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Wiring a Telephone Jack
After installing the Cat 3 - 3 pair phone wire I am ready to install the wall jack. You will have a wide variety of telephone jacks to choose from but the wiring for a single line phone service will be standard.Keep in mind that the colors of the telephone wiring in your home will be typically one of two types or insulation colors. Older telephone wiring was a basic Cat-3, 4 conductor or 2-pairs with red, green, black, yellow.
Newer homes can have anything from Cat-3, 3-pair on up to Cat-5e, with 4-pairs, with the insulation colors being a combination of solid and solid with white for each wiring pair. The wire pair colors are blue, orange, green and brown.
Features of Telephone Wiring Diagram #1
- This telephone wiring diagram shows the standard wiring for Telephone Jacks explaining the wiring connections for:
Telephone Wiring Diagram for Standard Telephones
- Conventional Telephone Systems
- Floor Telephone Jacks
- Wall Phones
- Cord Telephones
- Cordless Telephones
- Wiring Connections for:
- The Red Telephone Wire
- The Green Telephone Wire
- The Blue and White Telephone Wire
- The White and Blue Telephone Wire
This Wiring Diagram shows the standard way to Wire Telephone Jacks
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| The single line set will use the following pairs depending on your cable: Red Wire - Green Wire White Blue Wire - Blue/White Wire Quick Fix Tip: After you connect the wire pair to the jack and you get a Dial Tone but you do not hear tones when you dial a number from a button pad then just reverse the pair. |
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| Most wall phone jacks come configured for a 2-line cord even thought a 1-line phone will work just fine. You are probably wondering why the extra pairs? Well they will be used if you ever decide to add another phone line or if for some reason the primary pair stops working, then one of the spare pairs can be used. | Two Lines from one Telephone Jack This style of phone jack can be pre-wired for a 2-line phone service, giving you the opportunity to have a second phone number that can be used for a business line or a fax machine. |
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| Make sure the wires are well under the screw terminals. | If you plan to use a cordless phone its always a good idea to install your phone jack wiring beside an existing wall receptacle which will be available for a low voltage transformer which may be required. |
| More About Telephone WiringRecent Questions and Comments
How to Wire a Telephone: Checking Home Telephone Wiring Connections, Why a Telephone has No Dial Tone. I replaced my phone jack and now I do not have a dial tone: How to Fix Your Telephone Jack Problem, The Most Common Problems with Telephone Jacks and How to Fix Them. Wiring a Telephone System: Identifying and Rewiring Telephone System Equipment – If the telephones are not working right then this is an indication that the system has a problem and the system equipment and wiring should be looked at to see where the problem really is. Why are there four wire connections on a standard home phone jack? How to Wire a 4-Wire Phone Jack Connection. How to Identify and Splice Telephone System Cables – Telephone system wiring is considered low voltage however when a call comes in there could be up to 90 volts present. |
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- How to Repair Telephone Wiring Connections I replaced my phone jack and now I do not have a dial tone: How to Fix Your Telephone Jack Problem, The Most Common Problems with Telephone Jacks and How to Fix Them.
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- Repairing Security System Telephone Wiring How to Identify and Splice Telephone System Cables - Telephone system wiring is considered low voltage however when a call comes in there could be up to 90 volts present.
- Identifying Direct Burial Telephone Cable Direct Burial Telephone Cable: This type of cable is a commonly installed and used for telephone service in areas such as yours. The wire is buried at least 18" underground with out any conduit pipe.
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- How to Connect and Wire Your Telephone How to Wire a Telephone Jack: Keep in mind that a telephone only uses one pair of wires. Older telephone cables had four wires with two pairs, and the most commonly used pair was the green and red wire. The black and yellow was used for a second line.
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