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I have just found an additional phone socket in our new house, which upon testing was found not to work! I have looked briefly at the wiring, and can't make out what has been done - hence posting this question!
I shall try to explain what I have found.
There appears to be a main incoming phone cable which splits at a junction box into two new cables - one of which goes to the additional phone socket (followed that wire), and the other appears as best I can see to go to the main socket (sleeve colours match at least!). These cables are wired together as follows:
Incoming cable to main cable connected by pairing orange-orange and white-white. These match the colours connected at the main socket.
Incoming cable to additional socket cable by pairing Green(incoming cable)-blue/white(additional socket cable) and black (incoming cable)-white/blue(additional socket cable).
Should this wiring result in the additional socket working as a normal phone/broadband line, or is it some sort of leftover from when there were dedicated fast internet lines?
Any thoughts gratefully received!
I shall try to explain what I have found.
There appears to be a main incoming phone cable which splits at a junction box into two new cables - one of which goes to the additional phone socket (followed that wire), and the other appears as best I can see to go to the main socket (sleeve colours match at least!). These cables are wired together as follows:
Incoming cable to main cable connected by pairing orange-orange and white-white. These match the colours connected at the main socket.
Incoming cable to additional socket cable by pairing Green(incoming cable)-blue/white(additional socket cable) and black (incoming cable)-white/blue(additional socket cable).
Should this wiring result in the additional socket working as a normal phone/broadband line, or is it some sort of leftover from when there were dedicated fast internet lines?
Any thoughts gratefully received!