I’m dealing with a renovation. The home originally did NOT have a doorbell, so it did not have an indoor doorbell chime. I assume this is not a problem and that the Wyze Doorbell will work without me having to deal with doorbell chime wires that don’t exist. The electrician ran wires to the outsi…

Yes it will work as those with chimes are bypassed during install. Is there a transformer installed on the other end of the wires?

Thanks Ken. I assume there is a transformer on the other end of the wires, because during the renovation the electrician was specifically tasked with making sure we could put a buzzer out there (we weren’t thinking video doorbell at the time; around here, people use buzzers, so that was my wife’s f…

Yes low voltage transformer, 16v-24v. I’m not sure if they typically have their own breaker. I know on mine it has a powered smoke detector on the same circuit, maybe more.

I did not have existing wiring on my house either. I got a plug in adapter and it works perfectly as a temporary workaround.

[image] dittoheadadt: low-voltage transformer separate from a typical circuit breaker? on the specs I believe it states the Wyze doorbell needs to have a 16V -10VA transformer.

Can you share the details and where to get the transformer that worked for you?

This is the transformer that I bought. It’s working great. (Having trouble hyperlinking on my phone so here’s the full link) [image] Utilitech Doorbell Transformer Lowes.com Shop utilitech doorbell transformer in the doorbell parts & accessories section of Lowes.com …

I ended up getting a 16V, 10vA chime transformer because the larger one I tried (30V) wouldn’t fit in the hole. This one may just barely fit, I had to order it from Home Depot and just received it yesterday. It’s the bare minimum to run the Wyze doorbell. Store SKU # 1001766774 if that helps. I’l…

Wyze Doorbell When Home Has No Existing Doorbell

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pyurga February 16, 2021, 3:00am 7

Per the website: Hardwire required: 16V-24V AC, ≥10VA

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