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Nest Hello Doorbell Install
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I ordered mine from Screwfix last Tuesday (Nov 24th), and no sign of it yet (Monday Dec 1st)!
The website said "2 to 3 business days" for delivery. Two days me hole.
Based on other posters I'm not expecting it for another frew days.
You might want to reschedule that electrician ;(
I just got a british tracking number from them there, I thought they would be delivering from Ireland
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The wedge in the box is just 15 degree's
Good few on amazon, can't vouch any and some reviews aren't great. Lot of them look bulky too. Mightn't fit neatly on a narrow door frame.
Our door is set back in a covered porch area so needed to angle it a good bit.
Mounted it in corner of door frame and wall. Drilled in at an angle and used the wedge with longer screws.
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imPhilip wrote:Can anyone recommend an electrician that could install, based in North County Dublin.
I'm getting mine installed today, I'll let you know
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Got it installed today
So far happy with it, but it's been less than 24 hours.
The electricians upgraded the transformer in my fuse box to a 24 volt one, and they were able to install the doorbell in a better location than the old one by drilling through the gap in the bricks and running a cable so very happy with that.
I've used the wedge that came with it as well to give me a better angle on my drive, so something to think about if you're getting one.
I was told I would not be able to turn off the doorbell chime / ringer inside the house as you need an electronic chime and apparently I don't have one. However, I opened the app, toggled the switch, and no more "ding dong" inside the house. This used to drive the dog mad so delighted to get that working.
The Google Home app seems to have different, and in some cases, better functionality than the Nest App, in particular for identifying and grouping known faces.
The camera went off line twice after being installed, but it's to do firmware updates, the second time it came back with new features like the themed (Christmas/Halloween etc.) doorbell tunes. So when someone presses the bell, they hear jingle bells, so that's a bit of fun!
I've it set up to give a notification on our Google Home speakers around the house and that seems to work well. Santa is bringing a Nest Hub Max so can test with that soon, will be cool if it works, it has a screen that will show the door when someone calls.
Can report back after a bit more testing, any questions just shout.
Al.
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Got it installed today
So far happy with it, but it's been less than 24 hours.
The electricians upgraded the transformer in my fuse box to a 24 volt one, and they were able to install the doorbell in a better location than the old one by drilling through the gap in the bricks and running a cable so very happy with that.
I've used the wedge that came with it as well to give me a better angle on my drive, so something to think about if you're getting one.
I was told I would not be able to turn off the doorbell chime / ringer inside the house as you need an electronic chime and apparently I don't have one. However, I opened the app, toggled the switch, and no more "ding dong" inside the house. This used to drive the dog mad so delighted to get that working.
The Google Home app seems to have different, and in some cases, better functionality than the Nest App, in particular for identifying and grouping known faces.
The camera went off line twice after being installed, but it's to do firmware updates, the second time it came back with new features like the themed (Christmas/Halloween etc.) doorbell tunes. So when someone presses the bell, they hear jingle bells, so that's a bit of fun!
I've it set up to give a notification on our Google Home speakers around the house and that seems to work well. Santa is bringing a Nest Hub Max so can test with that soon, will be cool if it works, it has a screen that will show the door when someone calls.
Can report back after a bit more testing, any questions just shout.
Al.
Looks like great job, would you be able to PM me the contact details for the electrician you used.0 -
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The electricians upgraded the transformer in my fuse box to a 24 volt one, and they were able to install the doorbell in a better location than the old one by drilling through the gap in the bricks and running a cable so very happy with that.
I've been thinking about mounting mine like yours as the bricks get in the way when mounted to the door frame and causes the night vision to bounce off the brick and obscure the image. I covered some IR lights with electrical tape but this then blocks the mic...0 -
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Hey folks. Bought one of these and going to have an electrician install it most likely. But I wanted to make sure I had what I needed first.
I've attached a photo of the bell/chime box with the cover removed and also my fuse box which has a fuse for the bell.
Both say 8V AC so I assume something needs to be upgraded to run the Nest hello? Do I need to replace the fuse and something in the bell / chime box too? Or do I need a separate transformer to sit outside of these?
Been researching the past few nights but struggling to make sense of this stuff and there's a lot to sift through in this thread.
edit: sorry for some reason these pics are rotated when I upload
Does the fuse board have a page saying what it's currently at? I have the same as yours but the information page says it's 12v, mine worked fine.
Honestly couldn't tell you what wire is what, had to search for Nest instructions because the wires didn't add up to to their help. Found the wiring on a UK based from.
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Does the fuse board have a page saying what it's currently at? I have the same as yours but the information page says it's 12v, mine worked fine.
Honestly couldn't tell you what wire is what, had to search for Nest instructions because the wires didn't add up to to their help. Found the wiring on a UK based from.
You appear to have the exact same chime and transformer as me, only difference is that I've no indication of what my voltage my transformer is outputting. I'd always assumed that it was 8v just from looking at the chime.
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Hi all,
Not sure if this is the correct thread for this one......
I had a Nest Hello installed by an electrician last August/September and has worked perfectly up until recently.
My Wife heard a high pitched noise from the hall way (where the chime box is) and then from that evening we had lost all power to the unit (no video etc) and the bell didn't ring internally or on our phones. It was completely dead.
I got the multimeter out and it turned out there was no power coming out of the transformer, so it appeared that was the issue. Today I replaced the transformer and now the unit itself is working (we have video, sound and ringing of the bell coming through to my phone) but have no chime in the hallway.
I don't know much about the Chime box, but from looking at it while ringing the bell it appears that nothing at all is even trying to happen.
Just wondering if anyone has any experience/ideas around this? Would the chime be gone too? Or might it need resetting or something?
There seems to be 4 terminals within the chime box so I'm not sure where I should even be seeing power on the meter?
Here's a picture of the chime box if it's of any help to anyone!!
Any help/ideas much appreciated.
Regards,
N
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