UPDATE 1+ year later 03/28/19:
This doorbell still looks brand new over a year later. It has a soft, lovely glow at night, and still is sturdy and works great. Although it is a seemingly small thing, it’s a sleek and stylish (yet classic) look that adds a little something to our front door and porch area. You can’t go wrong with this one!
Original review:
We had a super-cheap, plastic, plain doorbell that was installed when my house was built 15 years ago. I'm pretty sure the builder went out of his way to get the cheapest thing there was, but it worked, so none of the previous owners replaced it with something a little nicer. Although it was old and discolored these days, I never got around to replacing it until the button literally caved in and crumbled away when someone tried to push it. There are a lot of cheaper options to order doorbells, but be forewarned - the really cheap ones, although they look good at first, are usually just painted plastic. This one is not. Yippee - real metal! It was definitely worth the few extra dollars to get something sturdier than cheesy painted plastic, since I know this will stay looking nice for way longer and won't chip.
I am a woman and not especially talented at being handy, but I was able to remove the old one and install this one in a matter of minutes (and that's going super slow), and it worked beautifully from the get-go. It was super easy to wire. I love that it stays softly lit when it gets dark at night, and it's simple, yet tasteful with the rubbed bronze look. The holes didn't match up exactly to where the old ones were, but they were close enough for me to still easily screw it in with a plain ol' screwdriver, and once installed, it looked like it had always been there and goes well with the features of my house. Two thumbs up!
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Item purchased 1-21 is LED
**edit**Power went out the day after I installed this new button. After power-on, button light is working. That's a plus. The LED is considerably brighter and whiter than the incandescent, as LEDs generally are. I'd prefer the softer glow of an incandescent, but, as noted, replacing the PBL-2s is an expense I'm tired of fussing with.**edit**The description does not say. Answered questions say both 'yes' and 'no'. Many times questions concerning different items or items changed over time are put together. Not sure in this case what happened. Clearly the pic of the back of the button is not a bulb, and the packaging of what I got says 'LED' right on it.A seller asked a question in the answer part of the Q&As...and no response is possible in that venue. I was asked if I wanted incandescent.I wanted an LED unit. The PBL-2 bulbs in my older button went out on a regular basis, and they are ridiculously expensive...$5/ea. My point was the difference in responses to the same question; led or bulb? Seems reasonable that would be a main bullet point in the description of the item.Most LED doorbell buttons require a 5/8" hole to fit the doorbell into. This one does not. That is very handy when replacing an old button and wanting an LED configuration. It is not always easy to get that 5/8" hole in a house siding, particularly when there is a wire coming out of the middle of where it needs to be. Brick, stucco and such would be a bother. My siding is cedar, so not a huge problem, still I would rather not have to fuss with making that hole.One of the reasons I bought this button is that it does not require such a hole. It's the same size/shape as my old button AND it fits flush with no hole making required. The mounting screws are the same distance apart as the old button. And hopefully, whatever takes out the PBL-2s every time the power goes out (transformer influx current I'm sure) won't be bothering the LED 'lectronics.It has a very nice construction and finish. All it will take is three power glitches (if the LED assy. survives) and NOT paying for replacement bulbs in my old bell button for this one to be free to me.My 30-year old doorbell is nothing special, a transformer driven two-tone nutone/broan looking thing that says maple/chase on it. Most of them work the same way: The transformer powers the bulb all the time, a push of the button allows more current to flow in the transformer and the ding-dong solenoid is activated. Well, specifically it's 'ding' on activation and 'dong' on de-activation because the solenoid plunger is spring loaded.This pretty, sturdy, metal-cased button is a huge improvement over the plastic thing I have. I'm sure the no-one that ever rings it will be glad it's there!
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**edit**
Power went out the day after I installed this new button. After power-on, button light is working. That's a plus. The LED is considerably brighter and whiter than the incandescent, as LEDs generally are. I'd prefer the softer glow of an incandescent, but, as noted, replacing the PBL-2s is an expense I'm tired of fussing with.**edit**
The description does not say. Answered questions say both 'yes' and 'no'. Many times questions concerning different items or items changed over time are put together. Not sure in this case what happened. Clearly the pic of the back of the button is not a bulb, and the packaging of what I got says 'LED' right on it.
A seller asked a question in the answer part of the Q&As...and no response is possible in that venue. I was asked if I wanted incandescent.
I wanted an LED unit. The PBL-2 bulbs in my older button went out on a regular basis, and they are ridiculously expensive...$5/ea. My point was the difference in responses to the same question; led or bulb? Seems reasonable that would be a main bullet point in the description of the item.
Most LED doorbell buttons require a 5/8" hole to fit the doorbell into. This one does not. That is very handy when replacing an old button and wanting an LED configuration. It is not always easy to get that 5/8" hole in a house siding, particularly when there is a wire coming out of the middle of where it needs to be. Brick, stucco and such would be a bother. My siding is cedar, so not a huge problem, still I would rather not have to fuss with making that hole.
One of the reasons I bought this button is that it does not require such a hole. It's the same size/shape as my old button AND it fits flush with no hole making required. The mounting screws are the same distance apart as the old button. And hopefully, whatever takes out the PBL-2s every time the power goes out (transformer influx current I'm sure) won't be bothering the LED 'lectronics.
It has a very nice construction and finish. All it will take is three power glitches (if the LED assy. survives) and NOT paying for replacement bulbs in my old bell button for this one to be free to me.
My 30-year old doorbell is nothing special, a transformer driven two-tone nutone/broan looking thing that says maple/chase on it. Most of them work the same way: The transformer powers the bulb all the time, a push of the button allows more current to flow in the transformer and the ding-dong solenoid is activated. Well, specifically it's 'ding' on activation and 'dong' on de-activation because the solenoid plunger is spring loaded.
This pretty, sturdy, metal-cased button is a huge improvement over the plastic thing I have. I'm sure the no-one that ever rings it will be glad it's there!
Power went out the day after I installed this new button. After power-on, button light is working. That's a plus. The LED is considerably brighter and whiter than the incandescent, as LEDs generally are. I'd prefer the softer glow of an incandescent, but, as noted, replacing the PBL-2s is an expense I'm tired of fussing with.**edit**
The description does not say. Answered questions say both 'yes' and 'no'. Many times questions concerning different items or items changed over time are put together. Not sure in this case what happened. Clearly the pic of the back of the button is not a bulb, and the packaging of what I got says 'LED' right on it.
A seller asked a question in the answer part of the Q&As...and no response is possible in that venue. I was asked if I wanted incandescent.
I wanted an LED unit. The PBL-2 bulbs in my older button went out on a regular basis, and they are ridiculously expensive...$5/ea. My point was the difference in responses to the same question; led or bulb? Seems reasonable that would be a main bullet point in the description of the item.
Most LED doorbell buttons require a 5/8" hole to fit the doorbell into. This one does not. That is very handy when replacing an old button and wanting an LED configuration. It is not always easy to get that 5/8" hole in a house siding, particularly when there is a wire coming out of the middle of where it needs to be. Brick, stucco and such would be a bother. My siding is cedar, so not a huge problem, still I would rather not have to fuss with making that hole.
One of the reasons I bought this button is that it does not require such a hole. It's the same size/shape as my old button AND it fits flush with no hole making required. The mounting screws are the same distance apart as the old button. And hopefully, whatever takes out the PBL-2s every time the power goes out (transformer influx current I'm sure) won't be bothering the LED 'lectronics.
It has a very nice construction and finish. All it will take is three power glitches (if the LED assy. survives) and NOT paying for replacement bulbs in my old bell button for this one to be free to me.
My 30-year old doorbell is nothing special, a transformer driven two-tone nutone/broan looking thing that says maple/chase on it. Most of them work the same way: The transformer powers the bulb all the time, a push of the button allows more current to flow in the transformer and the ding-dong solenoid is activated. Well, specifically it's 'ding' on activation and 'dong' on de-activation because the solenoid plunger is spring loaded.
This pretty, sturdy, metal-cased button is a huge improvement over the plastic thing I have. I'm sure the no-one that ever rings it will be glad it's there!
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