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Wago connectors with too many wires

Branta

The electrician who wired my (new) home takes the live feed to a light switch in each room (rather than to the rose).  Thus each room has a light switch back box with four neutrals commoned in a WAGO 2273 connector (feed in, feed onward, wiring to luminaire, wiring to spots).  I'm guessing the spots were a surprise to him as he seems only to have had a stock of 3-way WAGO connectors.  He's consistently managed to wedge four 1mmsq wires into a 3-way WAGO 2273.

I know this is wrong, the "extra" wire just can't be clamped like the WAGO design intended.  What is driving me nuts is that nowhere can I find it written down that it is wrong !

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    WAGO 2273 are suitable for solid conductors only (1 strand conductors) - i.e. 1 strand per way. This is stated in the manufacturer's data , by saying the product is suitable for only SOLID conductors (only 'sol' marking on the product)

    Each way will, however, accept pin crimps or suitable crimped ferrules of a suitable length, provided the total CSA and current rating per way is less than the max stated, so there is a way of connecting either stranded or flexible cables, or even 2 conductors to each way, if you put the two conductors into a pin crimp or 2-conductor ferrule with long enough distance to reach all the way down into the base of the WAGO, and also maintain IP2X at the way entry.

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    Can you use ferrules with solid conductors?

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