Help needed to wire secondary extension socket !

[johndes]

Hi, As I am not very DIY minded I could do with some advice !.I have bought a secondary surface extension socket, which i want to position in the lounge. I have a telephone extension cable plugged into the main incoming BT socket, this is routed under the flooring to the position I want to place the new Extension socket. I wish to connect the cable, coloured blue,green ,white and red to the terminals numbered 1-6. Could someone please put me right.

Many thanx,

 

[TicklyT]

If you look at the end of the plug, you may be able to see the wire colours under the contacts. The contact furthest from the latch is number 1 (2 on a 4-way plug) and the one nearest the latch is number 6 (5)

Connect the plug pin to the same number socket terminal

IIRC the connections are
White - 2
Green - 3
Blue - 4
Red - 5

Another colour code sometimes seen is

Black - 2
Red - 3
Green - 4
Yellow - 5

Connections 1 and 6 are not usually used.

 

[RetiredCableGuy]

Alternatively you could connect your cable directly into the back of the extension face plate in the master socket. Undo the two screws & remove the half panel. Connect wires to position 2,3 & 5. Normal cenvention is:
2 - blue/white
3 - orange/white
5 - white/blue.

2 & 5 carry the line voltage, 3 is the ringer current which make the extension phone ring. All the others are unused.

Connect these wires to the same positions in the new socket & bobs your uncle. You may need an insertion tool (haha) or Kroning tool to do this.