A dead line or static on your phone may be due to a bad wall jack. Replace it in 10 minutes.
1. Remove the two screws on the jack faceplate and disconnect the old jack. Loosen the terminal screws on the back of the jack and disconnect the wiring. Hold on to the wire when you remove the jack so it doesn’t slide out the back of the box. If the ends of the wires are free of corrosion, you can reuse them, but if not, cut them back (leave enough wire to work with) and strip off 1/2 in. of sheathing.
2. Connect the new jack. Pinch the wire sheathing against the back of the new jack with your thumb. Hold the tip of the bare wire with a needle-nose pliers, and wrap it clockwise around the terminal. If the wires from the wall and the jack are the same color combination, simply match them up. If they don’t match, see the chart. Before you mount the new jack to the wall, make sure the bare wires don’t touch each other.
Std. Cable |
Corresponding colors in other cables |
|
Red |
Blue |
Blue/White dashes |
Green |
Blue/White |
White/Blue dashes |
Yellow |
Orange |
Orange/White dashes |
Black |
Orange/White |
White/Orange dashes |