Green Ground Wire Nuts

Ideal 92 greenie grounding 100 pack green wire connectors.

Green ground wire nuts.

Ideal 76b wire nut 100 pack red wire connectors. Just because green wire nuts are listed for only grounding doesn t mean other wire nuts are not. Solid copper to. Green wire nuts are used for ground wires.

As long as they are securely nutted or crimped you should be fine. This ground wire cap is primarily used for wiring two or more 12 or 14 gauge ground wires together with one extending through ground cap. Cuts abrasion and corrosion. Green wire nuts are listed for only grounding and bonding not circuit conductors.

Gray twister wire nuts gray twister wire nuts are designed to be all purpose they can handle the smallest to the largest splices. All other wire nuts are listed for circuit conductors and grounding conductors. Greengard grounding connectors feature contoured offset wings that enable firm ground connections with an easy twist of the hand. I m sure this falls into the local authority bucket but i ve never heard of anyone requiring green wire nuts on grounds.

The flame retardant thermoplastic shell protects against weather. For pricing and availability. The hole in the small end just lets you use one or maybe two of the ground wires if long enough to continue on and hook onto a receptacle or the box or another green wire nut after being wire nutted instead of having to cut a separate piece of wire as a pigtail and wrestle that into the wire nut. Green wires connect to the grounding terminal in an outlet box and run from the outlet box to the ground bus bar within an electric panel.

Ground applications building wire lighting fixtures luminaries and signs from the manufacturer. The purpose of the green wire is to provide a path to ground for a circuit s electric current if a live wire within the circuit happens to touch metal or some other conductive material. Ideal assorted wiretwist 25 pack multi wire connectors. Also i m assuming you mean you re having an electrical inspection from the town city not a ul inspection.

For pricing and availability. Usually 10 3 with ground or larger gauge wire is used to wire dryer receptacles with its own 240 volts breaker depending on the dryer load. They have a hole in the top which allows one ground wire to poke through and run directly to a device or box. This wire cap is not used for dryer circuits application.

In the event of a fault it could carry significant current so treat green wires cautiously.