"John Ross" wrote in message
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RickH wrote:
On Aug 20, 7:10 am, John Ross wrote:
I need to have an extra phone jack installed in my home. I was talking
to a guy who installs them, and he said it has to be "within 3 feet of
a wall receptacle." And he said something about this being in the NEC.

Has anyone heard of this? I can't see what one has to do with the
other.

--
John

Most new homes are done like that, along with the network and cable tv
drops to the same wall plate, same for central vacuum inlets, it's for
convenience only. I never heard it was code. Municipalities dont
care much about how the low voltage prewire is done, other than if you
drilled holes in the fire stops that you did not re-caulk.

This is an older home. This subject came up after talking about
different ways of doing it (i.e. going up to attic, down to
crawlspace). I got the impression that somehow he was saying it would
make it easier to do. I just can't see how that would be. It's not
like he needs to connect the phone wires to the electrical wires.

In addition, the most likely option is just to go straight through the
wall (it goes to a garage right near where the phone connectin to the
house is). So, again I can't see how the receptacle would have any
relevance.

I also extremely doubt this is a local code. But I have to give him
credit---he is the ONLY person (aside from this NG) who has even
mentioned "The NEC"--including electricians!!! Kinda had to give him
credit for that, even though it still doesn't seem to make sense.

--
John


Your public library will have a copy of the local codes. But, I wouldn't
bother. Just put the phone jacks where you want them. There is no logical
reason to do otherwise.