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Hardwiring a ring

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  • 29-06-2021 4:27pm
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    Brian017
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    There’s no existing hardwired doorbell in the house. What exactly is needed to hardwire the Ring Doorbell?


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    Clareman
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    Brian017 wrote: »
    There’s no existing hardwired doorbell in the house. What exactly is needed to hardwire the Ring Doorbell?

    Without meaning to sound smart you need wires connected to the correct voltage and maybe also to a chime. There are loads of wireless options available though, I thing Ring even sell a rechargeable battery pack, that might be a better option, pair with a smart speaker and you're done.


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    xabi
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    You will need to run a cable to the board into a transformer or spur off a nearby socket into a transformer


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    Davy
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    Brian017 wrote: »
    There’s no existing hardwired doorbell in the house. What exactly is needed to hardwire the Ring Doorbell?

    Do you already have a Ring doorbell?
    If so what model do you have.


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    Brian017
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    Davy wrote: »
    Do you already have a Ring doorbell?
    If so what model do you have.

    Yes I have, it’s the Ring Doorbell 3 Plus. I just don’t want to have the bother of recharging the battery even if it’s only every 3 months or so.


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    Del2005
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    Brian017 wrote: »
    Yes I have, it’s the Ring Doorbell 3 Plus. I just don’t want to have the bother of recharging the battery even if it’s only every 3 months or so.

    It would be easier to buy a spare battery, keep that charged and swap when you get a low battery warning. Or if you have decent sun get the solar charger


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    dam099
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    Del2005 wrote: »
    It would be easier to buy a spare battery, keep that charged and swap when you get a low battery warning. Or if you have decent sun get the solar charger

    Spare battery is what I ended up doing.

    Annoyingly I had it wired but I got a new door recently and the installers left the doorbell wire inside the new door frame (and with only about 2 cm of length protruding). :(


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    Brian017
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    Del2005 wrote: »
    It would be easier to buy a spare battery, keep that charged and swap when you get a low battery warning. Or if you have decent sun get the solar charger

    I’ve seen plug in adapters that you plug-in to a socket. Are these a viable option or would you still go with the spare battery option?


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    xabi
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    Brian017 wrote: »
    I’ve seen plug in adapters that you plug-in to a socket. Are these a viable option or would you still go with the spare battery option?

    Perfect if you have a socket nearby and can dress the cable nicely


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