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How to Replace a Doorbell Chime
HOW TO 
Tags: Doorbells, Doorbell Chimes, Replacing Doorbell Chimes
After hearing that same sound to announce an arrival over and over again it can get a little old. Try spicing things up with a new chime. Here is how to install it:
| 1. | Go and buy a new doorbell chime at Lowes or somewhere. |
| 2. | Remove the cover from the chime on the wall in your house. |
| 3. | Shut off power to the circuit that the doorbell is wired to. |
| 4. | At the chime, remove the top wire and make a note which screw terminal it is connected to. With a piece of tape, label the wire FRONT or BACK depending on which it was connected to. |
| 5. | Repeat with the bottom screw. |
| 6. | For the remainder, label it NEUTRAL. |
| 7. | Unscrew the chime from the wall and, holding the wires, pull it off and tape the wires to the wall so that they do not fall into the wall. |
| 8. | Thread the wires through the hole in the back of the new chime. |
| 9. | Mount the new chime to the wall with screws. |
| 10. | Connect the wire labeled FRONT to the screw terminal with a similar name like FRONT DOOR. |
| 11. | Repeat with the wire labeled BACK. |
| 12. | Connect the remaining wire to the remaining terminal. |
| 13. | Turn on the power. |
| 14. | Press a doorbell button. It should ring one tune. |
| 15. | Press the other button. It should ring a different tune. |
| 16. | Put the cover on and enjoy your new sounds! |
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