I just purchased the latest version of the story bowl after miserably contending with the Nest doorbell for four years. The Ring Pro 2 is by far the better doorbell . Instant notifications, and many features that you don’t find on other doorbells. Their app is very intuitive and easy to use, and has many nice features.
I just picked up a Pro 2 and this video was perfect for detailing what a swap out of an older Pro version would entail. Thanks for making it really clear that I needed to remove the old Pro Power Kit and MUST use the newer one included with the Pro 2!
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.
@@Jeremiah2304 it’s the principle. Think of how much money RING coerces unsuspecting customers into spending…. And it’s a product they market to seniors. It’s predatory cheating and intentional vandalism. I know, though…. I’ll do it….. i really hate spiders
Excellent video Jeff: Extremely helpful in the installation on my front stoop here in Halifax, Nova Scotia on the Dominion Day holiday. Took me maybe two hours for the complete set up. All extremely good!
Thank you so very much. Hopefully I can do this. The only thing I won't be able to do is drill new holes as I have an old doorbell....we will see. I am afraid I will mess up the hard plank. But your installation was wonderful. Thank you
Thanks very much for the detailed installation and setup instructions. I have just gotten one of these and will be installing it soon. I will refer to your video if I have any problems.
Great video, thank you. Don't you think that it isn't safe having the wires exposed at the back of the unit, even it is screwed to the wall? Bricks aren't smooth so there's no seal. Let me know. Cheers!
Hey! thanks for the video, I wanted to ask, I just ordered an received my ring door beel pro 2 and I don't have pro power kit v3 that you installed in your chime in my package. Is it mandatory to still use the mecanical chime?
I just upgraded to the New Video doorbell pro 2. When I installed the old one, I did not turn the power off at the breaker. Is it absolute neccessary to turn off the power to the doorbell?
Nice video, Jeff, but it did not explain how to use the wire extenders that came with my Pro 2. There were two pairs of wires and Ring's instructions do not say how to use them. I can't find a video either.
Hey Jeff, thanks for the video. pardon the stupid ? (i'm trying to do this myself) - but how can I tell if my existing doorbell transformer will work with the Ring Pro 2?
Great video. On the Ring app, did you have to delete your old Ring Pro or was the device automatically deleted on the app when you added the new Ring Pro 2 doorbell?
very nice install demo cheers man !!!!unfortunately I bought a wired system before these came out about the same price as a pro lol oh well will probably upgrade this system is nice 6 cameras but has to be hard wired then I had to run a RG6 cable up to the its not 4k any outside light Especially at night interferes with the cameras only down fall of this system
Just purchased this for a new build home with no existing chime or previous doorbell is this an option what should I buy and how? A quick run through is much appreciated thanks so much !
Good purchase! So you can use this alone connected to your phone or you can also run this with the Ring Chime Pro and that will be your doorbell and also a wifi extender if you get any other devices later on like a floodlight cam etc. Thanks so much for watching!
Hi i have question sir I want to take this us product to overseas and where i live the power is 240v not 110v like in the 🇺🇸 The ring doorbell work powered with 240v? Thank u
Hi Jeff, Great video! I do however have just one question: the audio quality which you presented via the video quality day/night, was very quite. Is the audio quality really that quite? Many thanks and have a great day! 🤘
Hi Jeff! Thanks for the video! I currently run Control4 and the existing doorbell appears to be powered by the system controller. Where would you install the power kit v3 in this scenario? Thanks!
If you are installing this directly to the transformer you can get the plug in one as well or hook it up directly to the wired transformer. Which ever will suit your needs.
If you want to keep taking off the doorbell to recharge it no, you can do it yourself easily, it if you want to never touch it again after installing then yea, your gonna have to fish a wire from the basement all the way to your front door through the brick or vinyl siding and install it with the low volt wiring. $100 is cheap imo, I wouldn’t charge any less then $250 depending on how hard it was to fish the low volt wire.
The Roong Doorbell Pro 2 isn't 4k at all! It baffles me that you think this, and worse, this video is about a year old. You would have thought that the title would be corrected by now, but no.. The actual resolution is 1536x1536, which isn't even close to 4k.
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I just purchased the latest version of the story bowl after miserably contending with the Nest doorbell for four years. The Ring Pro 2 is by far the better doorbell . Instant notifications, and many features that you don’t find on other doorbells. Their app is very intuitive and easy to use, and has many nice features.
Thanks for that information. I have never used the nest doorbell as of yet.
Finally somebody showing how this cover pops off, thank you
Thank you so much man it’s very detailed video on how to install ring pro 2
Thanks For Watching!
I just picked up a Pro 2 and this video was perfect for detailing what a swap out of an older Pro version would entail. Thanks for making it really clear that I needed to remove the old Pro Power Kit and MUST use the newer one included with the Pro 2!
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.
All this over $30 and an hour of your time, just go change it girl lol
@@Jeremiah2304 it’s the principle. Think of how much money RING coerces unsuspecting customers into spending…. And it’s a product they market to seniors. It’s predatory cheating and intentional vandalism. I know, though…. I’ll do it….. i really hate spiders
Excellent video Jeff: Extremely helpful in the installation on my front stoop here in Halifax, Nova Scotia on the Dominion Day holiday. Took me maybe two hours for the complete set up. All extremely good!
Thank you, and great camera person, they moved when your hand or tool blocked viewers view, 2 thumbs up!!
Thanks for watching.
Thank you so very much. Hopefully I can do this. The only thing I won't be able to do is drill new holes as I have an old doorbell....we will see. I am afraid I will mess up the hard plank. But your installation was wonderful. Thank you
For sure I gotta get one these set ups for my place ! LA is getting wild… 😂
Thanks very much for the detailed installation and setup instructions. I have just gotten one of these and will be installing it soon. I will refer to your video if I have any problems.
Thank you Jeff I’m Bryant from Nogales Arizona I’m waiting my ring doorbell and your video is very helpful for me…!!!
18:58 Beer and Pizza game is on point! Great video.
You didn’t post the transformer video link in the description
That's the way you do an install video. Step by step, thumbs up!
Nice video Jeff. Really enjoyed watching and very well done. I like how you go through every step! 👍
Thanks P A for the support!
Great show man I got mine today and put it in and reference your video and it helped immensely… Keep on rocking
Thank you Jeff, very informative and concise.
They did simplify the pro power kit in both ring pro and ring wired pro(formerly ring pro 2)
I think they have upgraded that since then.
Great video, thank you. Don't you think that it isn't safe having the wires exposed at the back of the unit, even it is screwed to the wall? Bricks aren't smooth so there's no seal. Let me know. Cheers!
That’s the way it’s done. It’s a low voltage and won’t touch anything to short it out so it’s perfectly fine.
Thanks for the product review, have a great day 👍🏼
Thanks for watching Robert!
Ur amazing ❤ love the way you explain each and everything in the video even though I have done it a long time ago myself being electrician
Did I just see that when you went to disable your doorbell transformer it is running on the same circuit as the house lights? 3:30 Top spark mate lol
Nope, the transformer gets its power from the basement light.
@@JeffLepard Exactly. Put it on its own breaker, 101 mate.
Night is not night; it is just the beginning of sunset!😂
Thank you for getting to the point. Appreciate it.
Hey! thanks for the video,
I wanted to ask, I just ordered an received my ring door beel pro 2 and I don't have pro power kit v3 that you installed in your chime in my package. Is it mandatory to still use the mecanical chime?
Hi Jeff, where did you get your chime cover from? I like the lego pattern, great video by the way 3:40
That is an old doorbell I guess whatever was installed in the house before. Thanks For Watching!
Can this ring doorbell connect wireless as I don’t have doorbell? . Thank you
Yes it can, you can just use the ring Chime with it.
I just upgraded to the New Video doorbell pro 2. When I installed the old one, I did not turn the power off at the breaker. Is it absolute neccessary to turn off the power to the doorbell?
Just for safety, and so you don't short circuit something
Would really love a battery version of the pro..the others are just to clunky for my door frame
Nice video, Jeff, but it did not explain how to use the wire extenders that came with my Pro 2. There were two pairs of wires and Ring's instructions do not say how to use them. I can't find a video either.
Patricia unfortunately Jeff is still at the Blarney Stone and is unable to respond at the moment .
Are you talking about the Wires that clip onto the doorbell chime? Thanks for watching!
Thanks for watching!
Great tutorial. You kinda look like Johnny Sins btw
is it possible to mute the mechanical chime in the ring app? i would turn it off if the child is sleeeping
Good Job !
Many Thanks From Belgium !
Hey Jeff, thanks for the video. pardon the stupid ? (i'm trying to do this myself) - but how can I tell if my existing doorbell transformer will work with the Ring Pro 2?
It all depends on how many volts your existing transformer is. Most newer houses will have enough power to run the doorbells. Thanks for watching!
Great video. On the Ring app, did you have to delete your old Ring Pro or was the device automatically deleted on the app when you added the new Ring Pro 2 doorbell?
Is caulking ever needed to seal and protect from rain
What are you doing if you have two doorbells in your house?
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We need video close ups to better understand what you are doing. Thanks
very nice install demo cheers man !!!!unfortunately I bought a wired system before these came out about the same price as a pro lol oh well will probably upgrade this system is nice 6 cameras but has to be hard wired then I had to run a RG6 cable up to the its not 4k any outside light Especially at night interferes with the cameras only down fall of this system
My doorbell is on the side how do I get an extension to front
There are angled plates you can buy on Amazon. If you need a link, I can give you one.
Just purchased this for a new build home with no existing chime or previous doorbell is this an option what should I buy and how? A quick run through is much appreciated thanks so much !
Good purchase! So you can use this alone connected to your phone or you can also run this with the Ring Chime Pro and that will be your doorbell and also a wifi extender if you get any other devices later on like a floodlight cam etc. Thanks so much for watching!
Really well explained, thank you.
Hi i have question sir
I want to take this us product to overseas and where i live the power is 240v not 110v like in the 🇺🇸
The ring doorbell work powered with 240v?
Thank u
Does this come with different faceplates...I am looking for an all black doorbell
What size drill bit was left out.
what other mounts work for this doorbell
Hi Jeff,
Great video! I do however have just one question: the audio quality which you presented via the video quality day/night, was very quite. Is the audio quality really that quite?
Many thanks and have a great day! 🤘
Your blur didnt work for your address.
So if I get this ring doorbell pro 2, I can install it where my original mechanical chime will work? Or do I still need to purchase a ring chime?
Your existing door chime will work with this. The ring chime is only needed if you want it or require a signal boost.
@@JeffLepard Thank you!
Hi Jeff, I purchased this as an upgrade from the previous one and I like it.
The upgrade is awesome so much better.
@@JeffLepard yes it is Jeff
Nice job. Very thorough.
Excellent video.
What mode to keep the app on?
Disarm, Home or Away
Stay connected and good work
Very good. Thanks
Welcome
Great video!
At which height did you place the doorbell?
Thanks for watching!
Hi Jeff! Thanks for the video! I currently run Control4 and the existing doorbell appears to be powered by the system controller. Where would you install the power kit v3 in this scenario? Thanks!
Great video. Very helpful
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Thank you!😊
How do I know if my current doorbell is high or low voltage
Great video!!! Thank you sir
Good video 👍
What if I just wanna put it on my door without attaching the wires
Is a transformer required or can one just hook it into the existing doorbell wiring?
Curious as well
Is the pro 2 motion more accurate then the 1st pro as I get some miss alerts on my pro u was hopping my pro was more like my spotlight camera
Yes there is a definite improvement from the first gen. This one is night and day difference!
Just so you know, at 14:30 your address is showing. People can pause and use the < > keys to see the entire thing.
Any idea how to install it directly to transformer? Can't find a diagram for the pro 2
If you are installing this directly to the transformer you can get the plug in one as well or hook it up directly to the wired transformer. Which ever will suit your needs.
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Muchisimas gracias. Un video estupendo y muy bien explicado.
so when they used to include 3 choices of color faceplates now you must pay for different colors....typical
Wow Jeff I love your video and I’m upsess with your video
Why is it fish eye view?
So basically if my house never had doorbells then I need to pay like extra nearly 100$ for experts to install it?
If you want to keep taking off the doorbell to recharge it no, you can do it yourself easily, it if you want to never touch it again after installing then yea, your gonna have to fish a wire from the basement all the way to your front door through the brick or vinyl siding and install it with the low volt wiring. $100 is cheap imo, I wouldn’t charge any less then $250 depending on how hard it was to fish the low volt wire.
not 4K
There are two major problems with the Ring Pro 2 that you do not address:
Hi John, was thinking of purchasing one of these what are the two major problems your talking about please share. Thanks
Don’t waste your money on this new version of ring doorbell. Buy the old one as it works.
This “updated” Ring is a piece of junk
Explain! My new pro 2 version is superior in every way compared to the old one.
The Roong Doorbell Pro 2 isn't 4k at all! It baffles me that you think this, and worse, this video is about a year old. You would have thought that the title would be corrected by now, but no.. The actual resolution is 1536x1536, which isn't even close to 4k.
Videos on UA-cam that are shot in (4K) for viewing. Thats what that means nothing to do with Ring.