We need loud and distinctive tones! I have a front door, side door and back door. They are all hardwired to the upstairs and the basement. Right now we have chimes that are wired for two doors for one tone and the other for another tone. None are really loud enough for us to hear unless we are upstairs or in the basement and the tones are so similar we are never sure which door we need to check. How could iChime work for us? Could we just wire this chime to the front door and leave our existing chimes on the other two doors? Would we need two - one for placement upstairs and one for the basement? Would they conflict with each other? I just don't know how to do this? We need loud and distinctive tones! I have a front door, side door and back door. They are all hardwired to the upstairs and the basement. Right now we have chimes that are wired for two doors... » Read More We need loud and distinctive tones! I have a front door, side door and back door. They are all hardwired to the upstairs and the basement. Right now we have chimes that are wired for two doors for one tone and the other for another tone. None are really loud enough for us to hear unless we are upstairs or in the basement and the tones are so similar we are never sure which door we need to check. How could iChime work for us? Could we just wire this chime to the front door and leave our existing chimes on the other two doors? Would we need two - one for placement upstairs and one for the basement? Would they conflict with each other? I just don't know how to do this? « Show Less
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I only hv it hooked up to 1 door, but the instruction show what is needed to hook it up to multiple doors. The unit needs to be placed somewhere that is accessible in order to change the tones, not like traditional ones that r put out of site. It has sound level setting & it can be very loud. We hv it on the lowest setting. G/L
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It is only loud if you play a higher pitch chime sound but not any louder than most other doorbells. If want to play audio or music it will not resolve your issue.
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I think it's one of the best door bells you can get. Really loud when turned up as you can hear it through the house.Took a bit of time to find it but worth it. Really please with it. Alan London.
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I Chime only allows for a single chime even though it offers satellite units that can be placed in other parts of the house for easy listening. Most importantly, my IChime is not a particularly loud unit. It offers a wide array (all very nice) of songs, chimes and is programmable. However, none of them will come across as what I would call loud.
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I wanted to do the same thing. I received two units and took them apart hoping to find dip switches or a pot to set the frequencies. I was unsuccessful - it appears they are factory set. I ended up putting both buttons on the door with "please ring both" written on them. So far so good. There may be a way to set them but it is beyond my skills. As I recall there was a code on the packaging which may indicate the frequency. You may be able to get two units with the same code. Good luck.
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There are a number of different ring tones that you can select. It is easy to have different ring tones for different doors.
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The chime is pretty loud. You can definitely hear it from another room. It chimes only once every time you open the door just to alert you. The alarm though is continuous.
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The motion sensors chime when activated. You can also set the door sensors/window sensors to do the same. I personally didn't because it would be too much chiming, lol. I have had my system for 2 years now and love it. I would highly recommend getting another chime/alarm ringer linked to it for your upstairs if you have a 2 story/3 story home.
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Gerry, Where does the wire originate? (i.e. kitchen switch to kitchen light, basement breaker to livingroom recep etc...) Make sure the power is off. remove the receptacle, light switch or light fixture from the wall or ceiling where you are going to start your trace. Connect the black toner lead to the ground wire which is typically green or bare. Connect the Red toner lead to the neutral wire which is typically white. (polarity isn't essential since the signal is a sine wave and can be traced either way) Turn on the toner and test the signal at the source with your wand. Its best to turn up the volume on the wand to high so you can hear it through the walls. The signal should be loud and clear. While pressing the button on the wand, move it up and down on the wall (switch or recep) or around the ceiling (fixture) to locate the direction where the wire is running. If you have a basement, most likely the wire will run in that direction. If its a recepticle, you will have a supply line coming from the basement and another line running to (possibly) multiple switches and light fixtures. you will need to trace all lines that have a toner signal. Every electrician wires houses a little differently. Some homes, a room has a line running to a receptacle, from there a light switch, then a light fixture. All of these wires will share the same tone. Once you have traced the lines, you will get to a point where the signal drops and it is barely audible. This is where the break is. If it is in a wall, you may have more of a rodent or structural issue than just a wire break. Without being there, seeing the house and understanding the issue more I really cant give much more info. If this helps, let me know. If not and you have another question, feel free to ask. God Bless and happy tracing!
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There are chime-only extenders available that will be driven by the same sending unit. I have one on the second floor and one in the basement. If you are asking about attaching 2 sending units to the same doorbell box, I doubt that would be doable but don't know why you'd want to.
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I don't recall all 6 of the chime offerings. One is the default chime (ding-dong) which is what we ended up selecting. There are several variations of this in case you had more than one doorbell location. Back door (ding), etc. There is also a Westminster chime but that sounded like our grandfather clock. There a couple of more modern chimes.
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I don't know. I don't have one of those door chimes. It works well with the Honeywell Home security panel, even mounted on a metal building approximately 75 feet from the panel.
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The transmitter has wires that attach to both the front and side door connections. The chime unit plugs into any outlet and uses one simple chime for the side door and by changing a small plug you may select among eight different chimes for the front door. Additionally if you add the Thomas & Betts RC3733D Add On Chime you can have a second chime unit any place place in the house where there is an outlet.
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I am looking at the owner's manual and see nothing about two channels. And I don't see any reason you could not have two sets in the same house. I've learned the nursery unit is very sensitive and picks up the sound of TV in the family room. We leave TV in 24/7 - if you do the same I suggest you turn the volume down. We use the to monitor our new dog who sleeps very soundly in her crate in our kitchen. I worried she might be distressed during the night and we wouldn't hear her. So far we are very satisfied with this unit. The number one reason I purchased it was the comments that it didn't "hum" or make other noises that to me would be disturbing. Good luck with all those kids - I am looking at the owner's manual and see nothing about two channels. And I don't see any reason you could not have two sets in the same house. I've learned the nursery unit is very sensitive and picks up the sound of TV in the family room. We leave TV in 24/7 - if you do the same I suggest you turn the volume down. We use the to monitor our new dog who sleeps very soundly in her crate in our kitchen. I worried she might be distressed during the night and we wouldn't hear her. So far we are very satisfied with this unit. The number one reason I purchased it was the comments that it didn't... » Read More I am looking at the owner's manual and see nothing about two channels. And I don't see any reason you could not have two sets in the same house. I've learned the nursery unit is very sensitive and picks up the sound of TV in the family room. We leave TV in 24/7 - if you do the same I suggest you turn the volume down. We use the to monitor our new dog who sleeps very soundly in her crate in our kitchen. I worried she might be distressed during the night and we wouldn't hear her. So far we are very satisfied with this unit. The number one reason I purchased it was the comments that it didn't "hum" or make other noises that to me would be disturbing. Good luck with all those kids - « Show Less
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That is the button that came with it. You can contact Honeywell and see if there are other push buttons that can be purchased that can be synced to the chime. I think you can get different push buttons.
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This is only the button. If your existing chime is functioning to your liking, this button will not affect it positively or negatively.
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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.
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The system is set up with two separate chimes, this is usually used for a front and back entrance but would probably have the same effect with a two story building. One chime setting could be for the first floor and the second chime setting for the second floor.
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Not a clue our chimes are wired in ... Sorry I wish I knew the answer ... but the doorbell is beautiful!
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Yes, you can use 3 different chimes. Mine has been working 2 years without a battery change. The chime is very soft so if hearing is an issue, get a real doorbell.