Hi, the attached pic shows what is left of my doorbell unit once plasterers had finished in the hallway. I’m at a loss as to what batteries to use/how to make it work again. Can anyone help?
The instructions are moulded into the back of the bell box. Almost certainly D cell batteries https://www.screwfix.com/p/diall-alkaline-d-batteries-2-pack/7848k but as it’s a photo I cannot judge the size accurately.
Those plasterers are animals eh Anyway ..... do you have the cover for the chime unit ? It takes 4 batteries ‘C’ cells or R14 Just Google the above and all will become clear Diagram on each battery position to tell you which way they go in Will work without cover but batteries may pop out and sound will be affected good luck
Just buy a new bell, you are clearly wasting your time trying to do anything with this bell. Preferably wireless.
You won’t be able to buy a cover as a spare part - if you can, then I will be amazed and happily apologise To be honest, two options here; If the plasterers removed bell whilst working, then it’s down to them, have you asked them where cover and batteries are ? Failing that, unit looks old, it’s done it’s time, buy a new one which also look more modern than those old lumpy square boxes Around £15 I would think will give you a choice of models
The cover has the gongs in it without it you won’t get a ding or a **** LOL the forum software has edited **** out of my reply, I’m not sure how you are supposed to know the Avon lady is at the door without a ding ****. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/****
I can clearly see the gongs in the picture. They are straight mounted on rubber mountings on either side of the chime.
Sorry, I’m having trouble keeping a straight face reading this post, how to put the batteries into a doorbell when it is embossed into the back of the battery compartment is a question that sounds like it being asked by a millennial. The next question may be where is the USB socket?
Look like a Friedland D117 but might just be similar. These can be bought for under £20, charge it to your plasterers.
That's making an assumption that the plasterer lost the cover and batteries, it looks like the hall has been decorated and possibly other work completed since it was plastered, so someone else might have "tidied up".
To be fair to the OP, if you don’t know something, you don’t know so ask away - it’s what the Forum is for After all, you mentioned that the ‘gongs’ are in the missing cover so bell won’t work anyway When clearly you can see the chimes there along with the electro-magnet and striker
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It seems I have defeated the forum software filters, I can mention my door bell because it goes ding pong thanks to a splodge of paint on its speaker cone.