| One can never know when an emergency is | | | | working phone and its line. If other jacks are |
| going to happen. And in such event, the telephone | | | | working while the rest are not, it's probably the |
| is among the immediate lifelines available at home | | | | NID or the telephone wiring connecting from it to |
| or in the office to get quick help. So it pays to | | | | the jack boxes. In such case, it's time to ring the |
| make sure that the telephone wiring is secure and | | | | telephone company for technical help. It's very |
| stable. | | | | likely that several of the jack boxes need |
| Always Check the Phone Lines | | | | replacement. |
| Keep a sure tested cord phone when testing the | | | | Checking The NID For Telephone Wiring |
| telephone wiring. This eliminates the possibility that | | | | The NID compartment indicates which phone lines |
| the phone device might be the thing | | | | are connected to what jack box. If not, then |
| malfunctioning. Another way of making sure it's | | | | checking the telephone wiring will have to be done |
| not the phone device at issue, connect it with a | | | | the hard way-checking the phone lines one by |
| friend's live phone line, call it, and see if it rings. If | | | | one to see what line goes to what jack box. |
| it does or if it has a dial tone, the phone device is | | | | When this is necessary, make sure to mark what |
| okay for telephone wiring testing. A simpler way | | | | goes where as the lines are being indentified. The |
| is to gently tap the wire connection to the phone | | | | next time testing the telephone wiring is done, it |
| device and listen on the receiver for any static | | | | would be easy to check. When checking the |
| interruptions. If the static is there, it's a telephone | | | | telephone wiring through the NID disconnect all |
| wiring problem. | | | | lines from the inside and then connect the corded |
| Check the Phone Jack | | | | phone used for testing. If there's a dial tone, then |
| The telephone company has a phone jack or a | | | | the culprit is the telephone wiring going into the |
| small plastic junction box somewhere in the area | | | | house. If there's no dial tone, call the telephone |
| where the phone is located. At least one outlet | | | | company for repairs. |
| from the jack is available for the phone. To check | | | | Make Sure the Wire Colors Match |
| the telephone wiring connected to or from the | | | | Telephone wiring is made simpler by the use of |
| jack box, plug a phone with a phone wire into this | | | | colored wirings. Check if the colors of the wires |
| outlet and check for dial tone on the receiver. If | | | | match the colors of the outlets in the jack box. |
| there's none, then the telephone wiring has a | | | | Or, check the telephone manual for the color |
| problem. | | | | coding of the wires used. Sometimes there are 3 |
| If There's No Dial Tone | | | | to 4 colors used on wires to differentiate the |
| This becomes complicated when there are | | | | connections of the telephone wiring system. With |
| several phone jacks available. Check each of the | | | | this aid it should be easy testing and locating |
| jack boxes and each outlet in them. Use a | | | | phone line connections. |