How to hardwire a phone block - Install a landline - home phone line

youdoav.com/ I know what you are thinking - "No One Has a Home Phoneline anymore" Well not true. There are some advantages to having a home phone line. First no dropped calls. This is a great way to have a live phone in your home and save some money.
Get a phone block - InstallerParts 66 Punch Down Block
Tool needed: Punch Down Tool with 66, 110 and Krone Blades - Multifunction, Universal, Network Wire Cat6/Cat5e/RJ11/12 (Punch Down)
Time to get this done? 1 to 3 hours depending on skill and number of phone lines.
On the "Phone Block" in each row the two pins on the left are connected to each other and the two pins on the right are connected to each other.
In this installation we are going to land the home wire on one set and the live wire on the other set.
Pre-Wire - (Remember the order below)
In each CAT5 / CAT6 Cable there are 8 wires:
White - Blue - Phone Line 1
Blue
White Orange
Orange
White Green
Green
White Brown
Brown
Mark the left side of the Phone Block every 9 - each mark is the White Blue.
Strip some CAT5 Cable
Start with White Blue and Blue and punch down the top wire. Then hook the wire all the way down the block. Once you get to the bottom you will hook the wires and work your way to the top. Finally, you will punch down the wires.
13:51 The completed wired Phone Block. We only used the inner pins we left the outer pins open.
14:45 Installation in the media closet. You will need a base.
Get your wires in place - Strip the cable with the string - cut the wire to a manageable length. Then match the colors to the pre-wired phone block and cut the wires in.
Label the wire and repeat the process.

[@FMG1964]

Just the info I needed. Thanks for taking the time for good, detailed info.

[@fridakalota370]

thats an awesome job it looks so neat n the cable are labeled thats how it suppose to be

[@Hermiel]

While the method you used will pass signal, Telco pros terminating 66 blocks will typically use bridging clips so that individual extensions can be easily isolated for troubleshooting, and cross-connects so that different stations can receive different lines. Also, Big no-no is to pull your conductors tight up against the body of the block like that. This makes it near impossible to a) see what's going where and b) re-punch an extension if it ever comes unseated on purpose or accidentally. Pros will always leave a loop of wire coming out side of the block just so that there's some slack. Moreover pros often leave a "service loop" of cable so that there's plenty of slack available if the block needs to be repositioned or re-terminated.

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

All of this is good advice! Thank you for the post

[@johnhouchins3156]

I retired from the Bell System. I agree with Hermiel completely. Also, terminating the inside clips first runs the risk of cutting the conductors with your punchdown tool when punching down the outside clips because they'll stack over the others.

[@michaelsliwinski8044]

Thanks Alan.

[@betranu1]

Thank you so much

[@alexandrebouvier7731]

really nice job !!!

[@cforrester2186]

Great video. Learned a lot from watching it.

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

Sweet! Thank you for watching

[@d3l74513rr4]

Thank you!

[@russellsmalls318]

Thanks. Needed this video

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

You got it! Thanks for watching!

[@tymb278]

Excellent, thorough explanation-- thanks much. I see someone else asked my question "where does the phoneco wires go". You did mention that briefly I believe but appreciate the clarification. Am I correct in that this setup accommodates a 4 line phone system? We started with 4 separate lines but now are down to 2 so I assume that I would only need to connect two pairs of wire for each phone outlet and that the other pins would just be unused?

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

You are correct. This would accommodate 4 lines. You don't need to land all the pairs on the phone block, but I make it a habit to land all the wires just because I like to be thorough. You could just land the blue pair out of every wire and you'd have one phone line going to every room.

[@OldLordSpeedy]

Nice system. Now all phones ring if someone call this one line from outside, all people can hear or talk together over this line from outside - wonderful to example us an old trick how we used since around 100 years. I love my phone pbx system, more as one line to outside, can call from room to room with local numbers, calls arrived at the correct place, and so on ...

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

You are correct. This is a typical home system. Most people don't have a pbx system

[@OldLordSpeedy]

Alan Clegg Sure I do same as I was young. But a typical analog pbx system for four phone lines costs 2nd hand on ebay less as the transport with postal service to you. My own pbx system (Agfeo AS 35) is a little bit oversized for private use, but it was a present from a customer after I installed a new one. My next pbx system works only digital over VoIP.

[@MeatsackMiracle]

what happens if you have 2 phone lines? this cant be used for phones- 1st not enough power coming from LEC to power all at once. 2nd adding another line would be complete chaos.

[@reggien4165]

If your new to being a cable installer, this is awesome tutorial for those who just run into a block on a commercial job.

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

Thanks for watching!

[@Poppychenery]

wow so helpful!

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

Sweet! Glad to help!

[@mattschoular8844]

looks nice.....but where does the signal from the phone company connect to the 66 block to energize the individual lines?

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

Thanks for watching. Someone had this same question earlier and I answered it in the other comments. Let me know if you can't find it.

[@MeatsackMiracle]

what happens if you have 2 phone lines? this cant be used for phones- 1st not enough power coming from LEC to power all at once. 2nd adding another line would be complete chaos

[@CusterFinancialCoaching]

So this is just for telephone? Can you explain the purpose a little more? If I have wires ran to the rooms and I would like internet instead I could just pull all the wires out of this block and add an RJ45 or a patch panel made for RJ45? Then go to the room and attach and RJ45 port and wall plate?

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

Yes!!! You nailed it. Hopefully they ran Cat5 cables for the phone and all the lines are home run to a single location. If this is the case, just do exactly as you said and you’re Golden.

[@jefflowe8803]

Alan, I got a question I wanted to have a landline phone only as a back up is there a way to "reactivate it" by hand? I know you would probably need to see my wiring but I thought you might have a suggestion. Currently all phone jacks are dead in the house and as far as I know have been dead since the house was bought in 2008

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

I'm not sure what you mean when you say "by hand." Re-activating a phone line should be pretty easy.

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

So I'm sure we can figure it out quickly.

[@jefflowe8803]

sorry, "by hand " I would mean by myself it seems that there are no companies around me that do standard landlines. I just think it seems dumb especially when severe weather hit (tornado 1/2 from my house 2 weeks ago) and has spurred me to take up again old plans I had for this house having a landline being one of them. I have a block like the one you have and another smaller block outside on the tele pole. will a voltmeter set to check continuity work to isolate and breaks?

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

First I'd like to point you to our website. It's called YouDoAV.com and its a great place to find exclusive videos and instructions. It's free and you have better access to us for direct questions. You just go to the website and enter your email address. Done. They install phone lines in one of two ways: home runs or daisy chains. In a home run install, one wire from each location goes to a central location and is connected there. In a daisy chain, each phone jack is wired to the next one, which is wired to the next one, which is wired to the next one and so on. This video is showing you how to connect a home run type installation. One of those wires will be going to the street connection to your house. Once you locate that wire, just connect all the wires using the technique above. Yes you can use a voltmeter to check to see if your phone is active. You should read about 50 volts DC between the active pair (blue and white/blue for cat5 or red and green on old phone wire). All this being said, normally you can get your phone lines turned on by just having the phone company turn it on. If you decide to do VOIP, just plug the outgoing phone line from your VOIP module into any phone jack and it should activate all of the jacks- assuming they're all connected together from the original installation.

[@jefflowe8803]

cool thank you I will look at this site this weekend

[@charliebrown9086]

I understand what you did, but where do you feed into the block from the phone company?

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

Top left space is reserved for that line. That line should run from your block to the side of your house or wherever your phone hits your house from the street.

[@MeatsackMiracle]

you cannot double punch (2 wires on 1post) , so now that you have occupied every post where do you bring the pots line in and connect? You skipped over the part where you punched down the left side of the block, and it looks like you have occupied all posts on block.

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

I did not do a great job showing how to punch down the active line. It will go on the top left corner on the left pins. Nothing will be double punched.

[@jamiespino8418]

Question? when do you use the metal bridge cap to enable a line? I see you do not use it.

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

Phone companies use those on commercial projects mostly. They can land their 25 pair phone line on one side of the block and the individual phone lines to each room on the other side. Then they bridge the two sides together. Or you can land your individual phone lines on side with the phone system lines on the other with a bridge clip in the middle. It makes it a little cleaner and more manageable when dealing with a lot of wires.

[@jamiespino8418]

@@AlanCleggYouDoAV I see. I really appreciate your reply. That makes sense the use of the metal clip.

[@MeatsackMiracle]

bridge clip only crosses 1 pair, does not daisy chain

[@fridakalota370]

i thought that u only need white blue n blue for phones? or is it only for faxes???

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

You are correct. One pair is one phone line. So the blue and blue/white wire would be like one. I wired the phone block using all the wires which allows up to four lines per room. I know that overkill by a long shot, but I land all the wires no matter what.

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

To clarify further, a phone line is one pair. A fax line is one pair. You can share the same pair for a fax and a phone line, but some times it's nice to use two separate pairs to handle the job. One pair for the phone and a separate pair for the fax so you're not confused when you're receiving a call or a fax. Then you'd have two different phone numbers as well.

[@davepuffycombs]

Great job explaining, but you can get a structured phone bridge for like $20 and save an hour of punching down wires!

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

That’s good news. They used to cost a fortune. You’ll still be punching down or putting on connectors but you won’t have to do the crazy pre-splicing like I did here.

[@davepuffycombs]

@@AlanCleggYouDoAV I'm glad I never had to experience those days, but I could use this method in a pinch.

[@btno222]

where does the connection to the phone company wires go?

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

I land that wire just like any other wire. You punch it down using the either the column furthest to the left or right. I prefer making the top left wire my active phone line from the phone company. That way it's consistent and I always know where to find it.

[@MeatsackMiracle]

what happens if you have 2 phone lines? this cant be used for phones- 1st not enough power coming from LEC to power all at once. 2nd adding another line would be complete chaos

[@CharlesLaBow]

You weren't trained as a TELCO guy judging by how you dressed the cables and cut the sheaths back where they come out of the 89 bracket. TELCO always puts the CO lines on the left of a 66 block, extensions on the right. Interconnect with bridging clips. Run your cross-connects and common connects with a "drip loop" of a couple of inches on each pair so the next tech in can see where stuff goes. Also, on a 66 block, divisions are in fives (that's why there is a little notch) four pair cables plus a spare for extensions added later. Overall, not bad. Maybe a little longer following a journeyman around. ;-)

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

You are right. I was never exclusively a telco guy. I did a LOT of phone lines in the buildings as a low volt tech, but never did the hook-up for the telco companies. This is how we always did them and the telephone company would hook them up without a problem, but I'm sure a true telco journeyman could teach me a lot. Thanks for watching!

[@mineshpatel1419]

Where do you bring the service on what side??

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

I land it on the top left spot always

[@mineshpatel1419]

So the on the second set of pins or first? Thanks

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

@@mineshpatel1419 I land the wires that go from the block to the street connection on the pins in the top left corner- the row furthest to the left.

[@mpozar1]

Is voltage of wire 9 Volts ?

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

I think our landline phone system runs around 50 volts.

[@mpozar1]

@@AlanCleggYouDoAV its not depending on download speed

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

@@mpozar1 This is for a phone system. Am internet network is different and I do not know the voltage in a network.

[@mpozar1]

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[@rvanbeau2009]

Ha "hardwired telephone is a dying breed but I disagree" Got that one wrong LOL.

[@billysmith5721]

66m150 seamans

[@mat-bh]

O cara tem um milhao de aparelhos e instalaçoes e nao compra um pabx digital. Fiarada desnecessaria

[@glasshalfempty1984]

brah, brah....brah. Brah. Brah....hardwired phones ARE a dying breed. That's not really a thing to disagree with. Now don't get me wrong, I love this stuff, I find it just as interesting as fiber or cell phones, and I'm really enjoying learning about it. But that doesn't change the fact that it is a dying breed. That being said, phone systems like this still have their place and will for some time. And I'm honestly happy about that. But good video, and thank you for making it :D

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

I think we agree about phones dying off, but I don't see them completely going away anytime soon. Fax machines are still common and a lot of people (like me) prefer to keep a hardwired phone around for emergencies and for the convenience of always having a phone around without having to leave a cell phone home with the kids or babysitter. They're also nice to have if the power goes out. If your phone runs off the power coming over the phone line, you'll still have a working phone while the rest of the city is out of luck. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@MeatsackMiracle]

One thing that is undeniable- Its all about the copper(or fibre), because everything starts out being wired before it can become wireless!

[@furqanayub7057]

that whistle at 4:06 .. those noticed like my coment :D

[@blainesimpson8134]

When introducing the punchdown tool to a completely noob audience, it needs to be stated that it must be oriented to cut on the exit sides of the posts. You do mention it in passing at 18:13 after you orient the tool wrong. Then you explain the directionality with incorrect assumption that all (or even most) of these tools are colored as yours is.

[@AlanCleggYouDoAV]

That is a great point. Thank you for mentioning it!