ᐅ Replacing a Doorbell - What Should Be Considered?

Dear community,

I’m (unfortunately) not very skilled with DIY and need some help – that’s how I found this great and friendly forum, and I’m hoping you can assist me.

Here’s the situation: my doorbell is old... and not in good condition. I only want to replace the outer button; I don’t want to do anything inside because the indoor chime works perfectly fine. I removed the switch on the outside of the front door and found a small tangle of wires: two cables are connected, another one is inside the box – I hope this can be seen in the pictures.

My question:
Can I buy any button I like? There are also stylish ones with an LED light ring; what do I need to pay attention to?
Thank you very much for your support and wishing everyone a nice Friday!

Best regards,
MF

Just my guess:

If the existing push button closes the circuit from the doorbell transformer to the bell and thus triggers the chime, you can use any push button with the same technical function.

The decorative illuminated rings usually require a separate power supply (typically 12 or 24 volts).

At least, that is the case with the doorbell button I installed.

Maybe there is a connection for that somewhere? A multimeter could help you figure that out.

i_b_n_a_n schrieb:

The decorative illuminated rings usually require a separate power supply (typically 12 or 24 volts)

It also works without that. For example, Metzler offers nice doorbells with LEDs that operate on a 2-wire system (already installed myself).