Anyone familiar with wireless doorbell kits? We have a wired chime in the entry of our house, but frequently can’t hear it in the rear. I can’t extend the wiring to relocate the bell, but thought perhaps I could hook up a wireless door chime as an extension bell mounted elsewhere. I can’t tell from the ads how the wireless units are connected (door button connected?), and/or if simply replacing the existing unit with a wireless unit with a second receiving unit is feasible. Any suggestions?
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The wireless doorbell has a small battery and a radio transmitter.
The wireless chime has a battery or a plug, and a radio receiver.
You can set DIP switches in both units to set the wireless frequency, so it doesn't conflict with your neighbor's.
I can't think how you would combine wireless and wired.
You could certainly replace the existing wired doorbel and chime with a wireless button and two chimes, but be warned that the units at Home Depot have a pitiful range, don't transmit well through walls, etc. I'm sure there must be better ones around, but I can't put my chime anywhere that I can hear it at the back of the house, and still have it receive the transmission from the doorbell at the front of the house. I bet someplace other than HD might have a stronger transmitter, more sensitive receiver, or a repeater that you could install to extend the range.
My wireless doorbell drives me nuts, it picks up frquencys from some cars driving down the street, so at least once a day (and sometimes several) it rings when no one has pushed the button.rethink rewireing!
The wireless doorbell I installed from either HD or Lowes has the transmitter in the button itself. I've got the bells in a back hallway. It goes through a stucco wall, my kitchen wall, and another wall... about 25' - 30' I think.
It never rings unless there is someone at the door.Rebuilding my home in Cypress, CA
Also a CRX fanatic!
The last one I put in at home is possessed too. (Waiting for the electrician to hook up the new hard wired one.)
It's a Heath/Zenith that someone gave me. The back bell has not worked from day one. The front one, I moved it from left side of the door to the right, suddenly it doesn't work all the time. Then the other day, it rings, nobody there. Walk back in the room and it rings two more times...no kids nearby to mess with me either.
Don K.
EJG Homes Renovations - New Construction - Rentals
Don all the more reason to get out of the big city and move to the country where no one is around to set off the doorbell ...or could it be your girlfriend is trying a new exercise format every few minutes you have to get up and walk to the door and back good for a 50 calorie burn.
ANDYSZ2
PS:Miss you and the guys, talked to Alan last week hope to have carpet by now and moving in before Christmas.I MAY DISAGREE WITH WHAT YOUR SAYING BUT I WILL DEFEND TO THE DEATH YOUR RIGHT TO SAY IT.
Remodeler/Punchout
What you want is a WIRELESS DOORBELL EXTENDER
Go a google on that and you will find sources.
Here is one
http://www.smarthome.com/solution70.html
The transmitter is connected to the existing chime.