So glad to hear it helped you!. Donations are always appreciated. www.paypal.me/TomahawkDIY or Venmo @TomahawkDIY if you want to send one. 50% of donations are sent to help people Build Better Lives in some of earths most dire circumstances (TomahawkDIY.com/about). Hope you subscribe too, thank you!
Was at a job, ladies ring/nest door bell went up. Changed out bad transformer but the interior doorbell still wasn’t sounding off. Swapped the wires as in video, worked like a charm.
Thank you so much for this video, I know nothing about repair and you helped me fix my doorbell. I am so excited and proud of myself. Thank you for inspiring me and teaching me.
Thanks so much! Totally solved my problem by switching the wire to the rear and removing the tab. Was about to buy a whole new chime. This saved me the time and expense!
I’ve watched sooooo many videos and YOU and ONLY YOU were the first one to actually give an easy fix. This was soooo easy. And I look like a pro without having to go get voltage testers and go through all that. You, my friend, get a gold star. Thank you!!!!!
I had a faulty door bell chime and decided to install google nest hello. The front chime kept vibrating and it thought it was something I did wrong with the installation. I was going f’n bananas for hours and was about to give up until I stumbled on this video. I rewired the chime as you instructed and voila problem solved! Thanks a million!
I just replace my doorbell and the doorbell light came on but no ring. Watched your video and moved wire to 3rd screw (rear) and it now works. Thank you so much. You saved me time and money.
Thank you for this! Our doorbell didn't work from the day we bought our house. The first time around, my dad got it working but recommended we replace our button. After replacing our button, it worked for awhile, but then broke again. After watching your video, I felt comfortable enough to open up the chime box and realize the fix was a super simple changing of the chime from front to back. I even taught my husband a thing or two after ;) Thank you again for sharing!
Thanks so much for this video my doorbell wasn't working and purchased several plug in doorbell units (but thats another story) i came upon your video removed box and bam it wasn't even connected i reconnected the wires and doorbell works thanks
I don't understand how anyone could give this video thumbs down. It 100% fixed my problem. This is one of the most helpful video I have watched in a long time. Thank you!
Thank you so much for the info. I fixed like a pro after 8 years. I even forgot that the door bell didn't worked until I had visitors today and I said this is embarrassing. It took me like 3 minutes to fix it. Thanks again
Thank you so much. My case: Glue came off the plastic cap on front side. The pin dropped as there was no spring tension. They painted the bell onto the wall so I didn't want to pry it loose. So I switched power to the rear and bent the stopper, making the back side ding-dong. But I will also save the plastic stopper from the front. If the back ever gets stuck, I can re-glue the front. Here's to trying to remember where I put the spring in 10 years when it finally sticks.
Our doorbell has been giving us grief for months! After watching this, while in my robe and slippers, I grabbed a step stool, screwdriver and needle nose pliers, fixed the doorbell, AND made a donation in less than in five minutes. Thank you so much!
Thank you so much. This is perfect. I only have a front door. I live in a condo. I am totally going to do what you showed us in this video and cut out the top thingamabob. Happy new year!
OMG! Thank you so much. I had someone who wanted to come out and charge me $80 to repair my doorbell for the new house I just bought. I'm a single lady, and don't mind trying to repair things myself, but the videos online were not helpful-I love This Old House, but they were no help. You are awesome! Your video was exactly what I needed to fix my doorbell, it was like you were right here with me, even down to cutting the piece with the sponge. I had to switch wires and use the chime for the back door. I cut the black piece with the sponge attached so I would get the "ding dong" effect. Thank you so much.
+nikkimoore19 Glad to hear it worked!! Now you have the chance to help people in some of earths most dire circumstances solve a problem such as no clean water, no shelter, no medical care, hunger, etc.. TomahawkDIY is a business with a mission. No pressure, but donations are always appreciated. www.paypal.me/TomahawkDIY or Venmo @TomahawkDIY if you want to send one. 50% of donations are sent to help people Build Better Lives in some of earths most dire circumstances (TomahawkDIY.com/about).
Ten years later and your fix is still working! Just tried it and had success. I did try removing the pad and the plastic tab but this did not work for the double strike. However, it is ringing on the single note rear bell so she is happy as it wasn't working at all before. Thanks for the great tip!
Dude, you’re a life saver. This simple fix worked for my ring doorbell and buzzing sound I was getting from a broan NuTone doorbell chime. Thanks so much!!!
Worked like a charm, thanks for the tip!!! It didn't want to fire back up though, I removed the piece but still no top bell. Not a big deal, saved me 30-50 bucks so I'm happy. THANK YOU
Excellent! I just brought my doorbell back to life. The front plunger was stuck and I simply moved the wire to the rear connection and broke the tab, as you described here. Now the bell is working. Thanks a lot.
+Agri Keny So glad to hear it helped you! No pressure, but donations are always appreciated. www.paypal.me/TomahawkDIY or Venmo @TomahawkDIY if you want to send one. 50% of donations are sent to help people Build Better Lives in some of earths most dire circumstances (TomahawkDIY.com/about).
Been in my house for almost a year now and I kept putting off getting my doorbell fixed because I didn’t wanna spend. I just fixed it myself after watching this video lol. Thank you very much for the help!
Thank you so much I’m selling my house and after removing my ring doorbell and installing a generic one I noticed that the chime wasn’t sounding. I did exactly what you showed here and it worked like a charm.
Great explanation, i watched about 6 videos before yours and you were the only one to explain how the doorbell really works in order for us to trouble.
This is such a simple but extremely intelligent repair work! It is exactly what I was searching for when my doorbell sounded gagged. Thank you, Tomahawk DIY!!!
+polymyxa So glad to hear it helped you! No pressure, but donations are always appreciated. www.paypal.me/TomahawkDIY or Venmo @TomahawkDIY if you want to send one. 50% of donations are sent to help people Build Better Lives in some of earths most dire circumstances (TomahawkDIY.com/about).
Tutorial worked like a chime... My doorbell made a horrid buzz rather than a serene tone when pressed. I noticed the strike pin was completely stuck. I usually feel like a dumbbell when it comes to electrical repairs. But now, thanks to Tomahawk DIY, I'm ringing to a different tune. I'm sound of mind. And I no longer feel like a dingdong...Thanks Tomahawk DIY!
Thank you so much for this. Saved me so much trouble after some kids broke my doorbell button. After replacing the button, i had some noise but no chime. Moved the wire and success! Thanks again.
Thank you thank you thank you!!! This same thing happened to mine and it fixed the problem! Was able to break of that tab and everything works wonderfully ! I can't tell you how many videos I've watched trying to fix it! & I was so happy to see it was the same exact door bell I have as well so that made it so much easier for me! Thank you,From the stay at home mom
Glad it helped you! No pressure, but consider sending a tip my way. You can provide a donation via the "Support This Channel" on my channel page (th-cam.com/users/TomahawkDIY) or via Paypal.me/TomahawkDIY Half of all tips go straight to helping people in 3rd world countries Build Better Lives. Learn more here: tomahawkdiy.com/about.
Thank you so much!!!! My doorbell was out for months and I was at the point of going to pay someone to come look at it. I made this fix within a minute. I don’t believe it!!! You saved me time and money. Awesome video
Thank you for this super helpful video! This video highlighted my exact issue (broken buzzing chime after doorbell was jammed), and I was able to fix my buzzing by rewiring it like you showed.
Thank you 😊 this video helped me fix my doorbell. I did what you said moved the wire from the front to the rear. After changing the doorbell button it lit up but when I would push the button to ring the doorbell it didn’t sound. Such a simple fix. Thank you again.
Great Vid! I just switched the wire from the bad striker to the good striker (removed the foam pad) and it works perfectly now! I just had a bad striker. Thanks for the awesome vid!
THANK YOU!!! The rear bell tip helped me. I thought that was only for if you had a rear door. My front bell sounded weak, so I just switched it to the rear one as you said.
Thanks for the vid! My chime issue wasn't any of those that you listed(the chimes were very muted), but seeing what a correctly operating chime was supposed to look like lead me to replacing the rubber plunger to chime insulators, and all works well again!
+Mayra Ortiz So glad to hear it helped you! No pressure, but donations are always appreciated. www.paypal.me/TomahawkDIY or Venmo @TomahawkDIY if you want to send one. 50% of donations are sent to help people Build Better Lives in some of earths most dire circumstances (TomahawkDIY.com/about).
Thx, I had a ceiling leak by the door bell button but tried this first and viola, problem solved. Awesome, thx and like others said, fixed without spending a cent!
+John Damsma So glad to hear it helped you! No pressure, but donations are always appreciated. www.paypal.me/TomahawkDIY or Venmo @TomahawkDIY if you want to send one. 50% of donations are sent to help people Build Better Lives in some of earths most dire circumstances (TomahawkDIY.com/about).
My doorbell would only ding....not ding dong....My ex husband put in a new doorbell for me after the last one broke. After you explained how they work, I looked at mine and he had the wire going to the rear doorbell which I do not have. I should have known he would half ass that like he always did everything else.....Thank you so much. I just switched the wires and saved myself money for another doorbell. And it rings correctly !!!!!
Great video! This helped me and my husband finally fix our broken mechanical chime. When inspecting the wiring, there appears to be black goo all over the wiring to the non functional hammer.
Can you split the wire to make 2 separate chime connections? My chime burnt out when contractor was working on front door install (but he has no idea what could have caused it; LOL) I wanted to put double chimes side by side to replace old one (increasing DBs in same location); took the wire that was existing that was connected to burnt chime and spliced 2 new wires in (all 3 reds in one wire nut and all 3 blacks in the other). I already had 30amp transformer bc I wanted to this originally but never did. Thanx in advance for the help!
We have an old chime the wire are currently connect to a screw labeled "T" and a wire connected to screw labeled "2." Is the "2" the same thing as "F"? There is only one doorbell on the house. Thanks.
Thank you so much for making the video! Question: Can you wire two buttons to the same plunger? I have a wire going to the "rear" and a wire going to the "front", but the "front" plunger does not move anymore. Can I just move both wires to the "rear" screw?
Yes you can. All pressing the door bell button does is complete that circuit, so when you press the rear button the circuit is completed and it'll ring and the front bell being open is out of the circuit entirely.
I installed a new doorbell chime and transformer for my ring pro doorbell. When I powered on the doorbell chime. I noticed a humming noise. The striker on the chime will not disengage. Could this be a transformer issue? I thought maybe changing out the transformer to a 16 voltage from what was like a 10 voltage transformer might have not been compatible with the old doorbell chime because the very same thing was happening with the chime striker like it is with the new doorbell chime.
+arelius1971 So glad to hear it helped you! No pressure, but donations are always appreciated. www.paypal.me/TomahawkDIY or Venmo @TomahawkDIY if you want to send one. 50% of donations are sent to help people Build Better Lives in some of earths most dire circumstances (TomahawkDIY.com/about).
+arelius1971 So glad to hear it helped you! No pressure, but donations are always appreciated. www.paypal.me/TomahawkDIY or Venmo @TomahawkDIY if you want to send one. 50% of donations are sent to help people Build Better Lives in some of earths most dire circumstances (TomahawkDIY.com/about).
Had this problem today and fixed it exactly like your video. Thanks! BTW - What causes the front striker to get stuck like this and not fire? What brand of doorbell is this? I have the exact same one and it came with my house so I'm not certain.
I'm not sure why it gets stuck. I'm guessing it might just be some part of the doorbell wearing out after being used for a while. Mine was about 10 years old. My neighbors have the same one and their house was build at the same time. Theirs also broke. No idea on the brand either.
Tomahawk DIY The terminal switch worked for me, despite my initial disbelief it would be so easy. I am also really curious why the first one stopped working. My doorbell is only 3 years old, the light had gone out in the switch, and the striker did not have any perceptible 'stick' to it. The weird thing was that you could manually jiggle the striker, the light would come back on in the switch, and you could get a weak ring out of it, but it wouldn't fire a second time without manual disturbance. The rear bell rings strongly. I can't see if the light's back on in the switch in daylight, but having the bell is enough.
Great video. I replaced the bell outside but still only had a buzzing sound. I switched the wires as one plunger is not moving - rang with one chime but lower volume than my Mother In Law recalled. I removed the foam and it's one ding but quite loud. I was afraid to removed the metal piece as I saw someone say the plunger was then not long enough to reach both plates to ding-dong. It's a very old model - an emerson 08203. But thank you so much. I wish I could unstick the other. It looks almost like it's more behind the transformer screw and wrapped in copper ( guess it's an electromagnetic coil from what I have read online ) so I did not want to mess with it to try to unstck the plunger. I'm sure that is the front bell plunger inside the copper. Dorothy
+deez Nutz So glad to hear it helped you! No pressure, but donations are always appreciated. www.paypal.me/TomahawkDIY or Venmo @TomahawkDIY if you want to send one. 50% of donations are sent to help people Build Better Lives in some of earths most dire circumstances (TomahawkDIY.com/about).
Great tip...My front door bell been sticking ...gonna try and switch the wires...(nobody rings my rear door bell) Been trying wd-40 after I noticed the "do not oil" warning
I was about to move my wire but what I did was flick the door bell spring to ring the bell manually and I think mine was just stuck or had some dust/dirt in it and got freed up and it works normally now. So try that before switching wires.
Hey tomahawk, My doorbell on a rental house i have wasn't working after renters left. When i pulled the cover off there are three wires connected to doorbell and three wires hanging in the space not attached. I cant get it working no matter what i do, any advice.
+Mikey Musterhead not all wires need to be connected. I recommend looking wires connected behind the doorbell button and ensure you are using the same ones at the chime. If you can find the wiring diagram for your doorbell on the manufacturers website, that will help.
I secretly watched this video and then fixed it like a champ in front of the family. I stay winning.
I wish I would've thought of this. 😆
@@MrMshaka same🤣
LOL.
You're a big fat phoney lmao I'm jealous
Lol 🤣
Thank you! This worked! Wish you had a donation button. This saved me calling a handyman!
So glad to hear it helped you!. Donations are always appreciated. www.paypal.me/TomahawkDIY or Venmo @TomahawkDIY if you want to send one. 50% of donations are sent to help people Build Better Lives in some of earths most dire circumstances (TomahawkDIY.com/about).
Hope you subscribe too, thank you!
Was at a job, ladies ring/nest door bell went up. Changed out bad transformer but the interior doorbell still wasn’t sounding off. Swapped the wires as in video, worked like a charm.
Thank you so much for this video, I know nothing about repair and you helped me fix my doorbell. I am so excited and proud of myself. Thank you for inspiring me and teaching me.
Wonderful!
This video may be 9 years old, but it still is awesome! Thanks, took me about two minutes to fix my broken doorbell thanks to your video.
That's really great to hear. Glad to help!
We’ve been in our home for 9 months with a broken door bell. So thankful for your easy fix option of just moving the wire. It’s fantastic! Thank you!
We're glad it worked out for you! 😊
Fixed my bell after watching this video and my husband was very impressed 😊😂
Hats off to you! Glad to help
Thanks so much! Totally solved my problem by switching the wire to the rear and removing the tab. Was about to buy a whole new chime. This saved me the time and expense!
Nice to hear that! Happy to help
I’ve watched sooooo many videos and YOU and ONLY YOU were the first one to actually give an easy fix. This was soooo easy. And I look like a pro without having to go get voltage testers and go through all that. You, my friend, get a gold star. Thank you!!!!!
I had a faulty door bell chime and decided to install google nest hello. The front chime kept vibrating and it thought it was something I did wrong with the installation. I was going f’n bananas for hours and was about to give up until I stumbled on this video. I rewired the chime as you instructed and voila problem solved! Thanks a million!
I just replace my doorbell and the doorbell light came on but no ring. Watched your video and moved wire to 3rd screw (rear) and it now works. Thank you so much. You saved me time and money.
Thank you for this! Our doorbell didn't work from the day we bought our house. The first time around, my dad got it working but recommended we replace our button. After replacing our button, it worked for awhile, but then broke again. After watching your video, I felt comfortable enough to open up the chime box and realize the fix was a super simple changing of the chime from front to back. I even taught my husband a thing or two after ;)
Thank you again for sharing!
Thanks so much for this video my doorbell wasn't working and purchased several plug in doorbell units (but thats another story) i came upon your video removed box and bam it wasn't even connected i reconnected the wires and doorbell works thanks
I don't understand how anyone could give this video thumbs down. It 100% fixed my problem. This is one of the most helpful video I have watched in a long time. Thank you!
he never fixed the problem he just jeri rigged it. What if you have a rear doorbell attached? It would still be broken.
Thanks for the video it worked 😊 this door chime is older then me and I'm happy to here it again much love from the 314
Happy to hear that! Glad I could help
Thank you so much for the info. I fixed like a pro after 8 years. I even forgot that the door bell didn't worked until I had visitors today and I said this is embarrassing. It took me like 3 minutes to fix it. Thanks again
That's awesome! Happy to help
10 yrs later, video still helps!
Glad to help!
Thank you so much. My case: Glue came off the plastic cap on front side. The pin dropped as there was no spring tension. They painted the bell onto the wall so I didn't want to pry it loose. So I switched power to the rear and bent the stopper, making the back side ding-dong. But I will also save the plastic stopper from the front. If the back ever gets stuck, I can re-glue the front. Here's to trying to remember where I put the spring in 10 years when it finally sticks.
Our doorbell has been giving us grief for months! After watching this, while in my robe and slippers, I grabbed a step stool, screwdriver and needle nose pliers, fixed the doorbell, AND made a donation in less than in five minutes. Thank you so much!
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉Just because u wanna see everybody eat.. don't mean it's yo job to fix their plates
Thank you so much. This is perfect. I only have a front door. I live in a condo. I am totally going to do what you showed us in this video and cut out the top thingamabob. Happy new year!
OMG! Thank you so much. I had someone who wanted to come out and charge me $80 to repair my doorbell for the new house I just bought. I'm a single lady, and don't mind trying to repair things myself, but the videos online were not helpful-I love This Old House, but they were no help. You are awesome! Your video was exactly what I needed to fix my doorbell, it was like you were right here with me, even down to cutting the piece with the sponge. I had to switch wires and use the chime for the back door. I cut the black piece with the sponge attached so I would get the "ding dong" effect. Thank you so much.
+nikkimoore19 Glad to hear it worked!! Now you have the chance to help people in some of earths most dire circumstances solve a problem such as no clean water, no shelter, no medical care, hunger, etc.. TomahawkDIY is a business with a mission. No pressure, but donations are always appreciated. www.paypal.me/TomahawkDIY or Venmo @TomahawkDIY if you want to send one. 50% of donations are sent to help people Build Better Lives in some of earths most dire circumstances (TomahawkDIY.com/about).
Ten years later and your fix is still working! Just tried it and had success. I did try removing the pad and the plastic tab but this did not work for the double strike. However, it is ringing on the single note rear bell so she is happy as it wasn't working at all before. Thanks for the great tip!
Dude, you’re a life saver. This simple fix worked for my ring doorbell and buzzing sound I was getting from a broan NuTone doorbell chime. Thanks so much!!!
This video was very helpful. Fixed my doorbell. Thank you
You're welcome!
Thanks for posting this video. Worked for me!
You're welcome!
Worked like a charm, thanks for the tip!!! It didn't want to fire back up though, I removed the piece but still no top bell. Not a big deal, saved me 30-50 bucks so I'm happy. THANK YOU
Excellent! I just brought my doorbell back to life. The front plunger was stuck and I simply moved the wire to the rear connection and broke the tab, as you described here. Now the bell is working. Thanks a lot.
+Agri Keny So glad to hear it helped you! No pressure, but donations are always appreciated. www.paypal.me/TomahawkDIY or Venmo @TomahawkDIY if you want to send one. 50% of donations are sent to help people Build Better Lives in some of earths most dire circumstances (TomahawkDIY.com/about).
Been in my house for almost a year now and I kept putting off getting my doorbell fixed because I didn’t wanna spend. I just fixed it myself after watching this video lol. Thank you very much for the help!
Thank man! Switched the front wire to the rear and you just saved me a trip to the hardware store to buy a new chime
I just did this I agree and it works
Thank you so much I’m selling my house and after removing my ring doorbell and installing a generic one I noticed that the chime wasn’t sounding. I did exactly what you showed here and it worked like a charm.
Great explanation, i watched about 6 videos before yours and you were the only one to explain how the doorbell really works in order for us to trouble.
This is such a simple but extremely intelligent repair work! It is exactly what I was searching for when my doorbell sounded gagged. Thank you, Tomahawk DIY!!!
+polymyxa So glad to hear it helped you! No pressure, but donations are always appreciated. www.paypal.me/TomahawkDIY or Venmo @TomahawkDIY if you want to send one. 50% of donations are sent to help people Build Better Lives in some of earths most dire circumstances (TomahawkDIY.com/about).
Very helpful video! Thank you very much!
You're welcome!
Wow! This was absolutely spot on. I have this same model doorbell and this fix worked perfectly in less than 5 minutes! Thank you!
Thank you for this easy fix. We just fixed our doorbell thanks to this video :) 😊
Thank you for being quick!
👍🏻
phenomenal video. i'm amazed that you were able to just modify it to avoid replacing. genius!
Tutorial worked like a chime...
My doorbell made a horrid buzz rather than a serene tone when pressed. I noticed the strike pin was completely stuck. I usually feel like a dumbbell when it comes to electrical repairs. But now, thanks to Tomahawk DIY, I'm ringing to a different tune. I'm sound of mind. And I no longer feel like a dingdong...Thanks Tomahawk DIY!
Thanks for the musical comment!
for stuck plunger, rub the plunger with a little dish soap on a Qtip. move the plunger up and down a few times
Thank you!! I've just switched the wire from the front to rear side as instructed and everything has worked out! Much appreciated!
Thank you so much for this. Saved me so much trouble after some kids broke my doorbell button. After replacing the button, i had some noise but no chime. Moved the wire and success! Thanks again.
Thank you thank you thank you!!! This same thing happened to mine and it fixed the problem! Was able to break of that tab and everything works wonderfully ! I can't tell you how many videos I've watched trying to fix it! & I was so happy to see it was the same exact door bell I have as well so that made it so much easier for me! Thank you,From the stay at home mom
Glad it helped you! No pressure, but consider sending a tip my way. You can provide a donation via the "Support This Channel" on my channel page (th-cam.com/users/TomahawkDIY) or via Paypal.me/TomahawkDIY Half of all tips go straight to helping people in 3rd world countries Build Better Lives. Learn more here: tomahawkdiy.com/about.
Thank you so much!!!! My doorbell was out for months and I was at the point of going to pay someone to come look at it. I made this fix within a minute. I don’t believe it!!! You saved me time and money. Awesome video
Thank you! My doorbell hasn't worked for years. It took me two minutes to fix with your great video.
Thank you for this super helpful video! This video highlighted my exact issue (broken buzzing chime after doorbell was jammed), and I was able to fix my buzzing by rewiring it like you showed.
Thank you 😊 this video helped me fix my doorbell. I did what you said moved the wire from the front to the rear. After changing the doorbell button it lit up but when I would push the button to ring the doorbell it didn’t sound. Such a simple fix. Thank you again.
Great Vid! I just switched the wire from the bad striker to the good striker (removed the foam pad) and it works perfectly now! I just had a bad striker. Thanks for the awesome vid!
You should change the title to "How to Hack your doorbell system". Great idea, it worked for me. And you saved me a trip to the hardware store.
I love it when someone can show me how to save time and money. Good video, Thanks!!
THANK YOU!!! The rear bell tip helped me. I thought that was only for if you had a rear door.
My front bell sounded weak, so I just switched it to the rear one as you said.
Excellent! Glad it worked
I have the same setup. Switched to rear and removed plastic bumper. Works great! Thx again
Terrific, but it is upside down. Gravity will help drive the sound louder, once you reverse how it has been placed. Thank you.
Your method with your wire nippers at the end was ALL I NEEDED do ! A true Macgyver trick ! thank you thank you thank you ! Did i say thank you
Thanks for all the appreciation. Happy it worked for you!
This helped me extend the life of my broken chimer. Thank you!! 🙏🏽
I'm so glad!
Thought I was going to have to buy a new chime followed the instructions and worked like a charm. Thanks!
Thanks for the vid! My chime issue wasn't any of those that you listed(the chimes were very muted), but seeing what a correctly operating chime was supposed to look like lead me to replacing the rubber plunger to chime insulators, and all works well again!
Your fix worked for me. I couldn't get the two chime feature to work, but the single chime is enough to trigger my secondary backup unit. Thanks!
Fantastic video! I am not handy at all but fixed my doorbell based on watching this helpful video!
Yess! it was very helpful. Similar to all the other comments haha simple switch of the wire helped, saved me a trip and money!! thank youu!
+Mayra Ortiz So glad to hear it helped you! No pressure, but donations are always appreciated. www.paypal.me/TomahawkDIY or Venmo @TomahawkDIY if you want to send one. 50% of donations are sent to help people Build Better Lives in some of earths most dire circumstances (TomahawkDIY.com/about).
Thx, I had a ceiling leak by the door bell button but tried this first and viola, problem solved. Awesome, thx and like others said, fixed without spending a cent!
Thank you! Moving the wire from the front to the back did the trick. My door bell works once again!
+John Damsma So glad to hear it helped you! No pressure, but donations are always appreciated. www.paypal.me/TomahawkDIY or Venmo @TomahawkDIY if you want to send one. 50% of donations are sent to help people Build Better Lives in some of earths most dire circumstances (TomahawkDIY.com/about).
Awesome. Thanks for the video. I fixed doorbell system by watching your video
My doorbell would only ding....not ding dong....My ex husband put in a new doorbell for me after the last one broke. After you explained how they work, I looked at mine and he had the wire going to the rear doorbell which I do not have. I should have known he would half ass that like he always did everything else.....Thank you so much. I just switched the wires and saved myself money for another doorbell. And it rings correctly !!!!!
Great video! This helped me and my husband finally fix our broken mechanical chime. When inspecting the wiring, there appears to be black goo all over the wiring to the non functional hammer.
Can you split the wire to make 2 separate chime connections? My chime burnt out when contractor was working on front door install (but he has no idea what could have caused it; LOL)
I wanted to put double chimes side by side to replace old one (increasing DBs in same location); took the wire that was existing that was connected to burnt chime and spliced 2 new wires in (all 3 reds in one wire nut and all 3 blacks in the other). I already had 30amp transformer bc I wanted to this originally but never did. Thanx in advance for the help!
Very helpful in diagnosing problem with door bell. Thanks.
Wow!! What an easy fix! Thank you Brah!!
Happy to help!
Great job, I just followed your video and my door bell is functioning again. I was in the process of buying a new door bell. Thanks
What would you suggest to do if the metal portion won’t stay on because the things holding it in place are worn out?
You're the man! Doorbell working now. Thanks.
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Thanks for the video...transferred wires to the back door side and removed the stopper just like you showed in the video. No problem. Thanks.
Will a bad doorbell transformer effect current coming in the other outlets in the room
We have an old chime the wire are currently connect to a screw labeled "T" and a wire connected to screw labeled "2." Is the "2" the same thing as "F"? There is only one doorbell on the house. Thanks.
+John Collins I'm not sure. Good luck
Worked for me and saved me a trip to the hardware store! Thanks for the video.
Thanks for the tutorial. I was about to buy a new chime but thanks you I swap the wires, removed the tab and my door bell chime is working again.
Thanks. It helped me to fix my doorbell without spending anything
Thank you so much for making the video!
Question: Can you wire two buttons to the same plunger? I have a wire going to the "rear" and a wire going to the "front", but the "front" plunger does not move anymore. Can I just move both wires to the "rear" screw?
Yes you can. All pressing the door bell button does is complete that circuit, so when you press the rear button the circuit is completed and it'll ring and the front bell being open is out of the circuit entirely.
You just saved me time and money. Easy fix! Thanks!!!!
Great to hear!
Thank you so much for showing how to fix the problem. I now have a working doorbell again without having to spend a dime.
Can you wire both rear and front to one chime? My front chime broke. Just wondering if we can put both in the same chime. Thanks.
I've not tried it, but it seems like it should work just fine
Very satisfied with this doorbell quick fix,thanks
The only video that had my exact problem, thanks for the solution and for making this video!!
Glad it was helpful!!!!
I installed a new doorbell chime and transformer for my ring pro doorbell. When I powered on the doorbell chime. I noticed a humming noise. The striker on the chime will not disengage. Could this be a transformer issue? I thought maybe changing out the transformer to a 16 voltage from what was like a 10 voltage transformer might have not been compatible with the old doorbell chime because the very same thing was happening with the chime striker like it is with the new doorbell chime.
So smart so helpful. Just what I needed thank you. saved a trip to the store and buying something when something wasn't all broken yet.
Thanks for saving me money and sharing your knowledge!! Kudos to you.
I JUST FIXED MY DOORBELL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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+arelius1971 So glad to hear it helped you! No pressure, but donations are always appreciated. www.paypal.me/TomahawkDIY or Venmo @TomahawkDIY if you want to send one. 50% of donations are sent to help people Build Better Lives in some of earths most dire circumstances (TomahawkDIY.com/about).
Had this problem today and fixed it exactly like your video. Thanks!
BTW - What causes the front striker to get stuck like this and not fire? What brand of doorbell is this? I have the exact same one and it came with my house so I'm not certain.
I'm not sure why it gets stuck. I'm guessing it might just be some part of the doorbell wearing out after being used for a while. Mine was about 10 years old. My neighbors have the same one and their house was build at the same time. Theirs also broke. No idea on the brand either.
Tomahawk DIY The terminal switch worked for me, despite my initial disbelief it would be so easy. I am also really curious why the first one stopped working. My doorbell is only 3 years old, the light had gone out in the switch, and the striker did not have any perceptible 'stick' to it. The weird thing was that you could manually jiggle the striker, the light would come back on in the switch, and you could get a weak ring out of it, but it wouldn't fire a second time without manual disturbance. The rear bell rings strongly. I can't see if the light's back on in the switch in daylight, but having the bell is enough.
Wiring the front to the back (DUH WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT) saved me a trip to the hardware store. Thanks!
Great video. I replaced the bell outside but still only had a buzzing sound. I switched the wires as one plunger is not moving - rang with one chime but lower volume than my Mother In Law recalled. I removed the foam and it's one ding but quite loud. I was afraid to removed the metal piece as I saw someone say the plunger was then not long enough to reach both plates to ding-dong. It's a very old model - an emerson 08203. But thank you so much. I wish I could unstick the other. It looks almost like it's more behind the transformer screw and wrapped in copper ( guess it's an electromagnetic coil from what I have read online ) so I did not want to mess with it to try to unstck the plunger. I'm sure that is the front bell plunger inside the copper.
Dorothy
I have the nest hello, it does the ding dong, but it goes really quick ! Not smooth and slow like yours. Any ideas ?
Super trick👌, but I don't see Transformer in your circuit. So what's the arrangement ?
WOW. You just saved me a bunch of time! Thank you good sir!!!
+deez Nutz So glad to hear it helped you! No pressure, but donations are always appreciated. www.paypal.me/TomahawkDIY or Venmo @TomahawkDIY if you want to send one. 50% of donations are sent to help people Build Better Lives in some of earths most dire circumstances (TomahawkDIY.com/about).
Switched terminals, worked like a charm! Thank you!
Great tip...My front door bell been sticking ...gonna try and switch the wires...(nobody rings my rear door bell) Been trying wd-40 after I noticed the "do not oil" warning
Thank you Tomahawk. I subscribed to your channel in hopes that you can guide me through other fixes. Love your style. Thank you Sir.
Thanks for the sub, Annette!
I was about to move my wire but what I did was flick the door bell spring to ring the bell manually and I think mine was just stuck or had some dust/dirt in it and got freed up and it works normally now. So try that before switching wires.
Hey tomahawk, My doorbell on a rental house i have wasn't working after renters left. When i pulled the cover off there are three wires connected to doorbell and three wires hanging in the space not attached. I cant get it working no matter what i do, any advice.
+Mikey Musterhead not all wires need to be connected. I recommend looking wires connected behind the doorbell button and ensure you are using the same ones at the chime. If you can find the wiring diagram for your doorbell on the manufacturers website, that will help.
Thank you. You made my day with this repair hack.
Glad I could help
Thanks I followed these steps and my doorbell is now working!
If I am replacing the doorbell, can I still use the same old transformer and outdoor button with the new door bell?