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Topic :Telephone Static
I just found your site and hope you can help.
How can I determine what is causing static on our phones and how can I fix it? The problem is intermittent.
Nothing looks out of the ordinary in our junction box. Two lines come out of the junction box - one goes directly to a receptacle, the other apparently branches out into three lines (in the crawl space) and then to receptacles.
Today the phones are fine, but yesterday they were pretty bad. Would temperatures in the 90s and high humidity have anything to do with it? It's cooler today.
Any suggestions you could provide would be greatly appreciated. |
Word of warning: phone lines carry low voltage. They can give you a small jolt if you are grounded while touching the wires. It's not enough to really hurt you, but it is enough to scare the pants off you! Anyway, try to use insulated tool while working with the wires. A good pair of needle-nose pliers work well.
First thing I would do is to go to each of the jacks in the house, remove the covers, and tighten all the screws where the wires attach. Also do this at the main junction block. The static is most likely caused by moisture in the air upsetting the contact of the wires. It's a very common problem.
If that doesn't work, try disconnecting the phones one by one and see if that solves the problem...phones are just as prone to problems as the wires.
If all else fails...go to the main junction block (where the wires come into the house) and disconnect the wires that lead to the phones. Hook up a phone directly to the block and check it. If it still has static call the phone company...the problem is in their lines. If the phone is fine, than re-hook the house phones one at a time until you've isolated the problem line. |
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