A wired doorbell system has three components: a low-voltage (15- to 20-volt) transformer, a chime and a doorbell button. They are connected by 18- or 20-gauge low-voltage wires. Although it’s at low ...

Doorbells have come a long way from the original pulley-and-bell systems of the olden days. Electrically-powered doorbells have been commonplace in most homes now for some time. For a long time, your ...

Dear James: Now that I am getting older and have to play the TV louder, I have trouble hearing the doorbell. Can I install a new louder one myself? I'm not an electrician. -- Mick H. Dear Mick: ...