How To Install a Ring Video Doorbell Wired - From an Electrician
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- Опубліковано 28 лис 2024
- In this day and age where there are so many home security products available to us, as well as the option to install these things ourselves, how does it work? In the latest episode, Dustin takes us through the steps of installing a Ring Doorbell to an existing wired doorbell system.
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As with installing anything, until you get well used to handling any particular item (and even then, after or when changing manufacturers) READ THE DIRECTIONS!! Most of us men tend to miss this part, but it is an important step that should be taken! Second thing to do is TURN OFF THE POWER. Last thing we want to do is get shocked! Also, since we are dealing with sensitive electronics, the power should be shut off, so we don’t burn anything up on the low voltage end.
There are 3 general components to a doorbell system. The doorbell button, the transformer, and the chime. With the power off, remove the existing button on the wall at the door. Be super careful as the 2 wires at the button itself tend to be cut rather short, and we don’t want them falling back into the wall so we cannot use them! Once the button is removed, install the new mounting plate over the existing hole in the wall making sure to cover all the old surface area so there is no painting involved. Also, if you are using the angled back plate to kick the new camera away from the door itself, install the screws at a slight angle so they end up flush with the plate. Next, re-terminate the existing wires onto the screws of the new button, one wire per screw, and ensure that the wires aren’t shorted together. Don’t over tighten the screws but do make sure they are tight. Next item is to fasten the camera itself to the backplate with the provided screws. When you install the device, you want the camera at the top and button at the bottom, otherwise your image will be upside down. Once you have the camera mounted the last thing needed is to snap the cover onto the camera and use the provided screw to fasten the cover to the camera. This screw is usually on the bottom and will probably be a non-standard type head (not a Phillips or straight) so it cannot be easily removed.
Once the button installation sequence is completed, the next item to be done is to install the camera power pack to the existing doorbell chime. When you install the power pack to the chime, you want to be sure that you are not impeding the chime portion. You will need to look at the existing chime and find a place to install the pack. Once you have wired it into the existing chime and put the chime cover back on, the power can be turned back on.
The last item to do is to follow the manufacturer's instructions on linking the new bell to the Wi-Fi and your phone. You now should be good to go and can use the new doorbell!
Thank you .I've watched a few videos from other sites, you have actually shown how the bell cover separates. So many have skipped that part which renders the entire video usless if you can't mount the thing. We'll done. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Few comments. First, the transformers sold today will work. Second the adapter at the chime is not needed with the doorbell 2 and other models. Third, you need to see if your chime is mechanical or digital. If you don't see the metal strike for the chime, you'll likely need the diode (read the instructions on this one). Finally, if you have an Echo or Alexa device, skip the Ring-brand doorbell chime for upstairs or other locations. You can add the Ring skill to Alexa and then it can either play the doorbell chime on any Alexa device, if you want, or I created a voice announcement, "Someone is at the front door." You can then also do it with Ring cameras, "Motion detected in ___ room," or similar. I had a Ring Chime Pro and then tossed it in a drawer once I realized the Echo did it all. Plus I don't have the Wifi 'noise traffic' a Pro extender creates. (There's two chime models: pro and standard. Pro is a wifi extender) OK, one more comment, you can also stack 2 of the adapters. If you noticed, Dustin shows the adapter that tilts forward, and then another one that tilts upward. Ring gives you longer screws to be used for up to 2 stacked adapters. So, you can angle forward and up. However, it's not recommended to use a 3rd and you'd have to buy it seperately anyway.
I ain't putting no Jeff Bezos spy named Alexa in my house.
Bravo
I work for a home security company and I install about a hundred doorbell cams a year. The old cams we had only required 12-24vac and worked fine on the 16vac/10va transformers but the new ones require 1 amp of power and need the 16vac/30va transformers. I’m not a licensed electrician so I have to tell customers to get the transformer replaced by a pro even tho it’s easy enough for me I can’t take on the liability. Otherwise we have to bypass a transformer to run a wire to a plug in transformer to a receptacle. (Which I think looks ghetto but I can only do so much, I always recommend to get the transformer replaced, but some customers are too cheap) You should show how to swap a transformer or how a dual button system or dual chime box works too.
Common places it find the transformer is in the basement, attic, garage, entry closet, hall closet, furnace closet, utility room, and when you’re all out of places to look, check behind the chime box. Lots of newer houses use a double gang box behind the chime and stuff a transformer in it. I’m curious where else have you guys found transformers? When all else fails I have to fish an 18/2 wire to the nearest receptacle into a plug-in transformer. But you’ll need that chime extender.
@@PrivateUser1 we used to mount our transformers right to the side of the electrical panel
How can I test for this?
Good info
I can't thank you enough for this video, it was fantastic. I just installed my Ring doorbell with your excellent help. I would only add that you'll need the QR code from the device to activate the doorbell, so install the app on your phone first - easier to scan the QR code before the device is installed. MANY THANKS for your excellen help!
Thanks! A friend asked if I could install her Ring doorbell, I didn't know what was involved and your video really helped!
In my experience, you want to check for compatibility of the existing chime with the model of video doorbell first. I've followed Amazon installers and homeowners to get these things working. I've had to install a diode, upgrade Xfmrs to 30Volt Amp, replace chimes, and cut out plastic J boxes that house the xfmr behind an electronic chime to make room for the larger xfmr. The bigger xfmr is sometimes needed to provide sufficient power needed to ring the chime and, drive the video.
As a life long electrician usually not allow to cut parts of flimsy electrical boxes. At a continuimg education class guy from UL stated that even though every sparky has made a knockout in a PVC box to extend a circuit its not legal. Have to ne extra carefull and cover your butt due to some sum bag ambulance chasing lawyers who would sue their own mother. Had bosses that wanted me to do serious violations. Told them to please placebitbin writing and I want a witness to sign it so I could cover my own butt. They always backed down.
Great video. Can you make one showing your install of the low voltage circuit for those that don't have existing wires. I'm running on batteries and would like something permanent. Thank you again for your videos.
It's super easy. You need an AC transformer something between I don't remember the exact range but between 12 and 24 volts works great. Hope the transformer up to 120 volts to power it and then you just need 18/2 wire to go from the transformer to the doorbell and you're good to go
Most times when it's old work Ill put a 2gang old work cut in or smart box in the wall underneath a switch (100% absolutely make sure that the transformer fits inside of the box you pick out, and that the box fits inside of the wall cavity. I have made that mistake on my first ring install and I was pissed since I didn't have anything else . I'll run 14/ 2 from the switch to my new 2gang box and 18/2 from my two gang box to my doorbell.
The transformer will go inside of the 2 gang box with a blank cover on it
Ditto. I’m in a 95-ish year old house with brick on the front that has never had a doorbell. So I’m curious about not only the installation of the complete system but fishing the wire with brick.
Is there a wireless version? Maybe that would be easier.
@@fomoco300k There is a solar-panel charger for the Ring.That may be a lot easier to install.
@@RJR5243 Thanks for the idea, but my main entrance is under roof on the north side of the house. I think, after looking, that one of the battery powered options is my best way to go.
Still wouldn’t mind seeing an installation from scratch- especially fishing the wires through/behind brick. It would be good info in case I decide to go that route. Maybe it’s not that practical, though. 🤷♂️
Be advised some video doorbells require larger transformers. I’ve had to upgrade some chime transformer that were only 10va to 30va to get, I think it was a Nest, to work properly.
Thank you for making this point!!
This here! I think all of the smart doorbells are rated for 25-30va. Which is well above most standard doorbell
Ive had the same issue when I first did one. You dont even find that you need a 30kva untill the very back of the Ring instruction manual under troubleshooting. The ring actually burnt up a 10va transformer
Was going to post saying the same thing. I'd replace the 10VA transformers on any new install, it's $20. If you have problems and contact support, one of the first things they want to validate is the power supply. And the existing transformer is likely as old as the house.
The Nest is a pain in the.... I've had to change out the transformer AND the old bell wires to get them to work. AND for some reason, if you have the Nest Thermostat, the doorbell has to pair with that to finish setting up. If your doorbell and thermostat are too far apart....you're screwed. Ring is good though, no complaints.
Definitely with the ring pro needed to upgrade my transformer to 30va. And further depending on the vintage your wiring might not support the current for that. I had voltage errors on my ring even after upgrading it. Turns out when my house was built they ran a standard Ethernet cable from the transformer in the garage to the chime to the bell button at the door and split the cable in the middle at the chime to make the additional pairs - super tiny gauge wires. Ring's tech support advised me to double up the pairs on each side to carry the extra current but took a fair bit of detective work with a toner to figure out how it was wired to begin with. Once the aha light bulb went off a quick diagram of what actually went to what from where made it easy to do what Ring was suggesting and it's worked perfect ever since, but definitely not the easy install and you're done shown here unfortunately. In an ideal world I would have been able to run new doorbell wire but the way my home is that simply was not practical. Just know the wired smart doorbells can turn into more of a project than you'd expect..
How do you cut the power? Normally I never see anything labeled as doorbell in an electrical panel
So. I did this less then a year a go. You rocked the 12 volts chime. The chime is a ding dong, but i feel more validation that youa said the same.
I wish you would have filmed exactly what you did in that chime box!
EXACTLY!! I was all good until up to that point..
Freeze the picture, it’s pretty easy to see what and where the chime thing goes.
Hi Buddy your video is so simple to follow I have seen others makes so complicated and you get confused. Thank you
I bought a hardwired RING basic doorbell for my 82 year-old, mostly deaf, mother, so she would receive visual notification of visitors that would alert her on her cellphone, which is also hooked up to her hearing aids. Because my elderly mother is in a fixed income, and not very technologically proficient, I opted for the most basic, simple, least expensive version that is supposed to replace any existing hardwired doorbell and can be installed by almost anyone with minimal electrical or mechanical skill, like myself. I do have some knowledge about home maintenance and repairs, however-so I first checked the specs on her existing 40 year-old doorbell that worked perfectly since installation long before my family purchased the house- and the specs for the transformer were in line with the requirements for the basic hardwired RING. I even checked the wiring with a voltmeter and the reading confirmed the power was adequate. I then followed the installation instructions meticulously and upon completion the RING doorbell failed to function, supposedly due to inadequate power from the transformer. Tracking down the transformer was more difficult and when I finally located it, in the darkest, most inaccessible creepy old closet in the garage, nestled among 50-year-old cobwebs and God knows how many spider carcasses, not to mention the still living crawling things that probably reside there, I had to throw in the towel. I’m handy, but fuck spiders in my hair- and I don’t give up easily so this was a moment of great frustration for me. Dejected and angry, I uninstalled the RING, defeated, and reinstalled the old doorbell. At this point I had already drilled holes in the brick to mount the new button, which was larger than the old one so the old holes were hidden behind hit- to do this I had to purchase a masonry bit for my drill- needless to say I was EXTREMELY unhappy having to mount the old button, leaving the two new holes visible. My mother’s home, while old, is very nice-she keeps things very neat and tidy and while two small screw holes may not seem like a big deal to most, my mom HATES flaws like that. Still, I carefully rewired the old button and securely mounted it to its original 40 year location only to discover- IT NO LONGER WORKED!!! After 40+ years of flawless operation!!!! I was already wary of RING because the wiring instructions intentionally bypassed the chime, so that by installing the RING, you lost the regular chime function of the existing doorbell- of course, in order to retain regular doorbell function RING required an upgrade to the next model, which was 2.5 times the cost of the basic. This, I felt, was an underhanded, intentional effort to force customers to purchase the more expensive model by purposely configuring their product in a way that unnecessarily disconnected the existing doorbell chime. So when I found my old doorbell suddenly broken after attempting to install the RING, I researched the basic model online and found, unsurprisingly, that countless other customers all experienced the same issue, regardless of the type, model, manufacturer, age or configuration of their existing and previously functional doorbell. When I contacted RING I was told they would be happy to “fix” the problem their product caused by replacing my transformer for “free” IF I upgraded to their model that cost 2.5 times more than the basic version. WHAT A COMPLETE SCAM. That fraudulent, unscrupulous company is selling thousands of unsuspecting customers a product that will damage their personal property, thereby forcing them into spending more than double their original investment or else the customer, while they may be refunded, will no longer have a functional doorbell and face a much more difficult and expensive repair as a result. For many people, especially senior citizens like my 82 year old mother, who are concerned about home safety and want a video doorbell for personal security, but who may also be living in a fixed income, attempting the very simple RING basic installation is already a challenge, so to then be confronted with a transformer malfunction or more complex electrical wiring issue, they are totally out of their depth and stuck with no doorbell at all or forced to purchase a RING PRO, that they cannot afford and may not even be able to operate or understand. FURTHERMORE, after the RING BASIC damages their existing transformer, the installation of another wired doorbell, the installation of the RING PRO doorbell or even the repair/replacement of their now faulty transformer will doubtless require they acquire the assistance of someone with some level of technical knowledge or professional experience to locate the old transformer and solve the problem. What if the transformer is in the crawl space??? How the hell could my 82-year-old mother ever resolve the problem caused by the CROOKS AT RING, without paying somebody??? Now, I know I can go buy a transformer and face my fear of spiders and swap it out, but that will set me back at least $30 and an hour or two of my time, not to mention subject me to extreme emotional angst, when prior to making the mistake of assuming a company as well-known and heavily promoted as RING would be peddling a decent product that functioned as promised and treat customers fairly, my mother had a perfectly good, functional, reliable doorbell that never gave her any problems.
If there is any advice you can offer me, regarding my current dilemma after I GOT TOTALLY DEFRAUDED, CHEATED, SCAMMED, AND RIPPED OFF BY THE SCANDALOUS, UNETHICAL THIEVING CORPORATE CRIMINALS AT RING, WHO CON TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS AND CHEAT AND LIE FOR PROFIT, I would be very grateful. As of right now, I plan to install a motion activated camera that has nothing to do with the now broken doorbell, and with a gun to my head I will force myself to install a new wired doorbell and transformer- troubleshooting the old bell and transformer seems daunting and like it may lengthen the amount of time I have to spend in the creepy, dark, dirty cabinet in the garage with the 50 year old spider nest.
I like to put some scotch 2228 moisture sealing electrical tape over the terminals especially if there's aluminum siding your installing it on or flashing for a door. I find it helps keep the moisture at bay from corroding the terminals as you find with most 10 plus year old push buttons and being the reason they commonly fail.
Just use Noalox...
I was hoping you would show more about the installation of the doorbell wiring and the transformer. For the life of me, I couldn't find the transformer in my condo, but I finally found in a box in the wall behind the doorbell chime. I'm pretty sure it's not up to code, but I can't find an electrician to touch it, and I'm not sure how easy it would be to move the transformer to another location and pull new doorbell wiring.
Signed, an IT guy who has enjoyed learning electrical from your videos
EXCELLENT VIDEO>... The BEST I have seen yet...
Now I won't be so scared to do this...
Thank you for sharing this great video...
NOTE: The background noise/music is unnecessary... it just gets in the way of hearing you talk.
All we want to do is HEAR YOU TALK...
You should do more simple all around home stuff like this for beginners more often. Outside outlets extensions to storage areas ext.
@@Tre16 I got my certificate as a electrician dummy, I do maintenance saying for people that want to do simple task around there home.
Thank you, the videos you're talking about are exactly ones I would want. I'm not an electrician.
@@Tre16😮😢 you
Excellent video! The best I’ve seen on this doorbell. Thanks so much!!
Two questions: 1. What does the power pack actually do? 2. If the doorbell button simply closes a circuit, then how does the Ring button get its DC power?
That’s why you add the jumper in the chime - it makes the wires to the bell push live.
There’s a step down transformer he showed in the beginning of the video
Do u have a video on how to install outdoor electric socket?
It’s storing energy to run the camera
Great video. We didn't see you go to the breaker box to switch off breaker. Is that necessary or just more of belts and suspenders type precaution? Thanks
I didn't switch anything off, no problems. Also, I tried the Ring w/o the power pack and it worked but the motion sensor was erratic and a dull hum could be heard from the chime box. Installed the power pack (just loosened the two screws and slid the connectors in, didn't turn off breakers). Everything works perfectly.
One tip distin is to add the ring pro transformer because usually the transformer the people have is only a 10v. And the ring needs atleast a 16v but the universal trans they sell at home depot offers the 16-24v. But not the VA required so I have found you need to use the ring trans it will give you the required VA. 👍
Does the transformer have to be 24v? I don't remember but I've always used the tri-transformer
How do you find the transformer in the house?
Wait, what does the power pack do? What happens if you don't install it and turn the power on?
thats what i was confused on. thought it was a transformer but idk
Just an FYI. The reason your screws aren't flush on the angle bracket is you've got the bracket on the wrong way. The flat part should be on the wall with the open side exposed. They don't tell you that on the included instructions.
In this particular video the installer shows the angle bracket mounted with the exposed side facing in too the building and the flat side out. Which is it and does it really matter
After looking at the video a few times it is kind of deceiving. At 3:45 it looks like the angle bracket is exposed side facing into the house . Then at around 4:06 it almost looks like there is 2 parts to the bracket and the flat side is flush to the house. Deceiving.
@allenandlaurendarie5607 just pointing it out. I have the same unit and it does matter if details are important. In person you will feel the ring rock on the screws because they aren't flush. I found this out when I installed it.
What's required if I do not have a doorbell currently? Can I tap off an existing branch circuit, use a transformer and hit the chime and then to the ring? Do I need a chime if there isn't an existing system?2nd year Apprentice electrician here
Ring just wants 24v to work. Yes you can tap off something to put in a transformer.
What is the little power pack for that you attached in the chime or ringer box? Why is it needed when the system is already powered by A/C?
Will the existing door bell ring or does one need to buy the ring
chime?
@Electrician U, thanks for the Vid! i followed this exact procedure but with the power kit v3. however, the chime isn't working, instead it just keeps ringing non stop! when i use the jumper to bypass the chime, no issues, but i want to be able to use the chime. any ideas?
You sort of blew through the Power Pack install. Which wires go where and why do we need this. Explain please.
Mine was installed last week. They never turned off the power. Were they hoping for some workman's comp?
Can u just use the plug in chime instead of the apt chime if i dosent work
Thanks for the video!!
Can you please share the steps in case there are 2 chimes in the house for a doorbell
Good info. My Nest hardwired just crapped out and unfortunately Nest/Google doesn’t support them anymore. So sadly I need to replace it. This seems way too easy. And I’ll just remove the old Nest plate and install the new Ring plate right in its place. Probably only need a little stucco patch and paint when I’m done. Thanks again!
Thank you. Where can I purchase the ring chime adapter that you installed in your existing chime box?
Thank you for the video. Very informative. My only question is what do I do with the transformer once I locate it?
Thank you, beautifully explained. You missed how to connect the power pack to an already existing chime. Is it mandatory? What if i dont do it? How do I connect it?
I'm pretty sure that mount is backwards. the cover doest go on flush when you have it the way you have it. the screws to attach the camera to the mount also are more difficult to put in when it's backwards.
I have my living room light switch right next to my front door can I connect it to power up my ring doorbell?
Thanks, easier to follow than the package directions.
Do I need to use the new pro power kit if I already have one? I'm just replacing the doorbell because the screen is shattered from the sun... thanks
is there a way to locate or test the transformer for the right voltage?
Great video but how do you connect the power pack to the chime?
What is the thing you added to the chime and why do you need it?
Hey bro I'm having the problem where my doorbell chimes randomly. With this exact same setup. Do you know what it could be?
Your comment about the Chime addition, you can also link RING to your Alexa. That way you can see who's at your door and always hear the ring.
Being low voltage is it necessary to cut power off ? Ive seen guys who didn't cut the power off in other videos.
I tried hooking up my first ring doorbell and it fried. I had it replaced but now I’m afraid the same thing will happen? Any advice you could give me before moving forward?
How did you wire the chime in the house???🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️🤔🤔🤔🤔
I have 2 chimes. One upstairs and one downstairs. We can hear a buzzing from the one downstairs. Do we need another jumper for the downstairs chime or can I just bug the two wires together downstairs. Thanks
Hey question?! So I install mine just as you did I do have an older Ring but it keeps loosing battery to my understanding isn’t this considered hardwire? So it shouldn’t be looking charge should it?
Question, the piece you added into the chime box allows the chime to sound with the ring doorbell?
Does that angles adapter allow you to see most of your front door area if you are installing it on the side?
I saw this bid a month after a friend hooked my ring 4 to my doorbell and just realized by watching your video that i can hookit up to my indoor chime. Is is too late to do it now? I understand you need to have it hooked prior to activating your ring. 😢
people need to select digital.or mechanical.for type of chime
I’m switching from Vivint wired camera to wired Ring floodlight camera I should be able to use the older wires and work fine?!
Hey Thanks. Our house has wireless chime. So how can find where the transformer is to connect the ring power pack.
Hey this is great but what if I don’t want my chime to ring when someone pushes the ring doorbell? Is there a way to use the powered wires from the doorbell without the chime ringing?
Ding Dong!!! Thanks again Dustin!!!
What if you have two of those door bells? Can u still put the small boxes in the wired box??
I put the ring video camera on a really old doorbell but it doesn’t seem to be getting power.. I also don’t see a chime anywhere..any tips on what I should do?
i had no idea about the power pack. no wonder my existing chime does not work. did that come included. or did you have to buy separate?
I bought this style Doorbell, do I have to hook it to the wires or can it be used without connecting to the bell wires
My doorbell had 4 wires, not 2. How would this change it?
** I'm lost as to after putting the POWER PACK inside of the chime box area-- how you hooked it up??
My doorbell buzzes, but has stopped "ringing", so I believe there is still power there. Will a new video bell (like Ring) still install/work properly?
How did you get the power to the door bell cut off?? It would helpful if you could show how to identify the circuit breaker for the door bell
I like how Dustin has to clarify that he's an electrician. Like Bruce Lee saying he's a badass fighter.
Normies like me want smart home diy vids from actual electricians. I wrote Dustin about it. Yes he's a bad ass but he's selling himself to new customers.
My electrician pulled a line from my current light switches and connected to a transformer, but ring bell doesn’t get powered or detect hardwired.
When I connect it to a transformer adaptor that goes into an outlet, it works.
Did he connect the real transformers wrong or you can’t pull power from a light switch?
Can two wired Rings be installed - front & back?
If I don’t have a box or existing door bell. Can I grab electrical wire from my outlet which is on the wall right behind where I want my ring camera?
I got 2 chime boxes in my house. What happens if i only use the one jumper it comes with?
Can I hook up a video doorbell without cutting the power since it’s low voltage?
Did you do it without cutting the power?
@@Najerafamilyadventure yes
Do you have to have the original chime box from your home for it to work? Or can it work through just the additional ring chimebox that plugs into the wall?
Thanks for the video, that surprised me. If I understand well you can use the existing chime with the Ring dorrbell? If so is it because you had the element in the chime?
What are the references?
Question: What if my doorbell closes a 120V circuit (no transformer) is it the same installation procedure? Or do I have to install a transformer in order to make it work? I don't wnat to burn this thing
I was told by a friend that since the doorbell is a low voltage doorbell that I don't need to turn off the power. Is that true? I am also curious why I need to go to the chime device and do anything there since the old doorbell chimes when pressed.
Thanks
What's the piece you put in the mechanical chime do , what I don't like about Ring is that it does ring just once ,thank you
Question: If my transformer is blown and I'm not getting any juice with my connection to the doorbell, will a Ring chime solve the problem of not getting a chime inside the home when the Ring doorbell is pressed.?
What about wiring for a door bell without existing wire
Thank you for your video but I have a problem, I did everything right but now I have a buzzing noise and it got very hot I disconnected it call a electrician and he can’t fix my problem either. Do you have any suggestions?
So my doorbell didn’t come with something for the chime box. It did have its own chime box that plugs into any usb. I have no idea where the transformer is (I assume on Optimus Prime). And I guess when I’m done my bell will ring from new and old chime unless I figure out how to disable the old chime. Sounds right?
Very helpful, I actually installed mine with your help! Thanks
I wish you could have added the final view from the cameras view point to see how much the angle frame helped the installation for this type of side installation.
In your install example in this video was there already an existing Transformer? If so how were you able to add that Ring add-on do-dad? or did you have the remove the old transformer first and then you added that Ring voltage item? This was not clear? I dont want to fry my box out if you cant install that Ring add on item in combo with an existing transformer? I want to have my Ring video doorbell4 work along with the original chime currently.
I am thoroughly confused. My house is fairly large and when I am in some parts of the house, I cannot hear Alexa announce there is someone at the door. My previous wired doorbell chimes could be heard throughout my house. I thought this video would help connect both the existing chimes and the ring doorbell so both would alert…but then went on to say to buy the plug in devices to hear throughout a house. Does an existing wired doorbell not function with a ring doorbell?
Hi, I have installed but inside existing chime does not ring. I had the whole doorbell installed and functioning before installing the jumper in the chime. Is that why the interior exiting chime does not work? How do I go about a fix? Thank you
How do tell if the old transformer is compatible with the new ring doorbell?
I have installed a 2nd Gen. Ring doorbell. And its hooked up to a 24v transformer but the old chime doesnt go off when i press the button. Is it because i dont have the power pack??
Res jman here, i've wired a few of these but i honestly still dont get how the doorbell gets power this way. There is a (+pos) at the door bell but no (-neg). Any insite?
Great video! Thanks, I am looking into installing a mini split for my shed, do you have any videos out there, I currently have a 10/3 wired buried bro shed, can a 10/3 handle basic devices and a mini split?
why does the Ring website say this? Video Doorbell Wired does not sound your existing doorbell chime. To hear audio alerts in your home, pair with a Ring Chime, compatible Alexa device, or select the Video Doorbell Wired + Chime bundle. I'm trying to understand if my old doorbell chime will work or not. Do I have to buy the Ring Chime to make this work?
Hey man. Got my ring bell this morning. Going to use it today!
Thanks again
I wanted to hear the why we need to turn off the electric and see the final connection of the wires to the chime
EXCELLENT VIDEO 👍👍. Thank you sir.
It is possible to connect the ring bell to the regular home ring bell and make sound the bell in the house
Can u hook up the ring without turning off circuit breaker will it damage the ring unit
I mean it’s low voltage
Yes...I understand that application, but what if the ringer is different?
This was so helpful!
Thank you this is the best help video I ever saw. Great job
I don't like where my current doorbell is. Can I just staple some telephone wiring to the wall to move it to the other side of the door? It's under a well-protected porch.