doorbell

  1. Richard Cook

    UK Doorbell chime wiring

    Hi folks I moved into our house a year ago and at some point I disconnected our doorbell chime and then, stupidly, managed to chuck it in the chaos of life. I normally take a photo before I disconnect anything but didn’t this time and all I have is the photo attached of 4 white wires. Does...
  2. S

    Charging / powering my Ring Pro doorbell with a M&S MC602 intercom

    Hello Need guidance powering / charging a RING Pro video doorbell. Have an old home intercom system M&S MC602 (its powered by TE-5B transformer120v input). I have the exact setup as this thread. https://www.doityourself.com/forum/h...om-system.html My apologies in advance I'm very green when...
  3. littlespark

    Double ding dong doorbell.

    My neighbour had a second doorbell chime fitted a while ago, Both chimes are fed from the original transformer in parallel, with another bell wire core between them to ring them both. The bell push is connected to the second chime. I had a quick look today, and sometimes everything works, other...
  4. G

    4wire to 3wire doorbell

    I got a new 3 wire doorbell with no com terminal. My old doorbell had a com wire to make it four terminals. Do I just not wire the com terminal up and tape it off? I’m doing this to connect a nest hello doorbell. Right now I have it direct connected without the nest chime connector to make the...
  5. T

    Can I spur from doorbell wiring?

    Hi, I’m wanting to power my alarm hub from the same place that the doorbell is wired in to. The hub is powered by a plug, rated 12v, 2a. Can I use one of these from a spur at the doorbell (before the doorbell) to provide power to the hub...
  6. E

    Help! video doorbell with wirless chime adaptor

    Hi, I'm trying to set up a Hikvision video doorbell to trigger a honeywell digital chime. I ran into an intermittent issue, where the power kit was not functioning properly- it was not sending enough voltage to the doorbell, and too much to the digital chime, frying the transformer. I'm...
  7. D

    fresh doorbell install help needed

    there is no existing doorbell here (college dorm) need to put in our eufy (anker) wired video doorbell. thinking of going off the outside light if possible. is this something that can be done? have also a 16/24 v transformer waiting but there might be something missing? please advise anyone!
  8. F

    Need Help: Mechanical Chime Won't Ring After Transformer Replaced

    Hi. Here's some background info. I am located in the United States, and have had a Nest Hello video doorbell working perfectly for a couple of years. It's powered by a 16V 10va transformer. I also have a mechanical door chime that rings when someone presses the button on the Nest Hello. The...
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  9. N

    Neat doorbell transformer

    Customer needs a transformer for a new fancy door bell. Current transformer and chime mounted on wall next to door so nice and easy but my question is... Is there a din rail mounted chime I can put in an enclosure with the new transformer, thus swapping the wall mounted chime and tranny with...
  10. L

    Ring Video Doorbell Pro installation - wiring advice

    Hello everyone. I have just purchased a Ring Video Doorbell Pro and want to install it as follows as below. For complete disclosure, I am not a qualified electrician but a responsible and experienced DIYer who wouldn't undertake work I felt was dangerous, and always check the regs to make sure...
  11. D

    Basics of doorbell wiring (is there an L and N or 2 Ls?)

    Few question, basics ones, does this diagram below show that (at the doorbell, the switch, not the chime) there is a live and switched live? As in, is the only neutral the power source to the chime (on the left?) If so, is the idea of swapping this out for a digital/camera doorbell (e.g...
  12. Dartlec

    Flush mounted enclosure for ring transformer

    Had a quote today at a new build where they've not bothered to put any facility for a doorbell. Customer has purchased a Ring Wireless Pro, which comes with it's own 24VAC DIN rail mounted transformer. Given the location of the CU, it is not the simplest path for a cable run, so looking at...
  13. J

    Hardwiring simple Ring doorbell still bit stumped on what exactly is required and where to get it

    Steered clear of wiring these up so far can't be arsed with them but customer got some other jobs wants done so said I'd do it. Not seen fuseboard yet but believe got option if spare 2 ways can purchase 24v transformer for that board or other option is mount transformer in enclosure with din...
  14. W

    Ring 2 doorbell power supply

    Can anyone clear this up for me whos maybe installed a few? It says the ring doorbell 2 needs a 24V ac power supply to hardwire the unit Ring sell a plug in power adapter for their doorbell......great! But apparently with the ring 2 only, this still wont work and you have to buy an additional...
  15. R

    Issue with doorbell and bell.

    Hi, Hoping someone can help a diy-er during this period, I got bored, but I wish I’d left my video doorbell alone. Decided it was also time to get rid of the old ringer which I shoved a 0v-24v DC transformer in when i purchased the doorbell and obviously the chime casing never fitted properly...
  16. D

    Replacing 2 Wire Doorbell Transformer W/ 3 Wire... Questions.

    Hello, I had a 2 wire doorbell transformer that I needed to upgrade in order for my Ring Pro to work correctly. The old transformer had 2 black wires and one was connected to a black wire and the other was connected to a bare copper wire. The new transformer has 3 wires (black, white and...
  17. J

    Can someone help me fix an issue with my doorbell?

    Ok so I tried to replace my door bell, but when I took it out the wires were twisted and snapped off too short to rewire. I’m a trainee electrician with little to no experience so I’m stuck. Can I get some more wire and try to extend it by wrapping it around the old wire and covering it with...
  18. Abc_plum

    Ring Video Doorbell Pro with Byron 776

    Hi experts I'm trying to get my Ring Video Doorbell Pro to work with my Byron 776 chime. This was working fine for 3 months but now I'm getting a humming sound mainly during the evening. Doing some research online I've managed to work out its the coils getting magnetized causing the vibration...
  19. M

    Vintage electromagnet doorbell wiring

    Hello there, I come to seek advice from vintage electrically minded people. I have been tasked with wiring a vintage IBEX doorbell up in our house and cant seem to get it to work. Before I go on here is some useful information: I am unsure what voltage the doorbell actually is. I have it...
  20. Z

    Ring doorbell pro install

    Just trying to research installing the ring doorbell pro. There's a vid on youtube of someone installing it. My question is the way he installed it was it okay? how would you do it? I found some micro trunking for the doorbell wire, but it's pretty expensive, what would you use? Here's the vid:

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