for outlet plugs, those are screwdown and reasonably secure.

Wire nuts work fine to. Even some appliances use them
internally. There are problems if you mix materials
that don't belong in them. Like say a home handyman
slaps a solid wire and a stranded wire in, and tries to
tighten it up. That doesn't end well.

As long as you assemble a wire nut, disassemble it
and admire what you've done to the wire, then reassemble,
you'll be fine. If it beats the wire to ****, or is
obviously not compressing properly, then you have to
ask yourself what sin you've committed. From that point
of view, as long as you exhibit curiosity about how
they work, you're likely to be fine. But I know not
everyone is as inquisitive.

Paul