Bellpush - Sensitising

[bainbrig]

New bell, posh one (Honeywell), wireless, all very good.

Except the bellpush has to pressed firmly in the centre, otherwise no signal.

Tried dismantling the push (to bend the spring or something) but it doesn’t come to bits (the battery being round the back).

So, any tricks for making the push more sensitive, or for getting inside it?

BB

[jennyjoan]

think your push bell could be a little broken - it shouldn't need a deep push as I installed one for my friend a couple of months ago.

[bhg481]

The "trick" is to take/send it back to where you got it and demand one that works properly.

[retrocop]

Lol

[douglas9401]

Oh I don't know, I love to pass a stormy afternoon dismantling expensive but faulty goods thereby voiding the warranty and affecting my statutory rights.

[gingejbee]

Actually, it may not be "faulty" at all. It's quite common for a modern bellpush to have a tiny microswitch in the centre of a much larger rubberised cover....needing a press right in the centre. I know mine's like this!

[bhg481]

If it will only work with a hard push right in the centre, it's faulty; unless you don't like visitors, in which case it's perfect.

[gingejbee]

Mine doesn't need a hard push.....but you can feel the slight "bump" right in the centre....no visitor has complained yet, nor resorted to knocking!

[bhg481]

But you can't speak for the ones who pushed it and then went away because no-one answered.

[gingejbee]

Fine by us....we don't really like people visiting anyway!

[bhg481]

See my comment at 17:28.

[bainbrig]

Thanks ginge for your understanding and reasoned answer.

I might colour the centre button to help draw visitors’ fingers to it.

[snags]

''But you can't speak for the ones who pushed it and then went away because no-one answered''

A real dilema. Perhaps moving the hand a few inches to either side of the offending button and knocking on the door might be the way to go.

[douglas9401]

In the end though the old maxim applies: don't knock it 'til you've tried it.

[jno]

awkward if the door is on the ground floor and BB is on the 16th, though.

[snags]

bainbrig splashed out on a posh doorbell for the whole block?

[bainbrig]

Ground floor flat. I splashed out because my usual cheapo ones kept getting 3am interference by neighbours’ car keyfobs, and the dear one had variable wavelengths.

[retrocop]

I suggest you get onto Lidl and Aldi newsletters on the internet. Their wireless doorbells are very good, reasonably cheap and although German made will play Westminster Chimes and London Bridge is falling Down ( but don't blame ze Luftwaffe) plus another 10 or so alerts. Good coverage and never activated by other radio waves.Just have to be patient when they next are offered for sale.

[bainbrig]

What, and just chuck my £48 Honeywell in the bin?

[jaydj]

The council said they would come round yesterday to fix our door bell but he never came.........

[retrocop]

"What, and just chuck my £48 Honeywell in the bin?"

You might as well if it is just an expensive hanging ornament and not functional but more sensible option would get a refund.