July 30, 2003
New Protector
Today was another of those days where they got me to actually work. Executive support, a VP is moving into a new house and OCS gets to do the communications work. Starting with the incoming dial tone. Previous owner had three telephone lines, and the last installer ran a six-pair drop. Unfortunately he did not have a six-position protector on hand, so he added a second protector to the existing two-line protector connected by beaning an IW jumper to the new drop inside the existing protector. Should've took pictures. *SIGH* The six-pair drop and the eight IWs and the two grounds made a tight wad of wire crammed under the cover.
Since this was for ExecSupport, and since I will not do to another what I would not accept at my own house, I ripped it all out and replaced it with a Siecor six-position protector that *I* just happened to be carrying in my van. I like this particular protector because Siecor makes a DSL splitter that mounts inside, replacing two of the line connect modules -- and I like DSL.
While I had all the IW off the protector I went to each and every jack in the house and put tone on it so I could label, at the protector, each and every IW as to where it goes. Hey -- the next guy to work on that house will either be me or one of the other three of us that do ExecSupport. I like making it easy for myself.
Posted by at July 30, 2003 04:37 PM