Randy Vernon
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2025
Cheap piece of junk. Loosening the screws and the whole thing fell apart. Junk. I tried re-assembling it. Now when wires attached doorbell goes off nonstop. Tried seeing if it would then fit in opening and the damn thing fell apart again. Fell onto the ground. Perhaps my part was defective(?) but geez. Could be more junky?EDIT: after several attempts I was able to put everything back together and have it working now. Perhaps a small bit of glue would be helpful so the pieces don’t fall apart? (Upgrading from one to three stars)
Nate
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2025
easy to install, nice brushed steel look, and the button is lit up so you can see at night. Perfect fit and prefect size. No complaints.
William Attina
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2025
Works great for me. No screws needed. Spring clips hold it in wall. I have pvc pipe in wall so installation was easy and large size covered up not so great stucco. Also button lights up.
JMPenny
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2024
I orders the same item maybe 2-3 weeks ago and it was defective and wasn’t working properly and had to return it back to Amazon .Please do not send me another defective product again .. I need door bell item ASAP .Please make sure it’s working properly.Sincerely..
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on July 2, 2022
Very cheaply made pieces
David
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2020
I read reviews and was unsure if this would be hard to install, I needed very easy. I had toyed with idea of a replacement doorbell with ring but just wanted updated look. The ring would be better suited for the front gate entry , we had 2 doorbells one to enter courtyard then one at front door. Front door entry had a gold tone door bell with silver hardware. This was put o by developer. With the COVID-19 stay at home order you begin to notice things that previously did not seem to matter. So the door bell mismatch become a focus. I order a silver mat finish. Super easy for my husband to put on. He just pulled off old ring and attached this one with light and works perfect. Look better than gold. Now focus is painting outside house.
Tim R.
Reviewed in Canada on November 11, 2020
Mounting hardware is a joke. Whole thing is very cheap and flimsy. Threw it away rather than bother to return it.
Jamie
Reviewed in Canada on August 1, 2019
Amazingly cheap price for a good product. Previously I had spent twice as much on a craptastic piece of plastic. This looks and feels fantastic.
MD
Reviewed in Canada on January 25, 2019
It looks nice enough, but we were not able to install this, as it requires a large hole to hold the prongs in place. We were looking for something that requires screws to attach, and it was not clear from the photo/description that this does not.
Rasheed
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2018
I never fixed or changed a doorbell before but our doorbell had been on the fritz for six months or more. Finally I had the drive and the time to see what the problem was. I didn't see how to remove the old doorbell except to pull it out. Sure enough it came out with two wires attached to it and two metal tabs that acted as anchors that pressed against the sides of the hole drilled for it.I went to the local hardware store and none of the doorbells were like the one I pulled out. They all were screw in types which would mean I had to drill a couple of holes in the stucco, put in plastic anchors and screw in the new doorbell--all stuff I didn't want to do.After searching and searching online I came across this doorbell but with no adequate pictures I still wasn't sure if this would work. I figured $10 and change was worth a look-see. When I opened the package I was very satisfied to see it was a perfect match of the one I removed.All I needed was a small philips screwdriver and a pair of needle nose pliers and I had my new doorbell installed and illuminated in a matter of minutes. It works perfectly and best of all it looks new.
Quester
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2018
This is a basic door bell button, which works really well when you need to fit the item in a stucco wall. The one thing that the description does not mention, though some other reviewers have touched on it, is that to make it work with a door chime, you need to purchase a separate diode (1N4002). When I bought this item, I assumed that everything needed for installation was included.Since the accompanying instructions were rather sparse, I actually had to contact NuTone for additional information. Besides confirming that I needed the above diode, I learned two things: 1. The diode functioned correctly only if hooked up in with the doorbell button poles in a specific direction. If when you attach it, the chime works as a basic, ding-dong bell, reverse the diode connection. Though it is not difficult to pull the button out of the wall, it obviously makes more sense to test it before seating it in the wall. 2. The diode is attached by making a small loop in it's wires, then connecting them to the same terminals as the bell's wires. I would recommend using a pair of needle nose pliers to make the loop. It is also helpful to place the screw through both of the wires (doorbell and diode) that you will be connecting to each terminal, prior to placing the screw in the terminal.Note, NuTone specifies the diode as 1N4002F. It is no different from the 1N4002 that you can order through Amazon; however, NuTone charges $7.52 for shipping. So, buy from Amazon, if you are a Prime member. NuTone's price for the unit is $3.72 (excluding shipping and taxes).Also, if you are replacing an existing door chime button, check to see if there is currently a diode attached. Our contractor originally pulled the button during remodel, and when one of the terminals broke off, he threw the entire button away. He did not know about the diode.
Danielle
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2017
When my husband and I were house hunting, one of the first things I noticed about our favorite house was that it had an apple door bell cover. Before we even got in the front door, I told my husband "oh that's gotta go." We put in an offer on the house and I put this guy in my amazon cart.Fast forward 45 days, we closed on the house yesterday and it was quite literally the very first thing I changed once we got there. This door bell cover was very easy to install. Didn't even take me 2 minutes. The hardest part was shoving the cover flush with the house. Looks great. Made a huge impact in our front door area, everything matches the new knobs now!The button light is very bright, really stands out on the wall at night. Couldn't be happier. It was a great price!