Doorbell Not Working? Test Your Transformer!

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Doorbell Not Working? Test Your Transformer!

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Күн бұрын

Most people don't realize that the doorbell even has a transformer. If you don't have incoming low voltage to your doorbell... You will want to watch this video! Fast forward to the 2 minute mark...

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@dndkenny Жыл бұрын

I was looking for a clear video to help with installing a Nest doorbell, and this was great step by step that was very clear and easy to follow. These are the videos that made KZfaq such a valuable resource. Great job!

@masterofktulu Жыл бұрын

The way this is edited is actually really helpful and to the point. Great video!

@Dhi-fe5eu 2 жыл бұрын

I could not find my transformer for a ring doorbell. Until I saw your painted one. Then I said. I know I have seen this somewhere. It was in the laundry room area on the wall. Great video.

@jokiejokes Жыл бұрын

This is the second home in which kzfaq.infoUgkx0jZ_lGlDVJhDnmagEU8gn47cmfPNlLQU we've replaced our "regular" doorbell with a Ring video doorbell and we really enjoy it. It is very easy to install and it works very well, with a clear picture through the app and good in-home use (we added the chime, which is also easy to install and doesn't require another thought to use).

@superdlucks 3 жыл бұрын

Bananas! My issue was the chime pin being ceased up. That was an amazing catch. Thank you!

@oldblackstock2499 4 жыл бұрын

Good video. I was about to buy a new doorbell. Now, I think the transformer is the problem. Thanks.

@slvice14 3 жыл бұрын

Dude! Awesome and straight to the point! Thanks for posting this.

@samting1852 4 жыл бұрын

My front doorbell only went "ding", not the two tone. I opened it up and noticed that the plunger spring had compacted. I pulled the plunger out and stretched the spring so that the top of the plunger was about an 1/8th inch off the chime plate. Now I have the two again.

@upsidedown9823 3 жыл бұрын

thanks to you, my doorbell works again!

@bigtridentguy 2 жыл бұрын

Great video man. Super helpful. Just what I was looking for.

@SherriStrain-ve3zu 2 ай бұрын

Great how to video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I appreciated it. Signed Sherri , Marysville, CA.

@darkegress4392 3 жыл бұрын

great video. fast and to the point!

@Dirtriderluke 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Got mine working👍 I didn’t have a transformer wired up.

@edmundh 2 жыл бұрын

And once you've completed all steps, replace the batteries in your smoke detectors.

@mztrbnntt7 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@mikefeil3568 2 жыл бұрын

I heard that while watching video and thought it was at my house. 🤣

@turbo5483 Жыл бұрын

I can’t tell you how many KZfaq videos I’ve watched where the smoke detectors are chirping

@Ed-uu9eo 4 жыл бұрын

2:55 those are some nice splices

@dctineffect Ай бұрын

very helpful... btw seized not ceased :)

@MrGambit714 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Was able to get a nest doorbell going since it didnt have enough voltage.

@MoreThanMaintenance 4 жыл бұрын

Great 👍

@musemigs 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Omar. I have a similar issue. I assume you had a lower VA transformer so you replaced it with a higher one to accommodate the 10VA Nest requirement?

@MrGambit714 2 жыл бұрын

@@musemigs yes exactly. Wasn't too bad. Even replaced my door bell chime

@morty8659 29 күн бұрын

Excellent video man

@SuperGman2011 Жыл бұрын

Video was definitely helpful. Thank you

@noelconcepcion6803 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Your video was incredibly helpful!

@djnemesis82pluss1877 3 жыл бұрын

Straight to the point

@charliepugh9436 8 ай бұрын

Excellent video Thank You much

@ojibwayinca8487 2 ай бұрын

Very helpful!!

@jeffkeef70 3 жыл бұрын

quick and to the point.. Appreciated..

@rickmcdowell9550 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your informative video -- was a huge help -- doorbell works again!

@peterl.8911 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative. Thank you very much for the video. Now, I need to figure which circuit breaker is for the doorbell transformer.

@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440 5 жыл бұрын

Usually it’s the garage circuit braker

@2shoobs391 Жыл бұрын

Paint on wires stripped off. Solved. Thanks!

@houstondad2012 11 ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you

@1992dmk 5 жыл бұрын

Very good video! Thanks for making it!

@StonnieDennis 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@user-rn5ip9ec6j 4 жыл бұрын

I like this video! Thanks!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💙❤💙💚💙Great job!

@gmasters6659 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video straight to the point

@jobo1647 3 жыл бұрын

Really helped me out. Thanks!!!

@michaelgreen6323 3 жыл бұрын

Great video ! Thanks..

@genevievevalle3286 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the very specific video. For 572.00 yeah I need this video now I just have to locate my transformer. Very good video. Senior citizens should have to pay so much. I I is the solution do it myself.......

@Xmonders 4 жыл бұрын

Thnx so much for sharing!

@utubeaddict252 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful thanks!!

@mainoraroche322 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video it is very helpful

@mubarakkhan537 4 жыл бұрын

Great video thanks for the info.

@rwdplz1 3 жыл бұрын

2:35 I just replaced a faulty smoke detector, and thought the new one was bad!

@xxxnullifierxxx 3 жыл бұрын

Take your like! Excellent video

@emmanuelphillips8036 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

@orlandoc661 2 жыл бұрын

very informative thx

@JDMHaze 5 жыл бұрын

who tf Thought it was a good idea to paint over the transformer

@Postcoital_Clarity 5 жыл бұрын

Who tf thought it'd be funny to play hide n seek with the darn thing? I've given up searching! 🤷🏾‍♂️😠

@JDMHaze 5 жыл бұрын

Moe Fawkah Oh tough titties!! I'm a technician and I was working at the house trying to find it for over 2 hours and it turned out to be UNDER the damn house and I mean literally under the house in a crawl space that was maybe 3 feet tall... Sometimes it depends on the state I've worked across the country, the most common place is in the attic, sometimes I've seen them in the garage by the water heater or in the closet where the water heater is Or near the HVAC, the best thing to do is follow the wire from the chime box and trace it But normally it's the basement, the attic or literally in the wall behind the chime box

@nottthereyet4872 2 жыл бұрын

About to try a new transformer box inside the house. But ours looks different. Hopefully this works.

@SoulSeeker770 4 жыл бұрын

Where do I find the low voltage transformer?

@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440 3 ай бұрын

im lucky my parents doorbell transformer wasent painted over!

@halotubb1110 5 жыл бұрын

Great video

@crystalrussell3979 9 ай бұрын

I cant find the transformer. But I did unscrew the wires on the doorbell push button and touched the wires together. I got no sound. The plungers are not stuck or seized up, on the chime box.

@qm_ny3120 10 ай бұрын

When swapping the transformer out, I saw there were two black wires from the transformer to the nuts and once you replaced the transformer, it was one black and one white going to the nuts. Does it matter where these wires are connected to? I am asking because my transformer currently has 2 black wires and I am not sure what the purpose is for each wire.

@bjimeneziii 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks! Tips on how to buy the right transformer?

@sherbirusa Жыл бұрын

How can there be any voltage across the screws in the door bell button ? This button is connected in one of the lines from transformer, and only used to complete the ckt to the bell , so that bell gets the voltage in order to ring.

@keighleyyo958 2 жыл бұрын

I like it

@craigjohnson4302 5 жыл бұрын

So that means that a doorbell transformer should be outputting 24V and yours was only outputting 18V which wasn't enough. Is that correct?

@Drucio 4 жыл бұрын

where do you usually find the doorbell transformer?

@leonidpimentel9419 4 жыл бұрын

Calvin C garage sometimes

@mikeyo1990 4 жыл бұрын

Near or in the circuit breaker

@aarondavid9763 3 жыл бұрын

China.

@Basskingdom7 2 жыл бұрын

I have power coming to the Transformer but my doorbell and chime has no DC voltage. I just bought the transformer?

@gazalapathan6274 Жыл бұрын

Hi, where is the transformer located in new homes in Ontario?

@orlandoc661 2 жыл бұрын

I have voltage on the doorbell but it just buzzes when I press the button🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️ It doesn't chime it buzzes.

@janaelockard Жыл бұрын

I installed a new transformer and it is buzzing like crazy. All the wires are connected correctly. Is it faulty?

@tomsmith5784 4 жыл бұрын

You connected aluminum wires (transformer) to copper wires (120v)(?) Purchased same transformer but reluctant to use copper and aluminum together for risk of fire. I was hoping mine was nickel plated copper...Insight would help me complete this project. Thanks.

@tomsmith5784 4 жыл бұрын

No worries. Tinned copper. Not aluminum.

@tomsmith5784 4 жыл бұрын

No worries. Tinned copper. Not aluminum

@matthewmullin5489 9 ай бұрын

I'm getting 120V into the transformer but nothing coming out of it. I've tried 3 transformers. Any idea what the issue is?

@ricorod1mex Жыл бұрын

Good video but You don’t say ac or dc?

@bobdroidsky225 4 жыл бұрын

I can't find my transformer! I don't think there's a problem with it though, since the house # light and the door bell do get 18Vs. Here's the issue. The bell works but the light on the button doesn't work anymore. One of the light bulbs in house # fixture has burned out too, but the other still works if I complete the circuit with a paperclip. Why would they both go out at the same time? Age? Something weird with the transformer? (just found my transformer, it was hiding in the garage. everything looks fine with it.)

@kdmok 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so jealous, I can't find the dam transformer ANYWHERE!😔 I'll have to remove sheetrock and trace the wires😫

@danieldoherty5034 3 жыл бұрын

Or just go with a wireless doorbell.

@joshnelson2090 Жыл бұрын

Check in your furnace/utility room first.

@paulcrespo2137 4 жыл бұрын

i cannot identify the transformer wire from the doorbell wire because both cables have white and red wire. One red wire is taped (i am guessing from an old door bell from previous owner). I am thinking that the taped red wire belongs to the transformer. So I wired like so: red taped wire to transformer screw and the other red wire to the door bell screw. But then i had the amazing idea to swap them to see if i was right. Turns out that when i swapped them and pushed the doorbell it sound again. And now im confused as to which one is for the transformer and which one is for the doorbell. PLEASE HELP!!

@gondufran 6 жыл бұрын

Hello friend, you could give the characteristics of the transformer that you used, thanks.

@mykalmcdo Жыл бұрын

Do I need to turn off the power first?

@omarkarimy6223 4 жыл бұрын

If I install a new transformer with higher voltage (for ring doorbell) will it ruin my older chime?

@midiband1234 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! My transformer isn't working either, but I don't know what transformer I need to replace it with. Amazon is showing so many that I'm confused about voltage, etc. The model number is EM57580 Please help. Thank you.

@paulbuckley7373 Жыл бұрын

Take it off and go to your local hardware store and they should be able to help you.

@iandroo888 6 жыл бұрын

does it have to be at 24v to work? my house (built mid 90s) and my friends (built end of 2017) both are getting like 18-19v. we're both having "issues" with our dorobell cams now but they all say as long as its between 8-24v, its fine... im not sure what voltage transformers should be at. should they be at 24v like your new one showed?

@J155P 5 жыл бұрын

Your transformer may indicate somewhere how many volts it puts out. I believe mine is 18 volts.

@awmartian 5 жыл бұрын

Most video doorbells need a 30va transformer or you will have video staggering issues.

@robertyoung5064 5 жыл бұрын

Joe P r

@MoAZ1382 5 жыл бұрын

16v xformer is fine, but needs to be 30va !

@sonnybonus 4 жыл бұрын

My transformer output is at about 18 volts. Is this enough or not enough as the new transformer shown in the video is showing 24 volts?

@worldpeace5853 4 жыл бұрын

I have an Edwards transformer 592 and I see only a red and a greenish white wire. Red is connected to middle and the greenish white to the right corner and I am assuming it might be 16V 10VA right now. Ring doorbell recommends 16V to 24 V but doesn’t mention VA. To be safe can I hook the middle red wire to left most corner to get 24V 20VA? Please note the marking on 8V/16V/10VA is faded but I can see it’s a 592 and also 24V and 20VA with arrows at the bottom. Also, the transformer is connected to the circuit breaker box. Please confirm?

@uberyoutuber1183 5 жыл бұрын

what was the yellow and black tool you used to check for power in the wires behind the transformer?

@ronald5728 4 жыл бұрын

A voltage tester

@michael3060scofield 4 жыл бұрын

Uber You Tuber specifically, it was a non-contact voltage tester. It senses current running through a conductor without having to directly touch the bare conductor.

@FanTrombone 3 жыл бұрын

can't find the transformer

@SparksFlyOut 2 жыл бұрын

Can't find transformer

@arkrainflood 3 жыл бұрын

when i test my transformer as shown in : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m6pkisJil87GoGw.html it will briefly show 16v, and then show "1 ." note, when the testing leads are not touching anything then the meter will show"0.00" is the problem with the transformer? wiring?

@kateromero3333 5 жыл бұрын

My meter is different than yours, it has several settings... I have it set on 200 ACV and it's giving me a reading of 2.2... does that mean it's putting out 22V? I am shooting in the dark here. lol

@MoAZ1382 5 жыл бұрын

No. 2.2 volts not 22

@aarondavid9763 3 жыл бұрын

Mine shows 0 at the transformer. 120V incoming to the transformer but 0 output. Replacing transformer tomorrow. 🤞

@codfish6845 5 жыл бұрын

I can't find the transformer for my doorbell.

@MoreThanMaintenance 5 жыл бұрын

It's usually in a closet, garage, water heater room. 🙂

@Mark-sn6kh 5 жыл бұрын

Or air handler closet if you have one that's not in the attic. Sometimes the transformer is in the attic for some one story homes.

@codfish6845 5 жыл бұрын

@@Mark-sn6kh I have a 1 story house. Its not in the crawl space and I couldn't get around the attic to the place where the transformer would be. There's too much crap there.

@codfish6845 5 жыл бұрын

Andrew Lincoln no. I don't have a basement and I know it's not in the crawl space.

@madgemccoy4695 4 жыл бұрын

its behind the doorbell

@Postcoital_Clarity 5 жыл бұрын

Welp! I've officially given up.Can't find the damn transformer

@uberyoutuber1183 5 жыл бұрын

I think my transformer is underneath my wall installation or was disconnected when they installed my alarm system. I can't find the damn transformer I did check my chime and my doorbell and there is no voltage at either. getting very frustrated

@Postcoital_Clarity 5 жыл бұрын

@@uberyoutuber1183 yep! Sounds like transformer issues. Out of concern of tearing the place down myself, I'll consult a pro. ;)

@uberyoutuber1183 5 жыл бұрын

@@Postcoital_Clarity NOW i just bought a Dual Band Voltage tester. I tested the wires at the chime box and did not find anything. HOWEVER I tested the wires at the doorbell itself and found that the doorbell is showing voltage (I tested it with a multimeter earlier and got nothing. I looked around in my basement and found a low voltage transformer on my furnace switch, I wonder is that for the thermostat or for the doorbell? I am half thinking to skip the mechanical chime that came with the house and and use the Ring Chime Pro chime. then I won't need to worry about the mechanical chime. I don't want to hook up the ring pro doorbell to the same transformer that is on the thermostat b/c there may not be enough voltage for it. I also have a low voltage wire going behind teh insulation in my basement that is a pain to remove but the wire is heading in the direction of the outlet for my sump pump, so they may have wired another transformer there. I don't know what the hell is going on but it is a pain in the ass. I will experiment with breakers tomorrow to see if the switch to the furnace turns off the doorbell too. it is all very bizarre. I will keep you all posted.

@ltwillis5791 4 жыл бұрын

My transformer was in a wire box set in the wall behind the chime box. House built 2008.

@aarondavid9763 3 жыл бұрын

I'm still looking for the doorbell.