Originally Posted by
Brian Elfert
Why pigtail if there is only a single wire going to each screw? To me every wire nut connection is just another possible failure point. I understand in this case a pigtail is a good way to extend the wires.
I doubt is Jason was recommending pigtailing if there's only one set of wires going to the outlet. Note that he was responding to a picture that included two switches and a GFCI and the poster said he didn't have enough wire to place the GFCI the way he wanted to.
I agree with him that pigtailing when you have a bunch of wires in the box is a good idea, especially if you ever have to replace one of the switches. I don't like multiple wires on a screw.
Mike
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