Ring Doorbell Mechanical Chime Buzzing

The hum was there again and at times louder.

Ring doorbell mechanical chime buzzing.

Ring doorbell chime buzzing. My ring video doorbell 2 is buzzing non stop after working well for 6 months. I have two ring pro video doorbells connected to a mechanical chime. I replaced the doorbell chime with a heath zenith 2735 from the approved list same issue.

I started by using the 16v 10va transformer that came with the chime. My doorbell 2 wired to a byron 776 started buzzing this morning out of the blue emailed ring and finally rang them as the delay to responds to my email was too long spoke to a guy in usa who stated that the chime was at fault and i should use a ring recommended one i explained that it was he didnt beleive me and sent me a link of approved door bells funny enough the byron 776 was on the. I then replaced the transformer with a new 16v 30va transformer recommended for ring same issue. 1 check to make sure that you installed their module included with the doorbell properly inside of your mechanical chime.

But then one of the ring pro s started going offline due to low voltage. That worked successfully for a couple of weeks. Problems can arise however when a doorbell mechanism draws so much power that there s not enough left over to power your ring video doorbell pro. It is when you are tying them in with your original wired mechanical chime that this seems to be pop up a lot.

The simplest way to identify which type or doorbell chime you have is to listen to the sound it makes. Unfortunately the ring video doorbell is not compatible with wireless door chimes or any chime intercom system using a dc transformer. The internal mechanical doorbell works perfectly the ring does not. I ran brand new doorbell wire to support this installation.

All of a sudden last week after someone rang the bell the chime started vibrating and making a humming noise. Your ring video doorbell pro is designed to draw power from the same 16 volt ac power transformer as your internal doorbell mechanism. This module is what allows the ring doorbell to control the chime. After some reading i realized that due to the pro power kit any wired chime would more than likely hum.

By ima cynic july 28 2018. The mechanical chime i had was older so i replaced it with one on the list of chimes ring claimed would work. Fear not as it is usually one of three things.