EZ-TONE Magnetic Chime

This is arguably one of the worlds finest products. After a year of frustration with expensive electronic transmitter door chimes I ordered this and installed it (they send it with the correct drill bit!) in a matter of minutes. When customers come through our door, some actually say ""I need one of those."" It's no surprise that EZ-Tone door chimes have been around for decades and continue to be as popular as they are. I just wish I hadn't listened to the so-called experts who steered me toward the junky electronic chimes. EZ-Tone totally rocks.

Incredibly easy to use and install. I like the fact that this is a good old fashion mechanical device where if something did ever go wrong, I'd be able to see in seconds what the issue is. That said, it's really such a simple design, I don't think it will ever break. The chime is quite loud and would be good for a storefront, but you may not hear it in a back room that is significantly separated with the door closed, but it's pretty loud. In fact, we had to tone it down a bit as we had some people who sat nearer to the door jumping out of their seats when they didn't see people coming in. That was resolved with a paper towel folded inside of it next to the resonator plate to deaden the sound a bit.

Easy to install, clear instructions, works off magnets attached to the door and the chime box. The door opens and pulls a spring loaded lever inside the chime box. Once the door pulls away from the magnet on the chime box the lever releases and strikes a metal ""gong"" bar. Familiar noise, like in a lot of fast food chains. No more batteries! We used a motion detector chime previously, but it required batteries and would chime all the time with people moving around by the door. This one chimes only with a door opening, and then it's done. Very nice.

Was fed up with all these electronic ones I tried that would leave me in the back while customers wandered the store because it never alerted me. This one is solid and reliable. Loud enough that I always hear it. Simple is better in this case! Bought two for both store-front doors.