Hi All,
I'm a bit stuck, and would appreciate a bit of guidance.
I have a wired bell push at my gate, which is currently wired up to a Siemens transmitter in a waterproof housing which rings a chime on a wireless receiver in the house.
I want to wire up another transmitter into the waterproof housing (a z wave transmitter that will tell my home automation setup that someone has rung the bell). Both the door bell transmitter and the z wave transmitter (a fibaro fgk101) have dry contacts, and I can wire the bell push to each of them individually and they work. However I want them both wired up at once!
I know I could probably do this with a double pole switch, but I want to use a 'normal' looking bell push, and I think most if not all of them are single pole?
I have tried various wiring combinations using bell wire between the three components, but none of the ways I have tried have worked. I assume at this point I need a relay powered by a battery to perform the switching for me. Am I right?
If so, what kind of relay would I need? Can I use one two channel relay? I've never used relays before. Sorry I have tried figuring this out for myself but have hit a wall.
As an aside, I know I could probably wire the z wave transmitter to the chime in the house rather than the bell push, but I want to avoid this!
Thanks in advance
I'm a bit stuck, and would appreciate a bit of guidance.
I have a wired bell push at my gate, which is currently wired up to a Siemens transmitter in a waterproof housing which rings a chime on a wireless receiver in the house.
I want to wire up another transmitter into the waterproof housing (a z wave transmitter that will tell my home automation setup that someone has rung the bell). Both the door bell transmitter and the z wave transmitter (a fibaro fgk101) have dry contacts, and I can wire the bell push to each of them individually and they work. However I want them both wired up at once!
I know I could probably do this with a double pole switch, but I want to use a 'normal' looking bell push, and I think most if not all of them are single pole?
I have tried various wiring combinations using bell wire between the three components, but none of the ways I have tried have worked. I assume at this point I need a relay powered by a battery to perform the switching for me. Am I right?
If so, what kind of relay would I need? Can I use one two channel relay? I've never used relays before. Sorry I have tried figuring this out for myself but have hit a wall.
As an aside, I know I could probably wire the z wave transmitter to the chime in the house rather than the bell push, but I want to avoid this!
Thanks in advance