Ask Experts Questions for FREE Help !
Ask
    jrhmoyer's Avatar
    jrhmoyer Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
    New Member
     
    #1

    Oct 17, 2006, 11:35 AM
    Rewire phone jack for 2 lines
    I was wondering how simple it was to rewire a phone jack for 2 lines. The phone co. charges $100 to do it. Can anyone help?
    RickJ's Avatar
    RickJ Posts: 7,762, Reputation: 864
    Uber Member
     
    #2

    Oct 17, 2006, 11:45 AM
    1. At your network interface box (usually mounted outside; it's where the phone company's lines come to your house) look for a bundle of wires from which two wires are wired to posts. This is your line 1. Generally, it should be red and green, but it really doesn't matter.
    2. Now from this bundle, pick two other colored wires (generally, black and yellow are used for line 2) and wire them to the jacks for line 2 in the network interface box.
    3. For each outlet that you want wired for both lines, open it and wire the same two colored wires that you just wired up for line 2 to the other two posts within the outlet. Most home phone jacks have 4 posts for 2 lines - but if yours has more, then look for which ones are marked for line 2.

    Here's a more detailed step by step article:
    http://www.homephonewiring.com/add-line2.html

Not your question? Ask your question View similar questions

 

Question Tools Search this Question
Search this Question:

Advanced Search

Add your answer here.


Check out some similar questions!

How to rewire a phone jack [ 4 Answers ]

I need some help. This house had at one time two different phone lines. We now have only one phone line working. I need to find out how to rewire one of the jacks that was hooked up to the other number. The phone company is going to charge us $120 to come out and do this, but they tell me that...

Rewire from 2 phone lines back to one line [ 7 Answers ]

Added line 2 for dedicated dial-up line. Now have DSL & don't need both lines. However, line 2 is wired to room with computer & line 1 has DSL. Can I go to box outside & rewire line 2 with line 1 & put all jacks in the house On line 1? Hope you understand what I am asking. Any help would be...

Rewire phone line [ 4 Answers ]

Hi, I am remodeling my garage into a living space. In order to add windows to my new living space I have to move the phone line in the wall. It goes through the middle of the proposed window. If I disconnect the line and move it down in the wall it will no longer reach the NID. It has to be...

Rewire second phone line to main [ 2 Answers ]

Hello, I have a second phone line for my computer, I am dropping the second line and getting DSL. How do I rewire that second line to my main line? Thank you.

How to rewire a telephone jack [ 1 Answers ]

Have two lines but only one of them has ADSL. Computer is close to jack connected to line without ADSL. How can this jack be rewired for the line with ADSL? Thanks.


View more questions Search