How To Install a Ring Video Doorbell Wired - From an Electrician

In this day and age where there are so many home security products available to us, as well as the option to install these things ourselves, how does it work? In the latest episode, Dustin takes us through the steps of installing a Ring Doorbell to an existing wired doorbell system.

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As with installing anything, until you get well used to handling any particular item (and even then, after or when changing manufacturers) READ THE DIRECTIONS!! Most of us men tend to miss this part, but it is an important step that should be taken! Second thing to do is TURN OFF THE POWER. Last thing we want to do is get shocked! Also, since we are dealing with sensitive electronics, the power should be shut off, so we don’t burn anything up on the low voltage end.
There are 3 general components to a doorbell system. The doorbell button, the transformer, and the chime. With the power off, remove the existing button on the wall at the door. Be super careful as the 2 wires at the button itself tend to be cut rather short, and we don’t want them falling back into the wall so we cannot use them! Once the button is removed, install the new mounting plate over the existing hole in the wall making sure to cover all the old surface area so there is no painting involved. Also, if you are using the angled back plate to kick the new camera away from the door itself, install the screws at a slight angle so they end up flush with the plate. Next, re-terminate the existing wires onto the screws of the new button, one wire per screw, and ensure that the wires aren’t shorted together. Don’t over tighten the screws but do make sure they are tight. Next item is to fasten the camera itself to the backplate with the provided screws. When you install the device, you want the camera at the top and button at the bottom, otherwise your image will be upside down. Once you have the camera mounted the last thing needed is to snap the cover onto the camera and use the provided screw to fasten the cover to the camera. This screw is usually on the bottom and will probably be a non-standard type head (not a Phillips or straight) so it cannot be easily removed.
Once the button installation sequence is completed, the next item to be done is to install the camera power pack to the existing doorbell chime. When you install the power pack to the chime, you want to be sure that you are not impeding the chime portion. You will need to look at the existing chime and find a place to install the pack. Once you have wired it into the existing chime and put the chime cover back on, the power can be turned back on.
The last item to do is to follow the manufacturer's instructions on linking the new bell to the Wi-Fi and your phone. You now should be good to go and can use the new doorbell!
We hope this video was instructional and provided the information needed to install a Ring Doorbell on your own! Please continue to follow Dustin and Electrician U as we are constantly adding new content regularly.

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[desmondmcintosh]

Thank you .I've watched a few videos from other sites, you have actually shown how the bell cover separates. So many have skipped that part which renders the entire video usless if you can't mount the thing. We'll done. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[john_schubert]

Few comments. First, the transformers sold today will work. Second the adapter at the chime is not needed with the doorbell 2 and other models. Third, you need to see if your chime is mechanical or digital. If you don't see the metal strike for the chime, you'll likely need the diode (read the instructions on this one). Finally, if you have an Echo or Alexa device, skip the Ring-brand doorbell chime for upstairs or other locations. You can add the Ring skill to Alexa and then it can either play the doorbell chime on any Alexa device, if you want, or I created a voice announcement, "Someone is at the front door." You can then also do it with Ring cameras, "Motion detected in ___ room, " or similar. I had a Ring Chime Pro and then tossed it in a drawer once I realized the Echo did it all. Plus I don't have the Wifi 'noise traffic' a Pro extender creates. (There's two chime models: pro and standard. Pro is a wifi extender) OK, one more comment, you can also stack 2 of the adapters. If you noticed, Dustin shows the adapter that tilts forward, and then another one that tilts upward. Ring gives you longer screws to be used for up to 2 stacked adapters. So, you can angle forward and up. However, it's not recommended to use a 3rd and you'd have to buy it seperately anyway.

[TylerJ]

How convenient I just installed one of these at work a couple of hours ago and had to teach myself how to install it

[scottweedman]

About to do the same at my house. Simple and quick vid, thanks!

[ffthgrd]

Hey man. Got my ring bell this morning. Going to use it today!
Thanks again

[PhilipDrown]

Appreciate the tutorial…clear and easy to follow…thanks!

[sax]

excellent slowly and straight to the point, appreciated you took the time to make a such good video on this .TK again

[susanaramos]

Thanks to your awesome instructions I was able to install my Ring Pro.

[artat]

Great video thanks for taking the time to share it with us

[raymundohernandez]

Great video. Can you make one showing your install of the low voltage circuit for those that don't have existing wires. I'm running on batteries and would like something permanent. Thank you again for your videos.

[pravinchowhan]

Hi Buddy your video is so simple to follow I have seen others makes so complicated and you get confused. Thank you

[otherrestrained]

So. I did this less then a year a go. You rocked the 12 volts chime. The chime is a ding dong, but i feel more validation that youa said the same.

[kj]

Definitely with the ring pro needed to upgrade my transformer to 30va. And further depending on the vintage your wiring might not support the current for that. I had voltage errors on my ring even after upgrading it. Turns out when my house was built they ran a standard Ethernet cable from the transformer in the garage to the chime to the bell button at the door and split the cable in the middle at the chime to make the additional pairs - super tiny gauge wires. Ring's tech support advised me to double up the pairs on each side to carry the extra current but took a fair bit of detective work with a toner to figure out how it was wired to begin with. Once the aha light bulb went off a quick diagram of what actually went to what from where made it easy to do what Ring was suggesting and it's worked perfect ever since, but definitely not the easy install and you're done shown here unfortunately. In an ideal world I would have been able to run new doorbell wire but the way my home is that simply was not practical. Just know the wired smart doorbells can turn into more of a project than you'd expect..

[Moselli]

Excellent video! The best I’ve seen on this doorbell. Thanks so much!!

[nicomouzo]

Great and clear video. Thank you for spending the time to explain this 🎉

[michaellien]

I would love to see a video of you covering different burial depths for trenching jobs. There are a lot of different depths depending on how the circuit is installed.

[thebnbaldwin]

In my experience, you want to check for compatibility of the existing chime with the model of video doorbell first. I've followed Amazon installers and homeowners to get these things working. I've had to install a diode, upgrade Xfmrs to 30Volt Amp, replace chimes, and cut out plastic J boxes that house the xfmr behind an electronic chime to make room for the larger xfmr. The bigger xfmr is sometimes needed to provide sufficient power needed to ring the chime and, drive the video.

[vksperr]

Thanks, easier to follow than the package directions.

[kylesmithiii]

Thank you for this video. It helps a lot!

[ericshupack]

Just an FYI. The reason your screws aren't flush on the angle bracket is you've got the bracket on the wrong way. The flat part should be on the wall with the open side exposed. They don't tell you that on the included instructions.