First of all, this is NOT a drop in replacement for a phone jack. It will NOT get power from the phone line to power your cordless phone. That said it is an excellent way to get the DC power wall wart out of sight.
Ordered with Amazon prime, received two days later. Started on the install immediately and took about 2 hours including fishing wire through the walls. Had to take out the old phone jack that came with the house, but luckily it came with an approved outlet box. You need a full outlet box not just a low voltage frame since you will be running 120v into the box. To comply with the NEC you have to run the phone wire outside of the box in the wall so that it maintains separation from the high voltage cable. If you didn't just understand what I said, I suggest you hire an electrician.
You will notice that there are only two voltage settings which is fine since most phones have a regulator and will work with a wide variety of input voltages. Just follow the manual.
The power plugs are Radioshack style so if none of the included ones work, just take the phone to a Radioshack store and buy an adaptaplug that fits.
It is a very nice addition to my kitchen and adds style and decor by hiding the ugly wires and wall wart. Leviton 40215-W Out-of-Site Power Jack, Cordless Telephone Wall Phone Wallplate Surface Mount, 6P4C Jack, White
This product works exactly as advertised and it gets rid of all that ugly clutter of power supply cords.
I do have one complaint and that's about the power cord adapters they provide to power your phone. I have Panasonic phones and none of the adapters they provide fit my phone. They LOOK like they do but they don't supply power. Since I'm a gear head, it was no big deal, I just cut the power cord they provide and spliced in the original Panasonic plug and it worked perfectly. So that's why I didn't give it the 5 stars it deserves. It's not plug and play in my experience.
This must be costing them since I returned the first unit as defective and just persevered with the second one until I found out the problem.
As they say, your results may differ.
I bought the Power Jack two weeks again and have been searching for a compatible-voltage cordless wall phone to go with it. OK, that's my problem, I should have gotten the phone first, right?
Most of the phone voltages are 6 or 6.5 volts, whereas the lowest voltage setting on the Power Jack is 7 volts. Not much of a difference, but calling Panasonic tech support, AT&T, and even Leviton did not help me match voltages. They either said it would not work with their phones, could not identify their own products voltage requirements and generally were of no help. Leviton could not help me identify any phones that it is compatible with. (Makes me wonder how a product could be manufactured if there is no knowledge of where it can be used?)
I tried personal visits to Staples, Radio Shack, WalMart and even Sears, searching for a compatible phone. Most phones do not list the voltage input FROM the transformer to the base unit on the outside packaging. If you have a magnifying glass and open the boxes, you might find it on the base unit. Don't even bother trying to get the info over the web or by phone to the manufacturer or seller.
So, my question is, what phones would work with this unit? Again, I'd like a cordless wall phone base with three or four cordless remotes. If I have to settle for a corded base, with a few coreless remotes, I'd do that. There just seems to be no single source of information and the manufacturers do not list the transformer voltage. Am I missing something here? (Also, most phones say only to use the transformer packaged with the phone.) I still like the idea of the Leviton product, I just want to locate a compatible phone system to go with it!
I have these units throughout my new house and they work great! Electrician recommended and installed them and I am very thankful that he did! Two phones I purchased (corded) did not need an electrical power source; other than a phone line, so I just opened the cover and removed the cords. (I kept the cords, in case I change to a cordless phone in those room(s) - the bathroom(s) in the future; however, it's unlikely.) All of the cordless phones that I purchased, Uniden, Panasonic and Vtech fell within the required DC voltage that this unit can be selected to and... my phones look great on the wall. DC voltage requirement must be verified BEFORE buying a cordless phone and hooking it up to this product. Now these telephones are truely "CORDLESS!" Highly recommended!!
My unit was installed by the electricians during a remodel. When I read the specs on this product and on my phone, I realized that they were incompatible because of a voltage mismatch. Like other reviewers, I found that my phone needs 6.0-6.5 volts, which is below the output of this jack.
Amazon is currently suggesting that you buy it along with the SL82318 phone. Read the manual for that phone and you'll see that the input voltage is 6.0, which is once again incompatible with this ridiculous product.
Does anybody know of a similar product that's compatible with phones?
We've had a a wire hanging from our phone since we remodeled 10 years ago. We're updating again and decided there MUST be a way to do away with that unsightly electric wire to plug our phone into a nearby wall jack. We bought this jack with a little skepticism - but we are delighted with its installation and the look we now have without a hanging wire. Would definitely buy this product again!
This is a product that definitely requires you to check every aspect of your phone before getting this, one mistake and you have a useless box like me. I'm sure it works but I don't want to plug in my phone power as I missed one step:
-> Check your voltage, it is capable of 7-12 volts. Other reviews mention that many common cordless phones actually run less than 7 volts, so this may not be for you. It would also be wise to check the amperage rating, you should be good if it is rated less than 500mA. (660 for 9V and less)
-> Check if you phone is actually running DC or low voltage AC. This is the one that got me, my AT&T 992 actually runs 9V AC, I didn't find this out until I went to check the polarity and noticed that there was no +-polarity, then it hit me, this is an AC phone. I doubt that my phone would like having DC plugged into it.
-> The extra power adapter plugs are nice, you can use them with compatible power adapters, and it pretty trivial to get the right type from Radio Shack if the included ones don't fit. You can even cut the original power adapter plug and use that in place of the multi-adapters.
I anything I wrote doesn't make sense, than you may want to consult an electrician before buying.
And finally, as I said, do a little research, get the manual from Leviton's site so you know what you are getting into.'
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