‎Newhouse Hardware CHM2 Door Chime, White

I rarely give anything 5 stars, but I couldn't find any negatives about this doorbell chime. I received it today, and it took me about 15 minutes to install it -- including the time to remove my old chime. It was less expensive than what appears to be an identical doorbell under another name, but it works well and is easy to hear. It also has a pleasing, contemporary look, unlike my old 38-year-old doorbell chime.

Our old doorbell chime had been sounding so sad, but since it still worked I just had it on my list of tasks to have our handyman do when the list was long enough to call him out for. I finally got tired of hearing that sad dong (it lost it's "ding" a long time ago) and ordered this. I called our handyman and he was away on vacation. I decided to give it a shot myself. It took me longer to unbox the chime, bring the ladder into the house and grab my screwdriver and wire stripper (I didn't even need that) than it did to swap out the old chime with this new one. It seriously just took the time to undo the 2 wires from the old chime, mount the new chime to the wall, then attach the wires to the new chime. I'm not sure if it matters, but when I took the old chime down, I took note of which wire went to the "trans" connector and which wire went to the chime connector. It was as simple as then just connecting those marked wires to the new chime. The faceplate cover just snaps on and has a clean, low profile and unobtrusive shape to it. My quick and easy swap-out was helped by the fact that the footprint of the old chime was nearly the same as the footprint of this new chime, so no patching or painting touchups were needed. The chime is clear, has a very pleasant tone, is loud enough to hear, yet not glaring or harsh. Nutshell . . . I am so happy with the new chime, and very proud of myself for doing this myself too.

I replaced an old doorbell chime at my home. This doorbell chime was nice and inexpensive. Easy to install, no issues. The design is simple and clean.

This is an attractive, functional door chime at a reasonable cost. I would have given it five stars except for what follows. Company responsiveness certainly deserves five stars! Note how compatible it is with the new Google Nest thermostat I just installed. Clean, contemporary cover. Downside: the first chime I received did not work properly; certainly a negative. HOWEVER: I contacted Newhouse Hardware directly with the problem. Unjie, their representative, got back to me promptly with comprehensive guidance on what to do. I followed her instructions and, with two more messages back and forth, she concluded that the device was faulty. She immediately arranged to send me a new one; it is now installed and works perfectly. Yes, it was an inconvenience and it did cost me some extra money because I paid an experienced handyman to help me install it, just to make sure. However, I remain very impressed with the professional responsiveness of this company and highly recommend their products. They stand behind them and my experience is proof of it. Incidentally, Unjie did not pass me off to another agent; she stuck with this until it was satisfactorily resolved--another indication of the quality service they provide. All in all, a rewarding experience.

This was super easy to install, and it's plenty loud. Prior to ordering, I was a bit worried whether the chime might not be as loud as I would prefer. But after installing it and testing it, I am extremely satisfied with it. And it's a great price too! Also, I am pleased with how it looks aesthestically mounted on the wall... I like the sleek, modern design it has.

This is my third doorbell in 20 years on my house. Replaced the original mechanical doorbell with a digital one from Home Depot. My digital one lasted about five years and bought the dust. Hard to beat a mechanical bell for reliability. Moved back to this mechanical doorbell. Paid easily half of what I paid for my digital and I'm betting this one lasts 3x+ longer. As a bonus, this bell has that classic ding dong tone! Be advised - if you are replacing a digital doorbell and have a simple old school push button by the door, you will need to remove the diode in the actual doorbell button itself. Leave the transformer wires connected the same after you remove the diode. The diode is usually black with a silver stripe. It bridges two terminals in the button housing. A Google of "doorbell diode picture" will reveal all the details and photos if you need them. If you own a Ring, you will need to go into the mobile app device settings and set your ring to a mechanical doorbell type. The setting is deeply buried and it may take you some time to find it. My current version of the app has it under: Hamburger Menu (upper left)->Devices->Front Door (or whatever your Ring is called)->Device Settings->General Settings->Doorbell Chime Type. I suspect the Ring website has similar but I didn't look. Other odds and ends. This doorbell requires four screws to mount. It includes wall anchors and screws. A little annoying since my old doorbells only took a single screw and I ended up drilling holes. The hole for the transformer wires to poke through is in the upper left corner of the back plate. My old bells were centered on the plate and of course the wall had been painted and I have pictures just below my doorbell. Meaning I would've had to move the pictures and touch up the paint to use the upper left hole. I ended up drilling a new hole in the backplate in the center and fishing the wires behind the solenoid plungers to cover the unpainted area and avoid my pictures. Ultimately no big deal, just something I hit that you might care about. In the end took 20 minutes to install and the new bell looks better than my old one to boot! Very pleased.

Replacing my old chime with this one was easy. The chime is old-fashioned in its design but the tune sounds pretty good. I reused my existing push button but had to remove the diode as it would otherwise constantly 'pushing'. I am not sure if the diode has gone bad or not. But removing it solved the problem. I just wish there was a way to control the volume. It's a bit loud for my taste. The cover design is also very poor. It's flimsy, and takes lots of cajoling to replace it after the installation of the base is done. Actually I was done with cajoling and had to force it really hard to attach it in the end. And why in the world do you need FOUR screws to fasten this little device to the wall?

I liked this one since it had the option to use as a primary or secondary door use. So it has two inputs for two different doors with each having its own transformer (not included). I don't like too much noise so I used the second door bell and adjusted it so it just did the DING sound rather than DING DONG. It looks clean and very basic looking and I was not looking for an austentacious design. It fit easily with the existing transformer system that was already in place. Overall, a simple install and clean look with just the features I was looking for.

Loud enough and works well

Suena terrible y no es como que muy agradable

Easy to install for a DIYer. Love the sleek modern design. The bell is loud and clear. Works amazing with my ring doorbell.

Bought this to have a different look than the classic white box. The sounds is not too loud and it looks great. Tip: if you have a vestibule/isolated entrance, try to see if you can install it there — the sound with be slightly muffled, but you’ll still hear it.

Works well and most importantly, works with Google Hello. Simple, clean lines and good for a high ceiling. Quite large, overall.