Questions tagged [doorbell]
Installing, troubleshooting or repairing a doorbell.
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Switching wiring from one transformer to another
I am considering getting a Nest Hello doorbell. The requirements state:
Nest Hello needs to be powered by wires delivering 16 - 24 V AC, and
at least 10 VA (in North America)
I had a brief look ...
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Doorbell, intercom and door release
I have the same exact set up as the photo on Decrease apartment intercom door buzzer volume and am trying to figure out how to disable the doorbell/buzzer without disconnecting door and intercom ...
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How Do I Wire My Nest Hello Doorbell With A Plug In Transformer?
I wired up a nest hello doorbell to my existing chime. It rings fine but lacks enough power to operate properly. That’s ok, it was a little expected.
Unfortunately, changing the old transformer is ...
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What are these extra black wires connected to my doorbell chime?
I attempted to install a new SimpliSafe video doorbell, and after everything was connected I found that the doorbell chime inside produced a disturbing humming sound. I contacted SimpliSafe, who sent ...
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Doorbell dings, dongs, but doesn't ding-dong
I'm replacing a doorbell chime unit. The old one worked, but the new one does not. If I connect the wire to the terminal labeled "front", it will ding. If I connect the wire to the terminal labeled ...
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Humming from Door Bell TRansformer
Lately, I have been hearing a loud humming sound coming from the vicinity of transformer and door bell chime area. Is this normal for a transformer/chime combination that is 40 years old??
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How do I tell difference between doorbell transformer and furnace transformer?
I’ve been searching for way too long for the doorbell transformer in our house (I suspect it’s not putting quite enough juice for a Nest Hello doorbell setup as the Nest Hello works but the chime ...
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Ring Doorbell w/ Digital Chime
I purchased a ring doorbell 2 for my sister for Christmas. I am pretty tech savvy and offered to install it for her last night. I went through the instructions several times but I was not able to get ...
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Doorbell wiring
My house was built in 1982. I moved in over a decade ago but never bothered to fix the non-functioning wired doorbell. I’m trying to diagnose it now to see if it’s worth trying to fix or if I should ...
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Is this my doorbell transformer?
Is this the transformer for my doorbell? It is located in the furnace room, but it looks like it is connected to the furnace. I am just wondering because I have been searching for the transformer and ...
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Extremely old doorbell transformer filled with black gunk?
I need to replace my doorbell transformer in order for my Ring video doorbell to consistently have sufficient power. After searching long and hard I finally located the transformer, which appears to ...
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Door bell partially rings randomly since Nest doorbell installation
(Somewhat related to this unanswered question: Doorbell constantly rings even after replacing switch but not an exact duplicate)
My house had a modern wired doorbell (wired using Cat5e, if it matters)...
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Trying to find the transformer for my doorbell
I replaced our doorbell with a Ring doorbell about a month or two ago. It worked fine at first, but gradually started not connecting to the network, and after I followed a few steps suggested by the ...
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My doorbell chime is partially broken; is this a wiring problem or a problem with the chime mechanism?
I have a Heath-Zenith SL-2796 doorbell. It's wired to a front and rear door buttons. Pressing the front door button should make it go "ding-dong" and pressing the rear door button should make it go "...
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what would cause the second chime of a doorbell to sound muted?
I've got a doorbell that works, it is the normal two chime "ding dong", but it goes "ding chunk" where the second chime seems muted. I looked at it and it's mounted right, it gets hit with enough ...
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Is this a doorbell transformer? How to test if faulty?
My doorbell has stopped working. I am trying to test each of the components using a multi-meter.
However, the wires seem to go through the ceiling etc, so I can't trace where they are going or what ...
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Changing old doorbell transformer
I'm replacing an old doorbell transformer. After removing the junction box, I have 3 exposed black wires. I have the new transformer with the typical White, Black, Green wiring, but I don't know which ...
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How can I mount a Ring Pro on this door post?
My wife has had her heart set on getting a Ring Pro video doorbell since someone at work demonstrated theirs. We picked one up from Lowes today, but discovered we had an issue when we got home and ...
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Doorbell constantly rings even after replacing switch
This is a newer home in the US (fewer than 10 years old). The doorbell started ringing all the time. Disconnected button and it stopped. Replaced the button with a new button, and it stayed on all ...
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Moving a doorbell transformer
Can a doorbell transformer that is on the outside of a wall be place inside the wall behind the drywall. I’m concerned about it getting too hot. Mine is in the kitchen by the ceiling lights
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Doorbell Voltage Drops at Transformer
All, I replaced my doorbell transformer and got 22V (which was odd since it is supposedly a 16V transformer) with no wires connected to the transformer. As soon as I connect the wires to the ...
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Doorbell button wire low or no voltage
I have existing wiring for my doorbell that goes from the front door to a closet. No actual doorbell or chime is hooked up, just wiring. When I connect a 24v transformer to the closet end, I'm ...
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Nest Doorbell not ringing indoor chime
I recently picked up the doorbell from Nest, the Nest Hello and set it up. One issue that I'm running into is what wires should be used when trying to make it work with the indoor chime.
The ...
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Can I replace a mechanical doorbell with a digital one?
In my home, I have a mechanical doorbell chime that I would like to replace with a new digital chime (a chime with features like volume control, different tones, plays through a speaker). Is it ...
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What is this unit attached to my house, and what do I replace it with?
I am trying to figure out what this thing is.
I assumed it's a bell ring transformer but then it has four terminals on it.
Any help is appreciated!
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Double Doorbell?
this should be a simple question, but no product pages seem to describe this situation. I want to hook up a wired doorbell with two buttons and two chime units. Both bells should respond to both ...
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Removing or re-using doorbell from home alarm system
My home has an alarm system inside that I've never used and don't have much interest in. I don't know if there's a password needed for the panels, and I haven't tried to program them.
At some ...
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Decrease apartment intercom door buzzer volume
The intercom in my condominium unit (that I own) works well, but is horribly loud. I understand this can be a boon so that I never miss a buzz, but my unit is small enough that the volume cannot be ...
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Fixing constant humming from mechanical doorbell with video doorbell ringers (ring/skybell)
We have an old house with a neat mechanical doorbell. The bell is one of the hammer/bell kinds. I've installed 2 video doorbells which have been powered by this just fine. I tried to add a 3rd but ...
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Will transformer operate a door bell/chime 200ft away?
I want to install a doorbell with two bells and one button so it can be heard in two places. One location is within 25ft of the button. The other is about 200ft from the button. Will the transformer ...
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When powered Ring Pro won’t stop chiming.
When Ring Pro is connected to power, doorbell rings constantly. What can I do to correct this?
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Rear outdoor range hood turns on when doorbell rings
I have an outdoor range that is on my back porch that is built into the wall. There is a GFCI outlet right next to the range (not sure if that is related). For some reason when someone rings the ...
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Doorbell button wiring no voltage?
I have just moved recently, and I noticed that the doorbell does not work.
So I tried to troubleshoot it myself.
I use a multimeter and then
connect both probe to the transformer it gives 16V which ...
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Wired doorbell problem
Doorbell does not ring. Tested wires to buttons, they have power.
The chime unit seems to have power to both back and front all the time, even after disconnecting wires from both buttons. Not sure ...
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Doorbell Wiring Problem
I live in a very old house. Up until recently, my doorbell worked fine, but at some point in the last couple months it stopped working. At the transformer, I see ~18V, so that appears to be ok, but it ...
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Is it safe to “cap” a disconnected doorbell wire using electrical tape?
I recently decided to disconnect my doorbell to stop it from waking up the family. I removed the doorbell from the outside of the house and disconnected one of the two pairs of wires that were ...
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What risks may arise from putting a capacitor on the supply line to the door-bell?
The door-bell at the residence is (nominally, was) a simple buzzer between live/neutral that sounded Bzzzzzzzz using a simple electromagnetic hammer powered by the 250VAC. The problem is - some ...
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Doorbell vibrating
I have this antique doorbell. It has a light switch on the unit itself that operates 2 mini bulbs (one at the top, one bulb at the bottom). The light switch is at the top, the button is on the ...
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How do I set my multimeter to test doorbell transformer
I'm trying to troubleshoot a Ring doorbell that doesn't seem to be charging from the doorbell wires. I wanted to use my admittedly cheap multimeter to check the voltage that the wires are getting. ...
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Activating a door bell inside apartment after motion sensor outside detects movement
Does anyone know what is the best way to connect a doorbell switch to a 3-way motion sensor switch that currently turns on lights in an entryway?
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In wiring a doorbell, what is an alternative to using a transformer? [closed]
We have a 1915 bungalow that I tore out all of the old knob-and-tube wiring, including the original ginormous doorbell transformer, and installed all new circuits throughout. I purchased a new, ...
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Is exposed doorbell wiring in the garage dangerous?
When we bought our house 12 yrs ago, we learned during the walk through that the exposed wires in the garage were from the doorbell. He said to never touch the wires because we could get ...
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Why does my Ring doorbell keep repeating the chime?
I installed one of those fancy new Ring doorbells (the video / WiFi connected doodads) and it keeps repeating my doorbell chime. When you press the button to "Ring" me, the doorbell chime rings and ...
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Can a doorbell transformer sit loose inside main panel?
Can a low voltage transformer for a doorbell sit loose (not screwed to anything) inside the main panel or does it have to be affixed somehow? It came with holes but I'd need to drill holes in the ...
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Doorbell low voltage converter sharing breaker
Can a doorbell low voltage converter share another circuit's breaker by both wires plugging into it? Or should a single wire go into the breaker but split it inside the panel using a wire but? Or does ...
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New doorbell stopped working, now not working properly
I have a doorbell question. Here is my setup. Years ago I added a wireless electronic doorchime "extender" to our existing wired doorbell so that we could hear the doorbell in our basement. All worked ...
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Diagnosing a doorbell fault
My doorbell recently stopped working, after a decorator painted my hallway.
It is a wired system with a bell transformer beside the consumer unit. There are 2 wired bell units inside the house – one ...
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Purpose of mercury switch in old doorbell
I moved recently and the new house has a vintage doorbell. It's by Friedland, but there's no other identifying information that would help me find a manual. All the wires had been disconnected by the ...
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Muting PC audio when doorbell rings
So the setup is as follows.
I've got one of those wireless doorbells in which the button is powered by a 9V battery and is stickied to the door and the sound comes from a speaker plugged in a wall ...
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What is this thing with wires found on wall inside closet, and how do I remove it?
My 1950's-ish home in Pennsylvania has an addition built off of the kitchen (no idea when the addition was built). In this addition there is a closet I am remodeling. While taking down the wood ...
