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General => General Discussion and ??? => Topic started by: whitewater on December 29, 2014, 11:46:07 AM
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Does anyone have a recommendation for a sort of doorbell when a customer comes in?
Sometimes i am in back and i come up front and find someone standing there. I dont like that happening.
But i have no idea what is a good one to use. Does anyone use these?
thanks
Rob
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We have a doorbell that ding dongs when ever someone comes in, make sure you get a good or it will be going off for no reason...got our's from American Chime Co been using it now for 13 plus years.
darryl
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Not dumb at all. Trying to figure that out for my new shop...ppl come in and I don't know they are there....any further info would be appreciated.
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I have used both bells and ringers but think in an active small shop a blinking light fixture is the best option. Check out ADA hearing impaired notification options for a starting point
Same concept as the door bell/chime but it blinks a light fixture and even with the music volume set at 10+ you know somebody is up front. However keep in mind that if you have more than 1 employee a blinking light will be ignored just as much as a doorbell when printers switch on the autopilot mode.
Happy New Year,
~Kitson
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We have a receptionist but have a little beeper that goes off when the doors open and close. I can be anywhere in the bldg. @5:30 am and still know when early visitors/employees enter and leave
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Rob...
Get this and be done with it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ENAEU4/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ENAEU4/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
We have 3 receivers and 2 transmitters... it has 4 different beep styles (we use two obviously) and we have one in the back of each department and then another next to my production managers desk. No matter which door they come into we all know when someone comes in and which door.
Only down side is that when the batteries start to get weak it sometimes doesn't register that the door is closed or if the antenna isn't in a good position. But over all, I love the system.
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We use one of these, mounted over the front door: http://www.harborfreight.com/wireless-driveway-alert-system-93068.html (http://www.harborfreight.com/wireless-driveway-alert-system-93068.html)
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Go to your home center, get a motion sensor light or similar set it up to look at the entry door way and instead of usingthe light fixture that is part of the unit tap in extend the wires to operte a light or 120 volt buzzer or bell in the back of the shop where you can hear / see it.
or one of these
http://www.walmart.com/ip/GE-Wireless-Motion-Sensing-Alarm/16561523 (http://www.walmart.com/ip/GE-Wireless-Motion-Sensing-Alarm/16561523)
or
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Ideal-Security-SK630-Pressure-Mat-Alarm-with-Chime/33786664 (http://www.walmart.com/ip/Ideal-Security-SK630-Pressure-Mat-Alarm-with-Chime/33786664)
mooseman
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We have the door buzzer and dog, both work sometimes.
I like that set up Gilligan posted and the flashing light from Greg.
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our dog works sometimes too... other times she's crashed out under the belt dryer and doesn't hear anybody come in... such a great guard dog... lol
(http://www.oaknet.com/gallery/var/resizes/Maggie/20141127_171957_resized.jpg?m=1419880494)
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I've tried for years to find one of those drive over bells, and still haven't found one!
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We have one from home depot, had to replace it after someone decided I needed a drive through instead of a front doo. but now have 2 of the speakers. 1 in the dark room and one by the press. It works about 80 percent of the time.
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I've tried for years to find one of those drive over bells, and still haven't found one!
Here you go: http://www.1800doorbell.com/gbase-8dsbs1.htm?gclid=CIq-pP6b7MICFdNj7AodpzcAYw (http://www.1800doorbell.com/gbase-8dsbs1.htm?gclid=CIq-pP6b7MICFdNj7AodpzcAYw)
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Catch's everything that comes thru the door and we can hear in the back, takes a 9 volt battery
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You guys rock!
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Most security systems have a door chime feature if you have a security system check, it may just be turned off.
I agree with Bink, Gilligan's system with Greg's light sounds like a winner.
You could always do what we do and require people to be buzzed in, never any surprises, but also probably one of the least welcoming ways to enter a business out there! :-\
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Door chime=what we have
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I've got a wireless chime from Lowes. Works (barely) but I YEARN to be able to actually SEE who has breached the gulf fixed between the mouth-breathing cretans and my harem of highly favored wimmen types who actually RUN this joint.
I, as the main inhabitant of the dungeon in the backshop wish I had INSTANT visuals of the goobers. I am the keeper of....um....*several* Portable Handheld Lead Poisoning Distribution Units....in various calibers...and I am a shameless profiler of all manner of criminal types. If I can't see'um, I never know when to burst forth with my cape and mask.
Can't spend a bunch, but I don't wanna ignore the feeble beeper and find out later I shouldn't have. We are too close to the Federally Funded Felon Factory to just have a chime, since we have lots of retail walk-ins.
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We have one of the green outdoor ones we use indoors.
I would like one that "lights up" other than a little red LED.
Can't hear when the power washer is on.
Any one know of one that has a regular size light bulb or such?
Thx
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we had our security system guy add 2 buzzers to our system, one in the office and one in the middle of the shop. Super loud.
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I've got a wireless chime from Lowes. Works (barely) but I YEARN to be able to actually SEE who has breached the gulf fixed between the mouth-breathing cretans and my harem of highly favored wimmen types who actually RUN this joint.
I, as the main inhabitant of the dungeon in the backshop wish I had INSTANT visuals of the goobers. I am the keeper of....um....*several* Portable Handheld Lead Poisoning Distribution Units....in various calibers...and I am a shameless profiler of all manner of criminal types. If I can't see'um, I never know when to burst forth with my cape and mask.
Can't spend a bunch, but I don't wanna ignore the feeble beeper and find out later I shouldn't have. We are too close to the Federally Funded Felon Factory to just have a chime, since we have lots of retail walk-ins.
I do security cameras as well (big surprise right?) and I LOVE being able to see who is upfront before I walk out there. Some clients I just don't want to see, I look in the cameras and see who it is and I walk up or I don't.
This is also super important since we come and go a lot in the shop. Though we do give the shout out of "It's me!" when one of us walks in usually. Cameras has saved my lazy arse from getting up a many of times.
Also the 2nd most used reason for the cameras is to figure out where something was put down. We will go back and see... "Ok, I walked in with it here... went there and oooo yeah, I put it next to the copy machine (or whatever)."
3rd reason is because this douches forget to clock in sometimes and we have to go back and see what time they walked in.
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a dog and electronic beepers are best. The electric solution us not 100% fail-safe so having your best friend their is a great back-up.
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I've tried for years to find one of those drive over bells, and still haven't found one!
Well, you just haven't looked hard enough, lol.
Got this on my first search - although I'm not sure how you'd use if for your application.
http://www.miltonsbells.com/ (http://www.miltonsbells.com/)