Door bell

noelphobic

My builder came to do some jobs for me yesterday. Was supposed to come in the morning but I waited in all day and no sign of him. Finally managed to speak to him on the phone at 4pm and the first thing he said was 'where were you this morning?' I thought that was my line! It turns out that he had come and knocked on the door and shouted through the letterbox but I hadn't heard him. I only have a small terraced house but all the rooms are behind each other so it is quite long. I think I must have either been in the (ground floor) bathroom or in the garden and just not heard him.

I don't have a door bell so was thinking of buying this or something similar to avoid future problems

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lloytron-B7501BK-Wireless-Mains-Plug-In/dp/B004QNW834/ref=pd_rhf_se_p_t_3

I have a UPVC front door and wondered if you could or should drill into it. It does come with an adhesive patch but don't know how long that would last. Also, is it as easy to install as it sounds? If it's anything other than very simple I can get the builder to fit it for me when he comes next week - if I hear him at the door that is :eek:

ic

You can put a small screw straight into the plastic of the frame. Otherwise, these things are usually plug and play - you'd be crazy to pay for installation of one.

noelphobic

ic wrote: »

You can put a small screw straight into the plastic of the frame. Otherwise, these things are usually plug and play - you'd be crazy to pay for installation of one.

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I wouldn't pay someone to come out especially just to do this. I'm just thinking that if he's coming anyway he would do this for me without adding a silly amount to the bill. It's mainly little silly jobs he's coming to do anyway, the ones that I was let down on by my previous builder - but that's another story!

savemoney

Some of the cheap wireless ones can go off without anyone pressing button, sometimes they are activated by other door bells sometimes not. So make sure you have one that can at least change channels to minimise interference. The bell pushes can be stuck on door frame or doors with double sided tape. I have always done this without any problems all you have to change battery once in a blue moon say 1-2 years. You can remove the stickers with fingers and some turps

I change by door bell this year because of door bell going off for no reason and I changed the channel upteen times, neighbours had same problem and nope it wasnt there bell activated mine or vice versa, it even played a tune my bell suppose to not play.

They are very easy to fit wireless door bell.

Now I got a door bell that takes batteries but you can move it around say in garden if you so wish

shirlls

Don't get Lloytron! I had one and it lasted about 2 months. Just packed in, I tried a new battery but it had had it. I got a Byron one from Tesco with 2 chimes so I can have one upstairs and one downstairs

Leif

shirlls wrote: »

Don't get Lloytron! I had one and it lasted about 2 months. Just packed in, I tried a new battery but it had had it. I got a Byron one from Tesco with 2 chimes so I can have one upstairs and one downstairs

I also have a Byron, with 4 chimes, and two speaker units (which is what I think you mean by chime). There is a site online where you can listen to the sounds the door bells make. Some are really naff. Mine is a traditional sound, quite good. One speaker unit plugs into the mains, so is always working. The other is battery powered and can be carried into the garden. If you do get a battery powered speaker unit, buy Low Self Discharge batteries, such as Eneloop (as good as if not better than any other) otherwise the batteries will run down in less than 6 months.

McKneff

Mine just sticks on the door outside and the ohter half plugs into a socket halfway down the house so it can be heard all over,

Southend1

I bought a lloytron bell about 6 months ago and am on third set of batteries already

Also there is no warning when the batteries run low, the bell just stops working.

On the plus side it only cost a fiver though lol