Bell 502-120-202 Service Manual

BELLSYSTEM PRACTICES SECTION 502-120-202
Plant Series Issue 1, August, 1962

AT&TCo Standard

STATION SETS

SELECTING OUTDOOR LOCATIONS

PATIOS AND SWIMMING POOLS

1.00 INTRODUCTION

This section covers general information and procedures pertaining

to selecting outdoor locations for telephone apparatus at patios or swim-

ming pools.

2.00 GENERAL

2.01 Placing wire, cable, and protectors for telephone apparatus at patios

and swimming pools should be on the same basis as for permanent

buildings.

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2.02 Makeshift pole lines, insufficient clearances, etc, must be avoided.

IN NO CASE SHALLCORDS

BE LONG ENOUGH TO REACH

POOL. '_.

SUITABLE HOUSING PROVIDED _

BY CUSTOMER

Fig. 1- Recommended Installation of Pool and Patio Telephone

C) American Telephone and Telegraph Company_ 1962

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SECTION 502-120-202

2.03 Conduit or ditch for underground wire or cable distribution will be

and power should be observed as is required for ordinary buried service.

3.00 INSTALLATION

3.01 Telephone apparatus shall only be installed in a weatherproof box or

customer and approved prior to installation.

Avoid placing wires over swimming pools or diving boards.

provided by the customer. The same separations between telephone

Proper grounding procedures are very important. See the section

entitled Protectors and Signaling Grounds.

sheltered area. A suitable location or box shall be provided by the

Caution: Under no circumstances shall telephone apparatus cords
be long enough to reach a swimming pool. The customer should be

so advised preceding the installation. Trench or conduit runs to tele-
phone locations can then be planned accordingly. See Fig. I for

typical recommended installations.

3.02 Waterproof jacks and covers shall be used at all outdoor locations.

See the section entitled Jacks and Plugs.

Customer must be cautio,ed to bring portable telephone appara-
tus indoors at night or doing inclement weather. Moisture may

damage telephone apparatus, and may also cause service failure
on the entire line.

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