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How
To Install a Wireless Doorbell
The wireless doorbell has a number of excellent
features.
Whether it be its flexibility, portability or
convenience, the wireless doorbell has proven itself as
an effective substitute to the wired
doorbell.
However, one feature you may not be aware of is
its ease of installation. It requires no running
of wires, special equipment or even a crash course as an
electrician.
All that is needed is to follow a few basic steps, a
friend and a basic screwdriver. By applying these few
basic steps, you can complete the wireless doorbell
installation in under 15 minutes and get on with your
day. Here,
are our steps on how to install a wireless
doorbell:
1.
Take out the old wired doorbell
button: Remove
the old wired doorbell by unscrewing the doorbell with a
screwdriver and disconnecting the attached
wires.
2.
Cover the exposed wires
individually:
The exposed ends of the wires should be wrapped individually
with electrical tape.
3.
Cover the wrapped wires together: Bundle
all the individually wrapped wires together by wrapping
electrical tap around all the ends. This is done to reduce any
risk of a possible fire hazard and to make it easier to find
the wires at a later point if you or a new owner chooses to go
back to a wired doorbell.
4.
Push the wrapped wires into the open
hole: Take the
bundled wires and push them back into the open
hole.
5.
Place the wireless button over the open
hole. Affix
the new wireless button over the open hole.
6.
Place the bell unit inside the
house: Place
the bell unit inside the house and adjust it to your preferred
chime.
a.
Select a location in the home where you can
obtain maximum range throughout the house. Usually the main hallway is
the ideal location in most homes.
7.
Test the doorbell: You can test the doorbell by
pressing the doorbell button and having someone else move from
room to room in the house.
a.
If sound range is poor, consider purchasing
additional wireless bell receivers to be placed around the
house. There are
plug-in varieties that work quite well for this
purpose.
b.
If sound does not occur, replace the bell
receiver with batteries to determine if it is the batteries or
the unit.
c.
If doorbell rings for no apparent
reason. Odds are
it is being set off by car alarms or automatic garage
doors. We suggest
purchasing a more expensive wireless model as they tend to be
setup to help block out such background
frequencies.
8.
Sit back and enjoy your
accomplishment. The “hard work” is
over. Never in the
history of the
doorbell has installation been so easy.
All that is needed now is to expect to replace batteries
every 2 to 3 years.
As you can see, the installation of a wireless
unit is quick and very easy. With these simple
steps, there is no reason why you shouldn’t be able to
knock this project out in no time flat and get on to your
next item on your things to do list
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