Replacing doorbell wiring help
Navy Momma
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Comments (10)I'm attempting to add a second chime to an existing front door button and chime, but there are only two wires from the button to the existing chime -- one red & one white. The red one attaches to the terminal marked "F" on the chime while the white does not connect to the chime but is connected by a wire nut to a white wire running to the transformer. The "T" terminal on the existing chime runs another red wire to the transformer. To what do I connect the "F" and "T" terminals on the second chime to to make this work? It seems to me I should run a wire from "F" terminal to "F" terminal and another wire from the "T" terminal on the second chime to the white wire running from the door button at the wire nut -- bypassing the transformer entirely....See MoreReplacement antique doorbell buttons
Comments (7)"I found a through-hole mount silver pushbutton... that goes in a 16mm diameter panel cutout. Should I try my luck? File down the edges of the hole? " I would. Try beofre3 filing. There is often slop in the minimum hole the switch will fit in (as in a 16 mm might fit in a 15mm hole). If the new switch has threads on the body it may be able to be screwed into teh plate ad essentially cut threads (depnd son how hard the switch threads are and the plate material) or you could try and find an actual tap. I would drill the holes larger if required. Try MSC Supply for a single metric drill bit. Be sure to have the plate firmly secured if you drill. Thin metal is notorious for grabbing onto larger drill bits and becoming a spinning finger slicing weapon. You are likely then going to need some detail filing to clean up the burs created. This post was edited by brickeyee on Sat, Apr 27, 13 at 10:24...See MoreWiring doorbell with needy kids: which wire where????
Comments (13)"IF you have only a front door button, it doesn't matter which wire goes where. Either way will work." Except the bell will have a different chime between the front door and the back door. And, since you only have two wires, I'm guessing you only have one door on the bell. The wire out of the wall with voltage on it at all times should go to "trans"...transformer. The other wire out of the wall should be the button. If you don't have power from one of the wires, it sounds like a transformer problem. If you do have power, is it what your new bell requires? Does your new bell come with a transformer? My transformer on my old house was in the garage plugged into the same outlet on the ceiling that my garage door opener was plugged into. I always thought that was a strange place for someone to put it!...See Moredoorbell transformer wiring
Comments (4)Door bell transformers usually look like this: Often you'll find them stuck to the side of the circuit breaker panel thought they could be anywhere. It's possible that the transformer was removed (or perhaps was never there)....See MoreNavy Momma
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