Questions tagged [doorbell]
Installing, troubleshooting or repairing a doorbell.
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What part of my clearly broken doorbell should I replace?
My doorbell has been doing strange things lately. Symptoms:
When someone presses the doorbell button outside, sometimes the doorbell does not ring, and instead starts buzzing until the button outside ...
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Nest Doorbell 2nd generation Interior chime buzzing not ringing
Today I got a nest doorbell 2nd generation and installed it. Doorbell chime is working fine but interior chime ringing is not working it’s buzzing when you press the door bell.
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What’s the ampacity for 18 AWG wire, at 24 V AC
I’m wiring up some door bells for my company. Have at 120v to 24vAC 50VA transformer. The length of wire is somewhere around 200ft at it longest single length. I’m just wondering what’s the max amp ...
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Buzzing from doorbell transformer?
I have a Nest Wired Doorbell (gen 2). The transformer that was already in my house was not powerful enough to drive the doorbell, so I replaced it with a transformer I found at Home Depot.
This was ...
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Questions/Guidance on Replacing a (Doorbell?) Transformer
A few questions/concerns centered around the transformer in pictures that I am pretty sure has failed. I'm not an electrician so I'll do my best to provide information but it's been a struggle for me ...
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Wired video door bell camera - voltage/transformer questions
I'm trying to install a Eufy dual video doorbell camera, wired.
I came up to a snag when I tried to verify my voltage output.
This camera requires 16-24V 30VA output. Looking at my transformer in my ...
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Doorbell transformer diagnosis
I heard a buzzing noise in the attic in a relatively new to us house, have since learned what a doorbell transformer is, and am trying to figure out what's wrong here.
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The buzzing was ...
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Mounting doorbell camera on brick facade
Unfortunately according to the mounting template, one screw hole would be in the brick and the other would be in that mess of polyurethane non-sag sealant. I'm not sure what my options are as I don't ...
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24V AC HVAC transformer idle draw
I have a 40VA 24V and an 80VA 24V in my house, one which supplies doorbell power, the other for HVAC. What is the typical idle draw/standby loss for each of these 24V AC transformers when powered but ...
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Using Cat5 cable for powering doorbell and wire gauges
The house I moved into had a cat5 cable running from their video doorbell to their base unit instead of a "regular" 2 conductor wire (that I've seen in previous places).
I want to upgrade to ...
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Existing doorbell has only A1 and A2 wires -- want to replace with different smart doorbell
I'm replacing the doorbell in the house I just moved into. Currently, there is some Aiphone setup (never heard of this). What I do know is that the current doorbell camera has two wires (A1 and A2) ...
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Old doorbell transformer wired directly into electrical box, don’t know how to disconnect without cutting the wires?
Total amateur here. I’ve watched multiple video tutorials on replacing an old doorbell transformer with a new one, and none seem to address my particular set-up.
My old transformer is attached to the ...
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Need to replace doorbell chime. How to test for voltage without old chime
I had an old nutone doorbell chime. Previous owners smoked and it was nasty so I threw it away. I should have looked at it to see what replacement chime to buy. So now I have two red wires, and 2 ...
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Replacing an existing 2-wire doorbell transformer with a 3-wire transformer
My newly installed Ring Doorbell Pro 2 wasn't functioning properly due to low voltage and Ring sent me a new transformer (specific product here here). When I went to remove the doorbell chime from the ...
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UK telephone wiring for smart doorbell? Is it strong rated enough?
I've just bought a reolink wifi doorbell, which says you can use the previous doorbell wiring to connect it up, so long as it's got the right voltage.
I'm pretty sure mine currently doesn't as the ...
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How can an ethernet cable from a POE doorbell be embedded in the side frame of the door?
I have a POE doorbell with a CAT6 cable coming from the attic. How can I create a vertical straight channel on the side of the door to embed the cable?
I have a trim router, but it is too deep to ...
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how to mute an entryphone
I have this old entryphone and need to find a way to mute it. And if possible, connect it to a switch, so I can easily mute and unmute it. Can anybody help, please?
I have to mute it, because from ...
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What is this? Part of my doorbell chime?
What is this? It's inside a closet up high on the wall. On the other side of the wall is my doorbell chime but they don't line up, they're a few inches off. Is this part of it or something else?
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How to wire this NuTone doorbell?
There’s a 120v outlet right behind the bell. I feel like it’s missing power and the two wires are connected to only the outdoor switch. I believe the outdoor switch glows but there’s no power/sound ...
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Mechanical doorbells (connected to NEST doorbell) won't stop moving
I have two Nest doorbells that I view through Google Home. Both are connected to mechanical doorbell ringers and both of those ringers are constantly in motion. See the pictures attached. The small ...
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Removing Fixture while Keeping Doorbell Power
I am in the process of finishing our basement and I'm removing old lightbulb ceiling fixtures. One had power passthrough to a low voltage doorbell. For the other fixtures I've been capping the wires ...
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Modernizing an old doorbell chime box
I have an old doorbell chime box that I'm looking to "modernize". Here are some pictures: https://imgur.com/a/SpWGeio
For the chime box itself, I'm looking to probably just purchase a new ...
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Moving my doorbell to the outside of the door jamb
So, I got a new externally mounted screen for my front door:
I want to mount to the outside of my front door:
However, the doorbell is on the door frame, right where the right side of the screen ...
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Old chime doorbell - how to connect to a switch to silence it overnight
I have an old doorbell and need to connect it to a switch. I get some people ringing at 4am and need to be able to disconnect it. Can anybody help, please?
Which cable is the one to use? and how to do ...
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Can I use old doorbell chime wiring to add a plug-in outlet?
I just took out an old doorbell chime and its wiring is near where I would love to plug in a lamp but there's no plug-in receptacle. Can I remove the old wiring from the existing box and use it for a ...
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2 transformers for 1 doorbell. How do I choose a new one
As with another post I have older home, and someone wired 2 transformers for a doorbell in parallel. After a panel change, bell doesn’t work. Replies said that a single, proper transformer would be ...
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ring video door bell pro 2 blows the ring hard wired transformer but works fine with plug in power adapter
My ring video door bell pro 2 blows the ring hard wired transformer (
120V AC 60 Hz power input with 16V 30VA power output) but works fine with plug in power adapter. This happened thrice. Can any one ...
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Is it possible to replace an ISDN telephone system with recent/modern hardware?
I've often seen houses where there is the following setup:
when somebody rings the bell at the door the telephones inside will ring
when you pick up the phone you can talk to the person at the door
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Can I cover up a doorbell transformer?
The doorbell transformer is located on the opposite wall from my doorbell. It is attached to a garage wall, uncovered. It is ugly. My question is: Can I cover it?
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Replacing an apartment interphone (2 wires)
I live in an apartment and my intercom died. I can't find the brand of the current one, but it's probably decades old. It transmit voices from the street + a button to open the door.
I dismounted the ...
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Installing Arlo AVD1001 wired doorbell to use existing Friedland 454 chime
The Arlo Wired doorbell AVD1001 is stated on Amazon as being able to be used with a previously installed doorbell chime. The one that I have is a Friedland 454 chime but Arlo's online information is ...
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Can I use a Doorbell 24v transformer as a C-Wire transformer?
Can I use my currently working 1970s doorbell 24v transformer as a C-Wire transformer? I'm installing a Honeywell Home Wi-Fi 7-Day Programmable Thermostat (RTH6580WF), Requires C Wire.
I ordered a ...
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Doorbell and Thermostat appear to be on shared Transformer. What is best approach to replace?
I am replacing my ring doorbell with a Unifi G4 Doorbell and when I hooked it up, I was alerted that the power was too low. Through some searching I discovered that I need to replace my transformer.
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Trying to install Ring Doorbell 3 which has 2 wires where the existing button has 3 wires
Trying to replace my doorbell with the Ring Doorbell 3 and not sure how to identify which are the wires I need to connect to the ring doorbell. I'm replacing an intercom doorbell with 3 wires and I ...
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Find exact location of a wire inside wall
Trying to wire a doorbell. I found an existing hole from the basement going into part of the front door frame.
The house was re-sided by the prior owner and they did not have any doorbell installed at ...
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Ring Doorbell Not Getting Enough Power
My ring wired doorbell is not getting enough power. The transformer has multiple options but is currently set at 8V 20VA and the chime state 16VAC 10VA.
Can I switch the load of the transformer to 16V ...
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No ground wire doorbell transformer
Recently got a new video doorbell and noticed that it was flaky, especially at night when the IR was active. Tech support suggested my 16v 10va transformer could be the reason and suggested a 24v/40va ...
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Doorbell has 16 volts at the door, but when I connect the doorbell it drops to 2v
I already changed the transformer, 16v at the transformer 16 at the door, but when I plug in my nest wired doorbell, no power meter reads 2v. I already ordered a replacement doorbell but could ...
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Is it possible to wire a second doorbell chime with only access to the transformer?
(edited to adjust diagram per jsotola)
As I'm working from home I've missed a handful of times someone dropped off a package due to the doorbell being upstairs while I am downstairs. I'd like to add a ...
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Doorbell only works when basement lights are turned on
Doorbell at front and back of house only works when the basement lights are on, controlled by a light switch at the top of the stairs.
In the attached photo the power goes directly from the panel to ...
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Replacing doorbell transformer attached to electrical panel
I've been pulling my hair out trying to find my current doorbell transformer in order to upgrade it for a nest doorbell. I believe to have found it attached to my electrical panel after taking the ...
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Can I use low voltage twisted doorbell wire in wall?
I am running new bell wire and the low voltage 20/2 bell wire I got is twisted with no sheathing (https://www.homedepot.com/p/Southwire-100-ft-20-2-Twisted-CU-Bell-Wire-56750023/205717549)
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Only 1.5v from a new doorbell transformer 16-30vac transformer
I installed a new Hampton Bay doorbell transformer and am only getting 1.5v at 60hz at the screws. What could be causing this, and how would I go about troubleshooting the issue?
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Doorbell Transformer to Panel - Black Lead
The old doorbell in my house (previous owners) was a wireless bell/chime combo. I replaced it with a video doorbell and in doing so, noted that there was no power for the doorbell wiring at the door. ...
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Attaching a 24v door bell transformer to a plastic box
I am replacing a doorbell transformer, upgrading to 24v because the new doorbell is a Ring doorbell. The existing transformer is 16 volts. It was ganged onto a plastic (on the outside) of a receptible ...
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Simple doorbell questions (transformer to doorbell matching)
Went to Home Depot the other day to fix my doorbell and bought this: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Hampton-Bay-16VAC-30VA-Transformer-Compatible-with-All-Video-Door-Bells-HB-130-03/309792479
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How to safely secure AC adapter wire to a skirting and a door frame?
I purchased an adapter for my doorbell and need to secure it to skirting and a door frame before it is fed through the door frame to the doorbell outside.
I thought it would make sense to use a ...
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Replacing a doorbell transformer - wire problems
I am attempting to replace my doorbell transformer with one that will provide adequate voltage for my ring doorbell. I have located the current transformer but the wiring does not seem to match my ...
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Why is my doorbell button very hot?
This is a house that is 20 years old and my doorbell button is very hot to the touch.
We had a technician out to my house four times and we still don't know the cause of the issue.
We changed the ...
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Need a peephole camera without modifying peephole [closed]
I searched almost everywhere. Here is my issue. I live in an apt. I cannot modify or remove the peephole. I can't add a video doorbells of any kind. I am looking to see how I can put a camera on the ...
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