does sun heating push button cause chime to not ring?
360068
The front of our house where the push is located gets sun and blistering heat all day and we have never had a problem with the push or the chime working just fine. Hope this helps.
360069
My push button is on the porch shielded from direct sunlight. I would make sure the batteries are good. Sunlight should not affect the electronics.
360070
No, not from our experience. The sun shines directly on our front door and it has not affected it.
360071
It may cause the foam tape that comes with the button to fail prematurely, as it did at my location, but you can easily replace it. I've had no problems with the button itself.
360072
My Honeywell doorbell is installed at the front of our house which is on the south side. In the summertime there is blistering hot sun shining on that side and it has never failed us. We bought this unit over 5 yrs ago and it still works like the day we bought it.
360073
My push button is in direct sunlight a good portion of the day, and I have never had that problem.
361438
Hi, It sounds like you had a power failure or lighting strike to the system. This happened to me and the alarm continued to sound-off. The only way to stop the alarm from ringing is to disconnect it from the main power source. Rotate the entire alarm counter-clockwise until it is unsecured from the base. There is a socket plug connector to the power source. Unplug. If this the only unit in the house that is sounding, it is defective and needs to be replaced.
1211404
Chime (chimes itself), Off and Remote (sends to remote) switch on the sender unit. My swutch is a bit difficult to operate but I have not bothered to replace unit. Low, Off, High switch on receiver unit.Chime on receiver malfunctioned and now just "blips". Again I have not bothered to replace it. Cheap unit but incredibly useful for a wanderer. Works from front to rear of house so range is adequate. Could be used as an intruder alarm I would think. Good luck.
1264735
No. If chime is turned on, the control panel will beep. If the alarm is armed then the siren will go off. But the contact itself makes no sound.
1932795
I sometimes hear false chimes -- ours is set to door chime mode -- but am not sure what triggers them. I believe this looks for warm bodies that move, not just movement of anything.
738831
push and hold the top button until it makes the little chime and the light comes on
1882113
My unit works both on Chime and Alarm. It is important to align the magnet side properly vertically next to the alarm unit and about a half inch apart. When I arm my unit it beeps once. When I disarm it it beeps twice. I did forget to disarm it one morning and the alarm screemed loudly to let me know and I had to put in the code to stop it. I think the chime is more for the use of a business so you know when someone has entered the shop. You may need to start over and reprogram the unit. If that doesn't work I would return it. Good luck.
1527468
Mine was the same way. I found a different solution by using a wireless chime. It was a lot of work. I rigged the button to connect to the wired chime. It only worked for one door. Not 2 doors like the extend a chime. But at least it could be heard. Sometimes this stuff doesn't work. What are you going to do?
1701271
Sorry I can't help you with your problem, but I bought the same one and most of the time I can't get it to ring at all! I've tried replacing the battery, several times and it doesn't help. I am very disappointed with this item. Maybe someone out there has a few answers for my problem?? I would not recommend this item to anyone. I was really looking forward to having the "Christmas chime" during the holidays too - what a disappointment! I've since taken it down. Plus the blue light is so dim you can hardly see it, and I live in an area that is pitch black at night which makes it even that much harder to see! Beware, do not purchase this item, try a different one!
745329
Mine only beeps when a button is being pressed. Make sure none of the buttons are stuck in the "pressed in" position.
1211403
Chime (chimes itself), Off and Remote (sends to remote) switch on the sender unit. My swutch is a bit difficult to operate but I have not bothered to replace unit. Low, Off, High switch on receiver unit. Chime on receiver malfunctioned and now just "blips". Again I have not bothered to replace it. Cheap unit but incredibly useful for a wanderer. Works from front to rear of house so range is adequate. Could be used as an intruder alarm I would think. Good luck.
1854333
This is only the button. If your existing chime is functioning to your liking, this button will not affect it positively or negatively.
2106106
I have noticed that the sun going behind a cloud and then brightening again when it comes out again will trigger the alarm. Also if it is windy tree movement etc. can trigger it. Try repositioning your sensor or shielding part of it. However, if it chimes constantly no matter what the conditions it is probably defective.
98611
YES --- this appears to be just a wireless push button. The Honeywell wireless doorbell comes with a cheaper looking push button. This is a nicer looking push button that can be added to the system. In all, the system can have 6 input devices (push buttons, motion detectors, etc) and each device can be assigned a different ring tone.
754206
I found that even 10 ft from the door the batteries and signal in both the button and the chimes died within a few days. I had the button outdoors but on a covered patio and I ended up returning it within a few weeks and several battery changes.
2045331
If you mean " door chime" as in every time a door is opened, it would produce a chime and let you know, yes. It would do that when the system is on, but not activated. In essence, it lets you know every time a door is opened. It could do it for multiple doors, if you purchased additional contacts.
932043
There's a choice of sound button on the chime box, (but I don't think there are chimes, only songs, which is fine with me), plus also a volume control button. It's as easy as pie. I have my ringer on the mailbox next to the door and everybody uses it.