Honeywell Home Ding Dong Classic Wired Doorbell in Elegant White - 15m Range - 80 dB - 2 Chime - Doorbell Work With Transformer or Battery Powered - Timeless Style for Home Entrance (D117)

I bought this to replace the Friedland bell we'd had for over 20 years. unfortunately the plastic in the old one had become brittle and cracked with age, and would no longer hold the batteries properly. This was an easy replacement as all the screw holes and wiring terminals are in exactly the same place making for a very easy swap out job. I believe that Honeywell took over Friedland which is why the products are still available under a different name.This door-bell has metal bars which are struck by a solenoid, rather like a xylophone, and it makes a pleasant sound unlike some of the cheap electronic doorbells with tiny little speakers. Not the loudest sound, but plenty loud enough for a reasonable sized house where residents have no hearing impairments.

I needed a doorbell that was compatible with the Ring Pro 2 AC voltage range of 16v - 24v. This doorbell and another one from Honeywell seemed ideal. I dont know why comments on here mention the sound of the chime is not that loud because after having installed it properly on the wall, it is as loud as my previous Byron chime, if not slightly louder!I was able get it working with the Ring Pro 2, you have to buy Pro Power Kit v3 from the UK ring website, it is only £2.99 and that will allow you to use your mechanical chime with the Ring Pro 2. I also bought the ProTek 16V 8VA 2 Module Bell Transformer (BT8-16) to power everything.After checking the current draw for the Ring Pro 2 it seems as though it only uses around 3.5VA during the day and around 4VA during the night with the IR lights on (8VA = 0.5 amps). I believe ring states 10VA - 40VA as there is no separate Ring Pro 2 for UK and USA, and the mechanical doorbell chimes in the U.S require 10VA, however in the UK that is not the case. Everything works perfectly and I am mostly happy with the fact I can use a decent and loud mechanical chime in the house!

Brought this based on other reviews.I have a Ring Video Doorbell (2nd Gen). It's working with the Ring of power doorbell and transformer with no additional parts.It's not the loudest door bell but good enough.

I think these bells last about 15 years before you need a new one. No problems with volume - they do bed in a bit, and, they sound a lot better when you put the cover on! Ding-dong.

Whilst it is possible to use this with'C' cell batteries installed rather than by power from an 'DC' transformer or external DC battery supply, I encountered a number of significant problems. In common with so many purchases these days the products are not necessarily of the quality purchased years ago. The metal and plastic fittings provided for making good contact with the batteries are well below expectations and it is very difficult to fit the batteries fully into place and achieve good contact between all batteries consistently, I spent considerable time and effort before establishing a reliable 'series'circuit', very frustrating, and I have nimble strong fingers and a lot of experience dealing with electrical circuits. It is possible to power the device with an external 6 volt battery and wires (from a remote location) but beware, the circuit information provided on the back of the packet does not actually specify how to do this, it took me some time doing web research and eventually finding brief mention by a third party to say that the DC supply must be connected to terminals 3 and 4 ( the ones shown on the packet as being for an AC supply) the other two terminals 1 and 2 are for connection to a bell push (not provided) This missing information is important because it is not necessarily the logical thing to do and could on many circuits cause damage to the components. Finally, there are numerous brands of this basic bell unit, it may be that they do not all come from the same production line, my experience with this unit has been disappointing and had it not been urgent to replace my old system I would have returned it and tried to find a better more well constructed item.

Looks tidy, nice ring, but people should need to remember it's best to ring the doorbell repeatedly a few times.

I wanted to replace a very old ding-dong door bell that had suffered damage due to corroding batteries. This seemed like it would be an easy like-for-like replacement. However, that wasn't the case and I ended up messing around with it for some time. I found straight away that it was much quieter than the old one and definitely nowhere near the 80 dB claimed. Noting the comments of other reviewers I tried switching the chimes with those of my old one and although that was marginally better it was still inadequate. I tested the output of the batteries I was using and they were fine. To me it seemed like there was insufficient power supplied to solenoid to drive the piston/hammer fast enough. I noted that the total voltage of the batteries is 6 volts (4 x 1.5 volts), which is the same as my old unit, but my old unit was designed to use D-class 1.5 volt batteries whereas this modern one uses the less powerful C-class 1.5 volt batteries. Interestingly, if used with a transformer the unit accepts 8-16 volts (that's what is says on the box anyhow), so perhaps that is where the problem lies. Anyhow, in my experience these chimes are not fit for purpose at least when used with the necessary batteries. Incidentally, in the end I decided to replace it with a wireless doorbell - I had that up and running within 2 minutes of opening the box.

Very easy to install.Very clear sound.