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Harry Bloomfield wrote:

A decent wireless door bell has the same advantage, in that I can take
the receiver bell unit anywhere with me. I often spend time in the
garage/ workshop remote from the house and if I'm expecting an arrival,
I can take the bell along with me.

The sounder for my doorbell plugs into a mains socket, which gets
rid of part of the battery problem. However, because it is not
near the front door, and additionally the sound is produced when
the push is released, callers almost always knock as well.

Somebody recently remarked that it wasn't working, and I
demonstrated their error, commenting to them that I thought the
point was to put it where _I_ could hear it. The indicator light
flashes, but is clearly not trusted.

Chris
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