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| Thread ID: 82516 | 2007-08-30 00:48:00 | Cheap door bell, that rings in a specific room | Morgenmuffel (187) | PC World Chat |
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| 586112 | 2007-08-30 00:48:00 | Hi all Once again i have had a courier come to drop stuff off and as my office is around the back of the house I neither heard him or saw him, but found the card in the letterbox saying they had been So i was wondering if i could put in some kind of doorbell that would ring where I am is it possible? |
Morgenmuffel (187) | ||
| 586113 | 2007-08-30 01:12:00 | We've got exactly what you're looking for in our house - the "ding" unit can be moved to anywhere within the house - it's a portable thing only the size of a cigarette packet. Unfortunately I'm away from home until tomorrow so I can't give you the name/make, but will do when I'm back home. | Greg (193) | ||
| 586114 | 2007-08-30 01:14:00 | Ther are "wireless" doorbells available. You could carry the receiver (bell) unit from room to room with you. You do need to keep these units fed with batteries. ;) What about a loud ordinary bell, located in your office? |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 586115 | 2007-08-30 02:19:00 | I have the same problem with couriers, cos I work in an office down the back of the garden. I have a wireless door bell bought from DSE. The battery powered switch is mounted on the outside door or door frame, and the bell unit just plugs into a wall power outlet wherever you are working. You can move it to wherever there is a power outlet within range of the door press switch. I have had it for some years and the battery in the door switch has yet to run flat. Hmmm, maybe I should test it to see if it is still working... Just search for wireless door chime on the DSE site and you will see quite a range. Mine is the Securimax model, but it looks as though there are better models out now with a longer range than mine. |
John H (8) | ||
| 586116 | 2007-08-30 04:24:00 | I saw one in the Warehouse last night. You just plug the buzzer in to a power socket. (it's an all in one unit) | wmoore (6009) | ||
| 586117 | 2007-08-30 04:32:00 | We've got exactly what you're looking for in our house - the "ding" unit can be moved to anywhere within the house - it's a portable thing only the size of a cigarette packet. Unfortunately I'm away from home until tomorrow so I can't give you the name/make, but will do when I'm back home. I have one which sounds like Greg's - and what Graham describes. It's Arlec brand - bought from Mitre 10 about 3 years ago. Think it was $16 or so, maybe on special? The ring unit takes 2 AA batteries, is entirely portable & gives you a choice of 2 chimes - Big Ben or Westminster. A simple cheap solution, provided you keep batteries charged. (Just found mine - forgotten & flat - which was bought for a bedridden patient. It did that job well) John H's version sounds good also. |
Laura (43) | ||
| 586118 | 2007-08-30 04:40:00 | Laura - that is a lot cheaper than the Tricky Dicky models. It might not have the same range, but still, it would be worth checking out. Which I just did: www.mitre10.co.nz |
John H (8) | ||
| 586119 | 2007-08-30 04:58:00 | Laura - that is a lot cheaper than the Tricky Dicky models. It might not have the same range, but still, it would be worth checking out. Which I just did: www.mitre10.co.nz Well, that's interesting, John. . They've obviously changed the models since I bought mine (which is SC0704) & it doesn't fit any shown here. Its pattern looks like the $27 one, but takes fewer batteries, so maybe behaves more like the $10 cheapie (Rise in our dollar in 3 years?). As for range, mine worked from the front to the back of the house, which was all I needed. |
Laura (43) | ||
| 586120 | 2007-08-30 05:17:00 | As for range, mine worked from the front to the back of the house, which was all I needed. The problem for me is that most couriers seem to like to stop at the front door rather than the back door of the house... When I bought my chime I had a heck of a job finding one that would work from the front door to the back of the garden. The range from the back door is ideal, but from the front door it is stretching things a bit for this sort of device. This is especially so cos my office down the bottom of the garden is a Skyline "Gottage", and tin clad buildings aren't wireless friendly. I have had to put up external aerials on the office verandah for the WLAN, but couldn't figure out a way of doing that with the wireless chime! |
John H (8) | ||
| 586121 | 2007-08-30 05:24:00 | Maybe a sign on the front door: "Go around back??" :lol: | wratterus (105) | ||
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