Killak
Established Member
Hello everyone.
I recently purchased a Ring Doorbell Pro thinking it was easy to swap from my old doorbell to my new one. Now realised its more complicated then I thought. I find the help guides and video's out there a bit confusing dispute spending quite a lot of time researching I am still pretty clueless (I only have a basic understanding of electrical work - I can wire up a 3 pin plug, thats about it!). I do not have a plug socket near my bell, and I still want to use my existing mechanical chime. So far my understanding is that Ring recommends that you must install a transformer into the consumer unit if you have an existing traditional style door bell. There is not way round that...is that correct?
Assuming that is correct...I don't want to mess around inside the consumer unit and I don't want to pay for an electrician so looking at other ways of doing it.
I think I've got a doable solution to installing without touching the consumer unit but just need someone to give it a once over to make sure I'm doing everything correctly.
So I'm using this video as the basis of my proposal
He is installing the Ring doorbell Pro WITHOUT an existing doorbell. He is simply running a 2 wire bell cable from the Ring door bell into the transformer, which he has put inside of an housing and attached to a wall, then attached a 3 pin plug to the transformer and plugged it into the mains.
What I want to do is the same thing, but rather than run the wire from the Ring doorbell to the transformer, I plan to run the wire from the old mechanical chime to the transformer, than attach the 3 pin plug to the transformer.
This is my step by step process
1) Turn off all power in consumer box
2) Locate the cable running from mechanical chime into consumer unit
3) Cut that cable and add into transformer. Attach 3 pin plug to transformer
4) In mechanical chime box, install the Ring Pro Power Cable
Need some advice with step 3, when I cut the cable what do I do with the cables which go into the consumer unit. Can't see a way of removing them without opening up the box?
Is what I've suggested OK and safe? Do I need to do anything else? I would be grateful for any advice
I've attached a picture of my mechanical chime box.
I recently purchased a Ring Doorbell Pro thinking it was easy to swap from my old doorbell to my new one. Now realised its more complicated then I thought. I find the help guides and video's out there a bit confusing dispute spending quite a lot of time researching I am still pretty clueless (I only have a basic understanding of electrical work - I can wire up a 3 pin plug, thats about it!). I do not have a plug socket near my bell, and I still want to use my existing mechanical chime. So far my understanding is that Ring recommends that you must install a transformer into the consumer unit if you have an existing traditional style door bell. There is not way round that...is that correct?
Assuming that is correct...I don't want to mess around inside the consumer unit and I don't want to pay for an electrician so looking at other ways of doing it.
I think I've got a doable solution to installing without touching the consumer unit but just need someone to give it a once over to make sure I'm doing everything correctly.
So I'm using this video as the basis of my proposal
He is installing the Ring doorbell Pro WITHOUT an existing doorbell. He is simply running a 2 wire bell cable from the Ring door bell into the transformer, which he has put inside of an housing and attached to a wall, then attached a 3 pin plug to the transformer and plugged it into the mains.
What I want to do is the same thing, but rather than run the wire from the Ring doorbell to the transformer, I plan to run the wire from the old mechanical chime to the transformer, than attach the 3 pin plug to the transformer.
This is my step by step process
1) Turn off all power in consumer box
2) Locate the cable running from mechanical chime into consumer unit
3) Cut that cable and add into transformer. Attach 3 pin plug to transformer
4) In mechanical chime box, install the Ring Pro Power Cable
Need some advice with step 3, when I cut the cable what do I do with the cables which go into the consumer unit. Can't see a way of removing them without opening up the box?
Is what I've suggested OK and safe? Do I need to do anything else? I would be grateful for any advice
I've attached a picture of my mechanical chime box.