Extending phone line wiring

[iceman325]

I need to extend the phone line as im moving the socket. Question is, what is the best procedure to join 2 telephone wires, are there special connectors for this?

I was told that i need these connectors but not sure where to get them from? http://www.wikihow.com/images/8/80/P...on%2C-UK-4.jpg

[Johnner]

Any electrical wholesaler will sell them. Just ask for gel crimp connectors.

[iceman325]

Any electrical wholesaler will sell them. Just ask for gel crimp connectors.

Thank you

[toolmansteve]

Unless you feel it would be obtrusive, then I would just get another slave box and use the connections inside that to join the 2 wires. Solid copper telephone wire does not take kindly to being bent and twisted. However, if you are going to run a broadband connection off of this extension , I would try to use 1 length of wire back to the master socket and not join it at all. Joins in wires can pick up all kinds of spurious emissions. Phone cable is very cheap.

[seamouse]

go from ext and run pair 2 ans 5 and ringer to next socket

[iceman325]

Forgot to mention, I will be doing this to a Virgin phone line if that makes a difference? Will them crimp connectors still work?

[mport343]

did you get your phone line sorted??