Do you think this would be good to use in house for the elderly to wear the doorbell around the neck with the unit in another part of house?
846562
Maybe. The bell is nice and loud. The button is meant to stick to a wall but good challenge. There is a pager system that has a button for the person to push and you can move the ringer with you. About the same price.
846563
I actually purchased one of these for that very purpose, and it worked well, however, if the chime was on the bedroom end of the house, I couldn't hear it from the basement. I purchased a second unit to compensate for this by putting the second chime unit in the kitchen. I programmed the pushbutton she always has with her on the tray of her walker, with a different tone than the pushbutton of the one in her bedroom. That way, I know what part of the house she is in. It has given my mother peace of mind.We tried a brand called "SMART", a pager system with a receiver and 2 pushbuttons, but the range was poor and the batteries didn't last long. I actually purchased one of these for that very purpose, and it worked well, however, if the chime was on the bedroom end of the house, I couldn't hear it from the basement. I purchased a second unit to compensate for this by putting the second chime unit in the kitchen. I programmed the pushbutton she always has with her on the tray of her walker, with a different tone than the pushbutton of the one in her bedroom. That way, I know what part of the house she is in. It has given my mother peace of mind.We tried a brand called "SMART", a pager system with a receiver and 2... » Read More I actually purchased one of these for that very purpose, and it worked well, however, if the chime was on the bedroom end of the house, I couldn't hear it from the basement. I purchased a second unit to compensate for this by putting the second chime unit in the kitchen. I programmed the pushbutton she always has with her on the tray of her walker, with a different tone than the pushbutton of the one in her bedroom. That way, I know what part of the house she is in. It has given my mother peace of mind.We tried a brand called "SMART", a pager system with a receiver and 2 pushbuttons, but the range was poor and the batteries didn't last long. « Show Less
846564
No. You can move the chime to different rooms but it is not made to wear around the neck.
846565
If you mean to use the button as a call or alarm button, with the chime unit elsewhere, should be fine. The distance is severely limited by metal, ie my apartment front door, which cuts the range to about 25 ft. But if you're in a normal wood-frame house, you should be fine. Clever idea! Doorbell button does have to be pressed firmly--you'd want to go over it several times with practice runs if you're dealing with frail or confused person. Best of luck!
846566
Yes! We have a small Residential Assisted Living. With six residents in a 4,000 sq ft home, this "doorbell" has been the perfect solution to our need for a simple call-bell system. So many of the "official systems" out there are bloated and don't work well. The reasons I went with this is because Honeywell is a trusted manufacturer of electronics. They are reliable and I know that at 3am one of our residents won't be stranded with a dud call button. Great system!
261387
This is a heavy machine and somewhat awkward to move. Normally, it's very quiet but since I don't know how old or what shape your home is in, there's no way to know if it would damage anything. I don't think anyone could answer specifically.
1719424
I live in upstate new york,acually on the canadien border.Needless to say,we have extreme winter weather.My doorbell is unprotected from the elements and it has worked beautifully.
374332
We love this alarm, but do carry it with us if we are very far from the kitchen. If you mean could you hear it in the garden while the timer was in the house the answer is no, but my husband has a hearing problem and he has no trouble hearing it in the house. You could carry it out with you or even put it in your pocket while working in the garden. It is by far the best we have used.
601456
The manual says it can be set that way. By the way, I like this doorbell much better than my traditional one.
1652034
I'm not sure what you mean, If you mount your doorbell on the door, it should work. And the ringer are very loud, you can't miss it. I'd give a try, it's only 10 dollars.
1371606
Not sure which garage opener you have so I can only comment on my system. My opener is not a fixed frequency like most newer ones. These openers are designed as frequency "hopping" for security purposes. This doorbell DOES NOT, in any way, interfere with my garage opener.
1821277
I have always used it in a house but don't think it would be a problem! It is pretty quiet.
939282
I live with my elderly mother and thought they were a great idea. I bought two sets one for me to use upstairs and one for her to use downstairs. Unfortunately, they both are on the same frequency. When I turn on mine it turns hers and vice versa. Therefore unless you want two lights/appliances operating at the same time; one set is essentially useless. You could always keep one set and give the second as a gift.
2063123
you can use the 4 hard wires in the wall, you currently have for your doorbell.....it will save you from routing the wires given..with this unit......BUT !!! you will have to disconnect at both ends whatever your old doorbell system is connected to. Both the old base unit and the doorbell outside. .. you can only use the wires !!!! and re-purpose them to these units. This main unit and remote door unit can only work with each other and the power unit provided. They will not interface to other systems
2205409
I personally think it would. I have mine set in a corner by the back door facing the wall. It detects whatever goes by on the outside and because I have it tuned completely facing the corner, you have to get very close to it to set it off from the inside. Unless I use my dishwasher, which is very close, then it goes crazy. But you can set sensitivity and how loud you want it. It just takes time and patients to set it the way you want it. If you have kids it would be great fun to have them walk by and help set the unit off until you get it set just right. Good luck my friend!
1670518
I live in a double wide,bricked up to conform as a house. That doorbell will work good. The volume control is so good, that you can stick it in one side of the house, and when it rings you can hear it in the the other side. the wife yells at me to turn the volume down. It works real good.
317488
No, the range is not good enough. You would do better to get only one, and set it up in the stairwell (assuming the stairwell is close enough to the door). The volume is variable though, so you could likely have it loud enough to work effectively.
1361142
You can use an existing doorbell. That is what I did and it works beautifully.
2108501
No, I think you would be ok. It does make noise and vibrate, but it does not bother someone in another room. At least that is the experience in our home.
2263971
You can wire the device in where your regular doorbell button was. That way, the old chimes continue to function when someone pushes the button on this device. You cannot view the video unless someone pushes the button first and you have to start the app within a certain amount of time.
1138330
This is a garage door opener. I personally would not use it to replace a door bell type.