You can wire each line to a separate telephone or connect more than one phone to a particular line by daisy-chaining them or branching the wires out from the NID. Telephone wiring isnt difficult, its safe and it doesnt have to be confusing, as long as you keep track of the wire colors.

What wire do I use for phone line?

Most telephone wire are one or more twisted pairs of copper wire. The most common type is the 4-strand (2 twisted pair). This consists of red and green wires, which makes a pair, and yellow and black wires, which makes the other pair.

How much electricity does a telephone line use?

While telephone lines do have 48 volts of electricity running through them, its usually not enough to cause a shock, though it may affect a pacemaker. The electricity in a phone line does spike to around 90 volts when the phone rings, which can give a mild shock.

How do you answer a multi line phone?

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How deep do phone lines have to be buried?

Youve been reliably informed that if youre only digging shallow holes, you dont need to worry about hitting service pipes. Your source has informed you that its industry standard for gas pipes, phone lines etc. to be buried at least 375mm into the ground and electricity cables 500mm below.

How deep does a phone line need to be buried?

The national electrical safety code doesnt have a minimum depth for communications lines, but 6 to 12 inches is probably typical. When working around buried facilities, remember that main lines are typically at least 2 feet deep while service lines are only at about 18 inches deep.