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Wiring Multipe Ring Doorbell
Posted on 12/9/21 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 12/9/21 at 1:48 pm
New construction house -
I have 2 ring pro doorbells and the electricians are telling me I need a transformer. Is 1 transformer 16V AC,30 VA enough for both doorbells?
They also pulled wire for a hard wired chime. Do you recommened having them pull those out of the wall and installing the plug in ring chime?
I have 2 ring pro doorbells and the electricians are telling me I need a transformer. Is 1 transformer 16V AC,30 VA enough for both doorbells?
They also pulled wire for a hard wired chime. Do you recommened having them pull those out of the wall and installing the plug in ring chime?
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Posted on 12/9/21 at 1:53 pm to Hiking Tiger
I tried with one and it was shite.
Go with 2 transformers.
ETA: Go hard wired!
Go with 2 transformers.
ETA: Go hard wired!
This post was edited on 12/9/21 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 12/9/21 at 2:13 pm to Jimbeaux28
Hard wired chime?
The Ring customer service girl told me I need a Ring Pro Power Kit. What is that for?
The Ring customer service girl told me I need a Ring Pro Power Kit. What is that for?
Posted on 12/9/21 at 3:01 pm to Hiking Tiger
quote:
Is 1 transformer 16V AC,30 VA enough for both doorbells?
Should be. You certainly shouldn’t buy less than this for that load. There are some 24v40va transformers that are also compatible, but I’m able to ring a mechanical chime with a 16v/30va and two Unifi g4 doorbells without a real problem.
I like my mechanical chime. I like hardwired things and fewer batteries for permanently installed things. It would take a major incompatibility for me to give up a hardwired chime.
I have no clue about the ring chimes though. If they have a hardwired one with custom songs and a speaker, that could be neat. But I like my bell.
Posted on 12/9/21 at 3:43 pm to Hopeful Doc
Is this the diagram I would need if I wanted them to pull out the wired chime and use the Ring chime?
Posted on 12/9/21 at 3:55 pm to Hiking Tiger
That looks right to me. If you’re doing this, though, I’d probably at least run it like I were going to have a mechanical chime and then bypass it. Costs essentially nothing now, limits options substantially in the future if this fad changes.
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