Splicing wires while holding a heavy ceiling fixture is a pain in the neck.
It's always bothered me that whenever I need to mount a fixture, I've got to hold the fixture in one hand, while I try to splice and cap the wires with the other.
Every time I've needed to do it, I open the box hoping to find some kind of quick connector inside, so I don't have to figure out how to splice the wires with one hand. The problem is bad enough for a small ceiling light, but it's even worse for mounting larger ones, or even ceiling fans. Unless you've got somebody else around to hold up the fixture, it's nearly impossible to splice the wires.
Wouldn't it be easier if you simply mounted a quick connector on both sides, then just plugged it in?
I realize the reason they don't us
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