Mounting A Doorbell Transformer To A Wall

Could i take my current single electrical box a double box put a transformer next to the outlet and just put a plate over it.

Mounting a doorbell transformer to a wall.

Once the new box is all installed in place you can mount the new transformer on the box cover of that new box with the low voltage wire terminals being up near the ceiling. Disconnect the three wires that connect the transformer to your home s. Before you start do check that wall cavity to see if it has a cross member or fire block that would impede pushing the cable up the cavity. The exterior wall where i want to install the doorbell has a power outlet on the other side of it.

Locate your doorbell transformer. Doorbell transformers are usually tucked away along an exterior wall in your garage basement or attic. The hot wire is the lead wire from the button and the neutral wire is the lead wire from the chime. Take a photo of your existing transformer s wire connections so you remember their placement.

Attach the doorbell wires to the front screws on the transformer. On one side the. Once all of the wires are attached simply use the screw gun to reattach the new transformer in the same location on the wall joist. A red screw on the transformer.

So getting power to the doorbell is not an issue where to mount the transformer is. Now you can hear your friends dropping by to congratulate you on a job well done.