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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by frankus on Monday January 23, 2023 @02:35PM (#34493789)
The great thing about PEX is that they made an expensive* tool that makes joining pipes like 90% less skill-intensive.

I'd love to see something similar done for electric wiring. I'm picturing something like an electrical box that you can directly connect Romex that's been stripped with a special tool, and then a circuit-breaker-style snap-in for the actual receptacle. The parts/tools would cost more but might dramatically speed up the installation.

*relatively expensive, especially in the early days.

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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by mike50 on Monday January 23, 2023 @08:27PM (#34497826)
Hubbel already makes this. https://www.hubbell.com/wiringdevice-kellems/en/Products/Ele...
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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by latchkey on Monday January 23, 2023 @10:56PM (#34499007)
Neat but the speed up here just doesn't seem that extreme, I guess maybe if you're installing 10k of these a day. I feel like the time it takes to put the wires into the harness is just as much time as putting them straight into the receptacle and tightening the nut.

I did start using wago's though... those are handy for sure.

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