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Wireless doorbells
Posted by: raz
Date: May 21, 2012 08:55AM
Does anybody here have any experience with these things? I went to Lowe's and installed the one brand they carried. The stated range (up to 100 feet) was off by an order of magnitude.

Home Depot had different brand, but I'm not really in the mood to return yet-another-opened-package for a refund.

A recommended brand/model would be appreciated.


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Re: Wireless doorbells
Posted by: mrthuse
Date: May 21, 2012 09:19AM
Pass along ther recommendation if you get one. I've futzed w/ these things for 5 - maybe 6 - years. Range is WAY understated, and signal seems to have a hard time penetrating walls, furniture, young children, large dogs - just about anything between transmitter and receiver.

I bought a brass knocker.
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Re: Wireless doorbells
Posted by: bazookaman
Date: May 21, 2012 09:29AM
after our wired doorknob stopped working ( I replaced everything but the transformer) we got a wireless one which worked ok until it didn't. It just stopped working one day. Fresh batteries all around and still nothing. Now people just knock. I guess I should just replace the old transformer and see if I can get our wired one working again.



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Re: Wireless doorbells
Posted by: bruceko
Date: May 21, 2012 09:33AM
We had one that never seemed to work consistently.
Then I bought a Honeywell and it works very well
Honeywell door bell



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/21/2012 09:33AM by bruceko.
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Re: Wireless doorbells
Posted by: Robert M
Date: May 21, 2012 09:38AM
Kap,

I've had a few of them. All makes and models. All mediocre at best. A knocker is the only thing that works reliably.

Robert
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Re: Wireless doorbells
Posted by: PeterB
Date: May 21, 2012 09:47AM
I've got one, and it works fine, but there's very little distance between the doorbell and the receiver unit-- which is intentional on my part, because I don't want to be woken up or bothered every time the door rings, and it's loud enough that I can easily hear it from three rooms away. I got mine at Lowes too. The only slight annoyance with mine is that the battery can lose contact in the bell unit, so I had to bend out the contact pins a bit to make it have a more snug fit, which seems to have worked fine.



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Re: Wireless doorbells
Posted by: cbelt3
Date: May 21, 2012 09:51AM
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Re: Wireless doorbells
Posted by: thermarest
Date: May 21, 2012 10:34AM
I have on off the shelf at home depot. Don't remember the brand. My needs were not great; the receiver is probably 25 feet from the transmitter. It worked fine for 4 years, after which the transmitter battery died, but it was easily replaced.
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Re: Wireless doorbells
Posted by: rjmacs
Date: May 21, 2012 11:27AM
I actually would really like a wireless doorbell that allows you to provide your own 'ring' via mp3 or aiff file. Does such an animal exist? I know exactly what i want my doorbell to be, and have dreamed of it for many years....


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Re: Wireless doorbells
Posted by: artie67
Date: May 21, 2012 12:31PM
Because we have our office/laundry/library one one side of the house and a heavy door in between, we bought a Honeywell like Bruceko recommends. Ours has a flashing light also. The batteries have lasted over two years ("C" cells) and can be adjusted for loudness.
The light function is helpful when the TV sound is blasting.
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Re: Wireless doorbells
Posted by: Rick-o
Date: May 21, 2012 12:38PM
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rjmacs
I actually would really like a wireless doorbell that allows you to provide your own 'ring' via mp3 or aiff file. Does such an animal exist? I know exactly what i want my doorbell to be, and have dreamed of it for many years....

Well? Are you going to tell us?!?




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Re: Wireless doorbells
Posted by: Black
Date: May 21, 2012 01:42PM
Good thread. My experience has been poor also-- will prioritize Honeywell next time around.


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Re: Wireless doorbells
Posted by: testcase
Date: May 21, 2012 04:49PM
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jest smiley
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Re: Wireless doorbells
Posted by: rjmacs
Date: May 21, 2012 05:08PM
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Rick-o
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rjmacs
I actually would really like a wireless doorbell that allows you to provide your own 'ring' via mp3 or aiff file. Does such an animal exist? I know exactly what i want my doorbell to be, and have dreamed of it for many years....

Well? Are you going to tell us?!?

Not until i get a link to such a device and can make it a reality! tongue sticking out smiley

(It's not really anything terrifically clever, but i know it would make me laugh hysterically EVERY time the doorbell's rung... And it would make the neighbors wonder about me even more than they already do. nuts smiley )

[If your curiosity is killing you, PM me. It's not a state secret or anything.]


rj
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Vreemac, Moth of the Future
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Re: Wireless doorbells
Posted by: graylocks
Date: May 21, 2012 07:08PM
i've had this one for over a year with no problems. also a Honeywell. the distance from door to bell isn't that large so i can't answer to the range factor.

Honeywell RCWL105A1003/N Plug-in Wireless Door Chime and Push Button




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Re: Wireless doorbells
Posted by: Bo
Date: May 21, 2012 07:35PM
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rjmacs
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Rick-o
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rjmacs
I actually would really like a wireless doorbell that allows you to provide your own 'ring' via mp3 or aiff file. Does such an animal exist? I know exactly what i want my doorbell to be, and have dreamed of it for many years....

Well? Are you going to tell us?!?

Not until i get a link to such a device and can make it a reality! tongue sticking out smiley

(It's not really anything terrifically clever, but i know it would make me laugh hysterically EVERY time the doorbell's rung... And it would make the neighbors wonder about me even more than they already do. nuts smiley )

[If your curiosity is killing you, PM me. It's not a state secret or anything.]

Maybe it's this? [www.youtube.com]
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Re: Wireless doorbells
Posted by: rjmacs
Date: May 21, 2012 08:32PM
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Bo
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rjmacs
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Rick-o
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rjmacs
I actually would really like a wireless doorbell that allows you to provide your own 'ring' via mp3 or aiff file. Does such an animal exist? I know exactly what i want my doorbell to be, and have dreamed of it for many years....

Well? Are you going to tell us?!?

Not until i get a link to such a device and can make it a reality! tongue sticking out smiley

(It's not really anything terrifically clever, but i know it would make me laugh hysterically EVERY time the doorbell's rung... And it would make the neighbors wonder about me even more than they already do. nuts smiley )

[If your curiosity is killing you, PM me. It's not a state secret or anything.]

Maybe it's this? [www.youtube.com]

An excellent concept! smiling smiley


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Vreemac, Moth of the Future
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