[Seansrt2000]

I am installing Ring doorbell and the doorbell wires are too short so I will need to use the provided extender. I will not be able to use the provided grey wire nuts since they will not fit in the little opening. Can I just join the wires by twisting it and then covering it with electrical tape since it is low voltage? I have limited tools and experience so I don’t want to solder or use crimpers. What other options do I have?

 

[jmon]

I am installing Ring doorbell and the doorbell wires are too short so I will need to use the provided extender. I will not be able to use the provided grey wire nuts since they will not fit in the little opening. Can I just join the wires by twisting it and then covering it with electrical tape since it is low voltage? I have limited tools and experience so I don’t want to solder or use crimpers. What other options do I have?

Imo, for a basic splice on a door bell wire (16v), using electrical tape, is fine if you have nothing else.

Better option would be to use a common crimp style b-connector which come in many choices, cheap and available at any box store. Just a suggestion.

 

[Wiredindallas]

I would use the round button type connectors that you insert the wire and push down to snap closed the center button. Crimpers not used, just a pair of pliers.

 

[Seansrt2000]

I would use the round button type connectors that you insert the wire and push down to snap closed the center button. Crimpers not used, just a pair of pliers.

Ok I might try this option, by the way what size (awg) wires are doorbell wires?
Will this work
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-UR-IDC-Connector-for-UR-19-26-AWG-VDV826-605/203579185

 

[jmon]

Ok I might try this option, by the way what size (awg) wires are doorbell wires?
Will this work
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-UR-IDC-Connector-for-UR-19-26-AWG-VDV826-605/203579185

about 16 -18 gauge. Should work fine.

 

[Seansrt2000]

Ok I might try this option, by the way what size (awg) wires are doorbell wires?
Will this work
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Klein-Tools-UR-IDC-Connector-for-UR-19-26-AWG-VDV826-605/203579185

about 16 -18 gauge. Should work fine.

Ok thanks will buy this, by the way when using this you don’t strip the wires, right?

 

[jmon]

Ok thanks will buy this, by the way when using this you don’t strip the wires, right?

That's correct insert and mash down with a pair of pliers like wired said in post 3.

 

[Seansrt2000]

Ok by the way what’s the difference between UY2 and UY3 connectors? Is the UY2 smaller in size- should I go for that since I have limited space?

 

[Missouri Bound]

. Can I just join the wires by twisting it and then covering it with electrical tape since it is low voltage?

You certainly can. But twisting those 20 or 22 ga wire can weaken and break them very easily. Solder or crimp is the way to go.
But I won't have to go there and fix it.....you will:vs_laugh:

 

[Seansrt2000]

Will this work for me

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Ideal-S...sh-In-Butt-Splices-10-Pack-30-1342S/202894306

 

[RAL238]

Will this work for me

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Ideal-S...sh-In-Butt-Splices-10-Pack-30-1342S/202894306

You need to figure out what gauge wire you have and choose an appropriate conncetor. Much doorbell wire is #18. So those Klein UY and UR connectors may not work as they are for 19 to 26 and 22 to 26 gauge (neither will work with #18).



The Ideal Spliceline connectors will work with 12 to 20 solid wire and 12 to 16 stranded wire.

 

[huesmann]

Another alternative to the crimp connectors suggested by jmon would be heat shrink solder sleeves, like these: https://www.amazon.com/Shrink-Solder-Sleeve-Crimpless-Connectors/dp/B01M1032A7

 

[Missouri Bound]

Another alternative to the crimp connectors suggested by jmon would be heat shrink solder sleevesConnectors/dp/B01M1032A7[/url]

The OP doesn't want to solder.
The sleeve do not make a mechanical connection to the wires.
Soldering or crimping are the two best choices.
Wire that small has a tendency to break when twisting.

 

[Seansrt2000]

Thanks for all the replies , will be going with the ideal spliceline connectors

 

[huesmann]

The OP doesn't want to solder.
The sleeve do not make a mechanical connection to the wires.
Soldering or crimping are the two best choices.
Wire that small has a tendency to break when twisting.

There's a difference between breaking out the soldering iron and trying to solder wires high up on a wall, and just breaking out a heat gun.

 

[Missouri Bound]

There's a difference between breaking out the soldering iron and trying to solder wires high up on a wall, and just breaking out a heat gun.

Hmm...
They both require a cord, both produce heat.
The big difference is that one is a secure mechanical connection.....the other is a friction fit.
The Telco companies use a button type crimp that can be used with a pair of pliers. It has 2 or three holes for the wire and some are gel filled for a better dielectric connection. They fit wires fro 19 to 26 ga.

 

[huesmann]

What friction fit are you talking about?