Jobx Friedland Atlanta Mechanical Mini Wired Chime Kit D142M

Not loud enough to be heard through doors

With a casing as small as it has, I guess a louder chime would be too much to expect. Nevertheless the parts are good quality and I am using the battery holder and the solenoid striker to refurbish my antique tubular bells style chimes - they were LOUD. Plus the supplied doorbell pushbutton will be a good replacement at my back door.Read full review

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VERY FIDDLY

I found fitting the batteries was not easy. The wiring from the battery pack to the mechanical part is very short. Took allot of time to get it working. I had to buy extra thin wire to extend the battery pack wiring.Read full review

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Last a good while on batteries

The other Friedland I got took D batteries which needed changing every fortnight, this takes AA and have lasted a lot longer (with constant use).

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Poor, tarnished.

Item well packaged. Instructions diagram poor. Description says it needs type AA batteries - it should say type AAA. The steel chime bars are already badly tarnished and I expect them to become rusty so I will coat with some oil as a precaution. Chimes are very quiet. It does the job - Buy cheap, expect poor quality. Read full review

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Rubbish, Friedland used to be a good product.

Didn't work, tried various wiring and power supply combinations, suspect the magnet for the coil is cheap and not very magnetic.
More importantly I wasted time fitting everything in place only to find that it would not work.
Lesson: go to Screwfix and spend a bit more.Read full review

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basic but effective

a good old fashioned wired door chime. very little that can go wrong with it. not too loud, as others have said but fine for our little house.

Doorbell

After having 4 wireless door bells in 18 months decided to go for wired door bell and it works a treat could do bieng a bit louder for me as im partialy deaf but visiting family say its ok.Good product came quicklyRead full review

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old-fashioned energy intensive

this is one of those old-fashioned, solenoid doorbells. I didn't realise that was what I was buying until it was too late. they eat the batteries.

If you're after an old-fashioned doorbell that reminds you of your childhood, perhaps this is for you after allRead full review

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Friedland Atlanta

Small neat looking unobtrusive box.
No annoying drawn out ringing or chiming just a nice one off ding dong, which can be repeated by your visitor IF NECESSARY.
Inexpensive too compared to others.Read full review

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Doorbell

It's easy to put in and for the price it's a decent bell