Door Bell for wired system

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Hi I have a 1930’s house in the UK with the original wired doorbell
Is there such a thing as a z wave button which would make my doorbell ring as normal as well as sending an alert, or is anyone aware of any hacks to get this to work

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Have you thought of using this:

You could wire in to your doorbell switch or ringer, so effectively it can turn any switch/contact into a Zwave sensor, instead of using the magnetic reed switch built-in. I have one connected to outputs on a wired alarm system, for example. It can also take a cheap DS18B20 temp sensor about 50p from electronics suppliers, so you get temp readings too.

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Thanks David
Do you have any wiring diagrams or pics of your setup sounds like a good idea
I do have a fair bit of room in the bell box

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With that sensor you might need a relay to have both the original bell ring and the sensor trigger. I made the mistake of hooking one up with power still running through the original doorbell and it toasted the sensor. A relay is easy to hook up just need to find out what voltage your chime runs at.

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This thread covers a lot of options: