Hi everyone,
Really simple question here from an electrics novice. I am trying to replace the original doorbell in our house (the ones that sit flush into the stone), that will be connected to a bell in the hall, which is powered by a transformer located at the fuse board a couple of rooms away. I have the kit, and a long reel of twin core bell wire. How do I do this?!
Firstly, i believe i need to make a connection from bell -> transformer, bell->button and button-> transformer. As I have twin core, do I just run the cable to the front porch from the transformer, and then split it down the middle and feed one to the bell, and one to the button? And do I then split another length of wire into one core and use that between the bell and button? I think this two core thing is throwing me...
Electrician is getting it wired to the circuit but not for a few weeks, in the meantime I have the plasterer here for another job in a few days so want him to make good the walls where I've had to cut a channel...otherwise id leave this to someone else to do!
Thanks in advance - thank god I'm not an electrician!
Mazz
Really simple question here from an electrics novice. I am trying to replace the original doorbell in our house (the ones that sit flush into the stone), that will be connected to a bell in the hall, which is powered by a transformer located at the fuse board a couple of rooms away. I have the kit, and a long reel of twin core bell wire. How do I do this?!
Firstly, i believe i need to make a connection from bell -> transformer, bell->button and button-> transformer. As I have twin core, do I just run the cable to the front porch from the transformer, and then split it down the middle and feed one to the bell, and one to the button? And do I then split another length of wire into one core and use that between the bell and button? I think this two core thing is throwing me...
Electrician is getting it wired to the circuit but not for a few weeks, in the meantime I have the plasterer here for another job in a few days so want him to make good the walls where I've had to cut a channel...otherwise id leave this to someone else to do!
Thanks in advance - thank god I'm not an electrician!
Mazz