can I re-use wire nuts?

Jerboy

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When you use wire nuts to connect wires and mess up, is it ok to remove it and re-do it or are wire nuts supposed to be single use only?

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bsobel

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If these are 'standard' dry wire nuts (little cone shapped items with a metal spring like peice in the end), then you can reuse them. If they are special purpose (such as ones with built in silicon to seal for underground use) you shouldn't reuse them.

Bill