Wiring domestic telephone sockets

[Bradaz21]

Hi everyone,

Im in the process of renovating my and need to wire up the 3 pair telephone cable to the sockets however im not sure which colour relates to which pin.

Ive uploaded images of the wire and the back of the sockets but if you need more info let me know.

Any help would be gratefully appreciated!

Cheers,

Jonny

 

[Wes1000]

Normally you would put blue-2 white/b-5 orange -3 but the 2 & 5 contacts are call and 3is just a bell wire so you may not need it.

 

[Bradaz21]

Thank you. So im clear blue with white 2, white with blue 5 and orange 3? The doesn't seem to be an orange wire only red with white, white with yellow, white and green with white?

 

[telectrix]

just use the blue/white and the white/blue. as long as you connect terminal 2 -2 and 5 -5 that's all you need.make sure that the main socket is a master and all others are slaves. ( you can tell the master as it has a capacitor fitted.

 

[Intoelectrics]

As telectrix said, ^^^
make sure the conductor is pushed into the splicing connector on the back of the socket securely. If you use the correct tool for the job its quite quick & simple.

 

[Bradaz21]

Thank you, ill give it a go!

 

[telectrix]

buy a proper IDC tool. the plastic ones that come with sockets are crap.

 

[Spoon]

buy a proper IDC tool. the plastic ones that come with sockets are crap.

Ok the plastic ones are nowhere near as good as the one you posted but they will to for wiring up one phone connector.

 

[7029 dave]

If the extensions are to be used for telephony, then I recommend terminating terminal 3 bell wire else they won't ring.

 

[DPG]

If the extensions are to be used for telephony, then I recommend terminating terminal 3 bell wire else they won't ring.

Not true with modern phones. Was needed years ago with the old style phones.

 

[7029 dave]

Not true with modern phones. Was needed years ago with the old style phones.

They must have capacitors in them.? (or not moden tech) lol

 

[Squid]

They must have capacitors in them.? (or not moden tech) lol

For extensions you cut the cap out.

 

[telectrix]

but that would expose the bald yed.

 

[Intoelectrics]

Ok the plastic ones are nowhere near as good as the one you posted but they will to for wiring up one phone connector.

They will, but a decent one is not overly expensive and looks good in your tool kit when a customer asks if you know anyone who can install an additional phone extension point.

You pull out your tool and say "Yes me!"

 

[telectrix]

under a tenner.
https://www.NoLinkingToThis/p/phile...gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CJ-Dzc6kj9sCFUcj0wodiHQEZw

 

[Spoon]

They will, but a decent one is not overly expensive and looks good in your tool kit when a customer asks if you know anyone who can install an additional phone extension point.

You pull out your tool and say "Yes me!"

Very true mate but the OP doesn't state how many sockets he's adding. Most prob not a lot. For 1 or 2 sockets then the plastic thing will do. If he's intending to do more and then maybe get the proper tool.

 

[telectrix]

Very true mate but the OP doesn't state how many sockets he's adding. Most prob not a lot. For 1 or 2 sockets then the plastic thing will do. If he's intending to do more and then maybe get the proper tool.

maybe right, but if he's got sa poor connection due to using crap tool, he's going to be tearing hair

 

[littlespark]

What sort of cable is that?
I've only seen 3-pair for telephones.
Blue with white strip, Green with white strip, orange with white strip, and the opposites. ie White with blue strip.

The way I remember is
'Blue to two' (it rhymes)
'Green to three'(so does this)
Orange is the only colour left so goes to one. the opposite colours go on the numbers opposite. ie 1-6, 2-5, 3-4

 

[Bradaz21]

Also its a whole house renovation so I have about 4 to do from memory and had bought the IDC tool from screwfix.

 

[DPG]

What sort of cable is that?

Looks like cat5 network cable.