low voltage conductor identification

[esharped]

What would you label the load side of a door bell button?
switch leg? or ?
I know which is the common.

 

[infinity]

esharped,

Welcome to the forum. I'm not sure that I understand the question. But if I had to take a guess I would say it was the load side.

 

[Bob NH]

Related question: Do you tie one side of the 24 Volt door bell and heating system transformers to neutral, or let the whole circuit float?

 

[infinity]

Related question: Do you tie one side of the 24 Volt door bell and heating system transformers to neutral, or let the whole circuit float?

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Are you saying that you would make a grounded conductor with one leg of the 24 VAC transformer?

 

[Brady Electric]

door bell control

door bell control

Esharped, I mark the load side front door with one knotch and back door with two knotch's . We are talking how to mark door bell wires comming from the transformer to chime so we know how to hook them up. Everyone has there own system but this is mine. Door bell wire has two wires red and white. Red wire comming from the transformer that's skined out goes under trans. Red wire comming from the transformer that has one knotch in it goes to front door and the red wire comming from the transformer with two knotch's in it goes under the back door and all whites wire nut togeather. Semper Fi

 

[Bob NH]

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Are you saying that you would make a grounded conductor with one leg of the 24 VAC transformer?

I have seen some installations where one leg of the secondary is connected to the neutral, and some where both sides of the secondary float resulting in an isolated circuit. I was wondering if I missed something in the practice or code that says it should be one or the other.

 

[stickboy1375]

I always run a 2 wire from the front door to the chime, then a 3 wire from the chime to the panel where I mount the transformer, then if they do have a 2nd button i run a 2 wire from the back door to the transformer as well... keeps it simple...

 

[LawnGuyLandSparky]

One day I'll finish my doorbell. It's an original 16-note Westminster chime with provision for side & rear door. I wired for the "side" (ding-dong) notes to chime when either side yard gate is opened, using magnetic alarm contacts. But I never finished the run from the mailbox to chime when the box is opened.

 

[LarryFine]

. . . I never finished the run from the mailbox to chime when the box is opened.

I once added a magnetic switch to a rear-door wireless doorbell transmitter to signal when the mailbox was opened. Ding-dong for the door, ding for the mail.

 

[stickboy1375]

I have better things to do than wait for my mail.... :grin:

just kidding... I like the idea...

 

[Jerry the Phone Guy]

We are talking how to mark door bell wires comming from the transformer to chime so we know how to hook them up.

I find it neatest to use a screw-terminal barrier strip that I screw down to the backboard next to the transformer on which most breaker panels are mounted (this also gives a way to label the terminals by writing on the board) and if I have more than one apartment, I'll use a cable which has 2 color-coded conductors for each button, otherwise, it gets confusing.