On Thursday, 4 October 2012 17:24:44 UTC+1, John wrote:
larkim formulated on Thursday :

On Thursday, 4 October 2012 15:27:47 UTC+1, Harry Bloomfield wrote:

larkim was thinking very hard :



I know there are some battery only devices, but they are all horrible and

don't meet SWMBO's audio requirements nor visual aesthetic requirements.

And wiring something up doesn't meet my requirements. (And wireless ones

are either crap, don't work in my house, look ugly or don't make the

right sort of ring for SWMBO!).







All maybe true in the distant past, but pay a bit extra for a good



quality modern one and none of that is true. If range is an issue, then



get one of the longer range versions.





Show me a nice looking, high quality wireless one with a proper "bell"

sounder, and I'll agree with you. I've certainly not found what she needs!



This would be ideal, wireless

http://doorchimesuk.co.uk/catalog/pr...roducts_id=610



But its not. And in our newly decorated hallway,



Why do people only think about such things when they've "newly

decorated"????

I thought about it, I just didn't expect the wireless bell which I had lined up to work to be so crap that goes off in the night no matter which channel I configure it up to. The recommendation from here was to look at the more pricey wireless bells (which I have done), but they are all f-ugly and make 1980s style faux-bigben noises as far as I've been able to tell (certainly not the nice ring that SWMBO wants). So I'm back to thinking of wired ones, but the potential power source locations in our house are limited in the area where I'd need them.

To be honest, I'm happy enough with a knocker, but I'm domestically disagreed with.

Matt