Saving Electrical Standby - Bing - Bong.....

[Dog]

Have been concerned about the now Jodrell Bank-like amount of satellite receivers (x3), wireless senders (x2),video, surround sound etcetera connected to the TV all on standby burning juice.

Plus the computers and peripherals.

It is difficult to get around the back to turn them off. In the free publicity saw some plugs you piggy back that turn of by remote and mentioned it was a good idea.

Big Dave being a practical type bought me two for Xmas.

I fixed one to the computers upstairs - happily and expectantly pressed the remote only to hear bing - bong - bing - bong. Sounded just like a flight announcement at the airport.

So I looked at the packet and realised.... Big Dave had bought two remote door bells that piggyback onto the electrical socket... Duh... never mind we needed a door bell.

Mrs now has the button in the kitchen and rings the bell upstairs to tell me when dinner is ready.

 

 

[Chancer]

Your loss could be my gain!

I am fed up with replacing the batteries on the receiving (ding dong) end of my wireless door bell, they have usually expired before anyone actually presses the bellpush, whose battery lasts for ever as no-one uses it!

What you have is exactly what I have been searching for but not yet found in France, how much were they and where did you get them.

[Dog]

Your loss could be my gain!

I am fed up with replacing the batteries on the receiving (ding dong) end of my wireless door bell, they have usually expired before anyone actually presses the bellpush, whose battery lasts for ever as no-one uses it!

What you have is exactly what I have been searching for but not yet found in France, how much were they and where did you get them.

 

They came from the Magical Jamaican DIY chain Leroy Merlin. If you don't have one near you I could pop one in the post. Dang just thought - there is still a battery in the remote part.

[Chancer]

So why do they plug into the wall socket I wonder?

Do they perhaps still work during a power cut?  Which incidentally I have never yet had in 4 years, in the UK they were at least once a month, so frequent that in the end I never bothered resetting all the digital clock displays.

[Dog]

The bell bit plugs into the wall socket and has a socket on it so you can still plug in another device.

Not sure if they work in a power cut will check

The button bit you put outside has batteries and relays wirelessly to the bell/power socket.