Phisherman wrote in
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On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:17:04 -0500, KLS wrote:

On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:52:28 -0600, Jim Redelfs
wrote:

You could have saved yourself a lot of time, effort and money by
simply turning-off the transformer and removing the doorbell button.
Let 'em KNOCK.

Nice idea, but there are situations where that just won't suffice:
what about people who live up on the third floor of a big house, or
who are deaf and need lights to flash when someone rings?

I've disconnected my doorbell a long time ago. Some teens think it's
cute to ring doorbells at night. I like knockers, though--even better
with salt and pepper.

So is there a rating system for how beefy they are? You know, chincy
aluminum, steel, thick brass, etc. I would think something like a 3.8 oz
double dense would have a 38DD rating. I'd kill all my power to get hold
of knockers like that.