What Factors Will Interfere with Door Bells Chimes Wireless Range

Materials of Walls and Building

The most obvious factor that will interfere with the Door Bells Chimes Wireless range is the materials of wall and building. What type of material the wall is made of will play an important role in the transmitting range of wireless device. The general rule of thumb is that each wall will diminish the signal by 20%. For example, if you have a sensor at the driveway entrance with a receiver plugged into an wall outlet in a living room adjacent to the exterior of your home, that’s one wall the signal needs to penetrate. If the product has a published range of up to 1,000 ft., one wall takes the range down to 800ft.  If the receiver is behind another wall, even an interior wall, the signal will diminish by another 20%. Another 20% off 800ft. is now 640ft. If the wall is solid concrete, you need to take 30%-40% off, steel, 50%. These numbers are not set in stone, but they do provide a general idea of how signals are diminished. So it will be highly suggested to mount the transmitter in areas away from metals to make sure the working range.

The Mounting Surface

When metal is directly under the product, problems occur because the wireless signal will bounce off the metal. Weaker signals will loose a tremendous amount of range due to this bouncing around, while stronger signals will not be as effective. In the case above with the wrought-iron gate, we were already stretched to the max because of distance, and exterior wall material, the metal right up against the transmitter was too much for this system to handle. This is why we typically recommend the transmitter should be mounted in areas away from metals.

Surrounding Environment 

Surrounding environmental factors will also play a roll in the effective range of your Door Bells Chimes Wireless device, however, under normal circumstances, they are not as important as the first 2 factors.  When I refer to environmental factors I am talking about any outdoor elements that could interfere like trees, hills, rocks, etc.

Other Wireless Devices

Neighboring wireless devices could also cause some interference. Have you ever been through such a situation that a visitor press your neighbor's push button and your doorbell ring instead. Right now, privacy codes could help alleviate this problem. Simple adjustments to the privacy codes on your doorbell will usually eliminate such issues.