Attic Rated Doorbell Transformer

Nutone s new line voltage doorbell connects directly to the line voltage of the home and.

Attic rated doorbell transformer.

The problem isn t the transformer per se it s finding the sucker 5 years later when you want to take it out. If you are talking about doorbell transformers they should be mounted in open air. An electrically wired doorbell requires a transformer to step down the 120 volt house circuit to the correct voltage and wattage required by your doorbell. A doorbell transformer is a small brass or silver colored box about 2 to 3 inches square with two to three terminal screws on the face.

The attic is insulated so the transformer will likely need an additional enclosure box i looked up the california electrical code 2016 but couldn t find a paragraph which would explicitly allow or disallow such installation and everything 1000v is considered low voltage by the code which doesn t help with search. You can get metal or plastic ones that are ul rated. Most doorbells run on low voltage electricity. These installations require a transformer and often holes to be drilled in floors and door frames.

Preferably outside a junction box. The attic is fine but a garage is better. They do get hot and need a way to cool. I would put it into a junction or pull box.

If your doorbell is no longer working you may need to troubleshoot the transformer in order to perform the repair. Attic ventilation in line fans utility fans through wall fans. A transformer keeps wired doorbells powered at the right voltage for optimal operation. Also i d imagine the hottest point for the attic would be about 4 to 5 pm not noon.

In fact almost all attic mounted ac heating equipment has a control transformer in it. Jim port jim port april 19. It looks like a small metal box and can be silver off white or even brass colored. Nutone doorbell installation time study.

The moment the doorbell breakers run up there and test the transformer.