What if you want to keep your existing doorbell button? When connected to the doorbell wires will Ring detect that the original doorbell button was pressed? null

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tbarnecut · Accepted Answer

Yes, that's exactly how I hooked mine up. Saves time with not having to charge the battery since it's wired and it still rings my doorbell on the inside.

CamH · Answer

You can keep your doorbell, but you'd have to run Ring off it's battery. Right now I have had it on 1 charge for almost a month now.

Mikey · Answer

No

Quickit · Answer

I have not tried this configuration, but the circuitry is not configured to detect that the door bell button has been pressed. Normally pressing the doorbell would apply power to your indoor bell.

Ron29 · Answer

No. The Ring Doorbell will only detect a signal when it is pushed directly. I have another doorbell that is wired in parallel with the Ring Doorbell and it will not initiate the ring doorbell when pressed.

Answered by Ron29 8 years ago

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“What if you want to keep your existing doorbell button? When connected to the doorbell wires will Ring detect that the original doorbell button was pressed?”

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