door bells

mashi_2

hi, my first post!

i just wanna ask if anyone knows anything about door bells... the house i moved into recently (its 6yrs old) has a door bell that has the batteries missing. it needs 4 batteries, and i have tried all sizes from 9v, d, c. none of them fit, and i'm really confused.

i am also thinking of buying a cordless door bell (since i cant find the right batteries!), but how do i remove the existing button thats on my door frame now??

thanks!

Weymouth_Man

mashi wrote:

hi, my first post!

i just wanna ask if anyone knows anything about door bells... the house i moved into recently (its 6yrs old) has a door bell that has the batteries missing. it needs 4 batteries, and i have tried all sizes from 9v, d, c. none of them fit, and i'm really confused.

i am also thinking of buying a cordless door bell (since i cant find the right batteries!), but how do i remove the existing button thats on my door frame now??

thanks!

Sounds like you want AA batteries, if no good have a look at Argos, They should take care of it ( New Door Bell etc):D

weekendwarrior

If you are getting a cordless doorbell and you have a PVC front door you will need a special one. Standard cordless doorbells do not work through PVC doors.

ariba10

weekendwarrior wrote:

If you are getting a cordless doorbell and you have a PVC front door you will need a special one. Standard cordless doorbells do not work through PVC doors.

Thats a new one on me!!

across

i got a pretty cheap cordless doorbell from argos and it works no problem through my pvc door! never seen any info on special pvc doorbells they may be just a gimmick because my cheap one works! good luck!

knn

To remove the existing bell push , on most you prise off the cover and then you will see the fixing screws underneath. If the old bell is ok you could fit a transformer and plug it into the mains.

akh43

I have a pvc door and got a cheap (under £5) cordless doorbell from Wilkinsons. It just sticks on the door casing. It works fine.

Nile

Hello mashi


Welcome to the MSE site.:wave:

mashi_2

hi! thanks for your replies!

its definately not a or aa sized batteries, because the size seem more like C or D. but they both dont fit.

is the existing doorbell wired up? and would i need to removed the wires b4 i replace it with a cordless one? (i think i have a wooden door).

thanks!

weekendwarrior

We bought one years ago, it never worked properly!

Phoned the manufacturer and they said that their cordless doorbells do not work through PVC doors, I went to Local electrical shop and he said the same!

I then purchased another one which would go through PVC doors and it worked fine. I did wonder why the hell they made one that would not work through a PVC door at the time. It was a long time ago,maybe 15 years. Perhaps technology has moved on since then and they might all work now!

Mate often has problems with his as about ten people on his street have one, This can casue problems if they are all tuned to the same frquency lol. It's good for playing knock and run though

across

weekend warrior fancy making a doorbell that wouldnt work through pvc doors!!it could be cos it is a while ago like you said perhaps they all just work on pvc these days as lots more people have pvc doors anyway i hope your doorbell is ok now!!!!