How to wire nest doorbell to two doorbells and two chimes

[Shelllake170]

I have bought a nest gen 2 wired doorbell and want to use it at my front door with a second regular doorbell at the back door going to two chimes. One upstairs. One downstairs. It works but the basement chime hums and try’s to ring all the time. Anyone that can help wire this so it works

[MplsCustomer]

@Shelllake170

Do you have your "chime puck" connected to the upstairs chime that IS working? That should work if your chimes are wired in series, with your upstairs chime feeding your downstairs chime.

However, if your chimes are wired in parallel, then you'll need to figure out where the parallel connections are that go to both chimes, and connect your "chime puck" there. (This thread shows a customer dealing with chimes wired in parallel: https://www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Cameras-and-Doorbells/2-Indoor-Chimes-with-1-Nest-Hello/m-p/1....)

Also, with 2 chimes and 2 doorbells, you want to make sure your transformer has sufficient power. When we added a second Nest Hello, we had to upgrade to a 15V 30VA transformer. Here are Google Nest's stated requirements:

https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9247132?hl=en

[Shelllake170]

Do I need the chime to make the nest doorbell to work 

[MplsCustomer]

@Shelllake170 

No, you don't need the chime, but then your doorbell has to be wired directly to your transformer, and not through your chimes. Google Nest doesn't seem to offer any guidance on this.

[Brad]

@Shelllake170

What user MplsCustomer shared is correct. You would need to install it as wired if you do not want, or can't use a chime connector. Thanks for your help, @janthadeus for your help.

Best regards,

Brad

[Brad]

Hi there, 

Just checking in to see how the conversation is going. Please let us know if you have any further questions or concerns. We'll leave this thread open for a little longer for follow-up questions and concerns. 

Best regards, 

Brad

[Brad]

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[janthadeus]

Hi folks,

I'm dropping by to ensure that everything is covered here. If you have other questions and concerns, feel free to let me know.

I appreciate the help, MplsCustomer.

Thanks,

JT