Wireless doorbells

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OhPinchy

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Our standard wired doorbell stopped working soon after being fitted. Due to the layout of the house it wasn’t very effective so I haven’t looked at fixing it, but want to replace with an alternative.

I’d like to have it ring in 2 separate places (dining room in extension and hallway) without adding more wires. Are there any wireless doorbells that fit this purpose by having the bell transmit to 2 separate receivers which will then ring?

If the receivers did not block a plug socket from other use (by either letting a device be plugged into them or relying on batteries) it would be ideal. Interested to hear thoughts on what is available, thanks.
 
Same thing happened to me - wired doorbell stopped working. Bought a wireless doorbell, cost just €20. Brilliant. No wires and can place the bell anywhere i.e. leave in sitting room or if going upstairs can carry bell with me. Simple to instal. Any electrical shop will have different types of wireless doorbells.
 
OhPinchy said:
Our standard wired doorbell stopped working soon after being fitted. Due to the layout of the house it wasn’t very effective so I haven’t looked at fixing it, but want to replace with an alternative.

I’d like to have it ring in 2 separate places (dining room in extension and hallway) without adding more wires. Are there any wireless doorbells that fit this purpose by having the bell transmit to 2 separate receivers which will then ring?

If the receivers did not block a plug socket from other use (by either letting a device be plugged into them or relying on batteries) it would be ideal. Interested to hear thoughts on what is available, thanks.
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call into your local Kellihers ,ewl electric supply's
 
Argos have more than a dozen listed of all varieties in their catalog.
One thing to watch - the range specified is based on external range, so if you plan to place the receiver at the wrong side of several walls / concrete floors, then get one with a higher range than you might think you need.

I had a duplex apartment (doorbell at ground level, but living quarters one and two floors up). 20m range was not enough.
 
thanks for the replies - will look into those suggestions.

I've seen plenty of wireless doorbells, but what I'm looking for is one transmitter that can handle 2 receviers - hopefully Kellihers will have these.
 
As far as I know you can buy doorbell receivers which allow you to select the radio frequency that they respond to. You then just set that to the same setting on your transmitter, on each receiver. Not all of the receivers will have this option though. We bought our wireless doorbell in Homebase, and I think some of the models there allow you to select the frequency.

Being able to change the frequency is useful even if you have only one receiver, as you can then avoid a "clash" with any neighbour with a wireless doorbell that may be using the same frequency as you.

It is very convenient not having to run wires, but it is a pain in the neck when you forget to change the batteries on the receiver. :(
 
A bit off the point but... our doorbell stopped working about 8 months ago. We decided not to do anything about it. Best decision we ever made!
 
5 of the 18 units listed in the Argos catalog are the "Twin Pack" variety - 2 receivers. However, the ones that don't block the 3-pin socket from other use seem to be only listed as single packs. Price range is approx Euro 30-70.
 
OhPinchy said:
Thanks askew70 - I'll have a look in Homebase this weekend so.
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No problem. I checked today, and our doorbell is a Friedland, and we have generally been happy with it. There is info (and prices) available on some Friedland models here, including info on additional receivers, which you might encounter in Homebase:

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