Door Bell Assistance

LOzyBe on 09/01/2018 - 17:13
Last edited 09/01/2018 - 17:13

Hi Fellow penny pinchers,

Hoping to get some door bell advice, and think I may get better information here, than if I asked a retailer.

Looking to purchase 2 door bells, for two different doors at either end of the house.

I would like to get the following functionality:

1) Both of the 2 door bell speakers makes a noise when either of the 2 door bells are pressed.
2) Each door bell have a different chime, so I know which door to run to.

I am thinking that point 2 may be the tricky part.

Just looking for common cheap door bells at this stage. The ring ones seem too expensive, though I have seen generic wifi ones on ebay for around the $60 mark.

I am thinking just the cheapo ones at Bunnings or similar.

Any help appreciated!

Electrical & Electronics

Comments

  • o53djz7qTPY4der on 09/01/2018 - 17:49
    +4

    2) tell guests two knocks for front and three for back. Problem solved.

    • OzyBe on 09/01/2018 - 18:06
      +1

      Now that is tight.

      But looking for a high tech approach.

      Knocking on a door is so 2017's.

      • whodidthat on 09/01/2018 - 18:28
        +2

        High tech approach - tell people to text you that they are visiting and which door they'll go to.

  • Ynwa86 on 09/01/2018 - 18:36

    Edit. Sorry i read your 1st question wrong.

    Why don't you just get 2 separate doorbells and place one at the front and one at the back. adjust each doorbell to sound different by tuning it on the back of the remote.

    • OzyBe on 10/01/2018 - 09:14

      The way I see it, having each doorbell speaker sound different is the easy part.

      Getting the speaker to make a different sound depending on which door bell is pressed is the challenge.

      My guess is that the chime is set in the speaker piece itself.

  • Taita on 10/01/2018 - 00:23

    I bought this Honeywell off Amazon a few years ago and is still working fine. Although I only needed one door bell but this has the option of adding up to 6 bells or window sensors. Read the questions answered by people as they mentioned a similar scenario as yours.
    https://www.amazon.com/Honeywell-RCWL330A1000-P4-Premium-Portable-Wireless/dp/B001G0MAVA/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=7ND5XKFRRD0B73MS8YDB&ref=zg_bs_495320_58

    • OzyBe on 10/01/2018 - 10:01
      +1

      Hi Samia, thanks for the suggestion.

      It appears that your model has been replaced by the series 9. Reviews are favorable.

  • tommoose on 24/05/2022 - 11:19

    We have the same sort of setup, two doors, two different chimes, works very well.
    Our solution was two Arlec wireless plug in units: https://www.bunnings.com.au/arlec-high-gloss-finish-plug-in-…

    You just perform the pairing process for the second button. The chime sound is selectable using a tiny button inside the button unit, and is remembered by the button unit.
    If you want multiple speaker units too, that is also possible with a bit of fiddling.
    The only issue is that the speaker unit tends to forget the second button when it loses power.

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