Q When we’re in our basement, we can’t hear the
front door chimes. Since our basement is finished,
we can’t run a wire from the existing chimes to the
basement. Is there a simpler way to provide another set
of chimes in the basement?
Robert J. Luff, Colorado Springs, CO
A If you don’t want to (or can’t) run a wire, try a wireless
chime extender. It consists of a sound-activated transmitter
(Photo 2) mounted beside your existing doorbell chimes,
and a remote set of chimes (Photo 1) plugged into an outlet in
the basement (or elsewhere). When activated, the transmitter
sends a signal to the remote chimes. The existing and wireless
chimes will both sound when someone presses the doorbell. The
system costs $25 and up at home centers and hardware stores.
1. Plug in the
doorbell chimes.
2. Mount the transmitter next to
your existing doorbell chimes.
