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Important Safety Information
Important Safety Information
To avoid contact with electrical current:
Never install electrical wiring during an electrical storm.
To reduce the risk of fire, use only 26 AWG or larger
telecommunication line cord.
Never install telephone jacks in wet locations unless that jack
is specifically designed for wet locations.
Use caution when installing or modifying telephone lines.
Use a screwdriver and other tools with insulated handles.
You and those around you should wear safety glasses or
goggles.
Do not place telephone wiring or connections in any conduit,
outlet or junction box containing electrical wiring.
Installation of inside wire may bring you close to electrical
wire, conduit, terminals and other electrical facilities. Extreme
caution must be used to avoid electrical shock from such
facilities. You must avoid contact with all such facilities.
Telephone wiring must be at least 6 feet from bare power
wiring or lightning rods and associated wires, and at least 6
inches from other wire (antenna wires, doorbell wires, wires
from transformers to neon signs), steam or hot water pipes,
and heating ducts.
Before working with existing inside wiring, check all electrical
outlets for a square telephone dial light transformer and
unplug it from the electrical outlet. Failure to unplug all
telephone transformers can cause electrical shock.
Do not place a jack where it would allow a person to use the
Do not work on your telephone wiring if you wear a
pacemaker. Telephone lines carry electrical
current.
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