Are there any 'all mains' doorbells at reasonable prices?
On Tue, 13 Dec 2016 09:07:51 -0000, Halmyre wrote:
On Monday, December 12, 2016 at 10:57:09 PM UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Mon, 12 Dec 2016 20:34:59 -0000, Scott wrote:
On Mon, 12 Dec 2016 20:01:08 -0000, "James Wilkinson Sword"
wrote:
On Mon, 12 Dec 2016 18:07:26 -0000, Tim+ wrote:
Tim+ wrote:
Chris Green wrote:
I'm after a doorbell (preferably one which has two or more sounders)
which doesn't use batteries at all. I.e. both the button(s) and the
sounders are mains powered. I don't even mind all that much if wire
is required between the button(s) and the sounders but wireless would
be easier.
Are there any out there? I can find quite a few with mains powered
sounders but they still have battery powered buttons.
I don't think you'll find what you're looking for because, IMO, that is
probably the worst idea I've ever heard for running something as simple as
a doorbell. ;-)
Just to be clear, the wireless bell push powered off the mains idea. ;-)
Plenty of cheap wired bells available and bell transformers if you want a
push that lights up.
As has been mentioned, battery bells will last for years on a single set of
batteries.
Where I used to live the bellpush broke, so I left the two wires dangling. You could connect them to ring the bell. Trouble was, you got the kickback voltage of the solenoid used to chime the xylophone notes :-)
A friend of mine disconnected the bellpush when his wife had a baby.
Didn't appreciate it at all when I used my initiative to touch the two
ends together!
I pressed an old rusty bellpush once, and the damn thing wouldn't stop ringing. I was still trying to pull the button back out when she answered the door.
Next time I went there, I had a can of WD40 in my hand.
Good idea, but what about the bellpush?
I don't think WD works the same as KY.
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