How To Install a Ring Video Doorbell Wired - From an Electrician
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- čas přidán 13. 03. 2022
- In this day and age where there are so many home security products available to us, as well as the option to install these things ourselves, how does it work? In the latest episode, Dustin takes us through the steps of installing a Ring Doorbell to an existing wired doorbell system.
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As with installing anything, until you get well used to handling any particular item (and even then, after or when changing manufacturers) READ THE DIRECTIONS!! Most of us men tend to miss this part, but it is an important step that should be taken! Second thing to do is TURN OFF THE POWER. Last thing we want to do is get shocked! Also, since we are dealing with sensitive electronics, the power should be shut off, so we don’t burn anything up on the low voltage end.
There are 3 general components to a doorbell system. The doorbell button, the transformer, and the chime. With the power off, remove the existing button on the wall at the door. Be super careful as the 2 wires at the button itself tend to be cut rather short, and we don’t want them falling back into the wall so we cannot use them! Once the button is removed, install the new mounting plate over the existing hole in the wall making sure to cover all the old surface area so there is no painting involved. Also, if you are using the angled back plate to kick the new camera away from the door itself, install the screws at a slight angle so they end up flush with the plate. Next, re-terminate the existing wires onto the screws of the new button, one wire per screw, and ensure that the wires aren’t shorted together. Don’t over tighten the screws but do make sure they are tight. Next item is to fasten the camera itself to the backplate with the provided screws. When you install the device, you want the camera at the top and button at the bottom, otherwise your image will be upside down. Once you have the camera mounted the last thing needed is to snap the cover onto the camera and use the provided screw to fasten the cover to the camera. This screw is usually on the bottom and will probably be a non-standard type head (not a Phillips or straight) so it cannot be easily removed.
Once the button installation sequence is completed, the next item to be done is to install the camera power pack to the existing doorbell chime. When you install the power pack to the chime, you want to be sure that you are not impeding the chime portion. You will need to look at the existing chime and find a place to install the pack. Once you have wired it into the existing chime and put the chime cover back on, the power can be turned back on.
The last item to do is to follow the manufacturer's instructions on linking the new bell to the Wi-Fi and your phone. You now should be good to go and can use the new doorbell!
We hope this video was instructional and provided the information needed to install a Ring Doorbell on your own! Please continue to follow Dustin and Electrician U as we are constantly adding new content regularly.
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Thank you .I've watched a few videos from other sites, you have actually shown how the bell cover separates. So many have skipped that part which renders the entire video usless if you can't mount the thing. We'll done. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Excellent video! The best I’ve seen on this doorbell. Thanks so much!!
How convenient I just installed one of these at work a couple of hours ago and had to teach myself how to install it
My hero 🦸♂️
About to do the same at my house. Simple and quick vid, thanks!
Appreciate the tutorial…clear and easy to follow…thanks!
Thanks to your awesome instructions I was able to install my Ring Pro.
So. I did this less then a year a go. You rocked the 12 volts chime. The chime is a ding dong, but i feel more validation that youa said the same.
Hey man. Got my ring bell this morning. Going to use it today!
Thanks again
In my experience, you want to check for compatibility of the existing chime with the model of video doorbell first. I've followed Amazon installers and homeowners to get these things working. I've had to install a diode, upgrade Xfmrs to 30Volt Amp, replace chimes, and cut out plastic J boxes that house the xfmr behind an electronic chime to make room for the larger xfmr. The bigger xfmr is sometimes needed to provide sufficient power needed to ring the chime and, drive the video.
As a life long electrician usually not allow to cut parts of flimsy electrical boxes. At a continuimg education class guy from UL stated that even though every sparky has made a knockout in a PVC box to extend a circuit its not legal. Have to ne extra carefull and cover your butt due to some sum bag ambulance chasing lawyers who would sue their own mother. Had bosses that wanted me to do serious violations. Told them to please placebitbin writing and I want a witness to sign it so I could cover my own butt. They always backed down.
Great video thanks for taking the time to share it with us
Definitely with the ring pro needed to upgrade my transformer to 30va. And further depending on the vintage your wiring might not support the current for that. I had voltage errors on my ring even after upgrading it. Turns out when my house was built they ran a standard Ethernet cable from the transformer in the garage to the chime to the bell button at the door and split the cable in the middle at the chime to make the additional pairs - super tiny gauge wires. Ring's tech support advised me to double up the pairs on each side to carry the extra current but took a fair bit of detective work with a toner to figure out how it was wired to begin with. Once the aha light bulb went off a quick diagram of what actually went to what from where made it easy to do what Ring was suggesting and it's worked perfect ever since, but definitely not the easy install and you're done shown here unfortunately. In an ideal world I would have been able to run new doorbell wire but the way my home is that simply was not practical. Just know the wired smart doorbells can turn into more of a project than you'd expect..
Great and clear video. Thank you for spending the time to explain this 🎉
excellent slowly and straight to the point , appreciated you took the time to make a such good video on this .TK again
Ding Dong!!! Thanks again Dustin!!!
Hi Buddy your video is so simple to follow I have seen others makes so complicated and you get confused. Thank you
Fantastic video, brother.
Informative and concise.
Nicely done.
Good Video!! Helpful and Informative....Thanks
Great video man!!
Thank you for this video. It helps a lot!
Awesome explaining everything simply ty
EXCELLENT VIDEO 👍👍. Thank you sir.
thx man really needed this
I would love to see a video of you covering different burial depths for trenching jobs. There are a lot of different depths depending on how the circuit is installed.
Thank you, very helpful
Great video, thanks, man!
EXCELLENT VIDEO>... The BEST I have seen yet...
Now I won't be so scared to do this...
Thank you for sharing this great video...
NOTE: The background noise/music is unnecessary... it just gets in the way of hearing you talk.
All we want to do is HEAR YOU TALK...
Great video, thank you 😊
I like to put some scotch 2228 moisture sealing electrical tape over the terminals especially if there's aluminum siding your installing it on or flashing for a door. I find it helps keep the moisture at bay from corroding the terminals as you find with most 10 plus year old push buttons and being the reason they commonly fail.
Just use Noalox...
Thanks, my questions were answered. 👍
Thank you. Where can I purchase the ring chime adapter that you installed in your existing chime box?
Few comments. First, the transformers sold today will work. Second the adapter at the chime is not needed with the doorbell 2 and other models. Third, you need to see if your chime is mechanical or digital. If you don't see the metal strike for the chime, you'll likely need the diode (read the instructions on this one). Finally, if you have an Echo or Alexa device, skip the Ring-brand doorbell chime for upstairs or other locations. You can add the Ring skill to Alexa and then it can either play the doorbell chime on any Alexa device, if you want, or I created a voice announcement, "Someone is at the front door." You can then also do it with Ring cameras, "Motion detected in ___ room," or similar. I had a Ring Chime Pro and then tossed it in a drawer once I realized the Echo did it all. Plus I don't have the Wifi 'noise traffic' a Pro extender creates. (There's two chime models: pro and standard. Pro is a wifi extender) OK, one more comment, you can also stack 2 of the adapters. If you noticed, Dustin shows the adapter that tilts forward, and then another one that tilts upward. Ring gives you longer screws to be used for up to 2 stacked adapters. So, you can angle forward and up. However, it's not recommended to use a 3rd and you'd have to buy it seperately anyway.
Great Video!!!! Thank You
Yes! Thank you!
I was hoping you would show more about the installation of the doorbell wiring and the transformer. For the life of me, I couldn't find the transformer in my condo, but I finally found in a box in the wall behind the doorbell chime. I'm pretty sure it's not up to code, but I can't find an electrician to touch it, and I'm not sure how easy it would be to move the transformer to another location and pull new doorbell wiring.
Signed, an IT guy who has enjoyed learning electrical from your videos
Big up from Scotland mate
Omg I didn’t realize I needed a mounting plate. I never saw information about this before I purchased 😅
Great video. Can you make one showing your install of the low voltage circuit for those that don't have existing wires. I'm running on batteries and would like something permanent. Thank you again for your videos.
It's super easy. You need an AC transformer something between I don't remember the exact range but between 12 and 24 volts works great. Hope the transformer up to 120 volts to power it and then you just need 18/2 wire to go from the transformer to the doorbell and you're good to go
Most times when it's old work Ill put a 2gang old work cut in or smart box in the wall underneath a switch (100% absolutely make sure that the transformer fits inside of the box you pick out, and that the box fits inside of the wall cavity. I have made that mistake on my first ring install and I was pissed since I didn't have anything else . I'll run 14/ 2 from the switch to my new 2gang box and 18/2 from my two gang box to my doorbell.
The transformer will go inside of the 2 gang box with a blank cover on it
Ditto. I’m in a 95-ish year old house with brick on the front that has never had a doorbell. So I’m curious about not only the installation of the complete system but fishing the wire with brick.
Is there a wireless version? Maybe that would be easier.
@@fomoco300k There is a solar-panel charger for the Ring.That may be a lot easier to install.
@@RJR5243 Thanks for the idea, but my main entrance is under roof on the north side of the house. I think, after looking, that one of the battery powered options is my best way to go.
Still wouldn’t mind seeing an installation from scratch- especially fishing the wires through/behind brick. It would be good info in case I decide to go that route. Maybe it’s not that practical, though. 🤷♂️
Thanks for this video
Thanks man appreciate it
Do you have to have the original chime box from your home for it to work? Or can it work through just the additional ring chimebox that plugs into the wall?
good teacher thank you
Great video. We didn't see you go to the breaker box to switch off breaker. Is that necessary or just more of belts and suspenders type precaution? Thanks
Thanks for cheering this video is helpful for me,
Great video! Thanks, I am looking into installing a mini split for my shed, do you have any videos out there, I currently have a 10/3 wired buried bro shed, can a 10/3 handle basic devices and a mini split?
I work for a home security company and I install about a hundred doorbell cams a year. The old cams we had only required 12-24vac and worked fine on the 16vac/10va transformers but the new ones require 1 amp of power and need the 16vac/30va transformers. I’m not a licensed electrician so I have to tell customers to get the transformer replaced by a pro even tho it’s easy enough for me I can’t take on the liability. Otherwise we have to bypass a transformer to run a wire to a plug in transformer to a receptacle. (Which I think looks ghetto but I can only do so much, I always recommend to get the transformer replaced, but some customers are too cheap) You should show how to swap a transformer or how a dual button system or dual chime box works too.
Common places it find the transformer is in the basement, attic, garage, entry closet, hall closet, furnace closet, utility room, and when you’re all out of places to look, check behind the chime box. Lots of newer houses use a double gang box behind the chime and stuff a transformer in it. I’m curious where else have you guys found transformers? When all else fails I have to fish an 18/2 wire to the nearest receptacle into a plug-in transformer. But you’ll need that chime extender.
@@PrivateUser1 we used to mount our transformers right to the side of the electrical panel
How can I test for this?
Thank you so much. 💯👍
Great vid, what does the power pack do? Thank you.
Sir I’m definitely subscribing to your channel
Thanks. Looks easy. You didn't tell too much about connection to chime wires. Do it matter which one goes where?
Be advised some video doorbells require larger transformers. I’ve had to upgrade some chime transformer that were only 10va to 30va to get, I think it was a Nest, to work properly.
Thank you for making this point!!
This here! I think all of the smart doorbells are rated for 25-30va. Which is well above most standard doorbell
Ive had the same issue when I first did one. You dont even find that you need a 30kva untill the very back of the Ring instruction manual under troubleshooting. The ring actually burnt up a 10va transformer
Was going to post saying the same thing. I'd replace the 10VA transformers on any new install, it's $20. If you have problems and contact support, one of the first things they want to validate is the power supply. And the existing transformer is likely as old as the house.
The Nest is a pain in the.... I've had to change out the transformer AND the old bell wires to get them to work. AND for some reason, if you have the Nest Thermostat, the doorbell has to pair with that to finish setting up. If your doorbell and thermostat are too far apart....you're screwed. Ring is good though, no complaints.
I second Ray Hernandez comment. Keep up the great work.
Nice video!
Great video
When mounting to brick, would you need to add any caulking around the mount or will it be okay as is?
What is the little power pack for that you attached in the chime or ringer box? Why is it needed when the system is already powered by A/C?
One tip distin is to add the ring pro transformer because usually the transformer the people have is only a 10v. And the ring needs atleast a 16v but the universal trans they sell at home depot offers the 16-24v. But not the VA required so I have found you need to use the ring trans it will give you the required VA. 👍
Does the transformer have to be 24v? I don't remember but I've always used the tri-transformer
How do you find the transformer in the house?
You should do more simple all around home stuff like this for beginners more often. Outside outlets extensions to storage areas ext.
@@Tre16 I got my certificate as a electrician dummy, I do maintenance saying for people that want to do simple task around there home.
Thank you, the videos you're talking about are exactly ones I would want. I'm not an electrician.
@@Tre16😮😢 you
Good video.
Thank you.
P.S. if you can please show us the best way to do run the wire or an easy way to run the wire for the doorbell.
Great video but how do you connect the power pack to the chime?
Your comment about the Chime addition, you can also link RING to your Alexa. That way you can see who's at your door and always hear the ring.
is there a way to locate or test the transformer for the right voltage?
Question, the piece you added into the chime box allows the chime to sound with the ring doorbell?
Love this. You should do more videos of IoT installs.
Must I install the additional transformer at the original door chime or can I just use the Ring Door Chime plugged into a wall socket and dispense with using the original chime. I have a very small rancher and the Ring door chime (I already own) wouldn’t be placed much further away than the original chime.
Thanks.
Thanks 👍
How do you cut the power? Normally I never see anything labeled as doorbell in an electrical panel
Hello. Can you do a video showing installing 2 rings (front and back door). And maybe installing a chime if you don’t have
I don't know if you done one yet, but I was wondering if you could do one on replace exhaust fans in bathrooms?
you never show how to turn power off other than that great video
Thanks looks easy, even for a technodope like me
Thanks for the video, that surprised me. If I understand well you can use the existing chime with the Ring dorrbell? If so is it because you had the element in the chime?
What are the references?
Hey Thanks. Our house has wireless chime. So how can find where the transformer is to connect the ring power pack.
Just an FYI. The reason your screws aren't flush on the angle bracket is you've got the bracket on the wrong way. The flat part should be on the wall with the open side exposed. They don't tell you that on the included instructions.
Where did you get this power pack for the chime. I didn’t get one and can’t seem to find it anywhere.
Where did u get the thing you connected to the chime?
What's the piece you put in the mechanical chime do , what I don't like about Ring is that it does ring just once ,thank you
What would the wiring diagram look like for two Ring Doorbells and one 16V transformer with two screw terminals?
I'm fixing to start the hvac program at the community College but I wish I would've finished the electrical engineering program about 6 years ago and not quit lol not to late but still not even sure I will like hvac
i had no idea about the power pack. no wonder my existing chime does not work. did that come included. or did you have to buy separate?
Could you make a video explaining isolated ground receptacles. I see them all around my school and I have no idea what makes them different or special, could you also explain any codes related to it. Thankyou
Can I hook up a video doorbell without cutting the power since it’s low voltage?
awesome i didnt know they have a wall mount i connected it to the junction box
Thanks
What is the thing you added to the chime and why do you need it?
Ty sir
I bought a hardwired RING basic doorbell for my 82 year-old, mostly deaf, mother, so she would receive visual notification of visitors that would alert her on her cellphone, which is also hooked up to her hearing aids. Because my elderly mother is in a fixed income, and not very technologically proficient, I opted for the most basic, simple, least expensive version that is supposed to replace any existing hardwired doorbell and can be installed by almost anyone with minimal electrical or mechanical skill, like myself. I do have some knowledge about home maintenance and repairs, however-so I first checked the specs on her existing 40 year-old doorbell that worked perfectly since installation long before my family purchased the house- and the specs for the transformer were in line with the requirements for the basic hardwired RING. I even checked the wiring with a voltmeter and the reading confirmed the power was adequate. I then followed the installation instructions meticulously and upon completion the RING doorbell failed to function, supposedly due to inadequate power from the transformer. Tracking down the transformer was more difficult and when I finally located it, in the darkest, most inaccessible creepy old closet in the garage, nestled among 50-year-old cobwebs and God knows how many spider carcasses, not to mention the still living crawling things that probably reside there, I had to throw in the towel. I’m handy, but fuck spiders in my hair- and I don’t give up easily so this was a moment of great frustration for me. Dejected and angry, I uninstalled the RING, defeated, and reinstalled the old doorbell. At this point I had already drilled holes in the brick to mount the new button, which was larger than the old one so the old holes were hidden behind hit- to do this I had to purchase a masonry bit for my drill- needless to say I was EXTREMELY unhappy having to mount the old button, leaving the two new holes visible. My mother’s home, while old, is very nice-she keeps things very neat and tidy and while two small screw holes may not seem like a big deal to most, my mom HATES flaws like that. Still, I carefully rewired the old button and securely mounted it to its original 40 year location only to discover- IT NO LONGER WORKED!!! After 40+ years of flawless operation!!!! I was already wary of RING because the wiring instructions intentionally bypassed the chime, so that by installing the RING, you lost the regular chime function of the existing doorbell- of course, in order to retain regular doorbell function RING required an upgrade to the next model, which was 2.5 times the cost of the basic. This, I felt, was an underhanded, intentional effort to force customers to purchase the more expensive model by purposely configuring their product in a way that unnecessarily disconnected the existing doorbell chime. So when I found my old doorbell suddenly broken after attempting to install the RING, I researched the basic model online and found, unsurprisingly, that countless other customers all experienced the same issue, regardless of the type, model, manufacturer, age or configuration of their existing and previously functional doorbell. When I contacted RING I was told they would be happy to “fix” the problem their product caused by replacing my transformer for “free” IF I upgraded to their model that cost 2.5 times more than the basic version. WHAT A COMPLETE SCAM. That fraudulent, unscrupulous company is selling thousands of unsuspecting customers a product that will damage their personal property, thereby forcing them into spending more than double their original investment or else the customer, while they may be refunded, will no longer have a functional doorbell and face a much more difficult and expensive repair as a result. For many people, especially senior citizens like my 82 year old mother, who are concerned about home safety and want a video doorbell for personal security, but who may also be living in a fixed income, attempting the very simple RING basic installation is already a challenge, so to then be confronted with a transformer malfunction or more complex electrical wiring issue, they are totally out of their depth and stuck with no doorbell at all or forced to purchase a RING PRO, that they cannot afford and may not even be able to operate or understand. FURTHERMORE, after the RING BASIC damages their existing transformer, the installation of another wired doorbell, the installation of the RING PRO doorbell or even the repair/replacement of their now faulty transformer will doubtless require they acquire the assistance of someone with some level of technical knowledge or professional experience to locate the old transformer and solve the problem. What if the transformer is in the crawl space??? How the hell could my 82-year-old mother ever resolve the problem caused by the CROOKS AT RING, without paying somebody??? Now, I know I can go buy a transformer and face my fear of spiders and swap it out, but that will set me back at least $30 and an hour or two of my time, not to mention subject me to extreme emotional angst, when prior to making the mistake of assuming a company as well-known and heavily promoted as RING would be peddling a decent product that functioned as promised and treat customers fairly, my mother had a perfectly good, functional, reliable doorbell that never gave her any problems.
If there is any advice you can offer me, regarding my current dilemma after I GOT TOTALLY DEFRAUDED, CHEATED, SCAMMED, AND RIPPED OFF BY THE SCANDALOUS, UNETHICAL THIEVING CORPORATE CRIMINALS AT RING, WHO CON TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS AND CHEAT AND LIE FOR PROFIT, I would be very grateful. As of right now, I plan to install a motion activated camera that has nothing to do with the now broken doorbell, and with a gun to my head I will force myself to install a new wired doorbell and transformer- troubleshooting the old bell and transformer seems daunting and like it may lengthen the amount of time I have to spend in the creepy, dark, dirty cabinet in the garage with the 50 year old spider nest.
I bought this style Doorbell, do I have to hook it to the wires or can it be used without connecting to the bell wires
good video
Would that same type of power pack transformer be similar for a Ring 2 to an existing chime.
My doorbell buzzes, but has stopped "ringing", so I believe there is still power there. Will a new video bell (like Ring) still install/work properly?
Hey this is great but what if I don’t want my chime to ring when someone pushes the ring doorbell? Is there a way to use the powered wires from the doorbell without the chime ringing?
Will these work with a wired underdome chime and if so how?
You sort of blew through the Power Pack install. Which wires go where and why do we need this. Explain please.
I should show you the system in my house, two doorbell buttons, a voltage controlled bell system for the chime, and a multitransformer system to power it all
I have 2 chimes. One upstairs and one downstairs. We can hear a buzzing from the one downstairs. Do we need another jumper for the downstairs chime or can I just bug the two wires together downstairs. Thanks
I’m switching from Vivint wired camera to wired Ring floodlight camera I should be able to use the older wires and work fine?!
In your install example in this video was there already an existing Transformer? If so how were you able to add that Ring add-on do-dad? or did you have the remove the old transformer first and then you added that Ring voltage item? This was not clear? I dont want to fry my box out if you cant install that Ring add on item in combo with an existing transformer? I want to have my Ring video doorbell4 work along with the original chime currently.
I saw this bid a month after a friend hooked my ring 4 to my doorbell and just realized by watching your video that i can hookit up to my indoor chime. Is is too late to do it now? I understand you need to have it hooked prior to activating your ring. 😢
** I'm lost as to after putting the POWER PACK inside of the chime box area-- how you hooked it up??