How to disable a doorbell with no breaker?

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Originally Posted by dkbstocks

........ My breaker panel does not control my doorbell either. I have a Klein tester and even with all the power off in the house it's still pulling power from somewhere. ........

It's possible that it has a battery back-up.

Do you have an alarm system? it could be wired through the alarm system, which almost always has a battery back-up.

[robr2]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

It's possible that it has a battery back-up.

Do you have an alarm system? it could be wired through the alarm system, which almost always has a battery back-up.

The chime could be simply be battery operated. To the OP - door bell systems don't exceed 24V. Pull the cover off the chime and either remove the batteries or remove a wire.

[stan4]

Originally Posted by Retire in MB

My BIL had this problem with kids ringing their doorbell. He installed Ring and when they rang the bell the next time he said into his phone - Honey, call the police, we have someone trying to break in, I'll get my gun. The kids took off fast. Since Ring also recorded them ringing the bell, he took the video to their parents who lived down the street. One father made his kid rake my BIL's lawn all fall as an apology. The other kid's parents didn't even make their kid apologize.

Yup.
If someone was constantly ringing my doorbell for funsies, I wouldn't even think about turning off the doorbell. I'd be tracking them down and bringing the pain.