thanks, XYL wants this information, will pass answers to her. take care!


At 12:12 PM 02/08/13, you wrote:
>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?