Door chimes are door bells that chime when someone presses the doorbell switch. The chimes are supposed to be melodies tones or tunes stored in a door entry chime. A chime is installed at a central location and when someone clicks on the doorbell switch the tune could be heard throughout the house.
Types of Door Entry Chimes
There are two types of door chimes - traditional and modern door chimes. A traditional chime is hard-wired, while a modern chime is a wireless and easy to install.
Traditional Door Chime
A traditional door entry chime is a wired chime where the door bell is connected to the main unit by electrical wires. You would need an electrician to install a traditional door entry chime.
Modern Door Chime
A modern door entry chime is wireless. A wireless door chime is easy to install and is battery operated. A wireless door entry chime would have a minimum of ten different chime tunes. The only disadvantage of a wireless door entry chime is the need to change the batteries once in a while. A wireless door entry chime uses the radio signal. The radio signals are transmitted to the wireless unit, which in turn trips the door chimes.
A Wireless Door Chime Kit
You can purchase a wireless door entry chime kit from a "do-it-yourself" store or from any of the online shopping sites. A wireless door entry chime kit would include all the necessary components required to assemble and install a door entry chime. The door chime would also have an instruction manual pamphlet and a guarantee card. The guarantee card and the manual should be kept in a safe place for future reference.
Wireless door entry chime kits are available in various sizes, styles and colors to match the decor of your home. You can install a wireless door entry chime in remote areas such as garage, garden and so on. The volume of a wireless chime can be adjusted to the sound level of your choice. A wide variety of tunes are available on a wireless door entry chime. For instance, if you are strong believer of Feng Shui, there are tunes mimicking the gentle strains of a wind chime. A range of wireless chimes allow you to record a few bars of your favorite song. There is yet another range of wireless chimes, where you could change tunes with the seasons. For instance, during the month of December you could have Christmas carols as the chime tune.
Today, many door chimes have additional feature such as cameras and alarms systems, which have a wireless technology to send video signals to a personal computer in case someone tampers with the door.
