Okay, all you geniuses, put on your thinking cap and see if you can help me.
I have an adapter that is wired for two lines coming out of a single jack (not two devices into a single line, but two separate lines). Suddenly, it does not work. I went to replace it and found the adapter for two separate lines. I plug it in and only the main phone line works. Why would this be? Does this mean I should climb up in the attic (85 degrees here today and tomorrow) and see if the other number wires have come loose or is there something else I could check first .... I tried to find one of those phone line testers, but Home Depot doesn't have one.
Any assistance would be appreciated.
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I didn't know that you could get two separate lines out of one jack. Perhaps a snake has slithered into the works somewhere?
Try your cell phone see if that works.
I wouldn't go up in the attic. There could be....you know....snakes.
Okaaay, guys...now get serious. Yes, you can get two lines out of one jack; the wiring is split behind the jack and why they did it that way I have no idea. Been this way for ten years.
I will be shipping snakes if you don't behave!
Beejay, does the second line work anywhere in the house?
Logjam, you made me think about what I hadn't tried...I had not tried to putting a different phone connection to the jack on my fax machine. Ta-dah. It was the silly line from the machine to the jack that was whacko!
Thanks guys.
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