Questions Related to Door Bells

A chimes is a device which runs on low voltage current. It usually has a transformer, which converts the high voltage to 10 or 12 volts to activate the bell or chime which has been installed inside bell. The bells may stop working if the transformer is damaged, or if there is a fault with the circuit inside the door timer. Often, when you encounter problems with a glockenspiel, you may have questions about how to fix the problem. This article answers some of the most commonly asked questions asked about the glockenspiel and problems related to the device. Read on to know more.

The door bell at my home is not working. Do I need to change its transformer or buy a new door bell?

Often in such cases, the button that operates the chimes needs to be checked thoroughly. Because, most of the times, the problem may lie with the button. To do this, take off the button, connect the wires directly and check whether the bell/chime works or not. If the button is fine, then check the transformer and check for a spark. If there is no spark, then it is clear that power not coming in or the transformer has gone bad and needs replaced. After checking above mentioned processes step by step, if the door signal is still not working, you got to lubricate the plungers. If none of the above solves the problem, you may need to replace the door signal itself.

How it is possible that my door bell rings when someone rings my neighborâEUR(TM)s doorbell?

Most probably, the problem lies with the remote wireless units that have the same transmission frequency for both the door bells. One of you has to change the frequency to a new one to get rid of this problem.

How do I fix a problem when the door bell at the back of the house rings while the bell at the front side lights up without ringing?

This means either the wires connected to the chime is damaged or the chime is getting electricity supply. Keep pressing the doorbell button, and check if the small coil inside the chime is moving or not. If it is not moving, the problem could be with the line which connects the button to the chime. Run a new wire or by a gate bell which uses radio frequency.

What should I do to extend my original door bell wire which is too short to connect to a new one?

Since the door timer is a low voltage device, you can use a butt splice, a wire nut or a scotch lock connector to splice a wire onto this.

Both wired door chimes and doorbells based on radio frequency may encounter glitches. Some times, wired door chimes do not stop ringing as the wires to the button is shorted or the button itself is stuck. Some times, doorbells working on radio frequency may start ringing when set to a same frequency. It is always better to