Advice on how to run a power cable for a Smart Doorbell

[ukmercenary]

So I need to plug my Smart Door bell into it's power socket. To do this I need to either run the power cable thru the wall or thru the PVC Door frame.

See photos here:

House Front Door

www.amazon.co.uk

There is already a light switch box, I was thinking it might be easier to drill a hole into the back of the light switch box and run the cable thru it?(then I could but a little bit out the top of the cover switch to make it fit.

Or I can drill thru the PVC door which I am a nit nervous about doing as don't want to damage it!

What are your thoughts?

 

[EFLImpudence]

I would not drill through the door frame.

 

[sparkwright]

I'll echo that - do not drill through through the door frame.

 

[ericmark]

Seems odd to have 230 volt outside for a door bell, mine does not have any wires, power from a 3 volt cell. Not really sure what a 'Smart' door bell does, which means it has that label?

My door bell does connect to my phone the event log does show when it has been rung, and the door bell I had before I could release the door from the sounder that looked like a cordless phone, and talk to the visitor before releasing the door, but would not have considered either as 'Smart'.

The latter needed a 12 volt DC supply to work the latch, seems odd to use 230 volt supply.

As to light switch, most do not have a neutral at the switch, some of mine do, but would need to check on that first, I do use 'Smart' light switches, but moving from the type which pass current through the bulb to power them selves, to the type with a AAA battery to get power, I suppose the ability to work out when dusk and dawn is without a PIR classes them as 'Smart' but telemetry and/or fixed on/off times can hardly be classed as smart.

I have seen wired and wireless cameras at doors, but one can hardly class them as a door bell. More OBASS (operation building access security system) which in spite of going to a call centre and having a card reader to admit authorised people, was still not labelled as smart. And that run at 50 volt.

 

[martygturner]

As the consumer unit is just above the door in the hall, I would get a spark to fit a socket just below it then come off that through the wall.

 

[opps]

The specs for you unit says that it needs 12-24V. The light switch will be 230/240v.

You are going to need a transformer.

Eg https://www.amazon.co.uk/VEMER-VN317400-DIN-rail-transformer-continuous/dp/B00F4QDJB2

If there is not space for it the consumer unit, you will need a separate enclosure. The requisite cable will be similar in thickness to alarm cable.

There is no reason why you can't drill a hole through the wall to feed the cable

 

[ericmark]

that is not a door bell, and it does not need 230 VAC. It may be smart, but the video shows battery powered I watched the video and yes impressive, but I found one has around 20 seconds to respond to someone pressing a door bell push. After that they are already walking away, I found with mothers house by time one has responded, it was too late. So would try with batteries first, if batteries not last long enough then look at a power supply, but try batteries first.​