Dan wrote:
As posted earlier, our doorbell did not work for years. We made the kids
stand outside in case someone came to the door and they would alert us. No,
we did not make them stay out al the time, they came in to use the bathroom.
They took turns for meals.
But the OP doesn't even let his button come it to eat or use the
bathroom.

The answer is ; go to Home Depot and buy a wireless doorbell!

Very nice solution!

Instead of checking a button once in several years,
we replace it by a battery problem every few months,
and waterdamaged electronics every two years........