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Garage Door Opener Button With Ring Doorbell???
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typ...@aol.com
Dec 15, 2017, 1:42:25 PM12/15/17
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I have a doorbell button at my front door that opens and closes the garage door. I DO NOT have a outside doorbell. I bought the Ring doorbell and was wondering if I can drill in from the outside and splice into the INSIDE electrical button for power. Different voltage? Which wire etc.???
Wade Garrett
Dec 15, 2017, 2:46:31 PM12/15/17
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On 12/15/17 1:42 PM, typ...@aol.com wrote:
> I have a doorbell button at my front door that opens and closes the garage door. I DO NOT have a outside doorbell. I bought the Ring doorbell and was wondering if I can drill in from the outside and splice into the INSIDE electrical button for power. Different voltage? Which wire etc.???
>
Why on Earth would you have a doorbell button at the front door that
> I have a doorbell button at my front door that opens and closes the garage door. I DO NOT have a outside doorbell. I bought the Ring doorbell and was wondering if I can drill in from the outside and splice into the INSIDE electrical button for power. Different voltage? Which wire etc.???
>
opens the garage door? Must get a little tiresome every time the FedEx
guy or the pizza delivery guy arrives and "rings" ;-)
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Oren
Dec 15, 2017, 3:11:23 PM12/15/17
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On Fri, 15 Dec 2017 14:46:26 -0500, Wade Garrett <wa...@cooler.net>
wrote:
>On 12/15/17 1:42 PM, typ...@aol.com wrote:
>> I have a doorbell button at my front door that opens and closes the garage door. I DO NOT have a outside doorbell. I bought the Ring doorbell and was wondering if I can drill in from the outside and splice into the INSIDE electrical button for power. Different voltage? Which wire etc.???
>>
>Why on Earth would you have a doorbell button at the front door that
>opens the garage door? Must get a little tiresome every time the FedEx
>guy or the pizza delivery guy arrives and "rings" ;-)
I read the OP as the button is inside at the front door and wants to
tap into the low voltage wire that operates the GD. The Home Moaner
Hub poster could visit ring.com.
I'm confused.
wrote:
>On 12/15/17 1:42 PM, typ...@aol.com wrote:
>> I have a doorbell button at my front door that opens and closes the garage door. I DO NOT have a outside doorbell. I bought the Ring doorbell and was wondering if I can drill in from the outside and splice into the INSIDE electrical button for power. Different voltage? Which wire etc.???
>>
>Why on Earth would you have a doorbell button at the front door that
>opens the garage door? Must get a little tiresome every time the FedEx
>guy or the pizza delivery guy arrives and "rings" ;-)
tap into the low voltage wire that operates the GD. The Home Moaner
Hub poster could visit ring.com.
I'm confused.
typ...@aol.com
Dec 15, 2017, 3:22:08 PM12/15/17
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The button is on the INSIDE to open the OUTSIDE garage door. I have NO OUSIDE doorbell. I bought the RING and was wondering if I could drill from the OUTSIDE to tap into the INSIDE electricity.
typ...@aol.com
Dec 15, 2017, 3:22:48 PM12/15/17
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Oren
Dec 15, 2017, 4:34:55 PM12/15/17
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On Fri, 15 Dec 2017 12:22:00 -0800 (PST), typ...@aol.com wrote:
>The button is on the INSIDE to open the OUTSIDE garage door. I have NO OUSIDE doorbell. I bought the RING and was wondering if I could drill from the OUTSIDE to tap into the INSIDE electricity.
>
Twer it me. Drill a 1/4 -3/8" hole from the outside -- where you want
>The button is on the INSIDE to open the OUTSIDE garage door. I have NO OUSIDE doorbell. I bought the RING and was wondering if I could drill from the OUTSIDE to tap into the INSIDE electricity.
>
the ring, best view for the camera, etc. Mount and seal it from the
elements.
The GD wire (button) and door bell are both low voltage. Experts here
can give you better advice for the wiring.
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Iggy
Dec 15, 2017, 6:44:07 PM12/15/17
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replying to type007, Iggy wrote:
Sure, as long as the voltage is 8 to 24-volts, so the Ring can work or not be
fried. Otherwise, you'll have to use the transformer supplied by Ring from
another source that's full voltage. Which wire is determined by your circuit
tester after you take the doorbell's cover off, as typically the GDO button
wire's just a paired gray or white with no indicator or difference between
wires.
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Sure, as long as the voltage is 8 to 24-volts, so the Ring can work or not be
fried. Otherwise, you'll have to use the transformer supplied by Ring from
another source that's full voltage. Which wire is determined by your circuit
tester after you take the doorbell's cover off, as typically the GDO button
wire's just a paired gray or white with no indicator or difference between
wires.
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Ed Pawlowski
Dec 15, 2017, 7:34:50 PM12/15/17
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On 12/15/2017 6:44 PM, Iggy wrote:
> replying to type007, Iggy wrote:
> Sure, as long as the voltage is 8 to 24-volts, so the Ring can work or
> not be
> fried. Otherwise, you'll have to use the transformer supplied by Ring from
> another source that's full voltage. Which wire is determined by your
> circuit
> tester after you take the doorbell's cover off, as typically the GDO button
> wire's just a paired gray or white with no indicator or difference between
> wires.
>
The GDO button is making/breaking a circuit. It is just a loop of one
> replying to type007, Iggy wrote:
> Sure, as long as the voltage is 8 to 24-volts, so the Ring can work or
> not be
> fried. Otherwise, you'll have to use the transformer supplied by Ring from
> another source that's full voltage. Which wire is determined by your
> circuit
> tester after you take the doorbell's cover off, as typically the GDO button
> wire's just a paired gray or white with no indicator or difference between
> wires.
>
wire. I don't think it is going to give him power.
Iggy
Dec 15, 2017, 10:14:10 PM12/15/17
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replying to Ed Pawlowski, Iggy wrote:
Yep, he just needs to find the one that's supplying the power. They aren't
like a light switch, which severs the power feed. With a doorbell, the power's
always on and you're connecting positive to negative when the button's pushed.
Yep, he just needs to find the one that's supplying the power. They aren't
like a light switch, which severs the power feed. With a doorbell, the power's
always on and you're connecting positive to negative when the button's pushed.
trader_4
Dec 16, 2017, 2:18:22 AM12/16/17
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there to supply power to anything. There is no wire that's "supplying
power". And the switch *is* like a light switch. A light switch opens
and closes in the light circuit, the garage door opener switch opens and closes
in the garage door opener circuit. What you're proposing is like going
to a switch in a light cord, hooking wires up to both sides of the switch and
expecting that to power something else. It won't work for the same
reasons.
Iggy
Dec 16, 2017, 7:14:08 PM12/16/17
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replying to trader_4, Iggy wrote:
We'll have to wait and see what's what. Maybe they find power and maybe they
don't and maybe the voltage is too low or too high. Maybe the power's there,
but as soon as they pigtail to both wires the door keeps opening and closing
and it's an all around failed idea.
We'll have to wait and see what's what. Maybe they find power and maybe they
don't and maybe the voltage is too low or too high. Maybe the power's there,
but as soon as they pigtail to both wires the door keeps opening and closing
and it's an all around failed idea.
Pat
Dec 16, 2017, 8:54:01 PM12/16/17
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On Fri, 15 Dec 2017 10:42:18 -0800 (PST), typ...@aol.com wrote:
>I have a doorbell button at my front door that opens and closes the garage door. I DO NOT have a outside doorbell. I bought the Ring doorbell and was wondering if I can drill in from the outside and splice into the INSIDE electrical button for power. Different voltage? Which wire etc.???
I would not recommend connecting these devices together in any way. As
>I have a doorbell button at my front door that opens and closes the garage door. I DO NOT have a outside doorbell. I bought the Ring doorbell and was wondering if I can drill in from the outside and splice into the INSIDE electrical button for power. Different voltage? Which wire etc.???
others have said, the wires going to the GDO button are not intended
to carry power. In fact, some openers use diode logic to provide
multiple functions over that one pair of wires. In my case (a ten
year old Genie brand opener), there are two buttons. One opens the
door while the other just turns the light on. There is also a slide
switch that locks the opener from responding to its RF remotes.
The chances of your "ringing" dorrbell being compatible with that in
any useful way are slim.
trader_4
Dec 16, 2017, 9:44:33 PM12/16/17
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On Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 8:54:01 PM UTC-5, Pat wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Dec 2017 10:42:18 -0800 (PST), typ...@aol.com wrote:
>
> >I have a doorbell button at my front door that opens and closes the garage door. I DO NOT have a outside doorbell. I bought the Ring doorbell and was wondering if I can drill in from the outside and splice into the INSIDE electrical button for power. Different voltage? Which wire etc.???
>
> I would not recommend connecting these devices together in any way. As
> others have said, the wires going to the GDO button are not intended
> to carry power. In fact, some openers use diode logic to provide
> multiple functions over that one pair of wires. In my case (a ten
> year old Genie brand opener), there are two buttons. One opens the
> door while the other just turns the light on. There is also a slide
> switch that locks the opener from responding to its RF remotes.
That's a good point too. My Sears also has the open/close, light, and
> On Fri, 15 Dec 2017 10:42:18 -0800 (PST), typ...@aol.com wrote:
>
> >I have a doorbell button at my front door that opens and closes the garage door. I DO NOT have a outside doorbell. I bought the Ring doorbell and was wondering if I can drill in from the outside and splice into the INSIDE electrical button for power. Different voltage? Which wire etc.???
>
> I would not recommend connecting these devices together in any way. As
> others have said, the wires going to the GDO button are not intended
> to carry power. In fact, some openers use diode logic to provide
> multiple functions over that one pair of wires. In my case (a ten
> year old Genie brand opener), there are two buttons. One opens the
> door while the other just turns the light on. There is also a slide
> switch that locks the opener from responding to its RF remotes.
lock functions all on one pad that's served by two wires.
mic...@goscooterguy.com
Oct 25, 2018, 4:33:41 PM10/25/18
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Ok. So reading the thread I don’t think it will work. But my Inside garage door has power. It has a little light in the switch. It is single toggle switch. If I replace the toggle with a Ring doorbell. Do you think pushing the button would trigger the door?
dpb
Oct 25, 2018, 4:56:44 PM10/25/18
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mic...@goscooterguy.com
Oct 26, 2018, 8:39:50 PM10/26/18
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Really? That easy?
mic...@goscooterguy.com
Oct 26, 2018, 8:40:16 PM10/26/18
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Really? That easy?
hah
Oct 27, 2018, 1:17:52 PM10/27/18
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On 10/25/18 3:33 PM, mic...@goscooterguy.com wrote:
> Ok. So reading the thread I don’t think it will work. But my Inside garage door has power. It has a little light in the switch. It is single toggle switch. If I replace the toggle with a Ring doorbell. Do you think pushing the button would trigger the door?
>
and upload video of your car to the internet, where thieves can get a
> Ok. So reading the thread I don’t think it will work. But my Inside garage door has power. It has a little light in the switch. It is single toggle switch. If I replace the toggle with a Ring doorbell. Do you think pushing the button would trigger the door?
>
good look and decide if they want it.
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mic...@goscooterguy.com
Oct 28, 2018, 2:12:50 PM10/28/18
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Because seeing me drive up and down the driveway about 5 times a day is so cloak and dagger of me.
jt...@husd.k12.ca.us
Nov 30, 2018, 1:50:08 PM11/30/18
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On Sunday, October 28, 2018 at 11:12:50 AM UTC-7, mic...@goscooterguy.com wrote:
> Because seeing me drive up and down the driveway about 5 times a day is so cloak and dagger of me.
Did this work out for you? I'm also thinking about hooking up a video doorbell to my garage opener button. I too have a light that illuminates the garage door button.
> Because seeing me drive up and down the driveway about 5 times a day is so cloak and dagger of me.
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