The Best Nest Hello Video Doorbell Installation Tutorial 

Well you just made my day much better too! Thanks Todd!

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No. In fact I didn’t put the cover back on. It’s like the doorbell is dead.

I thought it was wireless hook up man I gatta bring it back uhh

Thank-you! Tell the folks at #GoogleNest to send me another one in exchange for me helping their customers. I need one at my new house :-)

Thanks for watching! Is this one of the two David Bennetts that I know personally?

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Glad I could help! Tell Nest you liked my video! I need another unit to install in my new home. Left that one in Arizona! #NestHello :-)

@@theinternetelectrician Hello Terry, I am in Arizona and my home was built in 2015. My question: When I hook up my Nest video camera/doorbell, and turn power back on my door bell just keeps blabbering on/off without even the nest hello power adapter being hooked up. I have the type of bell that plays somewhat of a melody. Thanks in advance, any tips would help.

Thanks so much! Made for a great start to my day!

Did you locate the bell transformer? I'd be interested to know where the cross-connection is between 2 separate circuits. That should be investigated further.

If the door Belt light is off, that mean you got the right circuit breaker.

Good advice! Yes, sometimes you just do what it takes to make it work! Chewing gum! (but the double-bubble kind that gets so hard after a few chews that is almost breaks you jaw) :-)

Great tip! Thanks!

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Yes, it's in the manual, page 8, section 2, paragraph 5. :-) I wanted to be thorough. Thanks for watching and glad I could help you out!

@@theinternetelectrician Thank you very much. I sent you or your company an email with a question.

I just wanted to do a complete installation showing all the functionality of the Nest Hello. Locating the transformer is prudent just so you know where it is should it ever need to be replaced, and to check that it is of the proper specifications recommended.

I guess so, but not entirely sure what you mean?

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You might find that you have to check the voltage or wiring for some reason. But is this case he could have skipped that step.

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Oh ya, I'm a Canadian, eh! But I move around allot between Vancouver Island, Arizona, and Costa Rica.

Well, hello from Ottawa!

Thank-you Shara!

I think it would work to just follow the steps for connecting to the chime unit, but using the rear doorbell terminal for the second unit. Then parallel connections on the 2 units for the common connections. I would reach out to NEST however to confirm if this will work or not before purchasing.

@@theinternetelectrician To do the installation of the second Nest Hello, you need to upgrade the transformer. My first Nest Hello works. But, I have to relocate to further upfront since I built the front porch. In addition, I have to pre wire for the second Nest Hello.

True dat! My bad for not mentioning that.

He is correct. It's just better to get into the habit of turning off the power.

So far so good! It's never in direct sunlight and on the north side of the house so that helps.

Yes. Just to make sure it is within the parameters that the system requires.

You didn't waste time. You learned something about your house. It's your responsibility to know everything about your house. Why? Because it's YOUR house and YOU are responsible for its well-being. That being said, there are plenty of short cuts you can take in installing this stuff. But when stuff goes wrong you always have to reduce to checking everything, which means finding everything. Wait til you have to find a tv splitter that's embedded in the ceiling of your finished basement...

@@theoriginalchefboyoboy6025 true. I also learned that my doorbell has a front door and rear door chimes. Handy to know!

@@theoriginalchefboyoboy6025 Good input!

Agree!

You just use the wedge as a back plate and on the angel required to best see the person at the door. As in my example, if the button was closer to the door then I would have needed it to get a better angle to where a person would likely stand while waiting.

@@theinternetelectrician Yes, thank you. I had already figured it out, but no one had a demonstration of the bracket that I could find when trying to install it. Thank you for responding.. Great video..

If you can't locate your transformer could you check the voltage on the doorbell wires? Or maybe the voltage across trans and front door while the button is pressed?

Thanks Atif. You are looking to install another on another access door?

No need to turn off the power for the entire house. If you can determine what individual breaker feeds the circuit that your doorbell transformer is on then great, only turn off that circuit. But it's not all that common to include the transformer in listing what is on each circuit. But for example, if you find the transformer in the garage, or near your panel, it will likely be on the circuit that controls the lights and receptacles in that room, or if it's by the panel it might be on a circuit called the panel receptacle, or something similar. If you can't easily figure out what the breaker is, or can't find the transformer, just shut off one breaker at a time and see if the doorbell still works or not. When it quits, you've found it. Also, the voltage from the transformer is very low, usually 16 volts. Not that you should ever work on something without shutting off the power, but 16V is something that most people would not even feel by touching it directly. That's why we power circuits like this with low voltage so if that cheap doorbell button breaks and the wires are exposed, you're not going to get any kind of a harmful shock from it.

Are you connected to the chime terminal for the back door (the ding) as opposed to the front door terminal (ding dong?)

Terry Peterman hi. no, it says front on the chime. Its almost like it wants to do it but it just stAys buzzing( spring compressed) and releases it 1 min later, the spring.

And the plunger isn’t sticking? Not sure what to suggest ?

I installed my Nest doorbell without a chime, i ignored the little white chime adapter disc and simply connected up 24vac into the back of the Nest doorbell. When i opened the little white disc to see what was in it, the first thing which surprised me was that the two grey wires were connected together and likewise the two white wires, and there is no wifi in it, it’s just a clever little device which sits in series with the ac power feed to divert power to the chime for moment when the bellpush is pressed, so since i have google in all rooms and i don’t need a chime thatks why i just left it out of my install

Please show the anchors used i also have a hollow stucco wall.

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can't remember exactly what anchors I ended up using, but it wasn't pretty and the only thing that saved the installation was the caulking to basically glue everything together and then the bead around the base is probably what's holding it in place more than anything. Not much else you can do with that situation.

I just found out my transformer is located upper closet near the front door.

you can't use that chime or transformer probably. You'd have to buy new ones.

Replace with new Chime and transformer.

I used drywall anchors, but what was mostly needed was some caulking / adhesive. Very difficult to attach to a stucco wall like this so you just make it work however you can. I would appreciate it if you like, subscribe, and click the bell as well (if you already did, thanks!) It really helps us creators gain traction with RU-vid.

Was. We sold that house in April,..... We miss it, but more than anything, the freedom to travel where and when we want to.

Yes, wherever you go, you will hear "ding dong" and see the stranger's face as well if someone pressed the nest Hello button.

You mean so that guests can push the doorbell or the Nest? I've never tried that, so not sure. I'm thinking no, because of the interface.

I can't think of anything that might cause that offhand, no.

Good suggestion. I should have. If it's not too late I can send you a diagram via email.

@@theinternetelectrician hey my email is urvishparikh2605@yahoo.com Thank you terry for your help for sending me through email

Unless there is an upgraded version, as far as I know you need the Nest Connect as an interface.

Yes but it'll only notify your phone. You can use Google Nest mini speakers as a doorbell speaker.

@@heyitsbroski thanks. That's perfect :)!

splice and pig-tail to a piece of #18 solid wire?

Yes splice and then call ghost busters..

Do they attempt to ring? Can you hear a humming or buzzing when the button is pushed? I'm thinking maybe the wires are jamming up the striker plungers?

Terry Peterman No noise at all. Nothing. I left the cover off to make sure that the wires weren’t obstructing the plungers

@@JohnLBeck hmm. Not sure then?

Is there a reset button on doorbells? Also, is there a way to get a chime on the phone?

Can I assume that since the Nest doorbell is working that the transformer is OK and perhaps it is the doorbell itself that went dead?

You just wire directly to the transformer.

There is a code came with new Nest Hello. That is why your phone would not work. Call the previous owner to see you can get the code.

What did you do to resolve this this? Didn't understand what was happening exactly. Did you by chance have a phone on u conned to the same door bell when you rang the doorbell?

Just to verify the output voltage is in the range needed for the Nest, and you can check the voltage with your meter at the transformer terminals to ensure you shut off the correct breaker for the 120V circuit that it is fed from. It's always good to know where it is in case it should ever fail.

@@bybcous If the transformer failed, it would just put out no voltage. You can verify that you have the correct breaker feeding the transformer just by checking if the doorbell works, then doesn't with the breaker off.

Thankyou so much for help, installing now, going smoothly

I would think so.

What about ghosts???🤓

How about sexy women walked by?

You can bet her daughter is standing back on the sidewalk with a wagon full several cases of cookies...or they may just be taking orders. How do I know? We have 600 cases of cookies (that's around 7,200 boxes) in the living room right now, serving 2 different troops. This is 8th year doing it...we'll have more cookies than furniture until March.

I have an old Nokia flip phone..can or will it work..???🤔

No, but they sell a standalone power supply that can be used in place of a transformer. store.google.com/us/product/ninety7_indoor_power_adapter_nest_hello

it shows 16V on the Transformer and the Chime

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Had to go with the flow there!

You cannot drop the screw driver if you worked on NASA.

Try using a SIM card tool.

You don't, you can purchase a separate doorbell transformer that plugs into an outlet. There are many on amazon, but I chose to order the Ninety7 Indoor Power Adapter directly from the Google Store. store.google.com/us/product/ninety7_indoor_power_adapter_nest_hello

Yes, thanks for providing this useful supplemental information!