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Posted by Van Chocstraw on October 13, 2009, 8:52 pm
Dennis M wrote:
> I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with wireless doorbells. The
> last couple of days mine has been ringing a couple of times on its own (no,
> it isn't a pre-Halloween prank). I have some neighbors about 80 feet away
> who have an electronic garage door opener, but there's a wooded area
> between us and I don't think this could be causing it because it hasn't
> happened until now. The main unit inside uses 4 "C" batteries, then the
> actual doorbells (one on the front that has a two-tone ring; one on the
> back that has a single ring) use some kind of weird tiny batteries. It's
> the single ring doorbell that's been acting up, so maybe that's where the
> actual problem is.
>
> I'm wondering if wireless doorbells are like smoke detectors, in that
> they'll start ringing out of the blue when their batteries start to go low.
> The batteries have been in the main unit for about two years now, also
> about the same for the actual doorbells.
I have the same thing. In place 4 years now with no problems.Maybe I
should change the batteries in the ringer and buttons by now. Still
works, doesn't get very much use.
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Posted by WW on October 13, 2009, 9:10 pm
> I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with wireless doorbells. The
> last couple of days mine has been ringing a couple of times on its own
> (no,
> it isn't a pre-Halloween prank). I have some neighbors about 80 feet away
> who have an electronic garage door opener, but there's a wooded area
> between us and I don't think this could be causing it because it hasn't
> happened until now. The main unit inside uses 4 "C" batteries, then the
> actual doorbells (one on the front that has a two-tone ring; one on the
> back that has a single ring) use some kind of weird tiny batteries. It's
> the single ring doorbell that's been acting up, so maybe that's where the
> actual problem is.
> I'm wondering if wireless doorbells are like smoke detectors, in that
> they'll start ringing out of the blue when their batteries start to go
> low.
> The batteries have been in the main unit for about two years now, also
> about the same for the actual doorbells.
Had same problem today with a carbon monoxide alert. Uses 9 volt battery.
Low battery light did not come on but monoxide alert triped.. Checked
battery ( carbon battery 2 years and 10 months old) Read 7.19 volts. Changed
battery. Problem solved. Called manufacture, they recomended alkaline
batteries. I shall purchase one. WW
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on October 13, 2009, 10:03 pm
Hiding in the book, often is the instruction that the cheap
junk carbon battery is for testing and shipping, you're
expected to install an alkalline battery when you install
the detector. And once a year, ever after.
--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
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Had same problem today with a carbon monoxide alert. Uses 9
volt battery.
Low battery light did not come on but monoxide alert
triped.. Checked
battery ( carbon battery 2 years and 10 months old) Read
7.19 volts. Changed
battery. Problem solved. Called manufacture, they recomended
alkaline
batteries. I shall purchase one. WW
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Posted by Tony on October 14, 2009, 12:47 am
Dennis M wrote:
> I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with wireless doorbells. The
> last couple of days mine has been ringing a couple of times on its own (no,
> it isn't a pre-Halloween prank). I have some neighbors about 80 feet away
> who have an electronic garage door opener, but there's a wooded area
> between us and I don't think this could be causing it because it hasn't
> happened until now. The main unit inside uses 4 "C" batteries, then the
> actual doorbells (one on the front that has a two-tone ring; one on the
> back that has a single ring) use some kind of weird tiny batteries. It's
> the single ring doorbell that's been acting up, so maybe that's where the
> actual problem is.
>
> I'm wondering if wireless doorbells are like smoke detectors, in that
> they'll start ringing out of the blue when their batteries start to go low.
> The batteries have been in the main unit for about two years now, also
> about the same for the actual doorbells.
Change the code. Someone close by got a new one and like you left it at
the factory settings.
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Posted by BillGill on October 14, 2009, 9:03 am
Tony wrote:
> Dennis M wrote:
>> I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with wireless doorbells. The
>> last couple of days mine has been ringing a couple of times on its own
>> (no,
>> it isn't a pre-Halloween prank). I have some neighbors about 80 feet away
>> who have an electronic garage door opener, but there's a wooded area
>> between us and I don't think this could be causing it because it hasn't
>> happened until now. The main unit inside uses 4 "C" batteries, then the
>> actual doorbells (one on the front that has a two-tone ring; one on the
>> back that has a single ring) use some kind of weird tiny batteries. It's
>> the single ring doorbell that's been acting up, so maybe that's where the
>> actual problem is.
>> I'm wondering if wireless doorbells are like smoke detectors, in that
>> they'll start ringing out of the blue when their batteries start to go
>> low.
>> The batteries have been in the main unit for about two years now, also
>> about the same for the actual doorbells.
>
>
> Change the code. Someone close by got a new one and like you left it at
> the factory settings.
That was about what I was going to recommend. I had a wireless for a
few years, but gave up. I would change the code and it would work
for a while, then I would start getting it ringing in the middle of
the night again. I finally gave up and put in a new wired one.
Bill
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> last couple of days mine has been ringing a couple of times on its own (no,
> it isn't a pre-Halloween prank). I have some neighbors about 80 feet away
> who have an electronic garage door opener, but there's a wooded area
> between us and I don't think this could be causing it because it hasn't
> happened until now. The main unit inside uses 4 "C" batteries, then the
> actual doorbells (one on the front that has a two-tone ring; one on the
> back that has a single ring) use some kind of weird tiny batteries. It's
> the single ring doorbell that's been acting up, so maybe that's where the
> actual problem is.
>
> I'm wondering if wireless doorbells are like smoke detectors, in that
> they'll start ringing out of the blue when their batteries start to go low.
> The batteries have been in the main unit for about two years now, also
> about the same for the actual doorbells.