Electronic chimes will work with the nest hello but your transformer needs to be providing exactly 16v of electricity to ensure proper operation.
Doorbell chime that works with nest.
Some advanced doorbell systems have a built in intercom gate control or a doorbell that s located far from your home such as an outside gate.
These systems typically won t work with nest hello.
Its optional facial recognition feature and advanced integrations with the nest cam iq indoor and google home.
The only compatible chimes i could find in the uk are from the friedland range by honeywell as they work in the 8v 16v ac range.
The good nest s 229 hello video doorbell looks great and works consistently well.
Instead you can use any google home speaker or display to act as a remote chime for the nest hello.
First thing to find was a wired door chime that works within the same voltage range as the nest hello and has enough space in the casing to fit the transformer and the nest connector.
You have to install a chime connector the nest hello is different from other video doorbells because it comes with a chime connector in the box that must be installed on your indoor chime.
It s sort of an adapter like device with a resistor inside most likely that gets installed between your doorbell wiring and the chime itself.
Old transformer was 16vac.
We have found that mechanical chimes are the most reliable nest doorbell chimes as they will work with a wide range of voltages and are easy to install and setup as a nest hello chime.
When i press the doorbell button either on the nest doorbell or the other side doorbell the chime hammer moves a little but not enough to actually make a chime sound.