Can Our Door Bell Be Triggered By A Neighbours’ Car Alarm Fob?

[bainbrig]

Door bell goes, we go to door (not instantly but within a minute), no-one there. A few times.

Could it be set off by someone in the street operating their remote car alarm?

BillB

[douglas9401]

Yes it can, V annoying.

[douglas9401]

I might add that there may be a choice of frequencies selectable on your doorbell which might help.

[j0nb0y]

My neighbour and I had the same doorbell and both would chime when either house had someone ring the doorbell. Have any of your neighbours got the same doorbell? Wireless one obviously.

[sapelesam]

Sounds more like some little imp is playing Knocky Nine Doors.

[naomi24]

j0nb0y, I know someone who has the same problem.

[Barsel]

I bought a new doorbell a few weeks ago and it's gone off 3 times and there's nobody there.

[Captain2]

My car key fob is on the same frequency as our door bell as well - much to my good lady's annoyance. :))

[diddlydo]

Yes it's happened to us several times - and on occasions it has changed the ringing tune too!

[bainbrig]

Thanks all, good to know I’m not barmy yet.

[HansUrbancka]

As suggested by douglas, there may be a choice of frequencies on your doorbell. If so, the bell's instruction manual will indicate how to alter the frequency.

However if you have lost the manual , you might be lucky and find a free download of instructions from the following link :-

https://www.manualslib.com/

Hans.

[malagabob]

Don’t have a problem with mine. A £5 Jobie from Home Bargains.

[Pudcat]

I think that sometimes a fire engine or ambulance. Blues and twos horns or radios will set them off

[marval]

Ours does that as well, it seems to be at roughly the same time late evening. Something is obviously setting it off, most annoying though.

[Hopkirk]

Never had this problem with the old technology.

[Eleena]

Blimey, I thought I saw a ... I did I did!

[Eleena]

Scratching there eh!!

[Hopkirk]

What's that got to do with doorbells?

[Eleena]

Quite!