On Sep 13, 9:08*pm, michael.rob...@gmail.com wrote:
> I have a bit of an unusual situation. I wired up my house when I did a
> remodel to install a key system and an intercom at the front door. As
> such all I did was run a four pair Cat5e from the doorbell to the
> homerun closet. I have decided not to install a key system but instead,
> just a doorbell. Unfortunately i did not run a doorbell wire from the
> location where the doorbell would be to the front door to the chime
> location and back to the transformer! What I did do is run a four pair
> Cat5e from the front doorbell to the homerun closet as well as a four
> pair Cat5e from the area where the chime would be mounted to the homerun
> closet. Couldn't I just connect the the same color e.g. (brown
> white/white brown) pair to the front doorbell as well as the same at the
> chime and do all of the cross connects in the homerun closet to complete
> the circuit and energize the doorbell. That is, connect the doorbell to
> the chime with the same half of the pair and the other two conductors
> (one from the doorbell and one from the chime go to the transformer,
> that will be mounted in the homerun closet. There is not another way for
> me to install a hard wired doorbell. Help if you can. If this does not
> make sense, please let me know. Any suggestions or advice would be
> appreciated.

Yeah you can do that. I would suggest doubling up on the pairs to
increase the wire gauge since CAT 5 is typically 24 guage wire. Ex use
the white/blue and blue white tied together as 1 conductor, and the
white/orange and orange white tied together for the other conductor.

On Sep 13, 9:41*pm, Mike rock <mikep...@optonline.net> wrote:
> On Sep 13, 9:08*pm, michael.rob...@gmail.com wrote:
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> > I have a bit of an unusual situation. I wired up my house when I did a
> > remodel to install a key system and an intercom at the front door. As
> > such all I did was run a four pair Cat5e from the doorbell to the
> > homerun closet. I have decided not to install a key system but instead,
> > just a doorbell. Unfortunately i did not run a doorbell wire from the
> > location where the doorbell would be to the front door to the chime
> > location and back to the transformer! What I did do is run a four pair
> > Cat5e from the front doorbell to the homerun closet as well as a four
> > pair Cat5e from the area where the chime would be mounted to the homerun
> > closet. Couldn't I just connect the the same color e.g. (brown
> > white/white brown) pair to the front doorbell as well as the same at the
> > chime and do all of the cross connects in the homerun closet to complete
> > the circuit and energize the doorbell. That is, connect the doorbell to
> > the chime with the same half of the pair and the other two conductors
> > (one from the doorbell and one from the chime go to the transformer,
> > that will be mounted in the homerun closet. There is not another way for
> > me to install a hard wired doorbell. Help if you can. If this does not
> > make sense, please let me know. Any suggestions or advice would be
> > appreciated.
>
> Yeah you can do that. I would suggest doubling up on the pairs to
> increase the wire gauge since CAT 5 is typically 24 guage wire. Ex use
> the white/blue and blue white tied together as 1 conductor, and the
> white/orange and orange white tied together for the other conductor.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Ageed I use CAT5 cable for all kinds of low voltagae wiring especially
since lately I have had access to a lot of scrapped cable.

Jimmie