Doorbell Extender - Advice Please

[Josmart_UK]

Dad has wired doorbell with brass bell push

The bell itself is in the hall close to front door (assume mains powered)

Mam cross as Dad never hears bell (he is genuinely losing his hearing!)

Dad will be cross if I rock up with wireless system and remove brass bell push.....or worse stick something newfangled on his lovely wooden door frame  below the brass bell push.

I have done a bit of reading and can't find what I want..... does it exist?.......Am I looking at the wrong things?

As the brass push has to stay, I need something that will connect to the existing bell ringer box"s wiring that will allow existing bell to ring AND transmit to either a battery or plug in wireless device.

I would love to be able to take and fit something for them next time I visit .... don't worry I do still have a key to get in

Any advice appreciated ..... thank you 

 

[user 28595]

The bell and button run on 8v AC from a transformer, possibly near the CU / fuse box.

You can just extend the wires from the bell if wired is possible - no need to switch off the power.

The only way I can think of to make it wireless is to solder an 8 - 12v relay to the button of a wireless unit and mount the relay / button somewhere out of the way. (Or hire a servant)

cheers, Paul

 

[Lurch]

Friedland do a wireless converter; https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/DCP917S.html

There are a few different versions of this so different suppliers might have slightly different units but the all do the same thing, wire the existing push to this unit and then the existing push will ring a new wireless bell.

Other option is to use a wireless kit with a brass push; https://www.friedland.co.uk/en-GB/Chimes/Pushes/Pages/D3204N.aspx

I'd always recommend the Friedland products as I have never had any problems with them, but I have seen most other makes fall to pieces or not work. Not sure if that astill stands true as I haven;t used any for a while since Honeywell took over so hopefully the quality hasn't deteriorated.

https://www.friedland.co.uk/Documents/En Friedland Catalogue/Friedland Catalogue 2008.pdf

 

[gutterball]

haven't friedland been taken over by Honeywell?

 

[Doc Hudson]

haven't friedland been taken over by Honeywell?

See previous post by Lurch.

I'd always recommend the Friedland products as I have never had any problems with them, but I have seen most other makes fall to pieces or not work. Not sure if that astill stands true as I haven;t used any for a while since Honeywell took over so hopefully the quality hasn't deteriorated.

Doc H.