Mounting A Doorbell Transformer To A Wall

The hot wire is the lead wire from the button and the neutral wire is the lead wire from the chime.

Mounting a doorbell transformer to a wall.

Attach the doorbell wires to the front screws on the transformer. The exterior wall where i want to install the doorbell has a power outlet on the other side of it. It will be attached to the side of a wall mounted electrical junction box. Take a photo of your existing transformer s wire connections so you remember their placement.

Disconnect the three wires that connect the transformer to your home s. 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.

Now you can hear your friends dropping by to congratulate you on a job well done. 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. Doorbell transformers are usually tucked away along an exterior wall in your garage basement or attic. It will be in the general vicinity of your doorbell s typically close to the ceiling of that room.

So getting power to the doorbell is not an issue where to mount the transformer is. 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.