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    May 22, 2009, 08:14 PM
    Hum on phone line
    I dropped one of my two phone lines. I went out to the box and moved the "line 2" wires to the same posts for the "line 1" circuit. Now I have a hum. Any ideas?
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    May 22, 2009, 08:51 PM

    Plug a good working phone into the NID test jack. Hum?
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    May 23, 2009, 06:49 AM

    If you have 2 lines, you cannot place one line on top of another.
    If one of the conductors touches ground, it will hum.
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    May 23, 2009, 01:24 PM

    Strat: I think you misread the question. I think he moved the inside wires that went to the line #2 jacks and moved them to the line #1 (Electronics module).

    That in itself, should not cause a hum.

    A defective protector could.

    But we need the results of the NID test.

    Hum can be caused by bugs, spiders and defective interior wiring and phone company wiring.
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    May 25, 2009, 07:14 AM

    I usually start at the "D Marc", then try without the protectors, once good to there, start on inside wiring.
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