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Another John wrote:
Any views or advice on this, please:

The most sensible thing you've ever done. ;-)

We have a wireless doorbell: bells (2) plugged into the mains, and the
bellpush fixed to the outside of our porch.

I'm now finally fed up of the bellpush failing spasmodically -- Damp?
Cold? Battery failed? -- any and all of these causes have been
identified, and fixed, over the years.

That seems to be the norm with wireless bells on all my pal's houses. My
wired one - or rather two, one upstairs - is some 40 years old. With only
the push changed to match new door furniture.

Whenever it fails (due to cold and/or damp anyway), it usually corrects
itself .... so we never know when the bellpush is going to work, or not.

And so I've resolved to get a mains-wired bell instead (with the
approved transformer).


I'm looking for advice on drilling through the porch (door upright) -
it's UPVC, with a steel frame, of course.

An ordinary twist drill for steel (rather than one just for wood) should
have no trouble. Just use a low speed on the drill and reasonable
pressure.

And also any hints (make of doorbell, fitting transformer ... anything?)
would be much appreciated!

Just have a look at what TLC sell. Or Google for a wider selection of bell
pushes, to perhaps match door furniture.

The major work with a wired bell is of course concealing the cable - if
such things matter to you.

Cheers
John

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