How do I Install a Buzzer Door Lock?

How do I Install a Buzzer Door Lock?
Written By
Palmer Owyoung
Palmer Owyoung
Published: Mar 9, 2011
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read

Step 1

Switch off the doorbell installed on your door. Unscrew the face plate and turn it around and disconnect all the connecting wires. Detach the doorbell button as well.

Step 2

Attach the mounting bracket on the wall over the wires of the doorbell.

Step 3

Take the disconnected wires of the doorbell and connect them to the AC adapter of the buzzer. Plug the adapter into an electrical outlet nearby.

Step 4

Disconnect any other wires that are connected to the doorbell. Secure the disconnected wires by wrapping electrical tape around the ends of them.

Step 5

Install the door buzzer on the wall and place it on the mounting bracket so that it will be supported by the bracket. Screw the buzzer in place. Plug the intercom in and turn it on.

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Palmer Owyoung

Palmer Owyoung holds a Master of Arts in international business from the University of California at San Diego and a Bachelor of Arts in sociology from the University of California at Santa Barbara and is a trained molecular biologist. He…

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