How to hardwire ring doorbell DYI
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- Опубліковано 29 гру 2024
- This is the way that you hardwire your ring doorbell. Did ring doorbell 1 2 and Pro or all the same. The only tools we'll need is a drill and 1 foot long drill bit and maybe some Staples or tax or something and a Phillips screwdriver. super easy project that takes about 10 minutes
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This is exactly what I was looking for. Super thankful that you put this well explained, short and to the point, easy to follow video out. I too have a shit ton of those adapters lying around and figured there’s no reason I’d have to buy another one that’s specifically geared for ring devices but started to have doubts since I couldn’t find videos on it but luckily I found your video and now have the confidence to do what I figured I could do all along in order to save money, time, and best of all save myself from the shit battery life of the ring doorbell so thank you!!
🙏thank you for the video very helpful almost returned mine after realizing I didn’t have a doorbell at home
I'm glad my video helped.
I hardwired mine (like this) and I haven’t charged since October... so it works perfectly fine.
Thank u so much for this video. Didnt even think to drill a hole in the wall for the wires to not go through the door. Also. I need to allow the AC to register, because it's showing yet. But my battery was almost dead when I pulled it out. I have a Ring . Thanks again for the video.
The instructions in the book says make sure your ring is fully charged before you put it on. If that isn't the case you might want to charge it first.
Thanks for sharing this video man! I’ve tried everything from solar charger to changing the transformer... I was ready to toss my ring doorbell to the garbage!
I'm very glad this helped. I was at my Wit's End as well like you. Just make sure you install the resistor that came with your ring doorbell. I didn't discuss that in the video
Jeff Rodrigues the...resistor? 😳 I mean I haven’t done it yet but...
The way you explained AC versus DC versus hertz is outstanding! I'm in this same predicament with the same generation Ring Doorbell. I have an electrician friend who did some work elsewhere around the house. I asked if he could run some wires for the doorbell. He recommended a power supply adapter and a hole in the house instead. When I first got the Ring Doorbell, over four years ago, it held a charge for months. Over time, naturally, that degraded until I can get about a week from a charge. I tried the little solar mount Ring sells but my north-facing door under a porch gets negligible sun. Even that, too, has stopped even trying to charge the Doorbell lately. As has the Wasserstein solar panel for the Ring Security Camera in the back yard. Time to hardwire. I'm hoping both the Doorbell and the Security Camera can be hardwired in the same fashion. Anyway, thanks for this informative video. I think I have enough information to do it myself.
I loved your video "anyway trust me on this" funny and believe it or not you helped me a lot
Thanks. I used a couple Ac Adapter to test some Emerson video doorbells. As long as the Adapter didn't say DC it was good.
Awesome video and info!
I have existing old doorbell chime wiring, and doorbell 3 but cannot locate the old transformer. Can I connect this adapter to exiting chime wiring at wire nuts at which should go out to Door bell 3 outside without drilling a hole?
glad you ain't showing us how to paint trim ...Tnx man helpful stuff
Dude I live in a Townhouse Association in the idiots in the clubhouse do it. I agree it looks like crap. Wirh me as far as painting, I paint so well I would make you cry. Literally I do artwork with paint.
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Should have checked this before I tried connecting direct current and I think I burned the board or fused it . Not sure if it can be used again :/
Thank you for this video it really helped me out !
Can you provide a link to the adapter you bought in your description? thanks.
Good - and very important point - on the AC vs DC. Saved me a headache - thx a bunch :-)
Thanks as I was wondering if I needed to connect the resistor or not 👍
@JeffRodrigues, just wanted to know, does ring doorbell 2 still needs a resistor as mentioned in the manual? along with the transformer?
Vikas Kunjilana the resistor is for the ringer itself I thought? I didn’t have to use it for mines. It’s so it can get the signal to the doorbell in your house and make it ring.
Good question. Unfortunately I don't have that much experience to know. I know the manual says to use it and they have engineers at work form. I would say if you have it use it. It may keep your ring doorbell from burning up in the future
A 25 ohm 50 watt resistor in series is required If no doorbell exists. Otherwise you will damage the video doorbell.
Why?
@@flightTime123 The resistor limits the current to the camera. Normally the Chime acts as a current limiter. Secondly if the battery in the camera has a short circuit the resistor limits the current as well, and prevents the camera from burning.
Hello friend, do you need 2 resistors? one for each wire? Thank you
@@aadpetersen1046 where do u put the ressistor???
Does the adapter get very hot. Since it is stepping down the line voltage it has to give off the balance as heat. I plan to mount this behind furniture and don't want to have any heat damage problems. Thanks
If you're worried about heat, use aluminum to absorb and disperse it. I imagine old graphics cards would have a viable chunk that would fit nicely and would absorb plenty of heat as long as you clean it off first. I'm an Aluminum fabricator and I push 500 lbs bits of aluminum to around 600-700 degrees F and you can touch it with bare skin in under 10 minutes. Just has to be clean
You're absolutely right it does dissipate the power drop in resistance and therefore in heat. But it's not like it's a heater. It doesn't heat up the surrounding areas. the Transformer does get rather hot. I would guess probably 110 to 130 degrees Fahrenheit. All in all not hot enough to burn anybody like kids and certainly not hot enough to damage furniture. Now please understand I say that with some skepticism because I don't know the specs on your Transformer you will use. If you use a very underpowered Transformer it will get a lot hotter. Don't over push a Transformer or it will produce more heat. I hope that helps
Damm what is your job that you have so many adaptors
What power extension did you get sorry just need some advice
Sorry to bother you but I don’t know wich one I should use for my doorbell v5 Ian confused
Thanks! Awesome video - mucho appreciatos Amigo!
You're welcome my friend.
Thank U I needed to hear that.
Hi I only found a AC/DC switching adapter Input 100-240v 50/60Hz 0.6 max Output 12v-2.0A do you think that could work or it has to just say AC only
All most All of them are a/c to d/c. Fine the right output voltege.
I’m glad I’m not the only person who saves transformers I have a bigger box than you .the instictions on my ring camera bell says I need a resister as well I’ve just ordered one and will hard wire too. The annoying
Thing is the usb charger on the back doesn’t have a hole on the backplate lined up with it and drilling it will invalidate the guarantee .anyways thanks u confirmed I was right .ps I have never used one of my saved transformers till now .
Actually your ring should have came with a resistor. Mine did. And yes you're absolutely right there needs to be a resistor installed.
I have got the ring 1 my daughter got it from costco here in planet uk it does have a diode but mention buying a resister I ordered from amazon however I tempted return it to costco and get the ring 2 with removable battery . Fitting the hard wire involves a 13 inch drill a bit of plastering taking the wire to the corner and caulking that in it’s sending me to sleep thinking about it LOL.
Hi, @@whenjeffgetsbored , hey my doorbell came with a diode, not a resistor; I don't think that is the same thing, right? So where, did you place the resistor? I suppose you spliced one of the wires somewhere along, along the way? Thank you much. Any chance you can throw a video or a picture for us to see?
It's nice to see other like-minded people. I hope you got your system working.
Do you still keep the battery’s in it whe you hard wire it
Hello, i liked your video and would like to know can I use one of those adapter and attach it to my ring peephole video doorbell somehow ? Thanks
Yes
The resistor is a replacement voor the doorbell If absent. The resistor limits the current in case of a short circuited battery.
So the resistor prevents the battery going on fire.
Thanks
So when someone presses the ring door bell, what rings from wiring it this way??
Please keep in mind that wiring this way is only for the purpose of not having to charge it. Some doorbells have an actual dinger inside the building. This ring doorbell does not work in that manner. When somebody presses the button the ring doorbell sends a signal to your Wi-Fi router at which point the Wi-Fi router communicates with ring doorbells server. At that point the server beans out a signal to your cell phone so you can decide if you want to communicate with a person who rang the doorbell or if you want to ignore it. I hope this helps
Excellent job!
I presume if you power it off the USB using an old phone charger and a hole cut in the mount in the appropriate place you can skip the resistor as you are not using the bell wire.
Maybe. But im not a engenir for ring.
Ring states that you have to put a resistor in the line or you could get a house fire. Jeff neglected to do that. Opps.
that's a bizarre adaptor. it says "ac/dc" adaptor at the top. then it lists input and output in ac. so is it ac to dc, or ac to ac? if the manufacturers cant get that right....not something i would want to plug in. great way to set fire to your house.... also, i find it absolutely bizarre that the ring doorbell requires ac. batteries only give out dc. in order to charge a dc battery, you use dc to charge it. why does it need ac current? maybe it has a rectifier in the backplate?
Hi, with the same construction how can I add a wire digital to the chime? Any help is highly appreciated.
I don't know what you mean by digitally. I'm guessing you mean that you want to watch it on a monitor. And this equipment is not designed that way. If you could be more specific on what you mean by adding a wire digitally that would be helpful
I have a 24vac 300ma
it seems to only charge on the lowest settings for the ring.. ..
I have the same issue as well, is there anyway or anything I can do. Mine doesn’t seem to be charging even thought everything is connected properly
@@josebonito157
You have to buy this one
www.amazon.com/dp/B07H4PKGLT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_4FV2FbWQQAQ9G?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
You will thank me later.. it plugs in to the rings charging port.....
I have outside power socket to my house and I used extension cord to connect the power adapter from Amazon. Is it okay to have it plugged in outside?
It will definitely work. But if the power adapter and plug gets wet the contacts will corrode. That would make it stop working. it is possible they can get so bad they can catch fire. Try to keep it dry but all possible
Would it be easy for someone robbing your house to just unplug it?
What about the laptop powersupply some of them are ac and has a 20v but different amp is that matter?
Did u ever find out bro If you can use laptop charger, ? I’m curious
Question, in the event of a power outage does it default back to battery power? Why doesn't ring provide this as an option with the necessary accessories. Thank you for sharing.
In case of a power outage the ring doorbell revert back to a battery powered device. Unfortunately unless your Wi-Fi receiver is also on a battery backup it won't really matter. The ring doorbell communication is contingent on the router. I hope that answers your question. As far as ring doorbell not offering this as an accessory? I can't answer to their thinking.
I got one thinking I had a wired setup, really don’t want to hire an electrician to add a transformer and all that jazz, hope this helps
Hello this might seem a stupid question but i’m not very electrical friendly I found this would this work ok output ac 18v 500mA would that work ok please thanks
Unfortunately I don't have all the manuals memorized. Have to look in your manual and see what the specifications are
Do you have to remove the batterys?
So what actually rings when the wired door bell is pushed (as far as sound goes)? Is it a tone from my cell or will it ring from my existing (original) door bell?
Actually it's just your cell phone that rings. But you can buy an extra component that you can plug in to a wall Outlet in your home and then that will actually ring as well as your phone. Please see this link
www.amazon.com/dp/B011MYEMKQ/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_v4FwDbJNVEGGE
Ran the wire through the wall and then "out this over here"...hmmm...I did not see what you were referring to. Was it a hole inside the ring doorbell itself? I am having an electrician do this, but wanted to know what he will be doing.
Sorry for the late reply but no actually the wires get connected to the backing plate that you screw onto the wall. That backing plate has some spring tabs on it that actually connect to the ring doorbell. I hope my answer helps
@@whenjeffgetsbored Appreciated! Decided not to hard wire it, the electrician just wanted too much, and at almost 78, I am not going to try it myself, despite all the good advice!
Do I still need to put in the battery if I hardwire?
Yes u do. But make sure your battery is fully charged before you hardwire it
I can’t find that power supply adapter
You sir are the f$cking MAN!!!!!!!!
I hardwired it with ac 18v 500mA adaptor and the source still shows battery power. Health of device shows battery and shows the percentage of battery left
When I plug my nan took a couple hours before it started raining also you need to make sure that you put the proper resistor as instruction tell you. I hope this helps
Where do you install the resistor if you need it?
On the same two screws were your power cord hooks too
Hey Jeff very nice video, thanks ahead for taking the time to do it. I was able to connect nine but when I go to the app it still says “battery source” any idea why it doesn’t says “wired” and why it’s not charging?
I know there is a resistor you have to use you can read your instruction manual to tell you about it. Also whenever I unplug my ring and plug it back in it can take up to a couple hours to read that is plugged in and charging. Hope that information helps
@juan Ramirez, I clicked to my "live" option several time and it eventually changes it to hardwire.
Fantastic. I'm glad it worked
Interesting as my ring doorbell to says minimum of 18 V AC, I have 10 V AC coming from somewhere to my doorbell and just attached it and it does not work so for the ring to doorbell I think one needs to use 18 V to 24 V AC could be wrong
If your instructions to a minimum 18 volts and yes that's what you have to use.
nice
A charger with output of 14v Ac 800ma will handle it? I'm about to buy one charger like these but I'm in doubt about the ma..Thank you! And btw great video! Helped me a lot
It sounds about right. But please remember that no matter how many milliamps you use it's only going to trickle charge the ring doorbell. Also don't forget to install your resistor that the manual instructions you to do
@@whenjeffgetsbored where does the resistor go?
One (1) resistor is Needed.
Having trouble I’ve got the same 18V AC plug you showed in the beginning of the video with the two ends connecting to the terminals the ring still shows that it’s running off the battery and not hardwired
After I put mine up it took about two hours for it to recognize that it had an AC system. Also need to make sure that you have enough milliamps to cover it. The 18 volt AC is good but please make sure you have enough milliamps like me.
So the 18V AC plug 500 milliamps from amazon won’t work or will work after 2 hours?
@@javierpozo2091 mind worked after a couple hours. But in the instructions it says make sure your ring is fully charged before you do the hardwiring. I also have a ring first gen. I haven't played with the second or third gens or the professional one. It might be different. I'm more than willing to help if you want to call at 510-331-2422. Please call after lunch Pacific Standard Time. Also I just remembered that you have to install a resistor. My ring doorbell came with the resistor. If you'd lost your will need to replace it. You can download the instruction manual and it should give you the details on where to install that.
Jeff Rodrigues ...I have not done mine yet I am waiting for resister u might need that however rather than bin it drill a hole in backplate level with usb and charge that way. Good luck
What does the resistor look like and where can I find one?
Hi !can u put the link for the exact ac adapter that I need for this from amazon... been looking looking looking can’t find it? Or anybody on here ? Thanks
www.amazon.com/dp/B07JPH63RF/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_c1FwDbR17SC9Q
This is the one that should work just fine.
Just did this with the ring 2 but app didn’t change, still shows battery. I am using a 12v output AC. Any suggestions please anyone?
You have to wait a couple hours for the app to update. But I'm sure by now that's already happened. I hope my video help
my battery will not hold a charge anymore. I cannot find a replacement for the Doorbell 1, does anyone know if by hardwiring this power adapter will work for a Ring with a dead nonworking batter?
According to the manufacturer before you hardwire you should fully charge your battery. I have found that wiring it this way only trickle chargers your battery. At one point after hardwiring it the plug came undone and my battery was down to 60%. It took almost a month to fully charge back up. I have not tested the system with a dead battery. But I assume that it will not work. But it won't hurt to try. Please try to charge a battery to get as much power in it as possible before you hardwire. Also if it's not working anymore don't be afraid to open it and get the part number off the battery. Most of the time you can order new batteries on eBay for things like this. Remember it's already broken you're not going to break it any worse by trying to fix it. Also you might consider contacting ring doorbell customer support and see if they might have a new battery you can purchase or possibly you can send a device in and have it repaired. I hope this helps
I bought the one off amazon hooked it up and still says battery I’m not sure what’s going on with my ring
Hahaha
Make sure you hook the resistor up at the instruction tell you you need to. I don't think I discussed that in this video. Sorry for the confusion. Also I've noticed that whenever I hook my ring doorbell up it takes an hour or two before the app updates that is wired.
Attaching the doorbell to the mount is a little difficult but once it locks into place it seems extremely sturdy. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxxHZwMa8CsRjYhf9s4W8w0Dwm47uytWOp I replaced my regular doorbell with this and hard wired it in, using my existing wires and mechanical chime. It works perfect so far and integrates perfectly with my blink camera system. It also works seamlessly with Alexa
Hi ring says there should be a resistor, then only it will work. I can’t find a resistor. Is it necessary to install resistor as well?
I find that if an instruction tells you to do something you should do it. I would highly recommend you get the resistor and put it in. You can order them on Amazon. One of the other people on the comments up above said that installing a resistor prevent fires in case the battery short circuits. That makes sense to me. I hope this helps
Hi Jeff, i was wondering if you faced any issues or damage to the doorbell since the ring website says a transistor is needed and i can see that you have not used one. Can you let me know if it is fine to skip the transistor?
You know my friend I think I actually did use my resistor. I was able to locate the box I found a resistor in the Box. If you need one I'm pretty sure you can just do a search on Amazon for a ring doorbell resistor and you can buy one if you can't find yours.
16v and how many amps?
You know my friend I really don't remember. The thing only does a trickle charge anyways so it doesn't really matter it won't use much more than a couple hundred million apps.
I think it is approx 750 mA or 730 mA, but not 100% sure.
Great explanation but the way you holding the camera making me dizzy 😅
What the hell is DYI an acronym for?
Holy crap. It's supposed to be DIY. LOL. I'm an idiot. I'll fix that now thank you
1000 mili amps? Don't you mean.. a million micro amps?!
WPXTacoMan477 no he means Mili amps. Look it up see for yourself.
Busa Haya if you think I should be looking it up, I believe you need to do more research on electrical measurements because 1000 milli amps is a million micro amps and I also guess you didn't catch the joke in my comment so it really shows that you've got no idea what you're talking about, nor any room to be correcting me.
Easy fellas this is supposed to be a form to help each other.
Doesn't work in cold weather
Never trust anyone that says trust me :)
Well trust me you should trust me. LOL
Or hold my beer, watch this.
That's not what AC does
I don't understand what you mean my friend.
“Alternating current” bob bell...
It actually is what AC does. Despite how cringe hearing this guy talk about electricity, his explanation of how AC works was actually very accurate down to describing the frequency at which it oscillates .