I often do not hear the doorbell when in the back of the house or in
the garden.

How complicated would it be to "extend" the doorbell to those areas?
(I am not very handy).

Or install a different doorbell that does ring in back as well?

Any suggestions, references, etc. welcomed.

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Ungeschickt

The battery operated wireless chimes are OK, but I've found that most of
them require a person to not only push the button, but actually hold it for
a second before it activates the chime. In your situation I'd recommend a
chime extender. It hooks up to the existing chime and works wirelessly from
that location. Here is a link to one: http://www.smarthome.com/5081.html




Ungeschickt wrote in message
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I often do not hear the doorbell when in the back of the house or in
the garden.

How complicated would it be to "extend" the doorbell to those areas?
(I am not very handy).

Or install a different doorbell that does ring in back as well?

Any suggestions, references, etc. welcomed.

--

Ungeschickt

I bought an electronic doorbell which has a speaker like a stereo. It also
has a connection for external speakers.

I have the doorbell (chime) in one location, then wires running to a speaker
upstairs, then wires running to another speaker in my workshop.

So my doorbell rings in 3 separate locations and I can hear it anywhere in
the house. (But then I had the problem of people who would knock instead of
pressing the doorbell button! So I put a sign on my door which says to ring
the doorbell because I can't hear knocking if I am upstairs. That solved
that except for a few people who can't read...)

On Sun, 16 Jul 2006 10:57:47 -0700, "Bill"
wrote:

I bought an electronic doorbell which has a speaker like a stereo. It also
has a connection for external speakers.

I have the doorbell (chime) in one location, then wires running to a speaker
upstairs, then wires running to another speaker in my workshop.

So my doorbell rings in 3 separate locations and I can hear it anywhere in
the house. (But then I had the problem of people who would knock instead of
pressing the doorbell button! So I put a sign on my door which says to ring
the doorbell because I can't hear knocking if I am upstairs. That solved
that except for a few people who can't read...)

For some reason I don't consider that sign to be tacky (unlike the
others). I guess it's because they made you do it. Having two buttons
for the same home seems like a failure on my part. grin.