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-fe5eu2 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).
@superdlucks3 жыл бұрын
Bananas! My issue was the chime pin being ceased up. That was an amazing catch. Thank you!
@oldblackstock24994 жыл бұрын
Good video. I was about to buy a new doorbell. Now, I think the transformer is the problem. Thanks.
@slvice143 жыл бұрын
Dude! Awesome and straight to the point! Thanks for posting this.
@samting18524 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.
@upsidedown98233 жыл бұрын
thanks to you, my doorbell works again!
@bigtridentguy2 жыл бұрын
Great video man. Super helpful. Just what I was looking for.
@SherriStrain-ve3zu2 ай бұрын
Great how to video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I appreciated it. Signed Sherri , Marysville, CA.
@darkegress43923 жыл бұрын
great video. fast and to the point!
@Dirtriderluke8 ай бұрын
Thank you! Got mine working👍 I didn’t have a transformer wired up.
@edmundh2 жыл бұрын
And once you've completed all steps, replace the batteries in your smoke detectors.
@mztrbnntt72 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@mikefeil35682 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-uu9eo4 жыл бұрын
2:55 those are some nice splices
@dctineffectАй бұрын
very helpful... btw seized not ceased :)
@MrGambit7144 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Was able to get a nest doorbell going since it didnt have enough voltage.
@MoreThanMaintenance4 жыл бұрын
Great 👍
@musemigs2 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?
@MrGambit7142 жыл бұрын
@@musemigs yes exactly. Wasn't too bad. Even replaced my door bell chime
@morty865929 күн бұрын
Excellent video man
@SuperGman2011 Жыл бұрын
Video was definitely helpful. Thank you
@noelconcepcion68034 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Your video was incredibly helpful!
@djnemesis82pluss18773 жыл бұрын
Straight to the point
@charliepugh94368 ай бұрын
Excellent video Thank You much
@ojibwayinca84872 ай бұрын
Very helpful!!
@jeffkeef703 жыл бұрын
quick and to the point.. Appreciated..
@rickmcdowell95505 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your informative video -- was a huge help -- doorbell works again!
@peterl.89115 жыл бұрын
Very informative. Thank you very much for the video. Now, I need to figure which circuit breaker is for the doorbell transformer.
@VOLTRONDEFENDER44405 жыл бұрын
Usually it’s the garage circuit braker
@2shoobs391 Жыл бұрын
Paint on wires stripped off. Solved. Thanks!
@houstondad201211 ай бұрын
Great video. Thank you
@1992dmk5 жыл бұрын
Very good video! Thanks for making it!
@StonnieDennis5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@user-rn5ip9ec6j4 жыл бұрын
I like this video! Thanks!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💙❤💙💚💙Great job!
@gmasters66593 жыл бұрын
Great Video straight to the point
@jobo16473 жыл бұрын
Really helped me out. Thanks!!!
@michaelgreen63233 жыл бұрын
Great video ! Thanks..
@genevievevalle32865 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.......
@Xmonders4 жыл бұрын
Thnx so much for sharing!
@utubeaddict2523 жыл бұрын
Very helpful thanks!!
@mainoraroche3223 жыл бұрын
thanks for the video it is very helpful
@mubarakkhan5374 жыл бұрын
Great video thanks for the info.
@rwdplz13 жыл бұрын
2:35 I just replaced a faulty smoke detector, and thought the new one was bad!
@xxxnullifierxxx3 жыл бұрын
Take your like! Excellent video
@emmanuelphillips80365 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thank you 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
@orlandoc6612 жыл бұрын
very informative thx
@JDMHaze5 жыл бұрын
who tf Thought it was a good idea to paint over the transformer
@Postcoital_Clarity5 жыл бұрын
Who tf thought it'd be funny to play hide n seek with the darn thing? I've given up searching! 🤷🏾♂️😠
@JDMHaze5 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
@nottthereyet48722 жыл бұрын
About to try a new transformer box inside the house. But ours looks different. Hopefully this works.
@SoulSeeker7704 жыл бұрын
Where do I find the low voltage transformer?
@VOLTRONDEFENDER44403 ай бұрын
im lucky my parents doorbell transformer wasent painted over!
@halotubb11105 жыл бұрын
Great video
@crystalrussell39799 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_ny312010 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.
@bjimeneziii2 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.
@keighleyyo9582 жыл бұрын
I like it
@craigjohnson43025 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?
@Drucio4 жыл бұрын
where do you usually find the doorbell transformer?
@leonidpimentel94194 жыл бұрын
Calvin C garage sometimes
@mikeyo19904 жыл бұрын
Near or in the circuit breaker
@aarondavid97633 жыл бұрын
China.
@Basskingdom72 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?
@orlandoc6612 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?
@tomsmith57844 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.
@tomsmith57844 жыл бұрын
No worries. Tinned copper. Not aluminum.
@tomsmith57844 жыл бұрын
No worries. Tinned copper. Not aluminum
@matthewmullin54899 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?
@bobdroidsky2254 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.)
@kdmok3 жыл бұрын
I'm so jealous, I can't find the dam transformer ANYWHERE!😔 I'll have to remove sheetrock and trace the wires😫
@danieldoherty50343 жыл бұрын
Or just go with a wireless doorbell.
@joshnelson2090 Жыл бұрын
Check in your furnace/utility room first.
@paulcrespo21374 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!!
@gondufran6 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?
@omarkarimy62234 жыл бұрын
If I install a new transformer with higher voltage (for ring doorbell) will it ruin my older chime?
@midiband12342 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.
@iandroo8886 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?
@J155P5 жыл бұрын
Your transformer may indicate somewhere how many volts it puts out. I believe mine is 18 volts.
@awmartian5 жыл бұрын
Most video doorbells need a 30va transformer or you will have video staggering issues.
@robertyoung50645 жыл бұрын
Joe P r
@MoAZ13825 жыл бұрын
16v xformer is fine, but needs to be 30va !
@sonnybonus4 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?
@worldpeace58534 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?
@uberyoutuber11835 жыл бұрын
what was the yellow and black tool you used to check for power in the wires behind the transformer?
@ronald57284 жыл бұрын
A voltage tester
@michael3060scofield4 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.
@FanTrombone3 жыл бұрын
can't find the transformer
@SparksFlyOut2 жыл бұрын
Can't find transformer
@arkrainflood3 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?
@kateromero33335 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
@MoAZ13825 жыл бұрын
No. 2.2 volts not 22
@aarondavid97633 жыл бұрын
Mine shows 0 at the transformer. 120V incoming to the transformer but 0 output. Replacing transformer tomorrow. 🤞
@codfish68455 жыл бұрын
I can't find the transformer for my doorbell.
@MoreThanMaintenance5 жыл бұрын
It's usually in a closet, garage, water heater room. 🙂
@Mark-sn6kh5 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.
@codfish68455 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.
@codfish68455 жыл бұрын
Andrew Lincoln no. I don't have a basement and I know it's not in the crawl space.
@madgemccoy46954 жыл бұрын
its behind the doorbell
@Postcoital_Clarity5 жыл бұрын
Welp! I've officially given up.Can't find the damn transformer
@uberyoutuber11835 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_Clarity5 жыл бұрын
@@uberyoutuber1183 yep! Sounds like transformer issues. Out of concern of tearing the place down myself, I'll consult a pro. ;)
@uberyoutuber11835 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.
@ltwillis57914 жыл бұрын
My transformer was in a wire box set in the wall behind the chime box. House built 2008.