https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Cameras-and-Doorbells/How-to-install-the-Wired-doorbell-gen-2-without-a-previous-doorbell/m-p/662586#M104794 <P><a href="https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/627674">@Yoyis1952</a>&nbsp;</P><P>If you have an electrical outlet near your door, you could purchase an OhmKat Video Doorbell Power Supply:</P><P><A href="https://www.ohmkat.com/products/ohmkat-video-doorbell-power-supply-compatible-with-nest-hello-no-existing-wiring-required-transformer-adapter-power-kit-supply-all-in-one" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.ohmkat.com/products/ohmkat-video-doorbell-power-supply-compatible-with-nest-hello-no-existing-wiring-required-transformer-adapter-power-kit-supply-all-in-one</A>?</P><P>We've used one of these for the last couple of years for one of our 1st gen Google Nest Hello Doorbells.</P><P>For some reason, the power adapter that Google sells is NOT compatible with the 2nd gen Google Nest Doorbell:</P><P><A href="https://store.google.com/product/ninety7_indoor_power_adapter_nest_hello" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://store.google.com/product/ninety7_indoor_power_adapter_nest_hello</A></P><P>After you install your doorbell, you'll want to turn off the "<EM>Indoor chime</EM>"option, since you won't have an indoor doorbell chime.&nbsp; Note that you can instead use "<EM>Visitor announcements</EM>" (<A href="https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/7672451" target="_blank">https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/7672451</A>).</P> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:24:08 GMT MplsCustomer 2024-12-12T18:24:08Z https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Cameras-and-Doorbells/How-to-install-the-Wired-doorbell-gen-2-without-a-previous-doorbell/m-p/662534#M104792 <P>I don’t have a mechanical doorbell installed in my home, is it necessary to have one to install the wired Nest &nbsp;Doorbell 2nd generation?</P> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 04:30:04 GMT https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Cameras-and-Doorbells/How-to-install-the-Wired-doorbell-gen-2-without-a-previous-doorbell/m-p/662534#M104792 Yoyis1952 2024-12-12T04:30:04Z https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Cameras-and-Doorbells/How-to-install-the-Wired-doorbell-gen-2-without-a-previous-doorbell/m-p/662586#M104794 <P><a href="https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/627674">@Yoyis1952</a>&nbsp;</P><P>If you have an electrical outlet near your door, you could purchase an OhmKat Video Doorbell Power Supply:</P><P><A href="https://www.ohmkat.com/products/ohmkat-video-doorbell-power-supply-compatible-with-nest-hello-no-existing-wiring-required-transformer-adapter-power-kit-supply-all-in-one" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.ohmkat.com/products/ohmkat-video-doorbell-power-supply-compatible-with-nest-hello-no-existing-wiring-required-transformer-adapter-power-kit-supply-all-in-one</A>?</P><P>We've used one of these for the last couple of years for one of our 1st gen Google Nest Hello Doorbells.</P><P>For some reason, the power adapter that Google sells is NOT compatible with the 2nd gen Google Nest Doorbell:</P><P><A href="https://store.google.com/product/ninety7_indoor_power_adapter_nest_hello" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://store.google.com/product/ninety7_indoor_power_adapter_nest_hello</A></P><P>After you install your doorbell, you'll want to turn off the "<EM>Indoor chime</EM>"option, since you won't have an indoor doorbell chime.&nbsp; Note that you can instead use "<EM>Visitor announcements</EM>" (<A href="https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/7672451" target="_blank">https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/7672451</A>).</P> Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:24:08 GMT https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Cameras-and-Doorbells/How-to-install-the-Wired-doorbell-gen-2-without-a-previous-doorbell/m-p/662586#M104794 MplsCustomer 2024-12-12T18:24:08Z