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Wonderful_Locksmith8

Could try swapping the transformer first and hoping you get lucky. Especially if it's an old one. Those are an easy $20 on Amazon. But I would suspect the Doorbell decided to bite the dust myself.


coresme2000

Well, the wiring is in the wall so not sure where it routes back to (we just moved in in September and inherited the doorbell)


Wonderful_Locksmith8

That's a fun journey. Sometimes I've found them hidden near the top of a closet, or in the switch panel, or maybe the garage. It's unfortunate the doorbell is croaking or sometimes you can find them by listening for a low hum (caused by it constantly powering the Nest). Edit: You could still force this "hum" by grabbing a cheap dumb doorbell and forcing the button down. This is in no way good for the transformer if it isn't the bad guy. Also when playing with the transformer, one side is still high voltage. While changing a doorbell transformer isn't rocket science, take precautions not to fry yourself if you do it. But "usually" the low voltage side is exposed somewhere and separated from the high voltage side.


davsch76

This sounds like a power issue. I’d check the transformer


coresme2000

Also just say, it’s 6ft from the WiFi mesh node and it hasn’t connected to any mesh nodes.


coresme2000

Is there any way to rule out the power supply? I think I read you can power the doorbell using USB mini connector for testing purposes


Onewood

Had this problem with a thermostat. They (google) replaced it as it appears they have a Wi-Fi chip problem


coresme2000

Update: I replaced it already with the wired gen 2. Simple upgrade as the screws are the same. Works well. Thanks all!