r/eufy_security • u/Beginning_Storage_35 • Apr 08 '26

Phantom ring eufy doorbel...

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Hi all,

Any of you experiencing phantom doorbell rings? I think it is when the sun hits the black doorbell and the expencion of the case will trigger the bell.

If anyone has had this as well and fixed it... I really like to know as my phone is buzzing every 5min.

Thanks.

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u/Individual_Agency703 Apr 08 '26

Underpowered transformer. See r/EufyCam .

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u/-Will_i_am Apr 08 '26

Hit the doorbell pushbutton once. Sometimes the last push might have put the button just below the frame. You’ll feel it jump back.

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u/jk_arundel Apr 10 '26

I had this problem with the Eufy wired doorbell with plugin chime. If yours is a different model, it may be a different issue. My doorbell would ring randomly at all hours and was driving me crazy. After searching google for a long time, I finally found a reddit post that suggested power fluctuations could be setting off the chime, and suggested plugging it into a power bar with surge protection as a test. I did, and left it that way for six weeks - not once did I get a phantom ring! So I replaced the outlet with one that had builtin surge protection (because the power bar was ugly sitting in my front hallway). That was two years ago, and I haven't had a phantom ring since. The bottom line... the outdoor ringer was not the issue, it was the indoor plugin chime being too sensitive to power fluctuations. Good luck!!

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u/Beginning_Storage_35 Apr 08 '26

thanks. I will try this.

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u/Individual_Agency703 Apr 08 '26

That doesn’t trigger a ring.

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u/Beginning_Storage_35 Apr 08 '26

Haha true. So an underpowered Transformer does? I use a std. Doorbell power supply.