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Neighbours door belll rings mine

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shanchanx · 12/03/2020 11:45

Hiya,

Basically, my upstairs neighbours doorbell rings mine, every time someone presses it.

My one, only oy rings my door bell and not theirs. Ive asked months ago if they could change it due to our landlord not wanting to pah for it. I was pregnant at the time and had things to buy from my wages other than a new doorbell for them.

I now have a 3 month old, no one EVER comes to my doorbell, but at least 3 times a day it rings for them!

It rang today, i went out and she had the nerve to say 'why are you here? Surely you know by now rhe door bell isnt for you!'

I had gotten up with my baby sleeping on me thinking it may be for me as i was in bed with her still.

Ive tried asking her nicely to please get a new one but now im at the end of my tether after the reaction i got today! Surely, if mine doesnt ring theirs and isnt at fault and theirs is at fault, common curtsey/sense would mean they should get one?

They moved in before us thafs her argument and the property was vacant for a while before that.

I asked nonths ago and if that was me id of changed it absolutely no problem for them! I let her little girl in sometimes when shes forgot her key and im always very polite.

Am i being unreasonable to want some peace and not pay for a doorbell which isnt at fault on my end??

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FairyBatman · 12/03/2020 11:46

Go out at night, snip their doorbell wire, deny everything.

NoMorePoliticsPlease · 12/03/2020 11:47

Take away your doorbell, it obviously has the same frequency. Some can be changed. Battery ones are not expensive, or just let people knock

Fudgewhizz · 12/03/2020 11:48

Presumably they’re similar type doorbells? This usually happens when they’re on the same frequency - I’m pretty sure if you google it you can change it quite easily. Her getting a new one wouldn’t necessarily solve the problem and yours is probably as much to blame as hers is!

Reginabambina · 12/03/2020 11:49

His turn your doorbell off then?

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shanchanx · 12/03/2020 11:49

I have changed the frequency on ours so its definitely not ours that is the problem. We have 4 flats in the property so do need different doorbells.

Surely mine isnt at fault though as ive changed the frequency and it doesnt ring hers only mine! Whereas hers rings both?

Surely if it was a frequency problem it would do it both ways

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OldEvilOwl · 12/03/2020 11:51

Why don't you just get a new one?

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shanchanx · 12/03/2020 11:51

Reginabambina - i do occasionally have deliverys from fmaily members im not aware of or friends here but very very rarely.

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shanchanx · 12/03/2020 11:52

I have a new born babu, im on maternity leave and i am single. I have WAY better things to spend my very little income on than a doorbell, my landlkrd refused to buy one due to the fault being with tberes.

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SoupDragon · 12/03/2020 11:52

You have no idea that yours isn't at fault though. Yours is the only one playing up. Unfortunately, you can't make them change theirs you can only change yours (keeping the old one to put back if you move on)

SoupDragon · 12/03/2020 11:53

Disconnect your doorbell and put a "doorbell not working - please knock" sign up. That's free.

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shanchanx · 12/03/2020 11:54

Soup dragon, how is that the case? Surely if it was mine at fault or both at failt it woukd ring both ways? I have changed the frequency and asked them to change theira but they point blank refuse. How is mine playing up if theirs rings mine?!

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OldEvilOwl · 12/03/2020 11:54

Disconnect it then tape over it so people know it's not working and knock instead

SarahInAccounts · 12/03/2020 11:54

The answer is in your hands. If you don't want to buy a new one for yourself you can't force your neighbours to.

Either buy one or put up with the ringing. Your choice.

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shanchanx · 12/03/2020 11:55

Souo dragon, i am not on the level of the door so i simply would not hear it. Clearly you have no sympathy, im sure youd feel differently if it was waking your baby etc.

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SoupDragon · 12/03/2020 11:56

Soup dragon, how is that the case? Surely if it was mine at fault or both at failt it woukd ring both ways? I have changed the frequency and asked them to change theira but they point blank refuse. How is mine playing up if theirs rings mine?!

Because the fault may be in the receiver in yours. How can theirs be at fault if it is functioning perfectly for them - It is the same argument.

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shanchanx · 12/03/2020 11:57

Sarahinacxounts thats a fair enough answer. But, i know if someone approached me sahing my doorbell rung theirs id of changed it absolutely no problem. The snide remarks when i go to answer the door because theirs has rung mine is what gets me. Surely if it rings my doorbell im going to go and see if its for me, her stating that is unfair.

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SoupDragon · 12/03/2020 11:57

i am not on the level of the door so i simply would not hear it

I am not psychic, oddly enough.

Clearly you have no sympathy, im sure youd feel differently if it was waking your baby etc.

🙄 If you say so.

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shanchanx · 12/03/2020 11:58

Soupdragon, i guess that is correct, just frustrating and she doesnt helo the situation making comments like that. I know if it was the other way id of changed it no problem oh well

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Hagbeth · 12/03/2020 11:59

I think yours is at fault. It's not secured against the other doorbell. letting it intrude.

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shanchanx · 12/03/2020 12:01

Hagbeth, any idea how id change the settings for tjat? They are all on the door outside the property. Id like to try and sort it wity her and see if we could change frequencies and see if it helps but shes just so rude and not helpful

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Hingeandbracket · 12/03/2020 12:02

Go out and change the buttons over

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shanchanx · 12/03/2020 12:03

Hinge and bracket - i dont think that would work as mine only rings my doorbell (sends it to my boxy thing) but theirs when pressed rings both mine and theirs so surely if i do that eitber way itll still ring mine if its for them haha

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shanchanx · 12/03/2020 12:05

Soupdragon, sorry, but you could of asked a bit mroe information before stating that rather bluntly unhelpful answer. Ive thought of everything i can, to try resovle it free and not annoy anyone. Yet, sll i get is abuse from them regarding it. Which, i do not think is fair.

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shanchanx · 12/03/2020 12:07

Also im more concerned that if i buy another one and soend money i dont have on it, if it continues to pick it up ive wasted money on it which i cannot afford! And stuck with two doorbells and a shirty upstairs neighbour. Is this likely to happen?

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Kuponut · 12/03/2020 12:10

You can buy a self adhesive battery powered one very cheaply - ours has been up for years and works just fine (and then you remove it when you leave)... we had to do similar after realising the previous one was sharing a frequency with across the road.

Or you're going to have to put a note up saying "ring short short long long short short long for flat number 5 please" or something like that.

It's a hell of a lot cheaper to change the doorbell than the neighbour.