# Please make my doorbell stop buzzing! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 16, 2017, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-make-my-doorbell-stop-buzzing/777320 "2017-01-16T17:05:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lee\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/aeb1de/32.png) [@Lee\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lee_Q)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-make-my-doorbell-stop-buzzing/777320/21 "2017-01-16T18:45:38Z")
> [@Dickerman](#): > > At present, it seems as though the solenoid is being continuously activated by virtue of the old switch wires being shorted (touching). This means that power from the transformer is being applied to the solenoid continuously. Both the transformer and solenoid are intended to be operated intermittently, as opposed to continuously. It’s possible that one of both are overheating, but I can’t say anything definitive. If you simply make it so the switch wires are no longer touching, it will be safe. Removing the transformer can be done later. Makes perfect sense, got it. Thank you again for the replies! ---
**Author:** ![Lee\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/aeb1de/32.png) [@Lee\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lee_Q)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-make-my-doorbell-stop-buzzing/777320/22 "2017-01-16T18:51:48Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I actually took the cover off to look while the electricity was still on. One because I didn’t know which circuit it was on and didn’t want to have to reset clocks from all the trying, and two I needed to see/hear the buzz! So I suggest taking the cover off, identifying the issue, THEN turning off the power before doing the disconnecting. Good point, about needing to see/hear the buzz. Going to try it this way. Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2017, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-make-my-doorbell-stop-buzzing/777320/23 "2017-01-16T19:48:23Z")
Why not just remove the entire door chime assembly? It has no function at this point other than to annoy you. ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-make-my-doorbell-stop-buzzing/777320/24 "2017-01-17T07:13:37Z")
We had a similar problem a few years ago, in the fall. Turns out that box elder bugs had decided that the light inside our doorbell button was nice and warm, and several had crawled into it, and were creating a short/path for electricity to continually move between the 2 wires. Besides the 2 wires actually touching, it’s possible that something else is creating that bridge. ---
**Author:** ![JillSpring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@JillSpring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillSpring)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2017, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-make-my-doorbell-stop-buzzing/777320/25 "2017-09-02T04:35:24Z")
I turned the power off to change a light switch and flipped off extra breakers including my doorbell and when I turned my power back on my door bell started buzzing, pretty loud too. Is it safe? Should I turn the breaker back off? No work was done the the doorbell chime but the light switches were below it. Any advice? I would apprecaite. Thank you [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-make-my-doorbell-stop-buzzing/777320.md?page=1)