Ring Doorbell Pro Chime Humming
Essentially you insert the front and trans doorbell wires to the bypass mode wire.
Ring doorbell pro chime humming. Your ring video doorbell pro is designed to draw power from the same 16 volt ac power transformer as your internal doorbell mechanism. I removed the cover for the indoor chime and noticed the metal rod that strikes the plate was vibrating rapidly causing the whirring humming noise. A chime connector may be necessary if. I replaced the doorbell chime with a heath zenith 2735 from the approved list same issue.
To get a chime connector please call support. After some reading i realized that due to the pro power kit any wired chime would more than likely hum. The chime only dings but does not dong or has other unusual behavior. I have two ring pro video doorbells connected to a mechanical chime.
You might also hear a constant buzzing sound from the chime. I then replaced the transformer with a new 16v 30va transformer recommended for ring same issue. The internal mechanical doorbell works perfectly the ring does not. The hum was there again and at times louder.
Disconnected the ring doorbell and reinstalled old doorbell button. I started by using the 16v 10va transformer that came with the chime. My solution was to bypass the chime by wiring the pro power kit directly inline with the ring doorbell. But then one of the ring pro s started going offline due to low voltage.
My ring video doorbell 2 is buzzing non stop after working well for 6 months. All of a sudden last week after someone rang the bell the chime started vibrating and making a humming noise. Ring doorbell guide working about 10 15 days ago and guessing from low voltage and not enough to keep the battery charged. No more buzzing 12v at both chimes and button and doorbell button and chimes work again.
I just installed a ring pro and connected the power kit to 1 of 2 mechanical doorbell chimes in our 1 year old house with a pre existing 16v transformer. I ran brand new doorbell wire to support this installation. The video doorbell pro doesn t ring your chime but the live stream video and other features still work. That worked successfully for a couple of weeks.