Heath/Zenith SL-6166-C Wireless Plug-In Door Chime Kit with Molded Plastic Cover, White
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Heath/Zenith SL-6166-C Wireless Plug-In Door Chime Kit with Molded Plastic Cover, White
Customer Review: Reliable and not annoying.
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this doorbell not to use as a traditional doorbell but to use in the house. After yelling to my daughter repeatedly and running up and down the stairs, I felt like this would be a reasonable solution to get her attention.
We live in a condo, so there is the interference from other families to deal with, and we had no problems. Also, it works from downstairs in the front of the house to upstairs in the back of the house with doors closed and other electronics running. No trouble there, either.
Loud enough to be heard over music or to wake up a sleepy teen, she no longer misses her phone calls and I no longer have to go to great lengths or interrupt what I am doing to get her attention! We are pleased, it worked out well for us.
Customer Review: Save your money
Summary: 1 Stars
Bought it in July, died in September. Probably would be OK for an indoor environment (buttons and receiver) but the buttons don't hold up to any kind of moisture - including dew.Customer Review: They work fine. You just have to know how to use them.
Summary: 5 Stars
I own three of these. They seem to last about 4-5 years and then the receiver stops working, so they cost about $5 per year.
I use one doorbell and then three receivers, all set to the same code. That allows the three receivers to ring at the same time as the single doorbell button is pushed. You can hear at least one of them all over the property.
To those who claim they are having problems:
1. There is a BATTERY in the transmitter. Note that although you plug in the receiver, you don't plug the transmitter in anywhere. That's because it is BATTERY powered. When it stops working or becomes unreliable, the battery needs replacing. Replace the battery in the button. It will magically start to work again... BUT...
2. Only if the battery is in correctly. Not working? Turn it around the other way: you have positive and negative switched.
3. Now the mysterious ghost rings that wake you up in the middle of the night when no one is there: HELLO, your neighbor just bought one and you are receiving the signal from your neighbor's doorbell. Change the code on your receiver AND the doorbell button transmitter (they have to match) and the ghosts will "magically" go away.
These things work fine. They are cheap so lots of people buy them and that means you need to change the code when you buy them - takes all of 2 minutes - so that when your neighbor buys one you don't hear his doorbell ringing. They also only last 4-5 years, but that's what you get for $20.
This is the risk of reviews on Amazon: bunches of people who don't understand the product telling you it doesn't work when it does. I've owned three of them for 4 years and one just failed, the others are fine. But I do have to replace the battery every now and then and I did have to change the codes.
Customer Review: This doorbell does not work, do not buy it.
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this doorbell, followed all of the instructions, even replaced the battery, and I can't get a sound out of it. It simply does not work at all. Buy a different doorbell.Customer Review: UPdATE; gets 2 STARS only; Heath Zenith Wireless Door Chime, White #SL-6166-C by amazon.
Summary: 5 Stars
NOW 2 STaRS: cannot remove the five star rating i originally gave it.
UPDATE 6 MONTHS LATER NOV 2008:
I GIVE IT 2 STARS. WILL NOT PICK UP SIGNAL BEYOND 10 FEET AFTER 6 MONTHS MINIMAL USAGE. SAME PROBLEM WITH ALL 6 THAT I BOUGHT.
ORIGINAL 5 STARS NOW GETS 2 STARS.////