Door Chimes Not Working

[bennynobrain]

I bought a Siemens Wirefree Portable and Plug-In Chime Kit Three Pack from B&Q
The door chimes all worked perfectly. Two days later a relative called and had to use the door knocker He said the door bell wasn't working . I unplugged one of the Plug-In chimes and when I plugged it back in it beeped twice. On trying the doorbell it worked perfectly. A week later a similar thing happened I re-read the instructions and useful hints and I am sure it is fitted correctly The two plug-in chimes are only 20 metres away from the doorbell and the portable one didn't even work just behind the door Any ideas ?.

[Tuvok]

Are they wireless? It might be that they are on the same frequency/channel as your wireless router or something else wireless in your house/neighbours.

[woofgang]

I am assuming that the bell push has a battery in it? In cold weather batteries can play up and stop working. The fault appears intermittent because they will work sometimes but not others.

[Everhelpful]

I bought a similar one,cost nearly £30,worked on and off for a couple of weeks,eventually bought one at Argos from their Value Range(Wireless as well) for £6,had it nearly 6 months now and no bother whatsoever.

[bennynobrain]

Yes they are wireless . Had the same trouble with another cheap brand from B&Q They have stopped doing that brand now I replaced them so often they got fed up of me Siemens should be a good brand I have emailed the manufacturers for their help Thanks anyway