Also I may add, ring typically will give you drill bits and anchors to mount so you don't need to guess how deep you are going. Their bits are great for beginners. Incase you screw into house directly, and hit a wire in the wall that you didn't measure and scan for. They made drill bits that are pretty dull edged but drill well. And they won't cut wires as bad but you can also drill slowly and check for wires if you don't have the proper tools to measure like a stud finder, magnets, x-ray adapter for your phone, a camera scope, etc. The anchors only go in an inch and you can drive the measured screw tight and it'll EXPAND in the hole it's in. So the anchor will be pretty swollen in that and for a doorbell, that's more than enough strength and ridgity to hold up 1.5 lbs if that. Drywall screws can rust from the moisture and it will happen, and if it rusts, itll bleed down the stucco or whatever your siding may be when installing. Overall you did great and with some miner modifications will make it that much cleaner and it'll be up to manufacturers install requirements.
I also wired it, with a working 16V power supply, first tested with the tester....but I don't see the doorbell recharging and it has already dropped to 85 without showing signs of charging.....is this normal? I don't know what to do, strange it doesn't recharge....
Yes that’s correct although since the bracket is plastic someone could probably just grab it and pull it off of the wall and break the bracket. I remember reading if it gets stolen you can file a police report and Ring will replace it at no charge
Thanks for that, I had it working then 4 weeks later it stopped and now it says device deactivated and it wont connect to my wifi, do i have to delete the Ring bell and start again please
Does the wired doorbell have a slot for a battery because my battery doorbell has a broken mic and it’s cheaper to buy a wired one but I don’t have the wires
The Gen 2 doorbell that I'm using (and likely other Gen's as well) can be used hard wired (with the wires) or as battery powered. Sounds like you should pick up a deal on Amazon and screw it to the wall after charging it
Use stainless steel screws for use in wood, metal, concrete or general purpose stainless steel. Drywall screws will rust if any moisture builds up. It happens in high moisture homes. Imagine when rain sits on it. You can easily swap those out thankfully.
I purchased two Ring doorbells (battery powered) because my home is over 170 years old and the previous doorbell was no longer installed. I find myself having to charge the batteries once a week so I want to find out if there is a way to convert the battery pack with a connection to hard-wire them into and existing interior light switch power supply? I have a plug-in
That sounds really odd. I have battery powered ring doorbells at work and I don't need to recharge them for 3-4 months. Maybe bad batteries or your settings are too sensitive?
I remember having the choice of either having it come through the phone and/or through the house chime. There is a programming feature in there for that.
You mean the doorbell wires? Those will connect to the ring (like in the video) and provide constant power to it. It will also allow you to connect to your indoor existing chime.
@Mike Klimek Hi Mike I also left my Batteries in after wiring in my doorbell but when the Batteries lost there charge my doorbell stopped working, any advice 😢
