DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Condensation, heavy precipitation, powerful water jets: When moisture meets electricity, a short circuit can happen quickly. And encapsulation has been widely used to shield electrics from moisture. But now, reliable moisture protection for splicing connectors can be achieved even faster and easier with the WAGO Gelbox. It is ready for immediate use in a wide range of low- and extra-low voltage applications.

Benefits:

• Easy, fast and safe to use
• Can be used immediately and accessed again later
• Silicon-free
• Label-free
• Suitable for indefinite storage

The complete system consisting of Gelboxes and WAGO Splicing Connectors has been VDE-tested and IPX8-certified.

What is the WAGO Gelbox?

The WAGO Gelbox is a compact box pre-filled with silicone-free gel. The Gelbox is available in nine sizes and provides IPX8 moisture protection for WAGO’s 2273 Series PUSH WIRE® Connectors for Junction Boxes, as well as WAGO’s 221 Series Splicing Connectors and Inline Splicing Connectors with levers. This protection type requires the connectors to be completely sealed off against water and able to withstand continuous immersion in water. Conventional potting compounds like polyurethane and silicone also meet IPX8 requirements, but what’s special about the WAGO Gelbox is that it protects the electrical installations exactly where it matters – at the connection points – without permanently encapsulating the distribution boxes. Unlike silicone-based gel, the WAGO Gelbox’s silicone-free gel supports a virtually unlimited number of applications.

Where can the Gelbox be used?

The WAGO Gelbox can be used in a wide range of low- and extra-low-voltage applications. However, its use differs somewhat among the specific voltage ranges. For example, in low-voltage applications (e.g., 230 V), the Gelboxes are used in junction boxes together with splicing connectors. This is the only way to ensure double cable insulation to protect against electric shock, since only the conductors are encapsulated in the WAGO Gelbox. In SELV (Safety Extra Low Voltage) applications, the WAGO connectors can be used with Gelboxes without an additional junction box.

Application Examples:

• Bathroom installation (DIN VDE 0100-701)
• Washing facilities/irrigation systems
• Farms and garden centers (DIN VDE 0100-0705)
• Swimming pool areas (DIN VDE 0100-702)
• Parking lot lighting
• Charging stations and lighting systems in ports

How is the WAGO Gelbox used?

Installation is easy: Open the box, insert the connectors, close the box. In more detail: Open the WAGO Gelbox, place the wired splicing connectors in the box and close the box with slight pressure. The gel wraps itself completely around the installation.

Thanks to their compact design, WAGO Gelboxes can be easily housed in any distribution box. Thanks to the different housing variants, multiple connectors can be housed in one WAGO Gelbox to free up additional space in the distribution box. If a circuit needs to be expanded, the boxes can be easily re-opened and quickly and reliably re-wired – a real advantage over standard electronics encapsulation. The wires that connected in the old installation can be reused for the new one. However, this requires new connectors and Gelboxes (this is the only way WAGO can guarantee the high degree of protection.)

Why use the WAGO Gelbox?

The WAGO Gelbox offers completely new possibilities for protecting splicing connectors from moisture. This means that the boxes can be easily accommodated in any junction box – regardless of whether they are mounted on the wall or under the ceiling. First of all, the time required for mixing the components is eliminated. Secondly, additional time is saved because you do not have to wait until the mixed potting compound has finally hardened or dried. In addition, the gel is non-hazardous because its chemicals have already reacted, which makes the WAGO Gelbox ready for immediate use. The box is already prefilled with gel and seals the connection immediately, allowing electrical systems to be deployed right after installation without interruption – quickly, easily and reliably.