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Little thing I see apprentices mess up all the time with wire nuts

I keep seeing guys strip way too much insulation off before twisting on wire nuts. You only need about 5/8 of an inch, not a full inch. Leaves bare copper hanging out past the nut and that's a short waiting to happen. Had to fix three separate service calls last month where this caused a breaker to trip. Any of you guys notice this getting worse with new people?
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ray_campbell46
Stripping too much is just asking for trouble.
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the_christopher
Huh, I've actually had better luck with too much stripping than not enough.
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hart.sage
hart.sage19d ago
Yeah, been fixing that exact mess way too often lately.
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