Door Bell question
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07-04-14, 04:59 PM
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Door Bell question
Should a door bell button be a normally open or normally closed switch? I'm having an problem with mine. The original one stopped working. So I went to the hardware store and got a similar one. The new one when hooked up conitually rings the bell. I metered the contacts and they are closed. I'm cufused.
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07-04-14, 05:10 PM
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Welcome to the forums.
A doorbell button is a normally open device. When you push the button it closes.
It sounds like you have a problem with yours.
A doorbell button is a normally open device. When you push the button it closes.
It sounds like you have a problem with yours.
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07-04-14, 05:25 PM
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I bought one. The switch was closed. Took it back and got another one and that switch was closed. That's why I'm confused. Should I take my fluke into Lowes and check them all before i get a new one?
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07-04-14, 05:43 PM
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If the bell is ringing, then the switch is closed. Are you sure it's hooked up right and that no wires are shorted? If your meter beeps/reads correctly withe the leads crossed/uncrossed...then don't worry about that.
#5
07-04-14, 08:17 PM
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If you got two that were both closed the only thing I can think of is that they are special purpose switches like for an electronic chime.
Is it an illuminated switch ? An illuminated switch will show continuity on a meter because of the bulb that is directly across the switch. Some electronic doorbells have a problem with lit switches.
Can you leave a brand and part number ?
Is it an illuminated switch ? An illuminated switch will show continuity on a meter because of the bulb that is directly across the switch. Some electronic doorbells have a problem with lit switches.
Can you leave a brand and part number ?
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07-05-14, 04:40 PM
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PJ, Its a Utilitech # 0358561. That makes since with a Lighted Button.
do you have any suggestions?
do you have any suggestions?
#7
07-05-14, 06:18 PM
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That part number doesn't show in the list of buttons.
So is it a lighted pushbutton ?
and.... do you have an electronic door bell?
You may have to get a button from somewhere else if that is all they have.
Most places have many different buttons unless you are looking for one particular type.
So is it a lighted pushbutton ?
and.... do you have an electronic door bell?
You may have to get a button from somewhere else if that is all they have.
Most places have many different buttons unless you are looking for one particular type.
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07-06-14, 05:56 AM
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This in the only model that have that matches the design and same installation as the original button. Stucco wall with two wires that are in a white PVC pipe in the wall. The button has a spring loaded clip that holds to the inside of the PVC when pushed into the wall.
#11
07-06-14, 06:26 AM
Since the test works the button you are buying is wrong. If you can't easily find the right one it may be time to get creative with one that is. Simplest is to mount a standard doorbell button to a blank single gang cover plate and the cover plate to the wall over the hole.
#13
07-06-14, 05:19 PM
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The number you posted isn't the part number nor the model number, it's the Lowes item number or stock number. It's the right button, you are doing something wrong.
Shop Utilitech Oil-Rubbed Bronze Doorbell Button at Lowes.com
Shop Utilitech Oil-Rubbed Bronze Doorbell Button at Lowes.com
if so how can i do it?
I know that its RGB but im looking for just RED out of it. So im guessing that the R wire needs some sort of power into it.