door bell transformer location
- Thread starter elecmen
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- Chapel Hill, NC
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- Retired Electrical Contractor
No but it sure looks like a violation of 422.12.:grin: Anyone that would call that on you would be nuts.
Maybe I should quit running 2 circuits into the box. Then the nit-picky inspector will have something to go on.:roll:
Jim W in Tampa
Senior Member
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- Tampa Florida
You honestly thing someone will cover this up?
Yea , my bet is someone will given time
Far less likely than where it was originally located...... on a 4s box screwed to the basement ceiling joist. 99% of the time, DIYers and know-nothing builders just unscrew the box and shove it above the ceiling.... out of sight, out of mind, and gone forever.
10 years later, I get a call to fix the doorbell, and it takes me two days to find the transformer.
FWIW, I have NEVER in all my years seen anyone cover up their furnace.
Ever.
Not once.
kwired
Electron manager
- Location
- NE Nebraska
The switch and receptacle are on the duct which they may cover up but still leave the access door on the furnace so it is accessable.
That is in a place that is not too likely to get covered but don't underestimate homeowners and handimen.
jxofaltrds
Inspector Mike®
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- Mike P. Columbus Ohio
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- ESI, PI, RBO
Gfci................
jxofaltrds
Inspector Mike®
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- Mike P. Columbus Ohio
- Occupation
- ESI, PI, RBO
Where is this outlet?
jxofaltrds
Inspector Mike®
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- Mike P. Columbus Ohio
- Occupation
- ESI, PI, RBO
Sorry. I should have 'asked' if it needed GFCI protection.
wdemos
Member
- Location
- Commerce, Mich.
Too simple
Too simple
It?s not what I would call a moneymaker but battery powered wireless doorbells are also available.
Too simple
It?s not what I would call a moneymaker but battery powered wireless doorbells are also available.
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
- Location
- Henrico County, VA
- Occupation
- Electrical Contractor
LarryFine
Master Electrician Electric Contractor Richmond VA
- Location
- Henrico County, VA
- Occupation
- Electrical Contractor
On existing work, yes. On new construction, there's no reason to not hardwire.
Jim W in Tampa
Senior Member
- Location
- Tampa Florida
Sure there is. They can be bought for almost same price as wired ones. Receivers can be simple plug ins and you can have more than 1 receiver and more than 1 transmiter. No labor
kwired
Electron manager
- Location
- NE Nebraska
They make money over longer time, I bet about 90% of the places where I go that have a button that appears to be one of them wireless transmitters, you can push the button all day and no one answers the door, knock on the door and someone is there right away.
Best doorbells I have ever seen are the ones that bark as soon as you pull in the driveway. Home occupants are usually at the door when you get there. They are a universal wireless doorbell that works on multiple doors and even windows. They double up as a security alarm. Some of them even try to apprehend intruders. It is hard to pick features when selecting one because they seem to all be different and can change features at random.
Jim W in Tampa
Senior Member
- Location
- Tampa Florida
Yes ,we purchased one of them 7 years ago. Not only does what you mentioned but doubles as garbage disposal, food taster, foot warmer, and fertilzes our yard
kwired
Electron manager
- Location
- NE Nebraska
Were you able to adjust it to evenly apply fertilizer? Most I've seen miss a lot of areas, and put too much in others and leave the lawn with dark green patches.
Jim W in Tampa
Senior Member
- Location
- Tampa Florida
It is the non adjustable and out of warranty
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