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Pat Byrne <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 11 Feb 2013 06:07:45 -0600
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We had two receivers at our last home and it worked just fine.  Then 
when I was in the basement with my rotten hearing I knew when Avon was coming!!
Pat, K9JAUAt 04:05 AM 2/11/2013, you wrote:
>This is useful, can you get ones with multiple receivers?
>I need at least two, one upstairs, and the other in the Man Cave.
>The 2nd floor sewing room might be nice to.
>The adheasive has me very interested, because I don't want to drill in to
>the stone.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 2:12 PM
>Subject: Re: door chimes? doorbell?
>
>
> > you can buy wireless door bells with west minster chimes for about 20
> > bucks
> > or less almost anywhere...wallmart or any other store like that including
> > all your run of the mill hardware and home improvement stores.
> > Yes, they're electronic, but they're also super easy to install...simply
> > use
> > some adhesive double sided tape to mount the button by the door, and place
> > the receiver unit anywhere you want in the house....you can get units with
> > multiple buttons if you have more than one common door.
> > The receiver, which is the chime and speaker and so on, usually takes a
> > few
> > batteries, which last forever because they only get used when someone
> > presses the door bell and the chime sounds for a few seconds.
> > The button transmitters usually use a small 3 or 12 volt battery like
> > those
> > found in garage door openers etc that cost a few bucks...and they'll last
> > for a couple years usually.
> > Wiring in a door bell is a pain in the ass if it's a finished
> > home...wireless is a great way to go for convenients.
> > And, the wireless system rarely receives or causes any kind of RFI.
> > If there is any at all, it's only when the doorbell button is pressed.
> > I have used the wireless doorbells for a long time...and I like them
> > because
> > I can place the receiver in a location where it can be easily heard
> > throughout the house.
> >
> > 73
> > Colin, V A6BKX
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Curtis Delzer" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2013 1:01 PM
> > Subject: door chimes? doorbell?
> >
> >
> >> I've come across a fundamental problem here in this new home of ours,
> >> which is a mobile, and that is the crummy doorbell it has, which a
> >> lot of people don't pay much attention too, but we must have. We
> >> don't like the typical sounding "ding dong" type, so please could you
> >> guys suggest which you may have that you like, etc.  My friend,
> >> Larry, has one, for example which chimes like the sound for an early
> >> old radio network intro, and we truly like the natural chimes much
> >> better than those pseudo electronic type, though we'll get those if
> >> we must, so anyone, suggest?

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