I’m stumped. My door bell bell just dings, it doesn’t ding dong. I replaced the buttons, the transformer, and the bell itself, same problem. So I assume it is the wires (?) but if so, why would it ding and not dong if the current is getting through?
Assuming this is an older solenoid-operated chime, the “ding” occurs when the solenoid is energized, pulling the striker in to hit the high tone chime, while the “dong” happens when the solenoid is de-energized, and a return spring pulls the striker back to hit the low tone chime. Check and see if the striker slides freely and the return spring is intact and in place.
Many doorbells ring once for the back door, and twice for the front door.
Peace,
mangeorge
Here you go.
What Q.E.D. said. Years ago, my parents had this problem at their house. When you stood next to the chime, you could hear a steady buzzing. In their particular case, it was only “donging” [insert joke of choice here], and was caused because the wires in the button itself were always touching, and were actually released when the button was pushed.
You’ve replaced everything but the wiring? If the new doorbell only dings, make sure you’ve got one that can do a ding-dong in the first place, and if you do have a ding-dong-able one, make sure you’ve got the wire from the door connected to the “front” terminal.
That the bell can do a ding would indicate that the doorbell itself, the transformer, the pushbutton and the wiring are OK. My money’s on you either got a non-ding-dong doorbell, or it’s wired to the “back” terminal.
Another possibility is a sticking button, but as Santo Rugger said, you’d be hearing DINGzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz until you went to the door and gave the button a smack to un-stick it.
I’ll bet YPOD’s been ringing the back door button along. :smack:
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I am disappointed in this thread title. It should have been, “The search for the missing dong.”