I am searchign for the transformer to my doorbell system which I suspect is
bad. In prior houses I have found it in the garage. This house does not
have an attached garage and I cannot find it anywhere. Any ideas.

"Eric" wrote in message
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I am searchign for the transformer to my doorbell system which I suspect is
bad. In prior houses I have found it in the garage. This house does not
have an attached garage and I cannot find it anywhere. Any ideas.

I've always found them in the cellar, installed in the darkest possible
place, covered with cobwebs.

I am searchign for the transformer to my doorbell system which I suspect is
bad. In prior houses I have found it in the garage.

Do you have a utility room, maybe where your furnace and/or HW tank is ?
How about a basement or crawlspace?

"Bad"? Put a voltmeter on the wires at the "button". Are they 'hot' ?

Can't tell you how many times I've been there. It amazes me, the creative
locations folks put doorbell transformers in. First I'd look attached to the
circuit breaker panel, also look inside, if not, look in a basement or attic
location nearest to the chime, or either button


"Eric" wrote in message
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I am searchign for the transformer to my doorbell system which I suspect is
bad. In prior houses I have found it in the garage. This house does not
have an attached garage and I cannot find it anywhere. Any ideas.

On Mon, 01 May 2006 13:17:39 -0500, "Eric"
wrote:

I am searchign for the transformer to my doorbell system which I suspect is
bad. In prior houses I have found it in the garage. This house does not
have an attached garage and I cannot find it anywhere. Any ideas.

In my house, the transformer is in the closet with the furnace (and on
the same circuit as the furnace fan).
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what
to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin

"Mark Lloyd" wrote in message
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On Mon, 01 May 2006 13:17:39 -0500, "Eric"
wrote:

I am searchign for the transformer to my doorbell system which I suspect
is
bad. In prior houses I have found it in the garage. This house does not
have an attached garage and I cannot find it anywhere. Any ideas.

In my house, the transformer is in the closet with the furnace (and on
the same circuit as the furnace fan).
Mark Lloyd


You know how, in some states, you have to reveal the possible presence of
lead paint when you're selling your house? There should be similar law
requiring owners to locate and reveal the location of their doorbell
transformers. What the hell do a furnace fan and a doorbell have in
common??? :-)

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"Eric" wrote in message
news:8ecc4580a135869613940f6df173a601@homerepairli ve.com...
I am searchign for the transformer to my doorbell system which I suspect
is
bad. In prior houses I have found it in the garage. This house does
not
have an attached garage and I cannot find it anywhere. Any ideas.

I've always found them in the cellar, installed in the darkest possible
place, covered with cobwebs.

In this house I bought last year, I found it in the attic, hung off a
junction box near the scuttle hole, about a 10 foot wire run from the chime
box in the hallway below. As a kid, we always hung them off of or near the
service panel. I'd be suprised if transformer was bad- I usually find it be
be a crapped out button, a stuck dinger, or a rotted wire, in that order.

aem sends...

You know how, in some states, you have to reveal the possible presence of
lead paint when you're selling your house? There should be similar law
requiring owners to locate and reveal the location of their doorbell
transformers. What the hell do a furnace fan and a doorbell have in
common??? :-)
Nothing. It's just a common location for the transformer.

Eric wrote:
I am searchign for the transformer to my doorbell system which I suspect is
bad. In prior houses I have found it in the garage. This house does not
have an attached garage and I cannot find it anywhere. Any ideas.

FWIW, ours is near the furnace.

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On Mon, 01 May 2006 13:17:39 -0500, "Eric"
wrote:

I am searchign for the transformer to my doorbell system which I suspect is
bad. In prior houses I have found it in the garage. This house does not
have an attached garage and I cannot find it anywhere. Any ideas.

I have it. I'm sorry. I'll bring it back tomorrow.

CJT wrote:
Eric wrote:

I am searchign for the transformer to my doorbell system which I
suspect is
bad. In prior houses I have found it in the garage. This house does not
have an attached garage and I cannot find it anywhere. Any ideas.


FWIW, ours is near the furnace.

I found mine inside the wall in the garage. I happened to touch the wall
one day and it felt warm. There was a plastic cover plate over an
electrical box. Pulled it off and there was the transformer.

CJT ) said...

FWIW, ours is near the furnace.

Doorbell transformers are designed to attach to a 1/2" knockout hole
on the 120 volt side for installation convenience. Why some choose to
attach it to a box in a weird place is beyond me.

My parents' home (built in 1963) had it attached to the side of the
fuse panel.

When we built our own home a couple of years ago, I located it on
the side of our main electrical panel as well. To take it a step further,
I installed a terminal block just above the panel and both the pushbuttons
and the bell have home runs to that location so not only is the
transformer conveniently located, so are all the connections.

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Calvin Henry-Cotnam
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ask neighbors.

idiots drywall basement cielings all the time

On Mon, 01 May 2006 21:45:07 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"Mark Lloyd" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 01 May 2006 13:17:39 -0500, "Eric"
wrote:

I am searchign for the transformer to my doorbell system which I suspect
is
bad. In prior houses I have found it in the garage. This house does not
have an attached garage and I cannot find it anywhere. Any ideas.

In my house, the transformer is in the closet with the furnace (and on
the same circuit as the furnace fan).
Mark Lloyd


You know how, in some states, you have to reveal the possible presence of
lead paint when you're selling your house? There should be similar law
requiring owners to locate and reveal the location of their doorbell
transformers. What the hell do a furnace fan and a doorbell have in
common??? :-)


The doorbell and furnace are two things installed in the house when
it's being built, and they both involve installing low-voltage wiring.
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what
to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin

On 02 May 2006 11:50:15 GMT, lid (Calvin
Henry-Cotnam) wrote:

CJT ) said...

FWIW, ours is near the furnace.

Doorbell transformers are designed to attach to a 1/2" knockout hole
on the 120 volt side for installation convenience. Why some choose to
attach it to a box in a weird place is beyond me.

My parents' home (built in 1963) had it attached to the side of the
fuse panel.

When we built our own home a couple of years ago, I located it on
the side of our main electrical panel as well. To take it a step further,
I installed a terminal block just above the panel and both the pushbuttons
and the bell have home runs to that location so not only is the
transformer conveniently located, so are all the connections.

Sounds like a good idea. It'd be easy when you want to make a change,
like adding an extension ringer.
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what
to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin

"Mark Lloyd" wrote in message
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On Mon, 01 May 2006 21:45:07 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"Mark Lloyd" wrote in message
. ..
On Mon, 01 May 2006 13:17:39 -0500, "Eric"
wrote:

I am searchign for the transformer to my doorbell system which I suspect
is
bad. In prior houses I have found it in the garage. This house does
not
have an attached garage and I cannot find it anywhere. Any ideas.

In my house, the transformer is in the closet with the furnace (and on
the same circuit as the furnace fan).
Mark Lloyd


You know how, in some states, you have to reveal the possible presence of
lead paint when you're selling your house? There should be similar law
requiring owners to locate and reveal the location of their doorbell
transformers. What the hell do a furnace fan and a doorbell have in
common??? :-)


The doorbell and furnace are two things installed in the house when
it's being built, and they both involve installing low-voltage wiring.
--

And they both have metal parts. There's the link!

Mark Lloyd wrote:
On Mon, 01 May 2006 13:17:39 -0500, "Eric"
wrote:

I am searchign for the transformer to my doorbell system which I suspect is
bad. In prior houses I have found it in the garage. This house does not
have an attached garage and I cannot find it anywhere. Any ideas.

In my house, the transformer is in the closet with the furnace (and on
the same circuit as the furnace fan).
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what
to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin

Furnaces (and cooling systems) use a doorbell transformer to provide
the low-voltage for the thermostats.

Does this transformer also power your doorbells?

Dave

On 2 May 2006 09:34:52 -0700, wrote:


Mark Lloyd wrote:
On Mon, 01 May 2006 13:17:39 -0500, "Eric"
wrote:

I am searchign for the transformer to my doorbell system which I suspect is
bad. In prior houses I have found it in the garage. This house does not
have an attached garage and I cannot find it anywhere. Any ideas.

In my house, the transformer is in the closet with the furnace (and on
the same circuit as the furnace fan).
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what
to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin

Furnaces (and cooling systems) use a doorbell transformer to provide
the low-voltage for the thermostats.

Does this transformer also power your doorbells?


The furnace uses 24VAC and the doorbell uses 16VAC.

Dave
--
Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.laughingsquid.com

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what
to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin