Hi all. I'm currently trying to add a socket in an upstairs room from the master socket. At the master socket there is a 4 core cable where Orange goes to A and White goes to B and green and orange are cut back. At the slave there are 6 junctions with a 4 core cable with orange, white, blue and...
Hi People,
So have been called out to change a Potterton EP2000 programmer for a Horstmann C27, nothing strange in that you think.
When I removed the EP2000 there are telephone cables from certain points, Neutrals, Earths and possibly switched lives, which appear at the other end in the airing...
Hi All.
I have a customer who wants to move his office to his home.
Consequently he wants to take his business phone number with him, he also wants to keep his existing home telephone number, he wants an ADSL line too, which shouldn't be a problem.
What may be a problem is that there is only a...
Hello,
Just after a bit of advice. A customer has asked if I would be able to put what they have described as a phone point from the hall into the lounge. They have sky tv in the lounge and want the new phone point to connect sky box so they can pay for movies etc..
So basically can I run a...
Hello,
Done some work at a care home recently and they have asked me to put 8 additional phone points around there care home. Is there a limit to how many phone points can be run off the master socket??
Ive tried to read up about it and some people mention the REN??
Any help would be great...
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I am just about complete with first fixing a 4 bedroom house, only thing left is the TV and Phone points. Am I correct in thinking that all I am required to do is wire a coax cable from each desired TV point to a central point ie the attic, and for the phone outlets I just have to run...
Anyone used them?
I’m been driven insane with payment protection calls, up to three a day. I’ve registered with TPS in the hope they can get them stopped.
They were recommended by Virgin Media.
Hi There, data and tele cable are something I have little knowledge of, but I have a shed office job that wants cables extending to it from the existing office in the house. I expect the data cable from the modem/network box to the shed office to be about 40 meters and the telephone cable will...
Hi everyone! I've had a browse on the net and on this forum but can't find any information on the photo attached
Young ladys flat in a block of apartments, this is the only telephone point that's wired up and it works perfectly with telephone and router plugged in.
Problem is, I've never...
I've recently been asked to fit a piece of electrical equipment in a red telephone box which has been purchased from BT.
The new electrical equipment must be earthed but the existing electrical installation from the cut out in the telephone box is double insulated with no earth provision.
I...
Wiring for UK Telephone Sockets
Although pin 4 has no function in a domestic installation it is usually
connected for the sake of neatness.
The quality of wiring carried out by many older BT wiremen is often approaching art in its perfection.
The BT Drop Cable
(The cable coming from the...
Hi guys, not been on here for long time, Why “phone home”? I recently found out about this con, it applies to a business with Caller forwarding to another phone on the same number, This can apply to any trades, etc, So, if you are away from your home phone, The incoming call is forwarded to...
Just registered with the TPS because I am sick :cuss: of getting annoying calls at home from automated machines. between 6-10 a day and some days more. just wondered if anyone had any feedback on tps or any other good companies offering a similar service.
hopefully time to :chillpill: now :)
Hi all, my name is James - new to the forum here. I don't know if any of you have had any experience with the British Gas application process but I've recently applied for a Trainee Smart Meter Installer position. I successfully passed the online application and passed the telephone interview...
I currently do some work in a factory and serviced office complex.They have switched alarm company and the previous one used to monitor the fire alarm system.The new one will not connect it to the new monitered intruder alarm system because they have said the cable with is a 3 pair normal phone...
Hi folks, as part of a room refurb, I'm moving a secondary phone socket to other side of a room. The cable coming in is already under the boards so I propose to join under boards at existing location and run new cable to new position other side of the room. For the joint the options are either...
Hi guys need some help with telephone points.
I currently have 1 main point for the phone, which i have an extension plugged in to connect to the alarm.
I need 3 more points for sky tv, what is the best way to wire these, i am an electrician, but have never had an experience with phone lines...
sorry experts, i'm new to this so a bit paranoid! how much will the shadow cast by a bt supply cable approx 3ft above the array affect the system? i thought very little, but apparently other quotes have made specific reference to it.thanks in advance!
Hi all, looking for a little bit of info if you would be so kind.
I would like to have a phone point in all of my rooms at home so i have ran two cat 5e from each room back to a location under my stairs. One for phone and one for data.
In the past i just daisy chained them but read various...
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