Need a loud residential door bell...help

[Mule]

Got a elderly lady whom wants a loud door bell, cant find anything. I purchased a Edwards buzzer and installed it today, but dummy me I wasnt paying attention and its 24v not 16v.

Anyone know where I can buy a LOUD decorative residential 16volt bell or buzzer?

 

[hardworkingstiff]

.... but dummy me I wasnt paying attention and its 24v not 16v.

Can you install a 24v transformer?

 

[Mule]

Can you install a 24v transformer?

Yes, well sort of, rather find a 16v loud one....I looked in the panel for the xfrmr and it must be in the attic....so... its a close friend and a freebe job....in fact she cooked roast and tators for the wife and I this evening....yum yum.... she tried to pay me, but told her I'd let her pay for the buzzer.....

 

[Cavie]

Got a elderly lady whom wants a loud door bell, cant find anything. I purchased a Edwards buzzer and installed it today, but dummy me I wasnt paying attention and its 24v not 16v.

Anyone know where I can buy a LOUD decorative residential 16volt bell or buzzer?

Get a 16v that plays a tune. I got one to hear it while in the pool.

 

[Mule]

Get a 16v that plays a tune. I got one to hear it while in the pool.

Is it LOUD ??? Im talking 60-70 decibles

 

[LarryFine]

Get a wireless extension for the existing chime. There's a transmitter that fits inside the chime, and you can add as many remote chimes (receivers) as you want. They even make receivers with strobes.

 

[Mule]

Get a wireless extension for the existing chime. There's a transmitter that fits inside the chime, and you can add as many remote chimes (receivers) as you want. They even make receivers with strobes.

She's already previously hired another electrician to parallel one into the back bedroom, she cant hear it if the TV is cranked up....

 

[Cavie]

Is it LOUD ??? Im talking 60-70 decibles

Go to big box and test drive. Should have over 1 dozen on display

 

[TOOL_5150]

http://www.nexgenproducts.com/

scroll down to doorbell signaler... you could give them a call and see if that will work.

~Matt

 

[Mule]

Go to big box and test drive. Should have over 1 dozen on display

Thanks....I'll do that, then I can finish off that coffee and chocalate cake she made.....yum yummmm

 

[alfiesauce]

could you install a strobe?

 

[Mule]

could you install a strobe?

She doesnt want that...she has a flasher on her phone.....but I specificaly asked her. She used to own and manage a furniture store, and said just get me buzzer like we had in the whse. So I guess I'll get a 24v xfrmr and crawl the attic, and use the edwards buzzer..........dont you love freebe's

 

[electricalperson]

get a 120 volt buzzer and use the 16volts to control a relay to operate the buzzer

 

[Fulthrotl]

Is it LOUD ??? Im talking 60-70 decibles

will this work?

requires compressed air.... lot's of it.....
(nathan K5LA air horn, north american tune, amtrack standard)

 

[ceb58]

Find a buzzer from a fire alarm system. I know some old ADT systems were 12/24 volt systems the buzzers were 12v.

 

[MarkyMarkNC]

Why not just wire in a 24V xfmr and relay to make the Edwards bell work? Those suckers are LOUD!!!

 

[fishin' electrician]

I once had a situation in a 4 floor condo building where I was stuck with 16v because each floor used a common transformer off the house panel. The customer wanted a buzzer in two locations so we used 2 edwards 8V buzzers wired in series.

 

[grich]

will this work?

requires compressed air.... lot's of it.....
(nathan K5LA air horn, north american tune, amtrack standard)

Try this horn...Federal Signal #55...only needs 120V. Careful though, she'll either think there's someone at the door, or the first quarter just ended.:grin:

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Find a buzzer from a fire alarm system. I know some old ADT systems were 12/24 volt systems the buzzers were 12v.

It would be worth a try...see if a piezoelectric 24V fire alarm horn would run on 16V good enough for her needs...

 

[Mule]

Ha Ha, Im not trying to blow this lady out of the chair !!!!.........I think changing the xfrmr to 24v will be the fix with the edwards buzzer I installed ...