I just got a 2nd Gen Ring doorbell for Christmas 2023. I fully charged it and hard wired it into the home doorbell wiring. My batter lasted for all of 9 days. To recharge it I had to de-wire if from the house, a huge PITA. Who wants to uninstall and reinstall the ring to the wiring every week or so? I've bought a real doorbell again and try a solar frame as a Ring charger. At least it'll be easier to remove the Ring Doorbell for a battery change. It that doesn't work I'll bin it. This Ring doorbell was a gift. Were I to buy another (doubtful) the way to go would be to buy the newer Ring Doorbells with the removable battery packs, plus an extry battery pack. That way a battery change would be a 3 minute effort.
The main problem related to battery life I have , is the fact that the "motion sensor" is actually not a motion sensor. It's all done with the camera field of view , so at the end of each day every car trigger the motion alert by cutting the sunlight to the camera whatever the distance setting you have !!!!
I chose the wired version to avoid battery issues. My old doorbell worked for 60+ years without maintenance and I did not want a Doorbell that needed maintenance like monthly battery charging and battery replacement every two years. I had a burglary and decided to add a doorbell with video recording. Looking at the options, the battery versions seemed easy to install, but had battery maintenance issues. Don't need that. I love the video and audio quality of the Ring PRO 2, and use it with an Echo Show to interact with visitors at the door. I also added a hidden Wyze Cam 3 in case the burglar blocks or steals my doorbell. Call me paranoid, but when you are in bed and there are burglars with flashlights in your hall at 3AM as I had, you take corrective action. When the police came, they asked if I had a camera or video doorbell, because that is what solves many burglaries now. Honestly I think a Ring Doorbell or Cam is a deterrent, and I would rather deter than fight off a burglar. Either type, battery or wired, will save your kyster.
I had a ring doorbell camera purchased 2018 and it worked great, but in February 4 2019 someone decided that he wanted to steal my ring from it location which was mounted to the brick wall at my front door. Very easy to install and even easier to be removed. The mounting device provided to mount the device is made of plastic and can be very easy to remove as plastic can be broken. I reported the theft and emailed the company that I received it from and they claim that they will replace it, still waiting for my replacement. It might cost more to manufacture the Ring device with a metal mounting plate. If it keeps the unit from being stolen then it would be worth the extra cost. I bought a replacement unit from Home Depot and put a.metal strap mounted to the wall with longer screws now it can not be broken off the wall.
I have the same doorbell, and the battery life sucks. I have called several time about this issue and no one explained it the way you did. I have had the doorbell less than a year and this will be the 3rd time charging the battery. Who knew that with a hard wired doorbell you would have to continually charge the battery. Thanks for the video...looking for a new doorbell.
I have the original Ring Doorbell. Installed and operational for about six months. Hardwired also, but noticed the battery failing to hold a charge. Even though the doorbell is hardwired I can monitor the charge through their settings function. The electric charge the battery holds dropping continually. Eventually, the battery will fail to hold any charge even though it's hardwired to a constant source of electricity. After Googling around I've found no available replacement battery for the original Ring Doorbell; and there is no one who has any experience on how to replace the battery. Since a lot of Ring Doorbell originals were sold there eventually will be someone who will find a way to replace the dead batteries. I like the original Doorbell since it's field of view is larger than the other later models. The original has a 180 degree horizontal and 160 degree vertical view, whereas the later models have only 160x90, less horizontal and less vertical.
My is hardwired to energy and has been 1yr old...stopped working. The ring tone changed and a week later no more ring tone and Ring is dead. Recharged the battery for 4hrs and the Ring came back on. Let's see how long it works
*My Ring Doorbell 2 only shows a black screen, freezes when somebody rings the bell, and nobody can hear me talking to them though the doorbell. I have the Ring Doorbell 2 and I have to change the battery once a week. In other words, it's TRASH*
Purchased mine Oct 2020. Hardwired it and thought i would never have a battery issue. Jan 22 2021 battery level dropped to 2% and stopped recording video. Found out, just as this video explains, hardwiring only trickle charges the battery - which is what the unit actually runs off of- and in cold weather battery will not take the charge going to it. Now i have to un-mount the unit from the wall AND disconnect the hardwired power source from unit bring inside to warm up and to charge. Then reverse all steps to reinstall. ALL IN THE COLD WEATHER WHILE TRYING NOT TO LOOSE THE RETAINING SCREWS. Found out the only Ring doorbell that ACTUALLY runs of hardwired power supply is the PRO version. I'm very dissatisfied and feel i was tricked or mislead by Ring!
WOW! Everything he just said is extremely accurate especially if you live in colder climate. I live in Syracuse ny and i've had the ring doorbell since fall of 2019 and had to charge it several times already. I was going to try the new solar charger but the reviews were bad. They may have received my money but in return i'll give them one of the worse reviews!
I have a Ring Doorbell 2 and its hardwired and its been installed about 2 months and I've had to charge the twice already. I thought if it was hardwired the battery wouldn't need to be charged manually. And also when the battery died the device stopped functioning which also surprised me since it's hardwired. Got me scratching my head.
Harry Q McCray I assumed the hardwiring would give the device a sufficient charge. I just purchased mine right before Christmas and I had to already charge it about a week and a half ago. It also freezes and skips a portion of the recording.
Mine is hardwired as well but I confirmed the hard wire only allows the ring to ring through the original doorbell system. It won't actually charge the battery of the ring. I got mine installed beginning of May, it lasted until July 28 then the battery died. I was out of town, got back home, charged it on a saturday and it was down to 15% 4 days later.
3:00 I agree. Had mine for a couple of months and yes when it gets 30 or below the charge does not last. I have the setting were it only goes off if someone is in front of my door, not when a car drives by. Junk.
I prefer the traditional type better. We have one installed in our house. It's plugged into the mains, and a small 8v supply is provided to the button outside. When the button is pushed, it makes an electrical circuit causing the bell to ding-dong. It even has a small incandescent lamp in the button which illuminates the button at all times.
I actually bought a RING about 3 years ago adders never set it up, forgot I had it! So I thought, let's charge it... it wouldn't charge... so glad I came across your video bc I won't waste my time getting another one! Thanks
I have owned a Ring 2 doorbell since the start of 2019 and it was working fine; but the battery life has been awful since the start of 2020 after a software update. It now needs a charge in just 7-9 days - even with a newly purchased second battery! I live in a tropical country with temperatures typically between 25-33 degrees Celsius so this cannot be attributed to cold. I have every setting turned off except "Ring Alerts" and I even have a Ring Solar Charger connected and exposed to direct sunlight for most of the day! Very frustrating experience considering all the $$ invested in this product.
the battery life depends on how many times it is triggered (traffic) and how many times you live view it.. it is basically a cheap cell phone.. when i first got mine the battery lasted 2 weeks cause i checked it all the time.. now that i dont do that so much and figured out the motion zones the battery lasts about a month.. you have to fully charge it to 100% .. i never read anywhere that it lasted 6 months.. cmon now..
Door bell worked great for two years. Hardwired. two months ago it would not go live (low battery) I charged battery and worked (live view occasionally) for 1 month. repeated procedure. why after two years do I have a problem ?
Have generation 3 ring door bell with chime, will only last 3-5 days from 1st installing… with our normal motions being around 12-14 a day so max is around 70 motions before battery is dead. Installed a transformer for trickle charge and is just as bad. Setting have been changed to lowest for motions - people only. It will only pick up anyone that come down the drive so it doesn’t pick up people who walk past the edge of our drive. Spoke to ring and they said adjust settings (motion alerts etc) and check after 7 days to see if the battery is any better. Live in the UK (east)temperature is good south facing so sun hits the doorbell all afternoon. Probably will change from Ring doorbell
I have a ring door bell 1 the battery only lasts average 11 days so they told me I was getting a lot of motions a day I was getting 15-20 so not that much really they told me to hard wired it I did but not it seems to be swapping between hardwire and battery now there saying I need a resistor to be honest there more hassle that there worth a cheap device soon becomes expensive it you need to get the electrician out and again for the resistor I think I’ll put it back into the box
Know what you mean &talking about i had mines since 2017 and 2weeks ago it wouldn't stay charge the other 2 front &back is great so I charge it up again so I stuck it back outside so far its holding strong but I do have other doorbells so ill see what it does
Had Ring Doorbell 2 for 18 months hardwired. Full power until last month when I received a warning that it was 5% power! Charged it but it was losing 10% a day. Bought a new one for £20, ($30) lost a bit of power so reversed wire contacts as recommended and now it is charging the battery again. Old battery obviously at end of life.
What about charging on rainy days ? If you bring the front plate indoors to charge the battery, will the rain hurt the exposed circuitry on the plate that remains on the outdoor wall ?
Wish I had seen this before I bought the ring door bells. I am very dissatisfied. If there is motion it takes so long to get the image to play on your phone that the culprit is gone! Also I have all the problems with charging except I live in the southwest so cold isn't a problem.
Did you ever try the AC adapter for the Ring?!? I just received mine's and I'm still on battery power. When I check it out on UTube it only shows it for Ring 2 and Pro. I also try the solar power adapter and it still needs charging. What am I doing wrong?
The internal battery in your Ring Doorbell is defective. Call the Ring Doorbell support and demand a replacement or else you'll start a class action lawsuit. Let us know if you do start such a lawsuit as I will join. They replaced my $216 Ring 1 after it had sat around for a year which was a gift . In the mean time you may try to hardwire the micro USB charger cable. Ring 1 does seem to Not charge from the Bell Circuit 12VAC . Ring 1 probably does Not have a Li-ion battery, it may even be the Ni-MH old memory effected battery . When I asked Ring about the battery technology they were very cryptic about a response !
My Ring doorbell is 18 months old and the battery charge STARTED at 2 months before needing a charge and deteriorated from there. NOW it lasts 7-10 days. THAT'S the reality folks. Ring's battery life claims are grossly exaggerated.
My battery just packed up on this ring doorbell, plug it in the charger and the blue light comes on but it stays on one bar and doesn’t charge. Can you change out the battery anyway?? Seems a waste as it’s just the battery. Bad design.
a) you gotta hardwire it (i ran power over cat5) b) yes -20c it will cease to operate as the battery juices stop c) my 1st gen lasted 18 years d) i just replaced my batteries using oem and some diy (video post coming to my channel)
I'm in Northern Indiana, cold weather about like yours in northeast. My Ring Doorbell 1 barely last 10 days, even in warmer temps. When I first got it, it would go about 2 months before recharging. They tell me I can't replace the battery because it's soldered in. Would love to see a video on how to replace the battery just see if that would make a difference.
I have the ring doorbell 2 and I have to change the battery about once a month but there’s a lot of activity here. When I got a low warning yesterday I went out to change it with a fresh battery because I have two that I rotate and although it says both are charged fully my doorbell will not turn back on. I bought the system last December so it’s not quite a year old yet
our 2nd gen with what i would count as normal use as we only have te motion sensor to cover the front of the house so not the road and loads of cars passing etc. Yet it only lasts 2 weeks
My ring doorbell just shot I bought it November 12 2018 - December 4 2020 . That too was wireless just battery 🔋 2 and half years of usage of course nothing gonna last forever, price wise I’ve seen it drop so I bought another one on Amazon.
We ended up exchanging this model for the slimmer version ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx0jZ_lGlDVJhDnmagEU8gn47cmfPNlLQU because it was too wide for the only door trim area that made sense to mount it on. However, we should have just noted the dimensions prior to purchasing. Otherwise, we love the doorbell. It works perfectly, and the video is very clear, even at night.
That must be because the designer of this item was not a good engineer or might have been restricted by a patent ! Like you wrote, such a hardwired device should recharge itself from doorbell transformer voltage/current !
@@ozdoganDS82 Just installed one, fully charged to existing 16 vac transformer that was connected to my "regular " doorbell. I had read about a "trickle" charge. Well, it stays at 100% and shows charging whenever I check it, and obviously, it is ringing the chime indoors that was connected to the previous doorbell.
I was contemplating just buying an extra set for my doorbell and garage camera so I always have a fully charged battery ready to go......but they aren't cheap. Especially for something that only works half the time. I had food delivered yesterday... Never got a motion notification from my driveway camera or my front door camera... But a palm frawn sets it off. Kinda dumb IMO
750 events? Just me leaving and coming back from work is 700 events alone 🤦🏻♂️ just got one and been 2 weeks and its been getting negatives out, charging again as i type this 😂
normally I would agree but this is a doorbell not something we should have to think about on a regular basis, plus it does not notify you the battery is almost dead so you just have to wait until someone tries to use it and you notice it doesn't work. I wish they would have explained that any place on the box
I agree, I live on busy street as well and the first few days I had to change my motion detection a bunch of times, if you check your video on a daily basis it's not hard to check your battery level. I've had mine now for 3 three weeks now and my battery level is at 79%
Bro I just got one and now I want to return it. Why would ring put out a device out with such big battery problem? These are ppl with degrees and yet they failed at having common sense.😡
I don’t have a ‘Ring’ doorbell camera ... but mine has the same problem . A shadow from a bird sets off the motion sensor .. my battery might last 5 days because it goes off to anything !
I find it interesting and disappointing that there is no battery icon anywhere on the app that indicates how much battery life is left at any given time. Seems like a simple enough thing to add to the app. Or maybe I just am not seeing it. I’ve searched around.
Not a good deal for cold areas... mine has been off the wall more than on....daily unit charges..looses WiFi connection.. just a pia... company good about making suggestions....poor router,poor power,I bought power adapters.. WiFi extenders... and they have endless list of suggestions but nothing works...Truth
@@versatileduplicity9313 nope! What we do when ours needs charged we just charge it while we are home so there’s no possibility of missing something important
Totally Agree!! Installed in July 2018 and have had to charge it 3 times already!!! Geez...Plus, you have to do the whole setup to your phone app EVERY time! That means taking the whole doorbell off the house to get to the damn barcode on the back!! Very disappointed!! Going back to a regular doorbell
@@HarryQMcCray it seems there are some really questionable quality issues with certain builds of these. All of them seem to have the battery life issues and I think some have a chip set issue.
Hawe a ring doorbell for 2 months now. Maximum time it was holding was 2 weeks (week on average) . Contacted ring, they sent replacement with different screws (mutch smaller than t15) anyways after a week they sent pair of t15 screws with driver. Installed replacement bell hoping for improvement.. Didn't lasted a week! Its not that busy street, got probably max 20 notifications a day. And max 2 answers... Its rubbish.. Temperature in uk is 6 to 12C i guess 45F average in winter. Very disappointing.
Tech support sucks. Flood light can sucks. Flood lights keeps flashing. Spot light cam misses movement because it’s too busy Storing previous recording. Like it’s a sometime item. Defeats the purpose. Regret it 100%.
I have the Ring 2 and I am not sure if I just got lucky but my battery life has never dropped below 99%. I am on the east coast and never experienced any issue with the weather being cold either. I have had this device for close to 2 years and never had to charge but it is hardwired to where my old doorbell was but I have read that and you stated that it barely or does not help the charge, so I am not sure why mine is working so well. As far as events go, in the beginning and because I live in a townhouse my door is very close to the street and the device would be activated by all sorts of movement and I did not adjust that for a long time but even still once I did adjust it because I have a lot of people that walk up-and-down my street it gets triggered a lot and yet and still battery does not fall under 99%. I am happy that I have not had to charge it but it seems just a little weird.
I just got a 2nd Gen Ring doorbell for Christmas 2023. I fully charged it and hard wired it into the home doorbell wiring. My batter lasted for all of 9 days. To recharge it I had to de-wire if from the house, a huge PITA. Who wants to uninstall and reinstall the ring to the wiring every week or so? I've bought a real doorbell again and try a solar frame as a Ring charger. At least it'll be easier to remove the Ring Doorbell for a battery change. It that doesn't work I'll bin it.
This Ring doorbell was a gift. Were I to buy another (doubtful) the way to go would be to buy the newer Ring Doorbells with the removable battery packs, plus an extry battery pack. That way a battery change would be a 3 minute effort.
a door bell that cant hold a charge in the cold is pretty pointless here in Minnesota.
The main problem related to battery life I have , is the fact that the "motion sensor" is actually not a motion sensor. It's all done with the camera field of view , so at the end of each day every car trigger the motion alert by cutting the sunlight to the camera whatever the distance setting you have !!!!
I chose the wired version to avoid battery issues. My old doorbell worked for 60+ years without maintenance and I did not want a Doorbell that needed maintenance like monthly battery charging and battery replacement every two years. I had a burglary and decided to add a doorbell with video recording. Looking at the options, the battery versions seemed easy to install, but had battery maintenance issues. Don't need that. I love the video and audio quality of the Ring PRO 2, and use it with an Echo Show to interact with visitors at the door. I also added a hidden Wyze Cam 3 in case the burglar blocks or steals my doorbell. Call me paranoid, but when you are in bed and there are burglars with flashlights in your hall at 3AM as I had, you take corrective action. When the police came, they asked if I had a camera or video doorbell, because that is what solves many burglaries now. Honestly I think a Ring Doorbell or Cam is a deterrent, and I would rather deter than fight off a burglar. Either type, battery or wired, will save your kyster.
I agree with you
My battery last 15-20 days under normal usage
Mine 2
I had a ring doorbell camera purchased 2018 and it worked great, but in February 4 2019 someone decided that he wanted to steal my ring from it location which was mounted to the brick wall at my front door. Very easy to install and even easier to be removed. The mounting device provided to mount the device is made of plastic and can be very easy to remove as plastic can be broken. I reported the theft and emailed the company that I received it from and they claim that they will replace it, still waiting for my replacement. It might cost more to manufacture the Ring device with a metal mounting plate. If it keeps the unit from being stolen then it would be worth the extra cost. I bought a replacement unit from Home Depot and put a.metal strap mounted to the wall with longer screws now it can not be broken off the wall.
I have the same doorbell, and the battery life sucks. I have called several time about this issue and no one explained it the way you did. I have had the doorbell less than a year and this will be the 3rd time charging the battery. Who knew that with a hard wired doorbell you would have to continually charge the battery. Thanks for the video...looking for a new doorbell.
I have the original Ring Doorbell. Installed and operational for about six months. Hardwired also, but noticed the battery failing to hold a charge. Even though the doorbell is hardwired I can monitor the charge through their settings function. The electric charge the battery holds dropping continually. Eventually, the battery will fail to hold any charge even though it's hardwired to a constant source of electricity. After Googling around I've found no available replacement battery for the original Ring Doorbell; and there is no one who has any experience on how to replace the battery. Since a lot of Ring Doorbell originals were sold there eventually will be someone who will find a way to replace the dead batteries. I like the original Doorbell since it's field of view is larger than the other later models. The original has a 180 degree horizontal and 160 degree vertical view, whereas the later models have only 160x90, less horizontal and less vertical.
DITTO, Ring SUX, a one is too good for it, great idea, but crummy made. Um angry, a waste of money, mine won't charge anymore, only a year old.
My is hardwired to energy and has been 1yr old...stopped working.
The ring tone changed and a week later no more ring tone and Ring is dead.
Recharged the battery for 4hrs and the Ring came back on.
Let's see how long it works
The first honest video about Ring. hard to find.
I agreed with you we have similar issue with the battery, I am planning to get a new door bell for the house now.
That explains why mine is not charging even hard wired. But my neighbor does not seem to have an issue
*My Ring Doorbell 2 only shows a black screen, freezes when somebody rings the bell, and nobody can hear me talking to them though the doorbell. I have the Ring Doorbell 2 and I have to change the battery once a week. In other words, it's TRASH*
Awesome information thank you so much for answering all my questions. I am highly disappointed with this ring 2
Purchased mine Oct 2020. Hardwired it and thought i would never have a battery issue. Jan 22 2021 battery level dropped to 2% and stopped recording video. Found out, just as this video explains, hardwiring only trickle charges the battery - which is what the unit actually runs off of- and in cold weather battery will not take the charge going to it. Now i have to un-mount the unit from the wall AND disconnect the hardwired power source from unit bring inside to warm up and to charge. Then reverse all steps to reinstall. ALL IN THE COLD WEATHER WHILE TRYING NOT TO LOOSE THE RETAINING SCREWS. Found out the only Ring doorbell that ACTUALLY runs of hardwired power supply is the PRO version. I'm very dissatisfied and feel i was tricked or mislead by Ring!
WOW! Everything he just said is extremely accurate especially if you live in colder climate. I live in Syracuse ny and i've had the ring doorbell since fall of 2019 and had to charge it several times already. I was going to try the new solar charger but the reviews were bad. They may have received my money but in return i'll give them one of the worse reviews!
I have a Ring Doorbell 2 and its hardwired and its been installed about 2 months and I've had to charge the twice already. I thought if it was hardwired the battery wouldn't need to be charged manually. And also when the battery died the device stopped functioning which also surprised me since it's hardwired. Got me scratching my head.
Harry Q McCray Yeah mines suppose to be hardwired as well. But I still have to charge mines like every 3 months 🤷🏽♂️
Same here mines is hardwired and battery needs charging already
Harry Q McCray I assumed the hardwiring would give the device a sufficient charge. I just purchased mine right before Christmas and I had to already charge it about a week and a half ago. It also freezes and skips a portion of the recording.
Mine is hardwired as well but I confirmed the hard wire only allows the ring to ring through the original doorbell system. It won't actually charge the battery of the ring. I got mine installed beginning of May, it lasted until July 28 then the battery died. I was out of town, got back home, charged it on a saturday and it was down to 15% 4 days later.
3:00 I agree. Had mine for a couple of months and yes when it gets 30 or below the charge does not last. I have the setting were it only goes off if someone is in front of my door, not when a car drives by. Junk.
I prefer the traditional type better. We have one installed in our house.
It's plugged into the mains, and a small 8v supply is provided to the button outside.
When the button is pushed, it makes an electrical circuit causing the bell to ding-dong.
It even has a small incandescent lamp in the button which illuminates the button at all times.
If I had known that Ring was a Amazon product I would not have bought it and saved myself some trouble.
I actually bought a RING about 3 years ago adders never set it up, forgot I had it! So I thought, let's charge it... it wouldn't charge... so glad I came across your video bc I won't waste my time getting another one! Thanks
I have owned a Ring 2 doorbell since the start of 2019 and it was working fine; but the battery life has been awful since the start of 2020 after a software update. It now needs a charge in just 7-9 days - even with a newly purchased second battery! I live in a tropical country with temperatures typically between 25-33 degrees Celsius so this cannot be attributed to cold. I have every setting turned off except "Ring Alerts" and I even have a Ring Solar Charger connected and exposed to direct sunlight for most of the day! Very frustrating experience considering all the $$ invested in this product.
the battery life depends on how many times it is triggered (traffic) and how many times you live view it.. it is basically a cheap cell phone.. when i first got mine the battery lasted 2 weeks cause i checked it all the time.. now that i dont do that so much and figured out the motion zones the battery lasts about a month.. you have to fully charge it to 100% .. i never read anywhere that it lasted 6 months.. cmon now..
Mine did i only charged it twice since 2018 it just stop charging few days ago
This guy got a great voice! I’d love to hear him reading Audiobooks
ABSOLUTELY True mines lasted for 1 months
Yeah mine needs to be charged every 2 to 3 days imagine pulling down every couple of days pretty worthless and useless never used it again
Thanks for the info, really helps me to make my decision. Good job.
I bouth a new battery and charge it is worth but in 3weeks I have too charge againg any sugestion it's conect to a hard wire
Door bell worked great for two years. Hardwired. two months ago it would not go live (low battery) I charged battery and worked (live view occasionally) for 1 month. repeated procedure. why after two years do I have a problem ?
Have generation 3 ring door bell with chime, will only last 3-5 days from 1st installing… with our normal motions being around 12-14 a day so max is around 70 motions before battery is dead. Installed a transformer for trickle charge and is just as bad. Setting have been changed to lowest for motions - people only. It will only pick up anyone that come down the drive so it doesn’t pick up people who walk past the edge of our drive. Spoke to ring and they said adjust settings (motion alerts etc) and check after 7 days to see if the battery is any better. Live in the UK (east)temperature is good south facing so sun hits the doorbell all afternoon. Probably will change from Ring doorbell
Can the internal batteries be replaced?
Yes,
I have a ring door bell 1 the battery only lasts average 11 days so they told me I was getting a lot of motions a day I was getting 15-20 so not that much really they told me to hard wired it I did but not it seems to be swapping between hardwire and battery now there saying I need a resistor to be honest there more hassle that there worth a cheap device soon becomes expensive it you need to get the electrician out and again for the resistor I think I’ll put it back into the box
Mine requires a recharge every 4 days. I'm based in the UK
Know what you mean &talking about i had mines since 2017 and 2weeks ago it wouldn't stay charge the other 2 front &back is great so I charge it up again so I stuck it back outside so far its holding strong but I do have other doorbells so ill see what it does
Best true review. Ffs ppl are so silly talking silly things. Lovely review
In Denver, had this for 1.5 years. Even with a hardwire our internal battery is going dead. Can I replace the internal battery?
I was surprised to find that after about a month I had to recharge my battery. It was brand new. :( annoying.
same
Had Ring Doorbell 2 for 18 months hardwired. Full power until last month when I received a warning that it was 5% power! Charged it but it was losing 10% a day. Bought a new one for £20, ($30) lost a bit of power so reversed wire contacts as recommended and now it is charging the battery again. Old battery obviously at end of life.
What about charging on rainy days ? If you bring the front plate indoors to charge the battery, will the rain hurt the exposed circuitry on the plate that remains on the outdoor wall ?
Wish I had seen this before I bought the ring door bells. I am very dissatisfied. If there is motion it takes so long to get the image to play on your phone that the culprit is gone! Also I have all the problems with charging except I live in the southwest so cold isn't a problem.
Did you ever try the AC adapter for the Ring?!? I just received mine's and I'm still on battery power. When I check it out on UTube it only shows it for Ring 2 and Pro. I also try the solar power adapter and it still needs charging. What am I doing wrong?
The internal battery in your Ring Doorbell is defective.
Call the Ring Doorbell support and demand a replacement or else you'll start a class action lawsuit. Let us know if you do start such a lawsuit as I will join.
They replaced my $216 Ring 1 after it had sat around for a year which was a gift .
In the mean time you may try to hardwire the micro USB charger cable.
Ring 1 does seem to Not charge from the Bell Circuit 12VAC .
Ring 1 probably does Not have a Li-ion battery, it may even be the Ni-MH old memory effected battery .
When I asked Ring about the battery technology they were very cryptic about a response !
My Ring doorbell is 18 months old and the battery charge STARTED at 2 months before needing a charge and deteriorated from there. NOW it lasts 7-10 days. THAT'S the reality folks. Ring's battery life claims are grossly exaggerated.
My battery just packed up on this ring doorbell, plug it in the charger and the blue light comes on but it stays on one bar and doesn’t charge. Can you change out the battery anyway?? Seems a waste as it’s just the battery. Bad design.
I don't have the one he's showing but, I bought 4 rechargeable batteries, and I just switch them out instead of having to wait to charge same set.
Janice Netherly Where did you get the replacement batterys??? Whats their Voltage??? Thanks Jeff
Ring design team need to redesign device so that it works well even in the winter
The RING doorbell is crap.
i didn't know it had a battery, now charging my one after 2-3 years. can't remember when i got it
a) you gotta hardwire it (i ran power over cat5)
b) yes -20c it will cease to operate as the battery juices stop
c) my 1st gen lasted 18 years
d) i just replaced my batteries using oem and some diy (video post coming to my channel)
How do you charge the batteries
Mine is like 2 months at most, with everything switched off (no motion at all) except the ring alerts of course.
if you dont have hardwired or a doorbell cant you just plug up a low voltage unusable adapter and connect it to the doorbell?
Trying to find out where to purchase a replacement battery but no one seems to get to that point on UA-cam.
They sale them on amazon
I’ll find one for you, give me a few weeks I have the house, office and studio full ripped apart in summer renovation mode
Everything is replaceable, They just want you to buy another poorly made door bell from them
@@toolnerds4258 exactly
You are so right and I hard wired and it still won't hold up in cold weather video late and motion detection come after person or car leave
I'm in Northern Indiana, cold weather about like yours in northeast. My Ring Doorbell 1 barely last 10 days, even in warmer temps. When I first got it, it would go about 2 months before recharging. They tell me I can't replace the battery because it's soldered in. Would love to see a video on how to replace the battery just see if that would make a difference.
I just returned it to best buy today as the battery drying rapidly and i just bought it three days ago!
does ring doorbell record when the battery is dead ??
Recommend an alternative?
How many hours does it take to charge a new battery? How dead do these things ship? 6 hrs and still not charged.
I give them -5 stars as I have them for 1 week and battery just crap out !!!! DO NOT BUY !!!!
I have the same problem with the Ring doorbell even it is powered by hard wire. not happy at all.
Same here. Mine is hardwired, yet the battery lasted only 3 months. If it is hardwired, why would the battery not keep charging itself.
Ours does great ! Love it !
If there an update?
I have the ring doorbell 2 and I have to change the battery about once a month but there’s a lot of activity here. When I got a low warning yesterday I went out to change it with a fresh battery because I have two that I rotate and although it says both are charged fully my doorbell will not turn back on. I bought the system last December so it’s not quite a year old yet
our 2nd gen with what i would count as normal use as we only have te motion sensor to cover the front of the house so not the road and loads of cars passing etc. Yet it only lasts 2 weeks
I just got mine today. It makes me want to return it lol
Unless you live in a warm climate, i hope you DID return it!
My ring doorbell just shot I bought it November 12 2018 - December 4 2020 . That too was wireless just battery 🔋 2 and half years of usage of course nothing gonna last forever, price wise I’ve seen it drop so I bought another one on Amazon.
We ended up exchanging this model for the slimmer version ua-cam.com/users/postUgkx0jZ_lGlDVJhDnmagEU8gn47cmfPNlLQU because it was too wide for the only door trim area that made sense to mount it on. However, we should have just noted the dimensions prior to purchasing. Otherwise, we love the doorbell. It works perfectly, and the video is very clear, even at night.
Amazing video for me
Such a huge help
Thanks
Charging a doorbell that is hard wired and could continuously run on the power provided by an indoor unit or AC/DC-converter is really ridiculous.
That must be because the designer of this item was not a good engineer or might have been restricted by a patent !
Like you wrote, such a hardwired device should recharge itself from doorbell transformer voltage/current !
@@ozdoganDS82 Just installed one, fully charged to existing 16 vac transformer that was connected to my "regular " doorbell. I had read about a "trickle" charge. Well, it stays at 100% and shows charging whenever I check it, and obviously, it is ringing the chime indoors that was connected to the previous doorbell.
I have a video doorbell,not ring doorbell,I bought rechargeable batteries off eBay.They last 5 days with no events from doorbell
Thanks for your review I will not buy this product because I lived in the Midwest temp drop in-15 degrees
I was contemplating just buying an extra set for my doorbell and garage camera so I always have a fully charged battery ready to go......but they aren't cheap. Especially for something that only works half the time. I had food delivered yesterday... Never got a motion notification from my driveway camera or my front door camera... But a palm frawn sets it off. Kinda dumb IMO
I have it for 4 months and it won't turn on at all
750 events? Just me leaving and coming back from work is 700 events alone 🤦🏻♂️ just got one and been 2 weeks and its been getting negatives out, charging again as i type this 😂
Charging once a month, common is that a bad thing, honestly charging once a month for this device is not a big deal
Bruce Wayne that’s my normal charging frequency. I’m on a busy street with 3ft motion setting.
normally I would agree but this is a doorbell not something we should have to think about on a regular basis, plus it does not notify you the battery is almost dead so you just have to wait until someone tries to use it and you notice it doesn't work. I wish they would have explained that any place on the box
Bruce Wayne
You are right , but hiding this fact is not fair business
I agree, I live on busy street as well and the first few days I had to change my motion detection a bunch of times, if you check your video on a daily basis it's not hard to check your battery level. I've had mine now for 3 three weeks now and my battery level is at 79%
@@toolnerds4258 Mine does notify me that it's getting low.
Bro I just got one and now I want to return it.
Why would ring put out a device out with such big battery problem? These are ppl with degrees and yet they failed at having common sense.😡
I don’t have a ‘Ring’ doorbell camera ... but mine has the same problem . A shadow from a bird sets off the motion sensor .. my battery might last 5 days because it goes off to anything !
Got mine 2018 charges once then last week stop charging
I find it interesting and disappointing that there is no battery icon anywhere on the app that indicates how much battery life is left at any given time. Seems like a simple enough thing to add to the app. Or maybe I just am not seeing it. I’ve searched around.
good review
Replacement battery are. AVAILABLE?
Not through or approved by ring, but yes
Link?
Not a good deal for cold areas... mine has been off the wall more than on....daily unit charges..looses WiFi connection.. just a pia... company good about making suggestions....poor router,poor power,I bought power adapters.. WiFi extenders... and they have endless list of suggestions but nothing works...Truth
-3 here today -22 windchill My ring is going strong! Just have to charge it about twice during winter. I’m sorry you don’t like yours that well.
does ring doorbell record when the battery is dead ??
@@versatileduplicity9313 nope! What we do when ours needs charged we just charge it while we are home so there’s no possibility of missing something important
You lucky mine was rubbish after 10 months..
Totally Agree!! Installed in July 2018 and have had to charge it 3 times already!!! Geez...Plus, you have to do the whole setup to your phone app EVERY time! That means taking the whole doorbell off the house to get to the damn barcode on the back!! Very disappointed!! Going back to a regular doorbell
Same here, well after we finish all the testing
@@1giveme I don't have to do all that after I charge and replace it, it just turns back on. wow
@@HarryQMcCray it seems there are some really questionable quality issues with certain builds of these. All of them seem to have the battery life issues and I think some have a chip set issue.
Hawe a ring doorbell for 2 months now. Maximum time it was holding was 2 weeks (week on average) . Contacted ring, they sent replacement with different screws (mutch smaller than t15) anyways after a week they sent pair of t15 screws with driver. Installed replacement bell hoping for improvement.. Didn't lasted a week! Its not that busy street, got probably max 20 notifications a day. And max 2 answers... Its rubbish.. Temperature in uk is 6 to 12C i guess 45F average in winter. Very disappointing.
Thats horrible and useless to you the end user.
Tech support sucks. Flood light can sucks. Flood lights keeps flashing. Spot light cam misses movement because it’s too busy Storing previous recording. Like it’s a sometime item. Defeats the purpose. Regret it 100%.
just get a nest and a tech company to install (all new wiring if needed)
Google know enough about me already without them needing to know who calls to my door and do more analytics on us all.
Same problem
My ring battery lasted 3 months
My drain fast like 1-2 months.doorbell 3
you might cut an apple tree down to get your Ring doorbell more functional, because your hardwired VSS is lame?
Ring doorbell has to be charge on a regular basis not a good device for what we need it for buy it to use as a doorbell
Typical behavior of a company under the influence of a foreign power. Certainly not what I expect from a American company
The ring is a bad product. You have to pay to have access to most of it's features and my battery barely lasts 2 months
I have the Ring 2 and I am not sure if I just got lucky but my battery life has never dropped below 99%. I am on the east coast and never experienced any issue with the weather being cold either. I have had this device for close to 2 years and never had to charge but it is hardwired to where my old doorbell was but I have read that and you stated that it barely or does not help the charge, so I am not sure why mine is working so well. As far as events go, in the beginning and because I live in a townhouse my door is very close to the street and the device would be activated by all sorts of movement and I did not adjust that for a long time but even still once I did adjust it because I have a lot of people that walk up-and-down my street it gets triggered a lot and yet and still battery does not fall under 99%. I am happy that I have not had to charge it but it seems just a little weird.
So Criminals will watch your house and when you pull doorbell down to charge it that's when they pounce🤦🏽♀️
Bro, just hard wire it, it’s not to complicated to ad power to the front door.
Great idea :)
except, Ring 1 battery does Not charge when hardwired to a typical door Bell Circuit of 12VAC as you may think,
big design flaw !
Once month is not bad lol u charge your phone everyday once a month to protect your home is priceless
Your phone is a mobile devices...that you're constantly on and easily to charge
I don’t mind charging it once a month really for the price what do people expect
EXACTLY!
The product should be better. Once a month is too short of a battery life for a doorbell.
It's obvious Amazon is upselling everyone to the higher priced models.
yep amazon are crooks
Yes, unfortunately Amazon & Ring's business practices became too deceptive and greedy !
I have to change my battery every month between 15 and 25 days. Don't make any since!!!
5-6 events per day